COINS & CURRENCY OF
EAST EUROPE
A selection of historic coins from pre-communist,
communist
and post-communist Eastern Europe.
SCARCE EARLY
COMMUNIST ALBANIA COIN SET
Albania
released their first post-war coins in 1947. The four-coin
set
consisted of the 1/2, 1, 2 and 5 Leke dated either 1947 or 1957 and are
struck in zinc. The coins were struck on the blanks that had
been
used for Yugoslavia’s 1946 coins. The coins feature the Albanian arms
on one side and the denomination on the other. This scarce
four-coin set is technically Uncirculated, however because zinc is a
reactive metal, the coins tend to be toned or spotted, so we call it
AU-UNC.
Item
AL-SET47
ALBANIA 4 COIN SET: 1/2 - 5 LEKE, 1947-57
KM35-38, AU-UNC. $15.00
ALBANIAN
COIN SETS
We are pleased to offer two coin sets from the small Balkan nation of
Albania. The first, issued while the country was under
communist control, consists of the aluminum 5, 10, 20 and 50 Qindarka
dated 1964. The designs are utilitarian, with the
denomination on one side and the Albanian arms on the other.
The second set, dated 1995 and 1996, are the first coins issued for
circulation for the Republic of Albania after the fall of
communism. The coins
have an attractive design on one side and the denomination on the
other. The 1 Lek shows a pelican, the 5 Lek features the Albanian
arms, the 10 Lek has a castle, the 20 Lek depicts an ancient galley,
and the 50 Lek shows a soldier on horseback.
Item
AL-SET64 COMMUNIST
ALBANIA 4 COIN SET 5 – 50
QINDARKA 1964 KM39-42
BU out
Item
S-AL-SET95 REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
5 COIN SET 1 - 50
LEK 1995-96 KM75-79 UNC.
$7.00
ALSO SEE:
ALBANIA CELEBRATES ITS
WORLD WAR II LIBERATION
FIRST COINS OF COMMUNIST BULGARIA 
These seven coins are the first coins issued by
Bulgaria following the bloody communist takeover at the end of World War II.
Included are the 1951 dated 1, 3, 5, 10 and 25 Stotinki, the 1954 20 Stotinki
and the 1959 50 Stotinki in Uncirculated condition. The coins show the
denomination along side a sprig of grain on one side and the Bulgarian arms on
the other. With the exception of the 20 Stotinki, each of the coins were
produced for only a single year
Item S-BG-SET51 BULGARIA 7
COIN SET: 1951-59, KM50-56 UNC. $6.00
FIRST COINS
OF BULGARIAN REPUBLIC
FEATURE HISTORIC DESIGNS
Bulgaria introduced this 7 coin set in 1992, shortly after the collapse
of communism in Europe. The set includes the 10, 20 and 50
Stotiniki, which features an ancient lion sculpture on the back, as
well as the 1, 2 , 5 and 10 Leva, which features the Madara Horseman.
The Madara horseman is a huge 8th century sculpture carved into the
side of a cliff showing a knight on horseback killing a lion.
It commemorates the victories of the medieval Bulgarian Khans and today
serves as a symbol of Bulgarian Nationalism.
Item BG-SET92
BULGARIA 7 COIN SET 10 STOTINIKI - 10 LEVA,
1992 KM199-205 UNC.
$6.75
Also See:
OLD
UNCIRCULATED COIN FROM THE KINGDOM BULGARIA
BULGARIA HONORS PATRON SAINT ON
BIMETALLIC COIN
BARGAIN COIN SET
FROM THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY
This seven coin set from communist Hungary includes the 1957 2 and 5
Filler, the 1958 10 and 20 Filler, the 1953 50 Filler, and the 1957 1
and 2 Forint in Uncirculated condition. The 2 Filler is made with a
hole in the coin. The 10 Filler features a dove. Wheat heads
are
on
the 20 Filler and a blacksmith is on the 50 Filler. The 2
Forint
is
copper-nickel, while the other coins are aluminum. Together the coins
catalog over $65, however our price is MUCH less.
Item
HU-SET7 HUNGARY 7 COIN SET 2 FILLER - 2
FORINT, UNC. $39.95
HUNGARIAN
INFLATION CURRENCY
At the end of World War II, Hungary
found its infrastructure and economy totally ruined retreating the Nazi
and
invading Soviet troops. The government
issued vast amounts of unbacked currency, resulting in the worst
hyperinflation
ever recorded. In order to cut down on
the number of zeros on the banknotes and allow for simpler
calculations, Hungary kept
renaming their currency. The Hungarian
Pengo was soon replaced with the Milpengo, valued at 1,000,000
Pengo. The Milpengo was soon replaced with the B-Pengo,
valued at 1,000,000 Milpengo or 1,000,000,000,000 Pengo. The
Adopengo, or tax Pengo was introduced
originally as accounting unit that would retain its value. It
was
later allowed to be used as legal tender
and soon it also suffered from hyperinflation.
By end of July 1946 the Adopengo was valued at 2×1021
Pengo. Inflation continued unabated, with prices
sometimes tripling in a single day.
Finally on August 1, 1946 Hungary introduced a totally new
currency called the Forint, with one Forint equal to
400,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
or 4×1029 Pengo. We are
pleased to offer two sets of notes from the Hungarian hyperinflation
period. The first set consists of six
notes including the 1000 Pengo dated July 15, 1945, 1 Million
Pengo dated November 16, 1945, 100 Million Pengo of March 18, 1946,
100,000
Milpengo dated April 29, 1946, 1
Milliard (trillion) Milpengo dated June 3, 1946, and 1 Million B-Pengo
dated
June 3, 1946 (that is 1,000,000, 000,000,000,000 Pengo!.
Because
of the rapid inflation the Hungarian
national bank did not have time to create new designs, so the 1 Million
B-Pengo
note utilizes the same design as the 1 Million Milpengo, changing only
the
color and denomination. All six notes have attractive designs are are
in AU-UNC. condition We also offer a
set of 10,000, 100,000 and 500,000 Adopengo notes dated May,
1946. The Adopengo notes have a simple design with no
vignette
and are in circulated condition.
Item
PM-HU-INFL6 SET OF 6 HUNGARIAN INFLATION
NOTES 1945-46, AU-UNC.
out
Item
PM-HU-ADO3 SET OF 3 HUNGARIAN ADOPENGO NOTES
1946 F-VF $15.00
HUNGARY
COIN SET
INCLUDES BIRDS & FLOWERS
This attractive six coin set includes both birds and flowers.
The
50 Forint portrays a falcon, while the 5 Forint shows an
Egret.
An
Iris is on the 20 Forint and a Colchicum is on the 2 Forint.
the
1 and 10 Forint portray the national arms. The coins date
from
1992
to 1996 and are Uncirculated.
Item
S-HU-NEWSET HUNGARY 6 COIN SET 1-50 FORINT
1992-96 UNC. $6.00
ALSO SEE:
MEDIEVAL HUNGARIAN SILVER COIN
EARLY DATED MADONNA & CHRIST CHILD
DENARS OF HUNGARY
NEW
HUNGARIAN 2009 BI-METALLIC 200 FORINT
POLAND
COIN SET INCLUDES BIMETALLIC COINS
In 1990 Poland started production on a new series of coins.
The coins were not introduced however until 1995. At the time
of the introduction the Zloty was revalued, so it took 10,000 of the
old Zlotych to equal one new Zloty. This nine coin set includes the new
1 Groszy through the 5 Zlote. The 2 and 5 Zlotych are
bimetallic coins. The coins feature the Polish Eagle on one
side and the denomination on the other. When Poland switches
to the Euro, these coins will be removed from circulation.
Item S-PL-SET9
POLAND 9 COIN SET 1 GROSZY - 5 ZLOTY, UNC.
1990-2008 (KM276-284)
$15.00
POLAND 2 ZLOTE
COMMEMORATIVE SETS
Each year Poland produces a number of attractive
commemorative 2
Zlote
coins covering a wide variety of topics, including endangered wildlife,
historic cities, famous Poles, sporting events, etc. The
coins
are struck in an aluminum-bronze alloy called Nordic Gold.
The
issues are reasonably priced and popular with collectors, however
collecting them can be difficult due to the large number of
issues. Luckily we found someone that assembled
complete
sets of these popular and attractive 2 Zlote coins from original mint
bags.
The 2004 series consists of 24 coins. The 2005 series
consists of
19 issues. The 2006 and 2007 sets each contain 23
coins. The 2008 set contains 16 coins. These sets
are not
packaged.
Item
BK-PL-SET04 SET OF ALL 24 POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2004
UNC out
Item
BK-PL-SET05 SET OF ALL 19 POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2005
UNC. $69.50
Item
BK-PL-SET06 SET OF ALL 23 POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2006
UNC. out
Item
BK-PL-SET07 SET OF ALL 23 POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2007
UNC. out
Item
BK-PL-SET08 SET OF ALL 16 POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2008
UNC. $49.50
Item
BK-PL-SET09 SET OF ALL 18 POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2009
UNC. $59.50
POLISH
HONORS FIRST POLISH SETTERS IN AMERICA WITH SILVER & GLASS AND
NORDIC GOLD COINS
A
group of about eight craftsmen and artisans from Poland were part of
the second party of settlers
to join the Jamestown settlement in Virginia. They arrived in
1608, just two years after
the founding of Jamestown as the first permanent
English settlement in North America. Included in the party
were glass makers who
built a first glass smelting furnace, allowing for the production of
jars and
windowpanes. To mark the 400th
anniversary of these early settlers, Poland issued a silver and glass
10
Zlotych and a “Nordic Gold” (A brass alloy) 2
Zlote.
The 10 Zlote has a glass center picturing a
glass blower surrounded by a silver ring. Various images of the
settlers and
their craft are pictured on the silver ring. The silver has an antiqued
finish.
The coin comes in a (slightly scratched) protective plastic
capsule.
The Uncirculated 27mm 2 Zlote
pictures a man blowing glassware on one side and the Polish arms on the
other.
Item
PL-10ZAMERPOLAND 10 ZLOTYCH 2008 POLISH
SETTLERS, SILVER & GLASS COIN, UNC.$49.50
Item
PL-2ZAMERPOLAND 2 ZLOTE 2008 POLISH
SETTLERS, "NORDIC GOLD" UNC.$3.50
FOR MORE COINS FROM POLAND, PLEASE SEE:
OLD POLISH SILVER COIN OF SIGISMUND III
POLAND GOLD ON SILVER WORLD CUP
SOCCER COIN
POLAND
HONORS THE BEJING OLYMPICS
POLAND
HONORS THEIR POPE
POLAND HONORS AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION CAMPS
POLAND
WILDLIFE 2 ZLOTE COINS
SHIP
ON OLD AND NEW POLISH COINS
TESLA HONORED
ON YUGOSLAVIAN COIN and BANKNOTE
Nikola
Tesla was one of the great pioneers in electricity. His
inventions
in electrical generation and power transmission give us the alternating
current electricity we use today. He was a man of many
nations.
He was born in Croatia to Serbian parents, studied in Austria and
Czechoslovakia
then went to the United States where he did most of his
inventing.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia honored him with this commemorative
Proof 20 Dinar coin of
1996. His portrait is on one side and the arms of Yugoslavia on the
other side. The coin is made from a copper-zinc-nickel alloy and has a
mintage of only 9,743 pieces. He also appeared on this
Yugoslavian 5000 Dinara banknote. The reverse pictures the
Tesla Museum in Belgrade. The 1993 dated note circulated only briefly
due to Yugoslavia's
severe inflation at the time.
Item
YU-TESLA YUGOSLAVIA
20 DINARA COIN 1995
(KM169) TESLA, PROOF $12.50
Item
PM-YU-TESLA YUGOSLAVIA
5000 DINARA BANKNOTE 1993 P128 VF
$2.00
2008
SERBIAN COIN SET FEATURES BUILDINGS DEVOTED TO GOD & MAMMON
This
3 coin set from Serbia includes the 1, 2 and 5 Dinara dated 2008. The
brass alloy coins feature buildings dedicated to God and Mammon. The 5
Dinara features the Krusedol Monastery, the Gracanica Monastery located
in Kosovo is on the 2 Dinara, while the 1 Dinar pictures the National
Bank of Serbia. The crowned Serbian arms is on the obverse of
each coin.
Item
RS-SET08 SERBIA 3 COIN SET 1-5 DINARA 2008
UNC.
$5.00
MACEDONIA ANIMAL
COIN
SETS COMMEMORATE FAO
In 1995
Macedonia issued
two sets of coins to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the United
Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Each set
consists of three coins the 1, 2 and 5 Denari. The two sets
have
the same designs; a sheep dog on the 1 Denar, a trout on the 2 Denari,
and a lynx on the 5 Denari on the obverse and the FAO logo and
denomination on the reverse. The obverse design was based on
the
regular issue coins of Macedonia, however the legends and size of the
images are different. One of the FAO coin sets was struck in
yellow brass, as is used in the other
circulating coins of Macedonia. The other set was
struck in
a lighter-colored copper-nickel-zinc alloy. Both
sets are
Brilliant Uncirculated and are priced less than half of their current
catalog value!
Item
MK-SET95BRASS
MACEDONIA 1995 FAO 3 COIN
SET,
STRUCK IN BRASS, KM5 - 7 BU out
Item
S-MK-SET95CNZ MACEDONIA 1995 FAO 3 COIN SET,
STRUCK IN COPPER-NICKEL-ZINC, KM5a - 7a BU $5.50
FOR OTHER COINS OF
MACEDONIA PLEASE SEE:
MACEDONIA
WILDLIFE COIN SET
NEW COINS FROM
BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA
This sevem cpom set featirs the 5, 10, 20, 50 Fenig, 1 and 2
Konvertible Marka. The Konvertible Marka was originally tied
directly to the German Mark, and could be converted into German
Marks.. The German Mark is no longer used, however
Bosnia-Herzegovina continues to issue Konvertible Marka coins and
notes, which are now tied to the Euro. The lower three
denominations features a map of Bosnia. The 1 Marka shows the
Bosnia-Herzegovina arms. the bimetallic 2 and 5 Marka coins
feature doves holding an olive branch, plea for peace in what was for
many years a war-torn country. All coins are Uncirculated
Item
S-BA-SET7 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA 7 COIN SET 5
Fenig - 5 K.Marka UNC.$22.50
ATTRACTIVE CROATIAN
COINS FEATURE FLORA AND
FAUNA
This attractive nine coin set from Croatia features various plants and
animals. Animals are featured on the higher denomination
coins.
The 5 Kuna coins features a bear, the 2 Kuna shows a tuna fish and the
1 Kuna shows a nightingale. The word Kuna is derived from
an old term for a marten pelt, reflecting the use of furs for money in
medieval
times, thus a marten is also shown on each of the Kuna denominated
coins.
The 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Lipa all feature various plants, including
corn
on the 1 Lipa. The coins date from 2001 to 2007 and are Uncirculated.
Item
S-HR-SET9 CROATIA 9 COIN SET, 1 LIPA - 5
KUNA, UNC. $11.75
Also
see:
SERBIAN
KRAJINA & CROATIA AT WAR
SLOVENIA
COMMEMORATIVE COIN SET
This set includes all eleven commemorative 5 Tolararjev coins that
Slovenia issued. The attractive series began in 1993,
commemorating the Battle of Sisak, which stopped the Ottoman advance
into central Europe in 1593.Also included are the 300th Anniversary of
the Operosorum Labacensium Academy (beehive), 50th Anniversary of the
Slovenian Bank (not bad, considering the country was only 3 years old
at the time), the 1000th anniversary of the Glagolitic Alphabet, 50th
Anniversary of the F.A.O (United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organization), 50th Anniversary of the Defeat of Facism, the Alazev
tower storm shelter on Mount Triglav, the 150th Anniversary of the
first Railway in Slovenia, and the 5th anniversary of independence of
Slovenia. The series ends with a coin commemorating the
250th
anniversary of the birth of Zois Ziga, a natural scientist and patron
of the arts who helped introduce Enlightment ideas to Slovenia. It is a
popular, attractive and moderately priced set.
Item
SI-SET11 SLOVENIA SET OF ELEVEN 5 TOLARJEV
COINS,
UNC. $25.00
ALSO SEE:
WILDLIFE
FEATURED ON OBSOLETE COINS OF SLOVENIA
SLOVENIA EURO COIN SET
SLOVENIAN EURO COMMEMORATIVE
COINS
COINS
OF THE CZECH
REPUBLIC
This set of seven Uncirculated coins from the Czech Republic date from
1993 to 1997 and feature a crowned Czech lion on one side of the
coins.
The attractive copper plated steel 10 Korun shows the
Cathedral
of
Saints Peter and Paul in Brno. The 5 Korun shows the 13th
century
Charles Bridge in Prague. The bridge has been shown on coins of
Czechoslovakia
since the 1920's. A piece of medieval Moravian
jewelry that
features a stylized bird is on the 2 Korun. The Crown of St. Wenceslas
is on the 1 Korun. Also included in the set is the aluminum
10,
20
and 50 Haleru. Due to inflation the 10 and 20 were recently
withdrawn
from circulation, thus making them hard to obtain.
Item
S-CZ-SET7 CZECH REPUBLIC 7 COIN SET 10 HALERU
- 10 KORUN, UNC. $6.00
PRE-EURO
COINS OF
THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
The
Slovak Republic was created out of the peaceful breakup of
Czechoslovakia
on January 1, 1993. Though the nation may be new, its coins
reflect
its long heritage. The 10 Haleru features a 19th century wooden belfry.
The 20 Haleru shows the Krivan mountain peak, a symbol of national
sovereignty.
The 50 Haleru shows a renaissance tower on the Danube.river.
The
three Uncirculated coins date from 1993 to 1998.
Item
SK-SET3 SLOVAKIA
3 COIN SET 10 HALERU - 50
HALERU UNC. $2.50
ALSO SEE:
COINS
OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC
COINS &
CURRENCY OF EAST GERMANY
COINS
OF THE SLOVAK
REPUBLIC
NEW SLOVAK REPUBLIC EURO COIN
SET
WILDLIFE
FEATURED ON OBSOLETE COINS OF SLOVENIA
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This
3 coin set from Serbia includes the 1, 2 and 5 Dinara dated 2008. The
brass alloy coins feature buildings dedicated to God and Mammon. The 5
Dinara features the Krusedol Monastery, the Gracanica Monastery located
in Kosovo is on the 2 Dinara, while the 1 Dinar pictures the National
Bank of Serbia. The crowned Serbian arms is on the obverse of
each coin.
