RECENT WORLD COIN & CURRENCY ISSUES
SERBIA 2024 TESLA NIAGARA POWER PROJECT
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer,
physicist, and futurist. He is said to have over 300 patents
covering a wide range of technologies including alternating current,
electric motors, remote control, television, radio, x-rays, cell
phones, robotics, lasers, turbine engines, magnetic propulsion, drones,
solar power, weather manipulation, particle beams and electromagnetic
energy (the Tesla coil). He was a brilliant inventor, but a poor
businessman. Despite his many important and revolutionary
inventions, he died alone and penniless in New York in 1943.
Serbia instituted an annual series of silver 100
Dinara coins honoring Tesla and his many inventions. The
40.25mm coins each contain 1 troy ounce of .999 silver and are struck
by the Serbian Mint. The Serbian arms, weight, purity, silver
content, date, denomination and one or more of his inventions are on
the reverses.
Serbia’s second Tesla issue for 2024 commemorates
Tesla’s Hydroelectric Power project at Niagara Falls. Working
with George Westinghouse, Tesla did much of the theoretical work needed
for the massive plant that opened in 1895 to provide electricity to
Buffalo, New York. It was the world’s first large scale
hydroelectric power plant and showed that Tesla’s Alternating Current
was more efficient in transmitting electricity over long distances than
Edison’s Direct Current. The coin depicts Tesla standing in
front of Niagara Falls.
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RS-24-NIAGARA SERBIA 100 DINARA 2024 NIAGRA POWER PROJECT BU $48.00
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UKRAINE 2024 ARMED FORCES
COMMEMORATIVES
Ukraine
issued to more coins in their continuing series of circulating 10
Hyrven coins commemorating branches of their armed forces.
The first two coins of 2024 honor the Medical Forces of the Armed
Forces of Ukraine and the State Special Transport Service. The coins
each feature the emblem of the service on the reverse. The
coins have a common obverse that includes the denomination, date,
Ukraine arms within an old Rus ornament. The 23.5mm coins are
nickel-plated zinc.
Item
UA-SET24A UKRAINE SET OF TWO 10 HRYVEN 2024
MEDICAL & TRANSPORT SERVICES UNC. $6.00
CANADA CELEBRATES AUTHOR L. M.
MONTGOMERY ON DOLLAR COIN
Canada
issued both colored and uncolored versions of their 2024 dollar coin
commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Canadian author L.
M. Montgomery. She wrote hundreds of short stories and poems
in addition to 20 novels. She achieved lasting fame through the
creation of Anne of Green Gables. Since its publication in 1908 Anne of
Green Gables has never been out of print, has been translated into at
least 36 languages and has sold more than 50 million copies, making it
a worldwide best-seller. The coin depicts the author writing.
Below is her signature along with the small cat drawing that she often
included. Anne is depicted staring out a window at the
fields. Both color and regular (uncolored) versions of the
coin were issued. King Charles III is on the obverse.
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CA-1D24COL-MONT CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2024 L.M.
MONTGOMERY, COLOR VERSION UNC.$5.00
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CA-1D24REG-MONT CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2024 L.M.
MONTGOMERY, REGULAR (UNCOLORED) VERSION UNC.$4.00
CROATIA 2024 2 EURO COMMEMORATES
HISTORIC TOWN OF VARAZDIN
Croatia
started a program of circulating 2 Euros commemorating historic towns
in 2024. The first coin in the series commemorates the Old
Town of Varazdin in northern Croatia. The first mention of
the town dates to 1181. Over the years control of the town
passed through many hands. The town suffered from numerous
fires in the 16th and 17th centuries before wooden buildings were
prohibited within the city walls and chimneys were required to be
brick, not wood, as had been common. Today the town is a popular
tourist destination due to its baroque buildings, music and
food. The coin depicts the Varazdin Castle which was built
between the 12th and 16th century. The coin was minted at the
Croatian mint and has a mintage of only 200,000 pieces.
Item
HR-2E24-VARAZDIN CROATIA 2 EURO 2024 OLD
TOWN VARAZDIN UNC.$18.00
FRANCE 2024 OLYMPIC 2 EURO
France
issued this circulating 2024 2 Euro coin to commemorate the Olympic
games in Paris. The coin features the Eiffel Tower as if were
a runner. Below is the emblem of the Paris Olympics and
Paralympics. Next to the emblem is the mintmark and privy
mark. To the left of the Tower is a Tahitian gardenia,
representing France's overseas territories. To the right is
the Notre-Dame de la Garde Basilica in Marseille. In the
background is an athletics track.
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FR-2E24-OLY FRANCE 2 EURO 2024 OLYMPICS UNC.$6.00
GROUP HUG ON PORTUGAL 2024
OLYMPIC 2 EURO
Portugal
issued this 2024 2 Euro to honor their team in the 2024
Olympics. The design features a big heart, representing a
group hug. The logo of the Portuguese Olympic Committee is at the
center of the heart. The 15 rings round the heart symbolize
the Olympic rings and the continents the represent.
Below the tip of the heart is a tiny Portuguese coat of arms.
Item
PR-2E24-OLY PORTUGAL 2 EURO 2024 OLYMPICS
UNC.$6.00
DINOSAURS
FROM ANTARCTICA
The Chilean Antarctic Territory (Territorio Chileno Antártico,
Antártica Chilena), is part of West Antarctica and nearby islands
claimed by Chile. It includes the region south of 60°S latitude and
between 53° and 90°W longitudes. It partially laps the Antarctic claims
of Argentina and the United Kingdom. The unofficial eight-sided 2024
Chilean Antarctic Territory 4000 Escudos depicts the territory's coat
of arms on one side and an Antarctopelta Oliveroi on the
other. Excavated in 1986, Antarctopelta was the first
dinosaur discovered in Antarctica. The herbivorous dinosaur
was about 13 to 20 feet long (4 to 6 m.). It lived 72 to 66 million
years ago, when the earth was warmer and Antarctica was without ice.
The South Orkney Islands are a group of islands in the South Atlantic
Ocean claimed by both Great Britain and Argentina. The unofficial
square 2024 South Orkney Islands 10 Pound coin depicts King Charles III
and the territory's coat of arms on the obverse. The reverse
features a Cryolophosaurus. The Cryolophosaurus is a large
predatory dinosaur that lived during the Early Jurassic era
(199.3-182.7 million years ago) in what is now Antarctica.
Both are silver-plated brass Proof coins and have a mintage of 125
pieces each.
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CHILE-ANTARCTIC CHILEAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY
4000 ESCUDOS 2024 PROOF $24.00
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SO.ORKNEY SOUTH ORKNEY ISLANDS 10 POUNDS
2024 PROOF $24.00
REPUBLIC
OF DAR EL KUTI COIN FEATURES SOLDIER AND LION
The
Republic of Dar el Kuti, also called the Republic of Logon, was a
self-proclaimed independent region of the Central African
Republic. It was formed in December 14, 2015 by a Muslim
rebel movement that did not believe the Christians and Muslims could
co-exist in the Central African Republic. Its
capital was recaptured by the Central African Republic in April
2021. It was named after Dar al Kuti, an Islamic state that
existed in the region from about 1830 until 1912. The
unofficial 2024 5000 Francs coin is dated 2015, though was not struck
until 2024. The obverse depicts a roaring lion. The
other side depicts a soldier crouching in the grass. The silver-plated
Proof coin has a mintage of 130 pieces.
Item
DAR-EL-KUTI DAR EL KUTI 5000 FRANCS
2015 (2024)
PROOF $24.00
GOLAN
HEIGHTS COIN FEATURES MODERN TANK GUARDING ANCIENT FORTRESS
Golan Heights is a disputed territory
controlled by Israel. From 1944 until 1967 it was part of
Syria. Israel took control of the territory in 1967 during
the six-days war. It is now at the center of the conflict
between Israel and the Iranian supported Hezbollah in Lebanon. The
obverse of this unofficial 2024 Golan Heights 10 Shekels coin pictures
a caracal, which is a long-eared wildcat native to the
region. The reverse features an Israeli Merkava Mark 4M main
battle tank in front of the Nimrod Fortress. Nimrod Fortress
is located on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, overlooking the
Golan Heights. It was built to guard a major access route to
Damascus. It dates back to ancient times though most of the
structure was built in the 13th century. The square, 39mm
silver-plated brass coin has a mintage of only 125 pieces.
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GOLAN GOLAN HEIGHTS 10 SHELKELS 2024 PROOF $24.00
ZIMBABWE
GOLD NOTES
In April 2024 Zimbabwe introduced a new currency, called Zimbabwe Gold
or ZiG, to replace the previous Zimbabwe dollar whose value was
severely diminished by inflation. It is the sixth currency introduced
by Zimbabwe since their independence in 1980. The ZiG is supposed to be
backed by gold and foreign reserves. Few Zimbabweans seem to believe
it. About 70% of all transactions in Zimbabwe are still done in U.S.
dollars. The government had promised that previous
currencies would be backed by bonds or reserves, however Zimbabwe
continued to issue far more currency than reserves, fueling massive
inflation. The 10 ZiG and 20 Zig notes have similar designs.
They feature the Chiremba balancing rocks on the front and a QR code on
the front.. The back depicts gold pouring from
a crucible into an ingot mold atop a stack of gold bars. Also available
are banknotes from Zimbabwe's previous currencies.
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PM-ZW-10ZIG ZIMBABWE 10 ZIG 2024 BANKNOTE
UNC. $5.00
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PM-ZW-20ZIG ZIMBABWE 20 ZIG 2024 BANKNOTE
UNC. $10.00
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RUGBY
CHAMPIONS & SCHOOL
CHILDREN ON 2024 SAMOA POLYMER NOTE
Samoa introduced a new polymer 10 Tala note in January, 2024.
The design is similar to the previous paper 10 Tala note. The front of
the note pictures the Samoan team that won the 2007 International Rugby
Board (IRB) Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament. To the left is
a clear window depicting a Teuila flower which is the Samoa's national
flower. The back features children on their way to
school. It is 139 x 71mm and contains raised dots to assist
the blind.
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PM-WS-10T SAMOA 10 TALA POLYMER NOTE 2024
UNC. $12.00
SAILING SHIP AND WHALE ON
LIANCOURT ROCKS COIN
The
Liancourt Rocks is a group of 2 small islands and about 90 islets and
reefs located between Japan and Korea. They are administered
by South Korea, which calls them Dokdo. They are claimed by
Japan, who calls them Takeshima, and are also claimed by North Korea.
They are located in rich fishing grounds that may contain large
deposits of natural gas. South Korea maintains a lighthouse
and a coast guard contingent on the islands. The name
Liancourt comes from the French whaling ship Le Liancourt, which was
nearly wrecked on the islands in 1849. This unofficial 2024
Liancourt Rocks 15,000 Won coin features the ship Le Liancourt and a
gray whale on one side and the emblem of South Korea on the other. The
29mm, silver-plated Proof coin has a mintage of only 130 pieces.
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LIANCOURT LIANCOURT ROCKS 15,000 WON 2024
PROOF $24.00
SPAIN
HONORS HISTORIC CACERES ON 2 EURO
The
old town of Caceres contains an exceptionally well-preserved blend of
Roman, Moorish, Northern Gothic and Italian Renaissance
architecture, with no outward signs of modernity. It has been declared
a UNESCO World Heritage City and is often included in television and
movie productions. The 2023 Spanish 2 Euro features a panoramic view of
the old town.
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ES-2E24-CACERES
SPAIN 2 EURO 2023 CARCES UNC. $6.00
CANADA 2024 KING
CHARLES COIN SET INCLUDING SCARCE 50 CENTS
This six-piece Canadian 2024 coin set includes the 5, 10, 25, 50 Cents,
1 and 2 Dollars coins in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
The 50 Cents that is not expected to be released into circulation. but
is only available from the mint at a substantial premium. All six coins
feature the Steven Rosati portrait of King Charles III. The unpackaged
coin sets come from original mint rolls.
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CA-SET24 CANADA 6 COIN 2024 6 COIN SET, 5
CENTS - 2 DOLLARS, UNC.
$15.00
SHORT-LIVED
REPUBLIC
OF ROSE ISLAND
The
Republic of Rose Island (Respubliko de la Insulo de la Rozoj) was a
short-lived micronation located a man-made platform in international
waters in Adriatic Sea off the coast of Italy. The project
was begun in 1958 Italian engineer Giorgio Rosa. On May 1,
1968 Rosa declared it an independent nation with himself as
president. 55 Days later the Italy invaded and took control
of the platform and set up a blockade. Italy found it
impossible to dismantle the well-constructed platform so attempted to
bomb it - twice without success. It was finally toppled by a
storm in February 1969. This unofficial 2024 4000 Mils of the
Republic of Rose Island depicts a bouquet of roses on the obverse and a
sailing yacht approaching the platform on the reverse. The
silver-plated Proof coin has a mintage of only 150 pieces.
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ROSE ROSE ISLAND 4000 MILS 2024 PROOF $24.00
SAILING
SHIP ON MARTIN GARCIA COIN
Martin
Garcia is an island located at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata between
Argentina and Uruguay. It is named after the storekeeper of the Juan
Diaz de Solis expedition who was buried on the island. Due to
its strategic location ownership of the island was disputed between
Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. There have been a number of battles for
control of the island between various groups. Argentina used it as a
penal colony. In 1973 Argentina and Uruguay agreed to divide
the island, with the northern portion, called Timoteo Domínguez Islands
going to Uruguay, the southern portion called Martin Garcia going to
Argentina, with the stipulation that the island would be a natural
reserve. The silver-plated Proof 2024 Martin Garcia 5000 Peso
coin depicts an early 19th century sailing ship. The coat of arms is on
the obverse. The unofficial issue has a mintage of only 150
pieces.
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MARTIN MARTIN GARCIA 5000 PESO 2024 PROOF $24.00
SHARK,
RAY & SAILING SHIP ON GEYSER REEF COIN
Geyser Reef (Banc du Geyser) is
dangerous, low reef in the Mozambique Channel about 78 miles (125km)
northeast of Mayotte. France, Comoros and Madagascar all
claim the reef, though it is presently under French control.
It was first known to Arab sailors about 700AD and has been shown on
some navigation charts since about 800AD. It got its present
name when the British ship HMS Geysir ran aground on the reef on
December 23, 1678. The ship is depicted on the reverse of this
unofficial triangular 2024 Geyser 5000 Francs. The obverse
depicts both a whale shark, manta ray. The silver-plated
Proof coin has a mintage of 125 pieces.
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GEYSER GEYSER REEF 5000 FRANCS 2024 PROOF $24.00
GIANT TORTOISE ON TRIANGULAR
FARQUHAR COIN
A
Seychelles Giant Tortoise is featured on both sides of this unofficial
2024 triangular 500 Rupees from Farquhar. The Tortoise can
live for over 200 years, but was thought to have gone extinct by the
1840's due to overhunting by sailors. They were recently
rediscovered. Farquhar is a group of small islands in the
Indian Ocean that belong to Seychelles. There are about 20
inhabitants, a small hotel and an airstrip. They were named after
Robert Townsend Farquhar who was the British governor of Mauritius from
1811 until 1823. The 36mm silver-plated Proof coin has a
mintage of only 130 pieces.
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FARQUHAR FARQUHAR 500 RUPEES 2024 PROOF $24.00
CROCODILE
AND SCREAMING EAGLE ON LIKOMA COIN
Likoma
is an island in Lake Malawi a short distance from Mozambique and
surrounded by Mozambican territorial waters. In 1880 the
Universities' Mission to Central Africa established their headquarters
on the island at the request of David Livingstone. In the
early 20th century, they built St. Peter's Cathedral on the island
which is modeled after Westminster Abbey and measures 100 by 30 meters
(328 x 98 feet). At the end of World War II, the island was
awarded to British East Africa rather than Portuguese Mozambique due to
the presence of the British missionaries. It is now an
exclave of Malawi. The obverse of the six-sided silver-plated
coin feature a screaming eagle and the arms of Malawi. A
crocodile is on the reverse. This unofficial 2024 Likoma 2000
Kwacha has a mintage of just 125 pieces.
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LIKOMA LIKOMA 2000 KWACHA 2024 PROOF $24.00
GUANACO
ON LA ROIJA COIN
A
mother and young Guanaco are featured on this unofficial 2 Bocades coin
of La Roija. The Guanaco is closely related to the llama but
are smaller and slenderer. The obverse of the coin features a
Puma and the arms of La Rioja. La Rioja is located in Andes
foothills in western Argentina. It has tended to be a
politically restive region. It gained independence from Spain in 1820
but did not join the Argentine Confederation until 1850. The 37mm,
silver-plated, five-sided coin is Proof and has a mintage of just 120
pieces.
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ROIJA LA ROIJA 2 BOCADES 2024 PROOF $24.00
SERBIA 2024 TESLA DIRECT ENERGY
WEAPON
Nikola
Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer,
physicist, and futurist. He is said to have over 300 patents
covering a wide range of technologies including alternating current,
electric motors, remote control, television, radio, x-rays, cell
phones, robotics, lasers, turbine engines, magnetic propulsion, drones,
solar power, weather manipulation, particle beams and electromagnetic
energy (the Tesla coil). He was a brilliant inventor, but a poor
businessman. Despite his many important and revolutionary
inventions, he died alone and penniless in New York in 1943.
Serbia instituted an annual series of silver 100
Dinara coins honoring Tesla and his many inventions. The
40.25mm coins each contain 1 troy ounce of .999 silver and are struck
by the Serbian Mint. The Serbian arms, weight, purity, silver
content, date, denomination and one or more of his inventions are on
the reverses.
The first 2024 issue features Tesla's Direct
Energy Weapon, which was also known as Teleforce or the Death
Beam. He claimed it would destroy anything approaching within
200 miles, and would provide a wall of power making any country, large
or small, impregnable against armies, airplanes, and other means for
attack. He never successfully demonstrated it in public and his
attempts to sell it to the League of Nations, the United States, the
United Kingdom, France, Canada and Yugoslavia all failed.
Visit our website or request a list for other coins in this series.
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RS-24TESLA-TELEFORCE SERBIA 100 DINAR 2024
TESLA - TELEFORCE DIRECT ENERGY WEAPON BU
$47.00
2024
AUSTRALIA SILVER KANGAROO FEATURES KING CHARLES
King
Charles III is featured on the obverse of this 2024 1 troy ounce .9999
fine silver Kangaroo of Australia. The 1 Dollar
coin features a hopping Kangaroo on the reverse. The coin
includes many intricate details including a micro-laser engraved letter
to thwart counterfeiting and allow the coins to be easily
stacked. The Perth Mint's P125 mintmark celebrating the mints
125th anniversary is at the right of the Kangaroo. The obverse features
an uncrowned portrait of King Charles III by Dan Thorne. The Perth Mint
was founded in 1899 as a branch of the Royal Mint in England.
It is now owned by the state of Western Australia and its coinage is
legal tender in Australia.
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AU-ROO24 AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR 2024 1 OZ.
SILVER KANGAROO BU
$39.75
2024
ITALIAN 2 EURO HONORS NOBEL PRIZE WINNER RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI
Rita
Levi-Montalcini was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1986
for her work in discovering nerve growth factor (NGF). From
2001 until her death in 2012 at age 103 she served in the Italian
Senate. The 2024 2 Euro coin features her portrait.
In the background is a microscope mounted on a horseshoe created by her
brother, Italian architect and designer Gino Levi-Montalcini, as a good
luck charm for the Nobel Prize.
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IT-2E24-RITA ITALY 2 EURO 2024 RITA
LEVI-MONTALCINI UNC.
$7.00
FINLAND 2024 2 EURO CELEBRATES
ELECTIONS
Finland's
first 2024 2 Euro coin celebrates "Elections as a Foundation of
Democracy." The design features stylized ballots with the
words "Elections Democracy" in both Finnish and Swedish the
country's two official languages. The edge inscription reads
SUOMI FINLAND (the name of the country in Finnish and Swedish) and
includes three lion heads. The coin has a mintage of only
400,000 pieces.
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FI-2E24-ELECTIONS FINLAND 2 EURO 2024
ELECTIONS-DEMOCRACY UNC.
$14.00
GERMANY COMMEMORATES ITS
FIRST CONSTITUTION
This
German 2024 2 Euro coin commemorates the 175th anniversary the St.
Paul's Church Constitution (Paulskirchenverfassung), also known as the
Frankfurt Constitution. It was an attempt to create
a unified German nation. It included a charter of fundamental
rights and a democratic government in the form of a constitutional
monarchy. The constitution failed due to the objections of
Prussia and some of the smaller states. The coin depicts the
St. Paul's Church memorial (the original church was destroyed by Allied
bombing in 1944). Behind it is a quill and a paper
representing the constitution. In the background are female
allegorical figures representing unity, justice and freedom and the
tri-color German flag. To the left of the church is the
letter "D" for Deutschland (Germany). The mintmark is to the right of
the church just below the quill.
Item
DE-2E24-CONST GERMANY 2 EURO 2024
FRANKFURT CONSTITUTION (Mint of our choice) UNC. $6.00
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DE-2E24-CONSTx5 GERMANY 2 EURO 2024
FRANKFURT CONSTITUTION, ALL 5 MINTS UNC. $29.50
ITALY
CELEBRATES 250th ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR GUARD OF FINANCE
Italy
issued this 2024 2 Euro to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the
Guardia di Finanza (Guard of Finance). It traces its origins
to the
Light Troop Legion set up by the King of Sardinia in 1774 to collect
customs duties on the borders and military defense. Today it
is a
militarized police force dealing with financial crime, smuggling,
customs duties and illegal drug trade. The force maintains
over 600
boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft. The coin depicts
stylized
elements from the organizations coat of arms including the Cimon della
Pala mountain, a the head of a griffin and a chest of money as well as
the Italian flag.
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IT-2E24-FINANCE ITALY 2 EURO 2024 GUARDIA DI
FINANZA UNC.
$7.00
SPANISH
2024 2 EURO DEPICTS COURT OF THE MAIDENS IN SEVILLE
Spain
honored Seville with their 2024 circulating commemorative 2
Euro. The coin depicts the "Patio de las Doncellas"
(Courtyard of the Maidens) in the Royal Alcazar. The Royal
Alcazar is a UNESCO world Heritage Site. It was begun in the
10th century and has been extensively modeled and expanded since
then. The name of the courtyard is attribute to a legend that
the Muslim rulers demanded an annual tribute of 100 virgins from
Christian kingdoms in Iberia.
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ES-2E24-SEVILLE SPAIN 2 EURO 2024 SEVILLE UNC.
$6.00
SPAIN 2024 2 EURO
COMMEMORATES NATIONAL POLICE
Spain
commemorated the 200th anniversary of their National Police on this
2024 2 Euro coin. The coin features the badge of the National Police
Corps. The National Police are mainly responsible for
policing urban areas, criminal investigations and
immigration. The present organization was formed in
1986, however its predecessor organizations go back 200 years.
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ES-2E24-POLICE SPAIN 2 EURO 2024 NATIONAL
POLICE CORPS UNC.
$6.00
BEAUTIFUL
EAST CARIBBEAN
POLYMER $2 NOTE
The
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank issued its first Two Dollar note to
commemorate the bank's 40th anniversary and it is impressive!
It is a candidate for the International Bank Note Society Banknote of
the year. The bank provides coins and currency for Anguilla,
Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It
went all out on this circulating commemorative note. The
front of the 2023 polymer note depicts famed cricketeer Isaac Vivian
Alexander Richards, “The Master Blaster,” holding a cricket
bat. Also on the front is a conch shell, the Central Bank
building and reflective silver and iridescent gold images of sea
turtles and fish swimming in the clear window towards the
bottom. The back features a map of the islands and an
underwater scene with colorful tropical fish, corals and a
turtle. Both sides of the note include the bank's 40th
anniversary logo. The note glows in multiple colors under ultraviolet
(UV) light. It is 132 x 65mm. It is a lovely
banknote for any collection.
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PM-ECS-2D EAST CARIBBEAN 2 DOLLAR NOTE 2023
CENTRAL BANK UNC. $7.00
WOLF
WOMAN ON ILE DE SEIN COIN
Ile de Sein is a flat, treeless, island
5 miles (8km.) off the coast of France. It is part of a
dangerous line zone of reefs south of the English Channel stretching
some 30 miles (48km.) west from Pointe du Raz. The island
women used to wear a black headdress, and in the past, they had a
reputation for enticing sailors onto the rocks by witchcraft.
A Breton legend states that the island was inhabited by virgin druid
priestesses that could predict the future, calm the winds and take the
form of animals. After the World War II German invasion of
France nearly every adult male fled the island in their fishing boats
to join the Free French Forces in England. This unofficial
2024 500 Libres of Ile de Sein depicts a woman and a wolf on one side
and a Gallic rooster on the other. The six-sided 39mm silver
plated brass Proof coin has a mintage of only 120 pieces.
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SEIN ILE DE SEIN 500 LIBRES 2024 PROOF $24.00
JAGUARS
ON REPUBLIC OF TULE COIN
The Republic of Tule was declared by
Guna people living along the eastern coast of southern Panama and
northern Columbia. The region was formerly called San Blas
and is now called Guna Yala. The obverse of this unofficial
2024 Republic of Tule 10 Balboa depicts the head of a Jaguar.
The reverse features a Jaguar in the forest. The eight-sided
40mmm silver plated brass Proof coin has a mintage of only 125 pieces.
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TULE REPUBLIC OF TULE 10 BALBOAS 2024 PROOF $24.00
SAILING
SHIP ON SQUARE COIN OF
SALA Y GOMEZ
A sailing
ship if featured on this square 2023 dated 2000 Pesos of Sala Y
Gomez. The coat of arms is on the obverse. Sala Y
Gomez is sometimes considered the easternmost point of the Polynesian
Triangle. It was known to the inhabitants of Easter Island,
which is located 243 miles (391km) to the southwest. It is
uninhabited due to its remoteness, small size, lack of fresh water and
rough terrain. It is named after Spanish sailor Jose Salas
Valdes who discovered it in 1793 and Jose Manuel Gomez who later
explored it. Today the island belongs to Chile, which is
located 2000 miles (3210km) to the east. The surrounding waters are a
Marine Protected Area. The unofficial 39mm silver-plated
brass Proof coin has a mintage of only 145 pieces.
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SALA SALA Y GOMEZ 2000 PESOS 2023 PROOF $24.00
SAILBOAT ON ODD-SHAPED
COIN OF ISLAS DESVENTURADAS
The
Islas Desventuradas are four remote islands belonging to Chile that are
530 miles (850 km.) off the coast of Chile. The
name translates as the "Unlucky Islands". The only
inhabitants is a garrison of the Chilean Navy located on Isla San
Felix. A 6,600 foot (2000m.) runway runs the entire length of
the island. The unofficial 2023 5000 Pesos of Islas
Desventuradas depicts a nereid (sea nymph) riding hippocampus and the
coat of arms on the obverse. A sailboat is on the
reverse. The, unofficial silver-plated Proof coin has a
mintage of just 145 pieces.
Item
DESVENTURADAS DESVENTURADAS 5000 PESOS 2023
PROOF $24.00
FISHERMAN
ON MIGINGO COIN
Migingo is a 1/2 acre (.2 hectare)
island in Lake Victoria in Kenya. The island was believed to be the
home of an evil spirit and uninhabited until 1991 when two fishermen
paid a sorcerer to expel the spirit. It is a rich fishing
area, especially for Nile Perch. More fishermen moved to the
island and attempted to establish an independent commune.
Uganda then claimed the island and a low-level war broke out between
Kenya and Uganda, before Uganda finally relinquished its claims in
2009. In 2018 the tiny island was inhabited by more than 400
people, making one of the most densely populated regions in the
world. The men engage primarily in fishing and the women in
prostitution. This unofficial 2024 dated 1500 Shillings of
Migingo depicts the coat of arms on the obverse and a Nile perch and a
fisherman in a boat on the reverse. The 37mm silver-plated
Proof coin has a mintage of 120 pieces.
Item
MIGINGO MIGINGO 1500 SHILLINGS 2024 PROOF $24.00
2024 SILVER
BRITANNIAS
The British Royal Mint released 2024 dated 1 ounce, 1/4 ounce and 1/10
ounce silver Britannia coins. The legal tender coins are
struck in .999 fine silver and feature King Charles III on the obverse
and Britannia standing with shield and trident on the reverse. The 1
ounce coin denominated 2 Pounds and is 38.61mm The 1/4 Ounce coin is
denominated 50 Pence and is 22mm. The 1/10 ounce denominated 20 Pence
and is 16.5mm.
Item
GB-BRIT24 GREAT BRITAIN
2024 1 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA 2 POUNDS BU $36.00
Item
GB-BRIT24-1/4 GREAT BRITAIN
2024 1/4 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA 50 PENCE BU $15.00
Item
GB-BRIT24-1/10 GREAT BRITAIN
2024 1/10 TROY OUNCE
SILVER BRITANNIA 20 PENCE BU $10.00
GERMANY HONORS
MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA WITH 2 EURO
Germany
honored the state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania
(Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) on their 2024 2 Euro coin. The coin
depicts the iconic “Königsstuhl” (King’s Chair) in the Jasmund National
Park on the island of Rügen.. It is a 387-foot (118m) chalk
cliff rising above the Baltic Sea. A person standing on the
beach gives an idea to the immense size of the cliffs. To the
left is the "D" for Deutschland. Above the cliff is the
mintmark (A=Berlin, D=Munich, F=Stuttgart, G=Karlsruhe, J=Hamburg).
Item
DE-2E24-KING GERMANY 2 EURO 2024
MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA (Mint of our choice) UNC. $6.00
Item
DE-2E24-KINGx5 GERMANY 2 EURO 2024
MECKLENBURG-WEST POMERANIA, ALL 5 MINTS UNC. $29.50
LUXEMBOURG
ISSUES
TWO 2024 2 EURO COINS
Luxembourg
released two 2024 dated 2 Euro coins. One commemorates the
175th anniversary of the death of William II (Guillaume II).
William was the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg and
Duke of Limburg (Limburg became part of Netherlands in 1867). The coin
depict William on a horse and the bust of the current Grand Duke
Henri. The other coin commemorates the 100th anniversary of
the use of the Feierstëpplert (steel worker) on coins of Luxembourg.
The design became emblematic for Luxembourg. Steel is a major
industry of Luxembourg and the country is the home of ArcelorMittal,
the world’s second largest steel producer. The design
continued to be used on Luxembourg’s 1 Franc coins until
1965. The 2024 2 Euro coin depicts the 1924 1 Franc coin and
the cypher of Grand Duke Henri within the numeral 100.
Item
LU-2E24-WILLIAM LUXEMBOURG 2 EURO 2024
WILLIAM II UNC. $18.00
Item
LU-2E24-STEEL LUXEMBOURG 2 EURO 2024
STEELWORKER
(FEIERSTEPPLET) COIN DESIGN UNC. $18.00
SLOVENIA
COMMEMORATES MATHEMATICIAN JOSIP PLEMELJ
Slovenia
commemorated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Josip Plemelj on
this 2023 2 Euro coin. Plemelj was a famed mathematician
whose work is far beyond my comprehension. In 1919 he was
elected the first rector of the University of Ljubljana and was a
professor of mathematics there from 1919 until his retirement in
1957. The design on the coin features part of one of his
equations with numbers and symbols that rotate in circles and
illustrate the rotation of the planets, pulling together two areas of
his work and research: mathematics and astronomy. The
standard map of Europe reverse is on the other side.
Item
SI-2E23-PLEMELJ SLOVENIA 2 EURO 2023 JOSOP
PLEMELJ UNC. $6.00
GECKO
AND SHIP ON AGALEGA COIN
Agalega
consists of two small islands in the western part of the Indian Ocean
located. They are administered my Mauritius, which is located
683
miles (1100 km) to the south. It has a population of about
330. The
first settlement was established by a former French Privateer in 1808
who imported slaves. The exact location of the islands was
finally
mapped in 1811 by Captain Briggs of HMS Clorinde. The ship
appears on
the reverse of the coin. Mauritius allowed India to start
building a
major military base on the islands in 2015, over the objection of the
residents who saw it as a threat to self-determination and creole
language and culture. The obverse of this unofficial Agalega
2023
dated 500 Rupees coin features a Gecko over the Agalega coat of arms.
The coat of arms includes a ship, palm treed, star above a mountain and
a key. The odd shaped coin is struck on silver-plated brass
and has a
mintage of only 150 pieces.
Item
AGALEGA AGALEGA 500 RUPEES 2023 PROOF $24.00
DRILL ON AMBAZONIA COIN
Ambazonia
is a self-declared, unrecognized
state in western Africa. In 1961 the southern portion of
English-speaking British Cameroon was attached to the larger French
Cameroon to create the independent Federal Republic of
Cameroon. Many
of the English speakers did not feel they were being fairly treated by
the French majority and in 1972 a new constitution stripped the region
of much of its local authority. After a series of wide spread protests,
the Federal Republic of Ambazonia declared independence in 2017.
Guerilla warfare has been ongoing. The obverse of this
unofficial
Ambazonia 5 Ambo coin features the coat of arms. The reverse depicts a
Drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus) and the outlines of other Old World
Monkeys (Cercopithecidae). The 40mm eight-sided
silver-plated Proof
coin has a mintage of only 135 pieces.
Item
AMBAZONIA AMBAZONIA 5 AMBO 2023 PROOF $24.00
ANTS
ON KABYLIA 25 DINARS 2023
Kabylia
is a region of northern Algeria,
including parts of the Atlas Mountains and the Mediterranean
coast. It
is inhabited by fiercely independent Berbers. The
region was the last
stronghold against the French colonization of Algeria. The
French
gradually took control of the region after 1830 despite numerous
revolts. Revolts continued after Algeria's independence in
1962 as the
region sought further autonomy. More recently Kabylia leaders
have
called for complete independence. The unofficial 2023 Kabylia
25
Dinars has the Kabylia arms on the obverse with the name of the country
in Arabic, Tifinagh and Kabyle. The reverse depicts 3 ants on
leaves.
The six-sided, silver plated, Proof coin has a mintage of just 125
pieces.
Item
KABYLIA KABYLIA 25 DINARS 2023 PROOF $24.00
KING CHARLES III ON 2024
1 OUNCE SILVER KOOKABURRA
King
Charles III appears for the first time on Australia's 1
troy ounce silver Kookaburra with this 2024 issue. The
reverse depicts a Kookaburra holding a snake in its claws flying over a
gorge. The Perth Mint commemorates its 125th Anniversary with a special
"P125" mintmark on the reverse. Also included in the reverse design is
the date, weight and fineness. Both sides of the coin are
reverse frosted, with bright devices against a beautiful frosted field.
The 40.9mm coin is struck in .9999 fine silver and comes in a
protective capsule. It is legal tender for 1 Australian
Dollar.
Item
AU-KOOK24
AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR 2024 SILVER KOOKABURRA BU $39.00
TURKEY CELEBRATES ITS 100th
ANNIVERSARY
The
100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey is
commemorated on this 2023 bi-metallic 5 Lira from Turkey. One
side depicts Mustafa Kemal Atatürk who was the founding father and
first president of the Republic. Below him is the 100th
anniversary emblem. The other side has the denomination and
an emblem within an eight-pointed Seljuk star.
Item
TR-5L-REP TURKEY 5 LIRA 2023 100th
ANNIVERSARY OF REPUBLIC
UNC. $3.00
WORLD'S
THINNEST, BIGGEST, SILVER OPTICAL ILLUSION COINS FROM CHAD
The world's thinnest, biggest optical illusion coins were recently
produced for the African nation of Chad. The 2023 dated 200
Franc coins are only 0.15 mm (0.006 inch) thick yet are 30mm in
diameter. The coins weigh just 1 gram and are made from .999
silver. They come in a protective display case with
Certificate of Authenticity. They are made with high quality,
non-digital printing. One design features "The Black Hole",
the other. "The Illusion Room". Each design come in two
versions: gold plated and silver Proof. Maximum
mintage of each is only 999 pieces. The coins all have a
common obverse that includes the Chad coat of arms, denomination and
date.
Item
TD-HOLE-GOLD CHAD 200 FRANCS 2023 BLACK
HOLE, GOLD PLATED
$39.75
Item
TD-HOLE-PF CHAD 200 FRANCS 2023 BLACK HOLE,
SILVER PROOF
$39.75
Item
TD-ROOM-GOLD CHAD 200 FRANCS 2023 ILLUSION
ROOM, GOLD PLATED out
Item
TD-ROOM-PF CHAD 200 FRANCS 2023 ILLUSION ROOM,
SILVER PROOF
$39.75
Click Here for
YouTube video produced by the mint depicting the Illusion Room coins
Click Here for
YouTube video produced by the mint depicting the Black Hole coins
ARMENIAN COINS
CELEBRATES 30th ANNIVERSARY OF ARMENIAN CURRENCY
Armenia
issued six circulating commemorative coins to mark the 30th Anniversary
in the Armenian Dram. The 2023 six-coin set includes the 10,
20, 50, 100, 200 and bi-metallic 500 Dram. The obverse
depicts the 30th Anniversary emblem which combines the symbol for the
Dram and the numeral 30. The coins have the standard reverse
which features the denomination.
Item
AM-SET23 ARMENIA 6 COIN SET 10-500 DRAM 30th
ANNIVERSARY OF CURRENCY
$12.00
Click here for Armenia's First Coin Set: 10 Luma
- 10 Dram 1994
THE
FREE REPUBLIC OF NIAS COIN FEATURES SAILING SHIP
The Free
Republic of Nias was a short-lived Nazi state proclaimed by German
prisoners on the Island of Nias in what is now Indonesia.
After Germany invaded the Netherlands in May 1940, the Dutch rounded up
the Germans living in the Netherlands East Indies and attempted to
transport them in three ships to India. One of the ships was
attacked by Japanese bombers. Of the 477 prisoners who were
aboard, just 67 managed to survive and reach Nias in
lifeboats. There local Dutch authorities placed them under
arrest. On March 28, 1942, news came of the
Japanese military successes. The local police revolted and
placed the Dutch authorities under arrest and released the
Germans. The following day the Germans, in cooperation with
the leaders of Nias, proclaimed the Free Republic of Nias.
The Germans reached out to Japanese authorities who they expected to be
their allies. They attempted to turn their Dutch and English prisoners
to the Japanese Instead, the Japanese sent six
ships to occupy the island, and on April 24, 1942 all Europeans,
regardless of nationality were transported off Nias to Sumatra. The
obverse of the unofficial 2023 Free Republic of Nias 20 Mark coin
depicts the republic's emblem. The reverse features a Pinisi
type sailing ship that was likely used by Japanese to remove the
Europeans. The triangular, silver-plated Proof coin has a
mintage of 150 pieces.
Item
NIAS FREE REPUBLIC OF NIAS 20 MARK 2023
PROOF
$24.00
OIL
ROCKS COIN DEPICTS UNIQUE "FLYING SHIP"
Oil
Rocks, known as Neft Dashlari in Azerbaijan, is a city built on a
series of platforms over the Caspian Sea. The first oil well
in complex was drilled in 1949. Soon an entire functioning
city was built over the Caspian Sea as oil production
expanded. At its peak in the 1960's the city housed some 5000
workers and included nine-story living quarters, hotels, parks with
trees, a restaurant, movie theater, soccer pitch, and hospital
connected by some 190 miles (300km) of streets built on piles or
landfill. Control of Oil Rocks passed to Azerbaijan after the
collapse of the Soviet Union. Since then, oil production has
declined and portions of the city has fallen into disrepair or
collapsed, though it is estimated there is as much as 178 million
barrels (30 million tons) of recoverable oil remain. The
obverse coin depicts a helicopter landing on one of the city's
platforms. The reverse depicts the Lun Ekranoplan.
The Lun is the world's only Ground Effect Vehicle (GEV) to be deployed
as a warship. It resembles an airplane but can only fly up to
about 13 feet (4m) off the surface of the water. The plan was to create
an attack/transport ship that had the speed of an airplane.
Its eight jet engines gave it a top speed of 297 knots (340mph,
550kph). The 242 foot long vessel (73.8m) carried a crew of
15. Its weapons included six guided missile launchers and two 23mm
cannons. Only one was ever completed which entered service in
the Soviet Navy in 1987. It was soon discovered that the Lun
was unable to operate in rough seas. After the collapse of
the Soviet Union it was abandoned. An attempt to tow it to a
museum in 2020 resulted it in it getting stuck on a sandy beach, where
at last reports, it remains today. The unofficial,
odd-shaped, 42mm, silver-plated, Proof 2023 Naft Dashlari 500 Manat has
a mintage of only 125 pieces.
Item
NEFT OIL ROCKS (NEFT DASHLARI) 500 MANAT
2023 PROOF
$24.00
SENTOSA
COIN DEPICTS CONCORDE
Sentosa,
originally known as Blakang Mati, is located off the southern coast of
Singapore. Fortifications to protect Singapore were built on
the island in the 19th century. In the 1970's the island was
renamed Sentosa and turned into a resort. Today it houses 14
hotels, 2 golf courses, a theme park, casino and a sheltered
beach. It attracts more than 20 million visitors a
year. The obverse of this unofficial 2023 Sentosa 50 Dollar
coin depicts the Singapore coat of arms and Merlion with the name
Sentosa in English, Tamil and Chinese. The reverse depicts a
Concorde landing in Singapore with the Marina Bay Sands Resort in the
background. The Concorde was a supersonic airplane that
served Singapore between 1977 and 1980. The Concorde ceased
all operations in 2003. The Marina Bay Sands Resort was not
built until 2010. The 39mm silver plated brass coin
has a mintage of 125 pieces.
Item
SENTOSA SENTOSA 50 DOLLARS 2023
PROOF
$24.00
RHINOS FROM REHOBOTH
Rhinoceros
are featured on both the obverse and reverse of this odd-shaped coin of
the Free Republic of Rehoboth. The Free Republic of Rehoboth
was first founded in 1868 by a group of Basters who left British-ruled
Cape Colony. The Basters are of mixed African, European and
Asian ancestry. Their territory was incorporated into
South-West Africa, which later became Namibia. On March 20,
1990 they again declared independence. A day later Namibia
became independent from South Africa and soon confiscated all their
territory. The unofficial 2023 coin is denominated 250
Rehoboth Dollars. The silver-plated coin is 42mm, has a
mintage of only 125 pieces and is Proof.
Item
REHBOTH REHBOTH 250 DOLLARS 2023 PROOF
$24.00
KINGDOM
OF KABUTO COIN FEATURES BISON
The
Kingdom of Kabuto is a micronation that was proclaimed in
2016. It claims previously unclaimed waters in the Dixon
Strait between Alaska and British Columbia and enclaves within Poland
and Croatia. This unofficial 2023 7 Buto coin of Kabuto
depicts a European Bison and calf on one side and the national emblem
on the other. The inscriptions are in Polish, which along
with English is one of the official languages of the Kingdom. The
eight-sided silver-plated Proof coin has a mintage of only 125 pieces.
Item
KABUTO KINGDOM OF KABUTO 7 BUTO 2023 PROOF
$24.00
GRASSHOPPER ON COIN OF
LAJTABANSAG
Lajtabansag
existed as an independent state between October 4 and November 10,
1921. After the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in
World War I the Treaty of Trinon assigned the territory to Austria,
which many inhabitants did not want. Leaders in the territory
declared independence and formed an army of former soldiers, students
and peasants that managed to hold off the Austrian army.
Lajtabansag extracted “customs duties” from trains passing through the
region by confiscating goods. The result was not acceptable
to either Austria or Hungary. After high level negotiations,
a plebiscite was held, which resulted in the city of Sopron becoming
part of Hungary while other territory of Burgenland going to
Austria. The obverse of this unofficial 2023
Lajtabansag 10,000 Korona includes the national emblem. The
reverse depicts a grasshopper. The five-sided 37mm
silver-plated Proof coin has a mintage of only 140 pieces.
Item
LAJTABANSAG LAJTABANSAG 10,000 KORONA 2023
PROOF
$24.00
CHOCOLATE
FROG ON REPUBLIC OF WEST PAPUA COIN
The
Republic of West Papua is an unrecognized state consisting of the
Indonesian part of the island of New Guinea. The Dutch
retained possession of the west New Guinea after the independence of
Indonesia in 1949, with the expectation that it would eventually become
an independent nation. Instead, Indonesia took over the
territory in 1963 against the will of much of the indigenous
population. The Republic of West Papua is the
provisional government that is fighting for the independence of West
Papua.. This unofficial 2023 40 Basan coin of the Republic of
West New Guinea depicts the West Papua coat of arms on the obverse. The
reverse depicts a native Chocolate Frog, (Litoria mira) which was
discovered in 2016. The six-sided, 39mm, silver-plated Proof coin has a
mintage of only 135 pieces.
Item
W.PAPUA REPUBLIC OF WEST PAPUA 40 BASAN 2023
PROOF
$24.00
CYPRUS 2 EURO
COMMEMORATES CENTRAL BANK
Cyprus
commemorated the 60th anniversary of the founding of Central Bank of
Cyprus on this 2023 2 Euro coin. The Bank was established in
1963. The design of the coin supposedly depicts tools on a
microchip "symbolizing the stability of the economy in the modern
industrial and digital era secured by the Central Bank of
Cyprus". It does not look like a computer chip to me and I
don't see how that is connected to the Central Bank. The name
of the country is in both Greek and Turkish.
Item
CY-2E23-BANK CYPRUS 2 EURO 2023 CENTRAL BANK
UNC. $7.00
2023
GREEK 2 EURO
COINS HONOR SINGER AND MATHEMATICIAN
Greece
commemorated the 100th anniversary of singer Maria Callas and the 150th
anniversary of the death of mathematician Constantin Caratheodory on
their 2023 2 Euro coins. Callas was a famous operatic singer
noted for her bel canto technique, wide-ranging voice, dramatic
interpretations and fiery temperament. She was born in New
York City to Greek parents in 1923. Her mother brought her to
Greece at age 13 where she received most of her musical
training. Following World War II she left Greece to become an
widely acclaimed international opera star. Her portrait appears on the
coin. Caratheodory was considered one of the greatest
mathematicians of his era. He was born in 1873 in Berlin to
Greek parents. He grew up in Brussels where his father was
the Ottoman ambassador to Belgium and spent most of his professional
career in Germany. The coin depicts Caratheodory and some of his
mathematical formulas.
Item
GR-2E23-CALLAS GREECE 2 EURO 2023
MARIA CALLAS UNC. out
Item
GR-2E23-CARATHEODORY GREECE 2 EURO 2023
CONSTANTIN CARATHEODORY UNC. $7.00
CROATIA'S FIRST
COMMEMORATIVE 2 EURO COMMEMORATES JOINING THE EURO
Croatia’s
first circulating commemorative 2 Euro coin commemorates Croatia
adopting the Euro in 2023 as their national currency. The
design of the 2023 coin includes s a stylized Euro € symbol and the
distinctive checker board pattern from the flag and arms of Croatia.
The edge lettering has the text "O LIJEPA O DRAGA O SLATKA SLOBODO" (Oh
beautiful, oh dear, oh sweet freedom) from the Hymn to Freedom by the
17th century Croatian writer Ivan Gundulic. The coin has a
mintage of 250,000.
Item
HR-2E23-EURO CROATIA 2 EURO 2023 JOINING THE
EURO UNC. $19.75
2022 SIERRA LEONE COINS FEATURES
MUSICIANS AND THEIR INSTRUMENTS
In July 2022 Sierra Leone did a 1000 to 1 currency revaluation and
introduced a new series of coins. The coins feature popular
Sierra Leonian musicians on one side and their instrument on the
other. Sierra Leone is the only country that highlights
musicians on all their circulating coins. I suspect the
designs are a lot more popular with the public than live dictators or
dead politicians. The bi-metallic 50 Cents features accordionist and
singer Salia Koroma. The 10-sided, bi-metallic 25 Cents
depicts blind musician Bassie Sorie Kondi wearing sunglasses and a
Kalimba. The 8-sided 10 Cents depicts Sooliman Ernest Rogers,
a highlife and palm wine musician and guitarist and a
guitar. The scalloped edged 5 Cents pictures Jazz
and Afropop musician Israel Olorunfeh Cole, popularly known as Dr.
Oloh, along with a traditional Djembe drum. Singer Sullay Abu
Bakarr and a microphone are on the 1 Cent coin.
Item
SL-SET22 SIERRA LEONE 5 COIN SET 1-50 CENTS
2022 KM503-507 UNC.
$15.00
CANADA HONORS ARTIST JEAN-PAUL
RIOPELLE
Canada
commemorated the 100th anniversary of the birth of artist Jean-Paul
Riopelle with 2023 colored and non-colored 2 Dollar coins.
The reverses of the coins depict elements from panel 29 of his 132 foot
long (40.39m) 1992 work
L’Hommage
a Rosa Luxemburg. The spray-paint and
acrylic work was done as a tribute to American painter Joan Mitchell,
which whom he had a close relationship. Rosa Luxemburg was a
communist who was executed in 1919 after attempting to overthrow the
German government.
Canada has not yet approved a portrait of
Charles III so the Susanna Blunt portrait of Queen Elizabeth along with
the dates 2023 1952 + 2022 is on the obverse.
Item
CA-2D23COL-RIOPELLE CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2023
JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE, COLOR VERSION UNC.
$7.00
Item
CA-2D23REG-RIOPELLE CANADA 2 DOLLARS 2023
JEAN-PAUL RIOPELLE, REGULAR VERSION UNC.
$7.00
2022 BI-METALLIC
FROM TURKEY COMMEMORATES NEW BRIDGE
Turkey commemorated the recently completed "1915 Canakkale
Bridge"
that spans the Dardanelle on this 2022 bi-metallic 1 Lira
coin.
1915 is part of the official name of the bridge and refers to an
important Ottoman naval victory against the navies of the United
Kingdom and France during World War I. The bridge
is depicted on the
obverse of the coin. It iis the
longest suspension bridge in the world with a main span of 1.257 miles
(2.023 km). The coin is 26.15mm in diameter and
has the standard
Turkish 1 Lira reverse.
Item
TR-1L-BRIDGE TURKEY 1 LIRA 2022 BRIDGE
KM1548
UNC. $2.50
ORANGE
FREE STATE HONORS J.R.R. TOLKIEN
Orange Free State was an independent republic in what is now South
Africa. It was settled in the 1830's by Dutch colonists (Boers) fleeing
after the English took control of Cape Colony. It became a
province in South African in 1902 after its defeat in the Second Boer
War. Renowned author J.R.R. Tolkien was born in Bloemfontein,
Orange Free State in 1892. These unofficial 2022
dated coins of Orange Free State were struck to commemorate the 130th
anniversary of his birth and the 85th anniversary of the first
publishing of The Hobbit. The obverse of the 100 Rand
features his portrait and signature and the Orange Free State coat of
arms. The reverse depicts Bard the Bowman and Bilbo the
Hobbit. The six-sided silver-plated Proof coin is 39mm and
has a mintage of 145 pieces. The eight-sided 500
Rand features Sauron, cave troll, Azog the defiler and a multi-colored
Eye of Sauron on the obverse. The reverse includes
multi-color images of Frodo Baggins, the wizard Gandolf and the Eye of
Sauron. Gimli, the dwarf warrior is in the
background. The 38mm silver-plated coin has a mintage of 150
pieces.
Item
ORANGE-100R ORANGE FREE STATE 100 RAND 2022
TOLKIEN PROOF $22.00
Item
ORANGE-500R ORANGE FREE STATE 500 RAND 2022
LORD OF THE RINGS PROOF
$25.00
Also see:
COIN OF MIDDLE
EARTH - THE MOURIA AXE OF DURIN
REPUBLIC
OF SOUTH MOLUCCAS
The
Republic of South Moluccas , (Indonian: Republik Maluku Selatan) is a
government in exile that claims the islands of Ambon, Buru, and Seram
in the Indonesian province of Maluku. Indonesia gained
independence from Indonesia in December 1949. In April 1950
the heavily Christian South Maluku declared independence from mostly
Muslim Indonesia. The revolt was largely put down by the
Indonesian army by November 1950, though fighting continued until
1963. Thousands of Moluccans and the South Moluccan
government went into exile in The Netherlands. The
unofficial Republic of South Moluccas 2023 5000 Rupiah coin depicts the
head of a Cassowary bird, the national emblem and a cross on the
obverse. The reverse features a standing Cassowary.
The is a large, flightless bird that inhabits the islands. It
can grow to 6 feet (2m) tall and weigh over 150 pounds
(70kg). The 23mm, silver plated brass coin has a scalloped
edge and a mintage of only 120 pieces.
Item
MALUKU SOUTH MOLUCCAS 5000 RUPIAH 2023 PROOF
$22.00
RABBIT
ON COIN OF NORTHERN EPIRUS
Autonomous
Republic of Northern Epirus was proclaimed on February 28, 1914 by
Greeks who did not want to be incorporated into the recently created
Principality of Albania, whose boundaries were drawn by the Great
European Powers. After the outbreak of World War I in July
1914 Greek forces occupied the area and tried to incorporate it into
Greece, until they were driven out by French and Italian forces in
1916. With the support of Italy, in 1921 the area was
formally ceded to Albania though calls for independence or union with
Greece have continued since then. This unofficial 10 Drachmas
coin of Northern Epirus features the Northern Epirus national emblem on
the obverse and a rabbit on the reverse. The six-sided 39mm
silver-plated brass coin has a mintage of just 125 pieces.
Item
EPIRUS NORTHERN EPIRUS 10 DRACHMAS 2023
PROOF $22.00
RAILROAD HONORED ON GRAUBUNDEN
COIN
The Albulian Railway is commemorated on
this unofficial 2023 10 Franc coin for the Swiss canton of
Graubunden. The obverse features the coat of arms of
Graubunden and two women, one personifying the canton of Graubunden and
the other is Helvetia personifying Switzerland. The reverse
depicts a steam engine and the Landwasser viaduct on the
railway. The construction of the railroad began in 1898, it
was opened in 1903 and since 2008 has been a UNESCO World Heritage
Site. The odd-shaped coin is 42 x 21mm. The silver
plated Proof coin has a mintage of only 120 pieces.
Item
GRAUBUNDEN GRAUBUNDEN 10 FRANCS 2023 PROOF $22.00
FINLAND
2023 2 EURO FOR SOCIAL & HEALTH SERVICES
Finland
honored their Social and Health services on this 2023 2 Euro
coin. The coin features a stylized map of Finland (which
looks
like a labyrinth to me) and word for "well being" in both Finnish and
Swedish. Finland's Ministry of Social Affairs and Health sets
policies. Each county is responsible for providing the
services.
This includes health care, hospitals as well social services such as
mental health, substance abuse treatment and rehabilitation, temporary
housing and family counseling. The coin has a maximum mintage
of 400,000 pieces.
Item
FI-2E23-HEALTH FINLAND 2 EURO 2023 SOCIAL
& HEALTH SERVICES, UNC.
$14.00
PORTUGAL CELEBRATES 2023 WORLD
YOUTH DAY WITH 2 EURO COIN
World
Youth Day, a celebration that draws thousands of Catholic youth from
around the world, was celebrated August 1 through 6 in
Lisbon.
Pope Francis was in attendance. The design of the coin
features a
cross encircled by individuals suggesting the shape of a globe which in
turn is surrounded by a pair of hugging hands.
Item
PT-2E23-YOUTH PORTUGAL 2 EURO 2023 YOUTH DAY
UNC.
$14.00
Also see:
2019 PANAMA WORLD
YOUTH DAY COINS
VATICAN 2 EUROS 2013 RIO YOUTH DAY
CANADA
CELEBRATES AERONAUTICAL ENGINEER ELSIE MACGILL
Elsie
MacGill, born in 1905, was the world's first woman to earn an
aeronautical engineering degree in 1929 and was the first woman in
Canada to receive a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in
1927. Despite contracting polio and facing discrimination due
to her sex, she worked herself up to become the Chief Aeronautical
Engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry (CanCar). While there
she designed and tested the Maple Leaf II Trainer. Later she supervised
the production of Hawker Hurricane fighters at CanCar that
were needed for Britain's war effort, earning her the title "Queen of
the Hurricanes". In addition to her many engineering achievements she
was
an advocate for women's rights. The eleven-sided
2023 Canadian 1 Dollar coin depicts Elsie MacGill carrying
blueprints. Above is a Maple Leaf II Trainer. To
the left is a Hawker Hurricane. Two versions of the coin were
struck. One with the Hawker Hurricane in color, the other
without color. Canada has yet to come up with a portrait of
Charles III, so Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse with the dates 2003
at the top and 1952 + 2022 at the bottom.
Item
CA-1D23COL-MACGILL CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2023
ELSIE MACGILL, COLOR VERSION
$5.00
Item
CA-1D23REG-MACGILL CANADA 1 DOLLAR 2023
ELSIE MACGILL, REGULAR VERSION
$6.00
HUNGARIAN
BIMETALLIC COMMEMORATES 175th ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR MILITARY
Hungary
issued this circulating 2023 bi-metallic 100 Forint to commemorate the
175th anniversary of their Defense Forces. The Defense Forces
were first organized by Lajos Kossuth during the unsuccessful 1848
Hungarian Revolution. The obverse of the 23.8mm coin features
the emblem of the Hungarian Defiance Forces: a Turul, a mythical bird
of prey, holding the sword of Stephen I of Hungary in its claws, and
the shield of the Hungarian Defense Forces. The
denomination is on the reverse.
Item
HU-100F-23DEF HUNGARY 100 FORINT 2023
DEFENSE FORCES UNC.
$7.00
HUNGARY HONORS THEIR AMBULANCE
SERVICE
Hungary
issued a 2023 circulating 50 Forint coin to commemorate the 75th
anniversary of their National Ambulance Service. It is the
largest ambulance and medical institution in Hungary. It was
formally established in 1948, though traces its roots going back to
1887. The 27.4mm copper-nickel coin depicts the Rod of
Asclepius, depicting a snake coiled on a stick, which symbolizes the
healing aspect of medical arts. Beneath the Rod of Asclepius is a
six-armed Cross of Constantine. The cross represents the star of life
signifying the steps in the process of life-saving: recognition,
emergency call, first aid, paramedic care, control during transport and
hospital care. The denomination is on the reverse.
Item
HU-50F-23AMB HUNGARY 50 FORINT 2023
AMBULANCE SERVICE UNC.
$4.00
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