RECENT WORLD COIN ISSUES
GREENLAND COINS FEATURE WILDLIFE
& TRI-METALLIC
Native wildlife is featured on these unofficial 2010 pattern coins from
Greenland. A dog sled team is featured on the tri-metallic 50
Kroner. The coin features a copper outer ring, brass middle
ring and a copper-nickel center. The 20 Kroner pictures a
polar bear and her cute cub. A walrus is on the 10
Kroner. The 5 Kroner features a wolverine. A musk
ox is on the 2 Kroner. The 1 Krone pictures a narwhal. An arctic fox is
shown on the 50 Ore, and an arctic hare is on the 25 Ore. The
obverse of each coin features either a polar bear either in the form
the traditional Greenland arms or a modern version of the Greenland
arms. All eight coins are Uncirculated. Only 10,000 sets were
issued.
Item GL-SET8 GREENLAND 8 COIN SET 25 ORE - 50 KRONER, 2010 UNC.
$29.95
Item GL-SET8x10 10 of the above GREENLAND COIN SETS UNC.
$169.95
Item GL-50kr GREENLAND 50 KRONER 2010 TRIMETALLIC, from the above set UNC.
$14.50
LITHUANIA
COMMEMORATES THE BATTLE OF
GRUNWALD
The Battle of
Grunwald was the last great battle of involving knights in Medieval
Europe. It took place on July 14, 1410. The Teutonic Knights,
supplemented by numerous mercenaries, were decisively defeated by the
combined forces Poland and Lithuania. It signaled the
beginning of a permanent decline of the Teutonic Knights and the
ascendency of Poland and Lithuania. To commemorate the 600th
Anniversary of the important battle Lithuania issued a circulating
commemorative 1 Litas coins. One side features banners and
numerous spears and the dates 1410 - 2010. The other side pictures
Vytas, the white knight, who has been the Lithuanian state emblem since
the 14th century. Vytas was widely used by on the banners or Lithuanian
regiments during the battle. The 22.3 mm copper-nickel coin
is Uncirculated.
Item LT-1L10
LITHUANIA 1 LITAS 2010 BATTLE OF GRUNWALD,
UNC.
$3.00
Also see:
BATTLE OF GRUNWALD ON THREE SQUARE COINS
FROM PALAU
LITHUANIA COIN SET FEATURES THE WHITE
KNIGHT
POLAND HONORS AUSCHWITZ CONCENTRATION
CAMPS
Poland issued this 2010 2
Zlote coin to commemorate the 65th
anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz Concentration Camps.
Located in German occupied Poland, it was the largest of the Nazi
German concentration camps. An estimated 3 Million people,
mostly Jews, were executed or died at the camp. The camps were
finally liberated by Soviet troops in January 1945. The coin pictures
three prisoners and the famed "Arbeit macht frei" (work will
make you free) sign that was located at the entrance of the main camp.
The Polish eagle is on the obverse. The 27mm coin is struck
in a brass alloy called "Nordic Gold" and is Uncirculated.
Item PL-AUSCHWITZ
POLAND 2 ZLOTE 2010 AUSCHWITZ KM712 UNC.
$3.50
FIJI
TRI-METALIC WILDLIFE SOCCER COIN
SET
Fiji tried to find something for everyone in this set! The
coins are tri-metallic featuring African wildlife and the soccer
stadiums in South Africa where the World Cup games were played.
The only thing they did not do was get permission from FIFA,
which caused some major European dealers to discontinue offering the
set. The set contains ten tri-metal 1 Dollar coins
from Fiji dated 2010. The obverse of each coin features Queen
Elizabeth. The reverse of each coin depicts an African animal
peering into one of the stadiums where the World Cup games were played.
The Leopard looks like it is about to reach down and eat the
spectators, using the stadium as a bowl. Or perhaps the elephant is
about to trample through the stadium and go after the ball. The 40mm
coins have a
copper-nickel outer ring, brass middle ring and a copper center.
Each coin is in its own capsule and comes with a certificate
of authenticity, however the set does not come in a box. Only
2010 sets were minted. It is an attractive and unusual set
that should be popular with bi-metal collectors, wildlife collectors
and sports fans.
Item FIJI-SOCSET10
FIJI SET OF 10 $1 TRIMETAL WILDLIFE SOCCER
STADIUM COINS BU
$149.95
FIRST
COINS OF
NORTHERN CYPRUS SET INCLUDES NATIVE WILDLIFE & BI-METALLICS
This unofficial 2010 eight coin set from Northern Cyprus includes 4
bi-metallic coins. Northern Cyprus was created after a
Greek attempt
to sieze control of Cyprus
in 1974 was met with
a military intervention by Turkey.
Turkish forces gained
control of the northern third of the island and created the Turkish
Republic of Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus has not received
international recognition and attempts to re-unify the island have met
with repeated failure. The obverse of each of the eight coins
features the arms of North Cyprus. The reverses feature
native
animals and plants. The bi-metal 5 Lira features the famed
Cypriot Mouflon. A dove is on the bi-metal 2 1/2 Lira.
The bi-metal 1 Lira features a butterfly. The 5,
10, 25 and bi-metal 50 Kurus feature native plants. A
crescent moon and a star from the national flag is on the 1 Kurus. It
is an attractive set from a nation that has thus far not issued any
coins.
Item NO.CYP
NORTHERN CYPRUS 8 COIN SET 1 KURUS - 5 LIRA
2010 UNC.
$37.50
SILVER
PALESTINIAN PEACE PATTERN COIN
This unofficial pattern Proof silver 5 Dinars features Pablo
Picasso’s peace dove and the word “Peace” in English, Arabic and
Hebrew. The Palestinian arms is on the obverse. The
27mm
coin is struck in .999 fine silver, has a mintage of only 750 pieces in
Proof and is dated 2010.
Item
PS-5D PALESTINE 5 DINARS 2010, SILVER PROOF $24.50
2010
PALESTINE PATTERN SET FEATURES NATIVE WILDLIFE & BI-METALLICS
This attractive set of 8 unofficial Palestine pattern coins features
native wildlife and two bimetallic coins. The Bimetallic 2
Dinars features a pair of sand cats. An Argali, a type of
mountain goat, is on the bi-metallic 1 Dinar. The
seven-sided brass 50 Qirsh (Piastre) pictures a leopard. A
White Stork is on the seven-sided brass 25 Qirsh. The Barbary
Falcon appears on the nickel-plated steel 10 Qirsh. The nickel-plated
steel 5 Qirsh features a White Pelican in flight. A Marsh
Sandpiper is on the nickel-plated steel 2 1/2 Qirsh. A
Fattail Scorpion is on the copper-plated steel 1 Qirsh. All
coins are dated 2010 and feature the arms of Palestine on the
obverse. Only 10,000 sets were minted.
Item
PS-SET8 PALESTINE 2010 8 COIN WILDLIFE SET, 1
QIRSH - 2
DINARS UNC. $29.50
Item
PS-SET8x5 5 of the above PALESTINE 2010 8
COIN WILDLIFE
SETS, UNC. $99.50
Item
PS-SET8x10 10 of the above PALESTINE 2010 8
COIN WILDLIFE
SETS UNC. $175.00
Item
PS-SET8x50 50 of the above PALESTINE 2010 8
COIN WILDLIFE
SETS UNC. $750.00
Individual
coins from the above set:
Item
PS-2D PALESTINE
2 Dinars 2010 Sand Cats, bimetallic Unc.
$8.00
Item
PS-1D PALESTINE
1 Dinar 2010 Mountain Goat, bimetallic Unc.
$7.00
Item
PS-50Q PALESTINE
50 Qirsh 2010 Leopard, bimetallic Unc.
$5.00
Item
PS-25Q PALESTINE 25 Qirsh 2010 White Stork,
bimetallic
Unc.
$4.50
Item
PS-10Q PALESTINE
10 Qirsh 2010 Barbary Falcon, bimetallic Unc.
$4.00
Item
PS-5Q PALESTINE 5 Qirsh 2010 Pelican,
bimetallic Unc. $3.50
Item
PS-2Q PALESTINE 2 1/2 Qirsh 2010 Sandpiper
bimetallic
Unc.
$3.25
Item
PS-1Q PALESTINE
2 Qirsh 2010 Scorpian, bimetallic Unc.
$3.00
NEW
COINS OF GOUGH
ISLAND FEATURES BIRDS, BIMETAL AND CROWN
Gough Island is major bird sanctuary in the Tristan
da Cuhna group. Gough Island recently issued a set
of eight
legal tender, each featuring a different bird. I sincerly
doubt
the coins circulate as the small island is only
inhabited
by about six people who man a weather station, along with thousands of
birds. The sale of the coins help raise funds for the school
and
hospital on Tristan da Cuhna. The coins . Included in the set
is a 39mm copper-nickel 1 Crown, bimetallic 25 Pence, brass 20 pence,
copper-nickel 10 and 5 pence and bronze 2, 1, and 1/2 Pence, all dated
2009, struck by the Commonwealth Mint. The coins picture
Queen
Elizabeth on the obverse and bear the names of both Gough Island and
Tristan da Cuhna.
Item
GOUGH8 GOUGH
ISLAND 8 COIN SET, 1/2 PENCE
- 1 CROWN, 2009, UNC.$28.50
Item
GOUGH25P GOUGH
ISLAND BIMETALLIC 25 PENCE, 2009, OWL from the above set UNC.$8.50
Item
GOUGHCR GOUGH ISLAND 1 CROWN 2009 FALCON,
from
the above set UNC.$8.50
2009 BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY COIN
FEATURES NATIVE WILDLIFE
The
British Antarctic
Territory released its second coin in 2009. This 39mm
copper-nickel 2 Pound coin commemorates the 50th anniversary of the
Antarctic Treaty. The coins features a map of the continent
along with som of its native wildlife, including an Albatross, Blue
Whale, Emperor Penguin and an Elephant Seal. The British
Antarctic Territory is situated in
Antarctica and lies south of latitude 60°S and between
longitudes 20° and 80°W. The Territory comprises the Antarctic
Peninsula with all adjacent islands, the South Orkney and South
Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, as well as the landmass extending
to the South Pole. It is administered by the Governor of the
Falkland Islands. The obverse pictures Queen
Elizabeth.
Item
BAT-09 BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 2 POUNDS
2009, BU out
NEW HUNGARIAN BI-METALLIC 200 FORINT
Hungary introduced this new
bimetallic 200 Forint coin in 2009 in order to replace the 200 Forint
banknote in circulation. The banknote will cease to be legal
tender. The coin pictures the famed Széchenyi Chain Bridge
one one side and has the date and denomination on the other.
The chain suspension bridge, completed in 1849, was the first
permanent bridge across the Danube to join Buda with Pest. In
1873 the two cities were united to form the Hungarian capital of
Budapest. At the time the bridge was built, its center span
of 202 meters (663 feet) was one of the largest in the world and was
considered by some to be a "Wonder of the World".
Item HU-200FT-09
HUNGARY 200 FORINT 2009 BIMETALLIC COIN BU $5.75
FIRST
MODERN COINS OF DARFUR FEATURE AFRICAN WILDLIFE
The Sultanate of Darfur recently released an attractive set of seven
coins that include a bi-metallic, unusual shapes and feature African
wildlife. The non-circulating coins are the first modern
coins for the embattled sultanate that is engaged tragic war in an
attempt to regain independence from Sudan. The
Bi-metallic 500 Dinars features the Nile crocodile. The
eight-sided 250 Dinars pictures an African elephant. The
square 100 Dinars has a leopard. The scalloped edged 50
Dinars shows a hartebeest. The 25 Dinars pictures a
camel. An African civet is on the 10 Dinars, and an African
wild dog is on the 5 Dinars. All coins are dated 2008 and
have an Arabic inscription on the obverse.
Item
DARFUR DARFUR 7
COIN SET: 5 - 500 DINARS, 2008 UNC.
$27.50
Item
DARFURx10 10 of
the above Darfur coin sets, UNC.
$195.00
Item
DARFURx50 50 of
the above Darfur coin sets, Unc.
$675.00
INDIVIDUAL
DARFUR COINS FROM THE ABOVE SET:
Item DAR-5D
DARFUR 5 DINARS, AFRICAN WILD DOG UNC.
$3.50
Item DAR-10D
DARFUR 10 DINARS, CIVET, UNC
$3.00
Item DAR-25D
DARFUR 25 DINARS, CAMEL, UNC
$4.00
Item DAR-50D
DARFUR 50 DINARS, HARTEBEEST, SCALLOPPED EDGE
UNC
$5.00
Item DAR-100D
Item DAR-100D DARFUR 100 DINARS, LEOPARD,
SQUARE, UNC.
$6.50
Item DAR-250D
DARFUR 250 DINARS, ELEPHANT, 8-SIDED, UNC.
$7.50
Item DAR-500D
DARFUR 500 DINARS, CROCODILE, BI-METALLIC,
UNC.
$9.00
FIRST
COIN OF THE BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN
TERRITORY
The British
Indian Ocean
Territory consists of Chagos Archipelago, with over 1,000 individual
islands. The largest island is Diego Garcia, the site of a
joint
military facility of the United Kingdom and the United
States.
Great Britain created the territory in 1965 by splitting the islands
from what was then its colony of Mauritius. It then purchased
and
closed down the copra plantations on Diego Garcia and removed the
entire population in order to create a major air and naval base, which
it leased to the United States. Since then the original
inhabitants have been trying to return to their homeland. The
other islands in the archipelago are uninhabited. In 2009 the
British Indian Ocean Territory issued its first coin: a 38.6mm
copper-nickel 2 Pound coin. The coin pictures the arms of the territory
supported by two turtles on one side and Queen Elizabeth on the
other. There must not be much happening in the Territory as
the
coin commemorates itself - “The First Commemorative Coin of the British
Indian Ocean Territory”. The coin is an official
issue
struck by the Pobjoy mint in Uncirculated condition.
Item
BIOT09
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 2
POUNDS
2009,
UNC.
$14.00
Also see:
TURTLE ON
SILVER & CRYSTAL BRITISH
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY COIN
STOLTENHOFF
ISLAND COIN SET FEATURES SHIPS
Stoltenhoff Island is a now uninhabited island that is governed by
Tristan da Cunha. It is
named after the
brothers Gustav and
Friedrich Stoltenhoff who unsuccessfully tried to settle the island
between 1871 and 1873. Tristan da Cunha recently released the
first coins ever issued for the island. The set
of eight legal-tender coins for Stoltenhoff Island was struck by the
Commonwealth Mint. The obverse of each coin features Queen
Elizabeth. Various sailing
ships and
boats associated
with Tristan da Cunha and Stoltenhof Island are on the
reverse.
Due to its isolation in the South Atlantic, Ships played a major roll
in the life of Tristan da Cuhna group. Included in the Eight coin set
is a 39mm copper-nickel 1 Crown, bimetallic 25 Pence, brass 20 pence,
copper-nickel 10 and 5 pence and bronze 2, 1, and 1/2 Pence, all dated
2008. The coins are Uncirculated though most coins have some
minor bagmarks.
Item
C-STOLT-SET8 STOLTENHOFF IS. 8 COIN
SET 1/2 PENCE - 1 CROWN UNC.$27.50
Item
C-STOLT-1CR STOTLENHOFF 1 CROWN
2008 FROM THE
ABOVE SET $8.50
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
POLAND CELEBRATES
THE
2008 OLYMPICS
Poland
issued commemorative 10 and 2 Zlote
coins in 2008 to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The
32mm
sterling silver Proof 10 Zlotych has a square center hole, echoing the
traditional square holed Chinese cash coin. A windsurfer is
on
the reverse. The obverse shows the a portion of the Forbidden
City, the logo of the Polish Olympic committee. The
Uncirculated
“Nordic gold” 2 Zlote features a 2 man rowing team, a center square,
echoing the traditional holed Chinese cash coin, with the logo of the
Polish Olympic committee within the square. The obverse
features
the Polish Eagle.
Item
C-PL-10Z08OLYPOLAND 10 ZLOTYCH 2008 OLYMPICS
SILVER PROOF $39.95
Item
C-PL-2Z08OLYPOLAND 2 ZLOTE 2008 OLYMPICS UNC.sold out
Also
see:
GREEN
LIZARDS ON 2009 POLISH WILDLIFE COINS
POLAND 2 ZLOTE
COMMEMORATIVE SETS
SHIP
ON OLD AND NEW POLISH COINS
POLAND
WILDLIFE 2 ZLOTE COINS
POLAND
HONORS THEIR POPE
2008
EASTER ISLAND COINS
Two new Easter Island coins were released for 2008. The
27mm .999 fine silver 2000 Peso commemorates the 60th anniversary of
the Chilean sailing ship the Esmeralda. The ship, pictured on
the
reverse of the coin, is used as a training vessel by the Chilean
Navy. The 27mm nickel-plated zinc 1000 Peso pictures a rare,
carved wooden tablet featuring the still undeciphered Rongorongo Easter
Island script. The obverse of each coin features a carved
stone
head found on the Island. The coins are not legal tender
issues.
Item
EAST-1000 EASTER ISLAND 1000 PESOS 2008, UNC.
$5.95
Item
EAST-2000 EASTER ISLAND SILVER 2000 PESOS
2008,
BU $24.95
Also see:
Easter
Island Gold coin
Easter
Island Coins Page
WHALE ON
RECTANGULAR
GALAPAGOS $8 COIN
A humpback
whale is pictured
this rectangular 8 dollar coin from the Galapagos Islands.
The
coin is the first in a series of coins issued for the isolated
islands. The reverse features the arms of the
islands. The
islands are famous for their wide array of unusual wildlife. The
Galapagos is a posession of Ecuador. Since 2000 the United
States
dollar has been Ecuador's official currency, thus the coin is
denominated in U.S. dollars. Like most odd-ball coins, it is
not
meant to circulate. The attractive and unusual coin is struck
in
silver-plated brass. It has a mintage of only 3000 pieces.
Item
GALP-8GALAPAGOS EIGHT DOLLARS, 2008 UNC.$19.95
Item
GALP-8x1010 of the above GALAPAGOS $8 COINS
UNC.$129.50
Item
GALP-8x5050 of the above GALAPAGOS $8 COINS
UNC.$499.50
TRISTAN DA CUNHA COINS
FEATURE SEALIFE
Tristan da Cunha is a small, wet and windy island in the
mid-Atlantic. In 2008 Tristan da Cunha issued its first coin
set.
The eight coin set includes a large (38mm) copper-nickel 1 crown that
depicts a pair of whales. The bi-metallic 25 pence features a
pair of bottlenose dolphins. A killer whale (Orca) is on the brass 20
pence. A crab is on the 10 pence. The 5 pence shows
a sea
turtle. A violet seasnail is on the 2 pence. The 1 pence
shows a
lobster. A snipe eel is on the 1/2 Pence. Because Tristan da
Cunha is a British posession, Queen Elizabeth is on the
obverse.
All eight coins are Uncirculated
Item
TDC-SET8TRISTAN DA CUNHA 8 COIN SET, 1/2 PENCE
- 1 CROWN, 2008, UNC.$27.50
Item
TDC-CROWNTRISTAN DA CUNHA 1 CROWN 2008, from
the above set UNC.$8.50
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RECENT ISSUES PLEASE SEE:
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The Battle of
Grunwald was the last great battle of involving knights in Medieval
Europe. It took place on July 14, 1410. The Teutonic Knights,
supplemented by numerous mercenaries, were decisively defeated by the
combined forces Poland and Lithuania. It signaled the
beginning of a permanent decline of the Teutonic Knights and the
ascendency of Poland and Lithuania. To commemorate the 600th
Anniversary of the important battle Lithuania issued a circulating
commemorative 1 Litas coins. One side features banners and
numerous spears and the dates 1410 - 2010. The other side pictures
Vytas, the white knight, who has been the Lithuanian state emblem since
the 14th century. Vytas was widely used by on the banners or Lithuanian
regiments during the battle. The 22.3 mm copper-nickel coin
is Uncirculated.
The
British Antarctic
Territory released its second coin in 2009. This 39mm
copper-nickel 2 Pound coin commemorates the 50th anniversary of the
Antarctic Treaty. The coins features a map of the continent
along with som of its native wildlife, including an Albatross, Blue
Whale, Emperor Penguin and an Elephant Seal. The British
Antarctic Territory is situated in
Antarctica and lies south of latitude 60°S and between
longitudes 20° and 80°W. The Territory comprises the Antarctic
Peninsula with all adjacent islands, the South Orkney and South
Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, as well as the landmass extending
to the South Pole. It is administered by the Governor of the
Falkland Islands. The obverse pictures Queen
Elizabeth. 
