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Sarawak
was a privately-owned nation ruled by the Brooke family. The Sultan of
Brunei awarded it to the English adventurer James Brooke in 1841 for
his help in putting down a rebellion, thus he became the first "White
Rajah" of Sarawak. The throne eventually passed down to his
grand-nephew Charles Vynar Brooke in 1917. In 1933 he issued
this bronze 1/2 Cent. The coin was stuck only a single
year. The 18mm coin depicts his head on the obverse and the
denomination on the reverse. The coin was struck at the Heaton mint in
England and has a mintage of 2 Million pieces. Due to the
heavy destruction suffered during World War II, Charles ceded the
country to Great Britain in 1946. It is now part of Malaysia.
This is a scarce, high-grade coin issued by an English family that
controlled an entire Asian nation.
Szechuan
(Sichuan) was a prosperous province in south-central China. One of the
triggers of the Chinese Revolution of 1911 was the central government’s
attempt to nationalize the locally owned Szechuan-Hankow Railroad in
order to sell it to foreign banks. The collapse of the imperial
government in 1911 led to the establishment of the Great Han Szechuan
Military Government in the province. It operated with almost
total independence. In 1913 the Military Government issued this copper
100 Cash coin dated Year 2 of the Republic of China. One side of this
39mm copper 100 Cash coin features the emblem of the Szechuan Military
Government. Inscriptions in Chinese are on the other.
Tibet is a fabled and
isolated country located
high in the Himalayas that is now controlled by China. This copper 1
Sho coin was issued from 1918 to 1928. It features a snow
lion on one side and inscriptions on the other. The
Snow Lion is a mythological animal that represents cheerfulness and
clarity of thought.
The
Demak Sultanate was founded about 1475 by Sultan Pangeran al Patah,
also known as Raden Patah. He was of Javanese nobility and his mother
may have been a Chinese princess who had been exiled from China.
His Sultanate was the first Muslim state in Java.
He quickly expanded his Sultanate to include most of the
northern coast of Java and southern Sumatra. This was
an important step in bringing Islam to what is now Indonesia.
The Sultan ruled until his death in 1518. The Sultanate
lasted about another 30 years, until it collapsed in a dynastic
feud. The Sultanate prospered through trade in spices, rice
and its control over Javanese trading ports. This
Pitis of Sultan Pangeran al Patah is one of the few
affordable coins of the Demak Sultanate. The uniface tin coin
is approximately 19mm to 20mm in diameter and grades Very Fine.
Palembang
is one of the oldest cities in Indonesia. It is located on
the Musi river on the island of Sumatra. The Sultanate of
Palembang was established in the early 17th century by Javanese nobles
fleeing from dynastic intrigues after the collapse of the Sultanate of Demak. It soon
became the
one of the greatest agricultural and trade centers in the Malay
area. It controlled much of the lucrative spice trade – until
it was taken over by the Dutch in 1821. This uniface tin 1 Pitis was
issued by Sultan Muhammad Bahauddin. It is dated AH1203,
which is 1789AD. 
Tonkin
was a French protectorate, that later
became part of North Vietnam. Tonkin issued only a single
coin, a zinc 1/600 Piastre, (1/6 cent) dated 1905.
The coin, commonly called a Sapeque, was intended to replace the widely
used Annamese cash coins in circulation. It was struck in the
style of a cash coin: round with a square hole. One side of
the coin had Chinese legends, the other had French legends.
The coin proved to be unpopular with the Vietnamese and most never
entered circulation. The coin is Uncirculated, however it will have
some spots as is typical of zinc coins.
Seated Liberty, based on The Statue of Liberty, is featured on this
attractive 1937 silver 10 Cents of French Indo-China.
In addition to the Statue of Liberty that France presented to the
United States, France erected a smaller version in Hanoi the same year.
The Hanoi statue was destroyed in 1945 by supporters of Ho Chi
Minh. The reverse of the coin includes the
denomination and
silver content of the coins. The 10 Centimes
contains 2.7 grams of .680 fine silver. The attractive coin
was designed by famed French sculptor and medalist Jean Auguste
Barre. French Indo-China later became the independent nations
of Vietnam, Cambodia
and Laos.
Hanoi, the capital of French Indo-China (now Vietnam,
Cambodia
and Laos)
fell to the Japanese
on December 7, 1941, the same day Japan
attacked Pearl Harbor. The
Japanese withdraw and melted the Annamese
copper and brass cash coins in circulation in order to use
their metal in the war effort. The cash coins were valued
1/5 to 1/6 of a cent and were widely used for small transactions. To
replace them the Osaka mint in Japan
struck a zinc 1/4 cent coin for French Indo-China in 1942. The
coins bore the Vichy Government legend of "Etat Francais". We
are
pleased to offer you this historic World War II coin of French
Indo-China.
In 1968 South Vietnam issued this
unusual 12-sided coin as part of the United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization's (FAO) coin program. One side
depicts a female farmer with a sheaf of rice in a rice paddy.
The legend "CHIEN-DICH THE-GIOI CHONG NAN DOI" translates as "World
campaign against hunger". The other side features the
denomination. It was the highest denomination
released into circulatoin by South Vietnam before it fell to the
communists in
1975. The nickel-clad steel coin was struck at the Hamburg
mint and has a mintage of 500,000 pieces. It is an attractive
coin from a fallen nation.
The
Kathiri Sultans controlled the towns of Seiyun and Tarim in what is
now Yemen. After losing much of their territory to rival tribes they
agreed to become a British Protectorate. Seiyun was the capital, and
Tarim is a major center of Islamic learning. In 1897 they had
this silver 12 Khumsi coins struck at the Heaton Mint for their
territory. The coin is all in Arabic, except for the Heaton
mintmark and are dated AH1315. 12 Khumsi was equivalent to
1/10 Riyal. The coin is 18mm in diameter. It is a rarely seen coin from
a now forgotten nation.
British West Africa was a currency union for Britain’s colonies in
western Africa, including Nigeria,
Gambia, Gold Coast
(now Ghana) and
Sierra Leone. The 1/10 Penny is a 20.5mm copper-nickel coin
with a large center hole. The hole is supposedly to make it
easy for natives without pockets to carry coins on a string. One side
has the royal crown, name of the monarch in Latin and the denomination
spelled out in words in English and Arabic. The other side
features a hexagram similar to the Star of David and the name of the
territory. We have the 1/10 Penny of George V dated 1932. The
coins was struck at the British Royal Mint and is Uncirculated.
Edward
VIII reigned for less than a year in 1936, before he renounced the
throne in order that he could marry Mrs. Wallace Simpson, an American
divorcee. This bronze 10 Cents from British East Africa is
one of the few coins that were issued in the name of Edward VIII during
his brief reign. One side of the 30mm coin shows four elephant
tusks. The other shows the imperial crown and the name of the
monarch. The coin has a center hole to make it easy for
natives to carry it on a string and to make it easily distinguishable
from other coins. British East Africa is now the independent
nations of Uganda,
Kenya, Tanzania and Somaliland. 
A
walking lion is featured on these two coins of East Africa. East Africa
was a currency board for the British colonies in East Africa that later
became the independent nations of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and
Somaliland. The 21mm copper-nickel 50 Cent (Half Shilling)
and 27.8mm copper-nickel 1 Shilling both feature the same
design. British King George VI is on the obverse.
The coins date from 1948 to 1950
This brass 1 Franc coin of the Belgian Congo (now the Congo Democratic Republic)
features a striding elephant. First issued in 1944, during
World War II, it was also struck in 1946 and 1949. It is
19.2mm in diameter. The coin is always popular with coin
collectors and elephant lovers. 
A bloody
civil war broke out in the Belgian
Congo upon it gaining independence from Belgium in
1960. Katanga, a mineral rich province in the south, declared
itself independent from the rest of the Congo.
Various factions were
supported by the United States and the Soviet Union, while the United
Nations tried to negotiate a truce. This Uncirculated 1961 1
Franc 1961 was issued only a single year. Shortly thereafter
Katanga was
forcibly reunited with the Congo. The coin displays the
country's traditional form of money, the Katanga Cross, on one side of
the coins. A bunch of bananas is shown on the other.
From 1950 to 1960 Italy
administered
the United Nations Trust Territory of Somalia. It consisted of the
former Italian Somaliland, which is now the southern and eastern
portions of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
This 25mm copper
5 Centesimi was minted in 1950 for use in the territory. The
obverse features an elephant head. The reverse has the date,
denomination and mint name “ROMA” in unusually large letters for a mint
mark.
French
Somaliland was a French colony at the mouth of the Red Sea.
France acquired the territory in the 1880’s. In 1977 it
became the independent nation of Djibouti. The territory was an
important refueling and transshipment port and is the home of important
military bases due to its strategic location. It serves as the main
port for landlocked Ethiopia. This 1959 aluminum French Somaliland 1
Franc features the Lyre Antelope on the reverse. Marianne, the symbol
of the French Republic is on the obverse. The coin has a
mintage of just 200,000 pieces.
This
silver 25 Pennia struck by Finland was struck during World War
I. From 1809 to 1917 Finland was called the Grand Duchy of
Finland. The title Grand Duke of Finland was held by the Czar
of Russia, Though ruled by Russia, Finland had a
high degree of autonomy and its own coinage. This 16mm silver
coin is dated from 1915 to 1917. It has the denomination and
date is on the reverse. The obverse features the crowned
Czarist double-headed eagle with the arms of Finland on its breast. The
coin was struck by the Helsinki mint. An "S", for mintmaster, Isac
Sundell is below the eagle. Sundell, was quite a
survivor. He managed to hold his office for 35 years, from
1912 to 1947 through World War I, Finland's War of Independence, and
World War II. 
UNCIRCULATED EAST GERMAN COIN SET
Following World War II, Yugoslavia
changed its name to The Federal People’s Republic of
Yugoslavia. The communist nation, under the control of Josip
Tito, steered an independent course from the Soviet Union. It
issued one series of coins before changing its name to the Socialist
Federal Republic in 1963. Starting in 1991 the country
completely collapsed into the indepedent nations of Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina,
and Montenegro. The coins
include the aluminum 50 Para, 1, 2 and 5
Dinars dated 1953 and the attractive aluminum-bronze 10, 20 and 50
Dinars dated 1955. The coin features the emblem of Yugoslavia
on the obverse of each coin. All coins are Uncirculated.
FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA 2 FRANCS, 1948 KM7RARE
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