French coins always have cool designs and this is a good example. These coins, however, are not made out of silver. They are copper-nickel. Many of these coins have a B mint mark for the Beaumont mint. If you can find a coin dated 1958 without a B mint mark, as this one is, it is rare.

Obverse : Laureate Bust of Marianne, facing right with flaming torch on right hand; "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE".

Reverse : 100 FRANCS in two lines at left (date) with cornucopia at left and wing at right, ears and olive branches below right, R.COCHET; "LIBERTE-EGALITE-FRATERNITE".

Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.

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In 1797 the British government authorized Matthew Boulton to strike copper pennies and twopences at his Soho Mint, in Birmingham. It was believed that the face value of a coin should correspond to the value of the material it was made from, so each coin was made from two pence worth of copper (2 ounces). This requirement means that the coins are significantly larger than the silver pennies minted previously. The large size of the coins, combined with the thick rim where the inscription was punched into the metal, led to the coins being nicknamed "cartwheels". All "cartwheel" twopences are marked with the date 1797. In total, around 720,000 twopences were minted.

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1845 Great Britain Crown

SPECIFICATIONS

Composition: Silver

Fineness: 0.9250

Weight: 28.2760g

ASW: 0.8409oz

Melt Value: $13.76 (5/15/2020)

DESIGN

Obverse: Head left

Obverse Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA

Reverse: Crowned arms within branches

Reverse Legend: BRITANNIARUM REGIBA FID: DEF:

NOTES

Ruler: Victoria

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Commemorative Issue Coin

Reverse

Eagle with snake in talons, denomination below

Lettering:

DEUTSCHES REICH 1913

* DREI MARK *

Obverse

Figure on horseback surrounded by people

Lettering:

DER KÖNIG RIEF UND ALLE ALLE KAMEN ·

MIT GOTT·FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND

17-3-1813

Edge

Lettering: GOTT MIT UNS

Translation: GOD WITH US

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A beautiful 2020 1oz British Gold Bullion Coin.

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The Banco de Tamaulipas operated from 1902-15 and most of its issues are scarce except for some released in 1914. This Cinco Peso banknote was made in the USA by the American banknote company of New York. This banknote is from the J Arnold Collection.

Bringing Art and History Together

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Reverse (shown)

Lettering: * EIN VEREINSTHALER * XXX EIN PFUND FEIN * 1862

Engraver: A.V.Nordheim

Obverse

Frankofurthia

Lettering:

FREIE STADT FRANKFURT

A.V.NORDHEIM

Engraver: A.V.Nordheim

Edge

Inscripted

Lettering: STARK IM RECHT

This is one of the coolest examples of this coin I have had the pleasure to photograph. Macedon, Greece, c. 167-149 BC.

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Large silver tetradrachm minted under Roman occupation, Amphipolis mint. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ club of Herakles within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left, monograms above and below.

Reverse

Features a modern design by sculptor Emanuel Hahn, showing an Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees. In the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights.

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Mickey first appeared in the short Plane Crazy, debuting publicly in the short film Steamboat Willie (1928), one of the first sound cartoons.

This is a nine frame focus stacked macro image.

The same ship and shield patterns appear on the 2 1/2, 5, and 10 escudo coins from Portugal.

Obverse

Boat sailing to the left

Lettering:

REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA

1933

Engraver: João da Silva, Arnaldo Fragoso

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Reverse

Coat of Arms superimposed on a stylized view of the earth, and date below

Lettering: 10$00

Engraver: João da Silva, Arnaldo Fragoso

Edge

Reeded

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Reverse

Ceres standing right holding torch and raising robe.

Lettering: AVGVSTA

Obverse

DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, hair arranged in a chignon behind the head

Lettering: DIVA FAVSTINA

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Faustina I the elder was born circa 100 AD and died in 140 AD. She was the wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, one of the Five Good Emperors. This sestertius was part of a third issue of coinage in her honour after her death and is likely to have been minted at some time between the end of the second issue (141 AD) and the end of Antonius Pius's reign as Roman Emperor, most likely toward the end of that reign. A more precise dating is not currently known. The coinage bears the legend DIVA FAVSTINA, not DIVA AVGVSTA, as the title of Augusta had passed onto her daugher, Faustina II the Younger.

Ceres was the Roman goddess of agriculture. She features prominently on coins of Faustina.

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150 Rupees.

Year: 1976.

Weight: 35.00g (Tolerance +0.712g).

Metal: 0.925 Silver (Silver=92.5% + Copper and/or Cadmium=7.5%).

Diameter: 42.00 mm (+/- 0.127 mm).

Edge: Reeded. Serrations: 198.

Alignment: Medal.

Mint: British Royal Mint, London.

Obverse: "حکومتِ پاکستان" (Hukumat-e-Pakistan) [Government of Pakistan] written at the top. Minar-e-Pakistan imposed on Crescent and star facing left in the center. Decoration design on left and right sides. Date at the bottom.

Reverse: Gavial Crocodile in marsh swamp (Conservation Series) in the center. "150" written at the top right side. "ایک سو پچاس روپیہ" (One Hundred and Fifty Rupee) written in Urdu at the bottom.

Mintage: 10,756 (including 5,637 Proofs). Minted Years: One year type. According to the Certificate of Authenticity, these specification (based on 50 coins) was attested by John R. Christie, Deputy Master of the Royal Mint. Issued Date: May 09, 1977.

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. Gharials once thrived in all the major river systems of the Indian subcontinent, spanning the rivers of its northern part from the Indus in Pakistan across the Gangetic floodplain to the Irrawaddy in Myanmar. Today their distribution is limited to only 2% of their former range. They are extinct in Pakistan's Indus River, in the Brahmaputra of Bhutan and Bangladesh and in the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar.

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This copper token is a well worn on one side, but holding up pretty well for over 200 years old. I love the tones and majestic look of the lion.

Obverse

A lion standing left, head front.

Lettering:

ROLLING MILLS AT WALTHAMSTOW

ONE PENNY

1812

Reverse

BRITISH COPPER COMPANY in center within a wreath of oak; around, SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE *

Lettering:

SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE *

BRITISH

COPPER

COMPANY

Edge

Centre grained

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Macniven and Cameron Ltd. was a printing and stationery company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

The company was best known for its pen nibs, the "Pickwick", the "Owl", and the "Waverley", which were sold under the advertising doggerel:

They come as a boon and a blessing to men,

the Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley Pen.

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The Norwegian Lion

Obverse

Head of King Haakon VII facing right

Lettering: HAAKON VII NORGES KONGE ALT FOR NORGE

Translation: HAAKON VII NORWAY KING EVERYTHING FOR NORWAY

Reverse

A shield featuring den Norske løve [The Norwegian Lion] surrounded by a heraldic chain and six other shields of the cities (clockwise starting at top right: Bergen, Kristiansand, Hamar, Tromso, Trondheim, and Oslo) with the denomination above and the date below

Lettering: 2 KRONER 1913

Engraver: Ivar Thorndse

The Entente Cordiale, in English, Cordial Agreement, was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations. Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial expansion addressed by the agreement, the signing of the Entente Cordiale marked the end of almost a thousand years of intermittent conflict between the two states and their predecessors, and replaced the modus vivendi that had existed since the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 with a more formal agreement.

Obverse

Crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In tiny letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley). Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D FIVE POUNDS. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.

Reverse

The reverse shows the combined figures of Britannia (holding a trident) and Marianne, the female personifications of Great Britain and France respectively, with the words ENTENTE CORDIALE and the anniversary dates 1904 and 2004 around.

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A beautiful 1963 Greek coin from the J. Arnold Collection, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Five Greek Kings. Commemorating the centennial of the reign of the House of Glücksburg. Clockwise from the top: Paul, George II, Alexander, Constantine I and George I.

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A beautiful 1963 Greek coin from the J. Arnold Collection Commemorating the centennial of the reign of the House of Glücksburg.

Reverse side shown; Map, value below. Small ship below.

Lettering:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ

30 ΔΡ.

Engraver: V. Falireas

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Obverse

German eagle, mintmark below. F = Stuttgart

Lettering: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND ∙ F ∙

Translation: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ∙ F ∙

Reverse

Two oak branches on either side of the face value.

Lettering: 1 DEUTSCHE MARK 1957

Translation: 1 GERMAN MARK 1957

Engraver: J. Bernhart

Edge Smooth with imprints

Lettering: ~*~ ~·~ ~*~ ~·~ ~*~ ~·~

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The Sasanian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians, was the last kingdom of the Persian Empire before the rise of Islam. Named after the House of Sasan, it ruled from 224 to 651 AD. The Sasanian Empire succeeded the Parthian Empire and was recognized as one of the leading world powers alongside its neighboring arch-rival, the Roman-Byzantine Empire for a period of more than 400 years.

1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar

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In 1815 the St. Helena economy was bolstered by the arrival of the exiled Napoleon. The Emperor's entourage and the guarding force of British troops suddenly doubled the island's population bringing great prosperity. In order to sustain this growth the Company sent out £50,000 in dollars in 1819. St. Helena was at the peak of its prosperity.

Two years later, in 1821, wheels were set in motion for the supply of two copper coinages specifically struck for use on the island. The first issue was of an unofficial nature and originated from a local firm of merchants called Solomon, Dickson and Taylor. Instructions were sent to England for the manufacture of 70,560 halfpenny tokens. Responsibility for the second issue belonged to the Court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company based in England. They requested the Mint of Matthew Robinson Boulton, at Soho near Birmingham, to strike a copper coinage to the total value of £1,000. For this sum the Company received 702,704 halfpenny pieces.

Before either of the new copper coinages arrived in St. Helena, Napoleon died on 5th May 1821. Soon after, most of the troops, high military officers, civil servants and their families had left the island. Consequently the demand for the halfpenny pieces never reached the level originally conceived. In 1830 a large surplus stock of the East India Company copper coins in an unissued state was returned to England for melting. It would be easy to conclude from this event that the coinage was a failure. Far from it, the halfpennies remained in circulation on the island and proved an acceptable payment to all parties. These characteristics must have appeared very attractive to a Company which was still encountering difficulties in maintaining a regular supply of silver coin on St. Helena.

David Vice. "The Coinage of British West Africa & St Helena 1684-1958"

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This image is a good example of the value of adding a diffuser between the light source and the subject. I use a Lee 216. Of course, where you place it between the two makes a big difference too. Hope you like the image. Have a great day!

Ireland's Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection during Easter Week, April 1916. The Rising was launched to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic. At the time, the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I. This coin was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.

The coin contains 0.486 troy ounces of silver, so it can never be worth less than its base value, or BV. To compute BV, multiply the current price of silver by 0.486.

Reverse

The figure of Cú Chulainn is a miniature of the statue by Oliver Sheppard, currently in the General Post Office, Dublin.

Lettering: deiċ scilling

Engraver: T Hugh Paget

Edge

Smooth with Gaelic writing (normal and inverted)

"Easter Rising 1916"

Lettering: Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916

Translation: 1916 Easter Rising

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The reverse, shown here, is a roman soldier advancing left, spearing a fallen horseman who is reaching out to the soldier. The legend reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO which translates as "The restoration of happy times" or "Happy days are here again". This is symbolizing Constantius as the person who restored those happy times by defeating the barbarians, most likely the Persians.

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This coin is pushing 400 years old. I wonder where it's been all that time.

Obverse

Burgundian Cross of Burgundy, with crown, firesteel, and Golden Fleece

Lettering: ·PHIL·IIII·D·G·HISP·ET·INDIAR·REX·

Translation: Philip IV, by the grace of God, King of the Spains and the Indies

Reverse

Crowned shield in collar of the Golden Fleece

Lettering: ·ARCHID·AVST·DVX·BVRG·BRAB·Zᶜ.

Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant, etc.

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This 106 year old silver coin is attractive and reasonably priced at around $75.00 CDN. This coin is listed as AU-55; full detail with light friction on the highpoints. Considerable luster remains.

Reverse

The female effigy of Italy standing on a quadriga with a shield in her left hand and an olive branch in the right, with the date below the prancing legs of the horses. On the line of exergue is the name of the author at left and of the engraver at right, with the value is flanked by two knots with the mintmark on the left and the Star of Italy at the right in the exergue

Lettering:

1914

FERT

D·CALANDRA M· A·MOTTI INC·

R

L. 2

Translation:

1914

FERT

D·CALANDRA M· A·MOTTI INC·

R

2 Lira

Engraver: Attilio Silvio Motti

Obverse

Bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right, with the name of the engraver below the neck

Lettering:

VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA

D. CALANDRA

Translation:

Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy

D. Calandra

Engraver: Davide Calandra

Edge

Smooth with inscription (the motto of the House of Savoy) between knots and stars

Lettering: FERT FERT FERT

Translation: HIS COURAGE SAVED RHODES (Fortitudo ejus Rhodum tenuit)

Mint

R

Rome, Italy

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German Medal 1916

Obverse

A kneeling to the right woman holds in her right hand and a jewelry box in her outstretched left hand, a chain with a pendant.

Lettering: IN EISERNER ZEIT

1916

Reverse

Oak leaves under five-line inscription.

Lettering: GOLD GAB ICH ZUR WEHR EISEN NAHM ICH ZUR EHR

“Gold for Iron” was the call during the 1st War; an exchange of gold for iron. Wedding rings, brooches, rings and jewelry (some of the symbolism of the Iron Cross were Echoing) issued to the citizens willing to donate.

Even though the action was voluntary, a considerable social pressure was been generated to participate.

The Social Control of involvement was simple: Those who wore the iron jewelry had proved to be a patriot, who showed a continued gold, lost its reputation.

Not only individuals but also institutions were invited to exchange gold for iron. This included the ability of clubs, churches and government agencies.

From 1916 a medal was presented as a reward for the supply of jewelry or an exchange of gold for paper money (which is quickly losing its value) from the Reichsbank to the population.

The medals were issued in numerous versions and very large numbers. They are made of blackened iron, have a weight of 15.4g - 20.4g and have a diameter of 39-41mm.

This medal was designed by Hermann Hosaeus.

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The El Cazador, a Spanish brigantine of war, was lost without a trace in the winter of 1784 while on route from Vera Cruz Mexico to the port of New Orleans. The wreck site was accidentally discovered on August 2, 1993 by a fishing vessel working the area. The treasure of the El Cazador, consisting of over 400,000 Spanish 8 reales and an equal amount of smaller denomination Spanish colonial coins from the Mexico City mint, was intended to stabilize the Spanish monetary system in colonial North America. Her loss contributed to Spain's eventual conveyance of Louisiana to France's Napoleon in 1800. The rest is history, as three years later in 1803, Napoleon of France sold Louisiana to the United States, instantly doubling the size of the country.

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Who is the young girl on the face of this 1941 Netherlands bank note? It's taken from the work "Young Girl" by Paulus Moreelse

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ICCS Certified 1928 Canadian 10 cent coin, photographed through the double layer plastic package. This kind of packaging is the least photo friendly type of certified coin packaging I’ve come across. It scratches very easily and the curved surfaces catch reflections for every angle. Thant's not saying they can't be photographed, but the double layer of plastic I have to shot through does lessen the image quality. If you're thinking of getting coins ICCS certified and you want them photographed, I recommend you shoot them first. Just sayin...

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Reverse

Features a modern design by sculptor Emanuel Hahn, showing an Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees. In the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights.

During the 1920’s 1930’s there were few names in the numismatic world as well known as Henry and Julius Guttag, prominent New York City numismatists and securities dealers. The brothers were the owners of Guttag Brothers, with offices on Wall Street and Stone Street in lower Manhattan. Their first numismatic ads in 1920 offered to buy 100 Isabella quarters for $45 and announced that, “We are quantity dealers.”

Julius Guttag had become a coin collector at 15 and remained deeply involved in the field right down to his death in 1962. He was Life Member 24 of the American Numismatic Association (ANA). In 1924 he became the chief proponent of Coin Week that soon expanded into a nationwide annual event directed by the ANA that later became known as National Coin Week.

National Coin Week began in 1923 when American Numismatic Association Governor Julius Guttag suggested that a week-long event should be established “to attract the general public to our hobby and consequently increase our membership, and aid in our science.” That December, the first announcement of a “Coin Week” was made in The Numismatist and scheduled for the week of February 9-16, 1924. In 1942 the observance was moved to the third full week of April, where it has remained ever since

A beautiful 1963 Greek coin from the J. Arnold Collection., celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Five Greek Kings. Commemorating the centennial of the reign of the House of Glücksburg. Clockwise from the top: Paul, George II, Alexander, Constantine I and George I.

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The uprising in Colombia occurs in 1810, but the Spanish reaction is brutal and the country gained independence nine years later thanks to the victory of Boyaca, August 7, 1819, won by Bolivar. Angostura Congress in December 1819 saw the creation of the Great Colombia, which includes Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. This set does not survive Bolivar (1783-1830). Venezuela left the Confederation in 1829, Ecuador in 1830, Panama in 1903.

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Mauritius was a British Crown Colony off the Southeast coast of Africa.

Formerly part of the French colonial empire, British rule in Mauritius was established de facto with the Invasion of Isle de France in November 1810, and de jure by the subsequent Treaty of Paris.

British rule ended on 12 March 1968, when Mauritius became independent.

Obverse

Queen Victoria facing left

Lettering: VICTORIA QUEEN

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Reverse

2 in beaded circle

Lettering:

· MAURITIUS ·

TWO CENTS 1883

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Lucilla- This Roman coin is in pretty rough shape. After all, it has been kicking around for over 18 centuries, but even still, I really like the texture on it. Photographically, it presented a few challenges. This coin has a very matte surface so it absorbs all the light. When it's photographed, even with a combination of side and frontal lighting, as I used, the relief on the coin was barley visible. To bring out the bust out of the background I had to dodge and burn different areas of the image.

Annia Aurelia Galeria Lucilla or Lucilla (March 7, 148 or 150 – 182)

In light of her brother's unstable rule, in 182 Lucilla became involved in a plot to assassinate Commodus and replace him with her husband and herself as the new rulers of Rome. Her co-conspirators included Tarrutenius Paternus, the head of the Imperial Guard, her daughter Plautia from her first marriage, a nephew of Quintianus also called Quintianus, and her paternal cousins, the former consul Marcus Ummidius Quadratus Annianus and his sister Ummidia Cornificia Faustina.

Quintianus' nephew, brandishing a dagger or sword, bungled the assassination attempt. As he burst forth from his hiding place to commit the deed, he boasted to Commodus "Here is what the Senate sends to you", giving away his intentions before he had the chance to act. Commodus's guards were faster and the would-be assassin was overpowered without injuring the emperor.

Commodus ordered the deaths of Quintianus' nephew and of Marcus Ummidius Quadratus Annianus, and banished Lucilla, her daughter and Ummidia Cornificia Faustina to the Italian island of Capri. He sent a centurion there to execute them later that year. Her son Pompeianus was later murdered by Caracalla.

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In 1815 the St. Helena economy was bolstered by the arrival of the exiled Napoleon. The Emperor's entourage and the guarding force of British troops suddenly doubled the island's population bringing great prosperity. In order to sustain this growth the Company sent out £50,000 in dollars in 1819. St. Helena was at the peak of its prosperity.

Two years later, in 1821, wheels were set in motion for the supply of two copper coinages specifically struck for use on the island. The first issue was of an unofficial nature and originated from a local firm of merchants called Solomon, Dickson and Taylor. Instructions were sent to England for the manufacture of 70,560 halfpenny tokens. Responsibility for the second issue belonged to the Court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company based in England. They requested the Mint of Matthew Robinson Boulton, at Soho near Birmingham, to strike a copper coinage to the total value of £1,000. For this sum the Company received 702,704 halfpenny pieces.

Before either of the new copper coinages arrived in St. Helena, Napoleon died on 5th May 1821. Soon after, most of the troops, high military officers, civil servants and their families had left the island. Consequently the demand for the halfpenny pieces never reached the level originally conceived. In 1830 a large surplus stock of the East India Company

coins in an unissued state was returned to England for melting. It would be easy to conclude from this event that the coinage was a failure. Far from it, the halfpennies remained in circulation on the island and proved an acceptable payment to all parties. These characteristics must have appeared very attractive to a Company which was still encountering difficulties in maintaining a regular supply of silver coin on St. Helena.

David Vice. "The Coinage of British West Africa & St Helena 1684-1958"

I love the detail in this coin.

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German States Thaler 1865 B

BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBÜTTEL

SPECIFICATIONS

Composition: Silver

Fineness: 0.9000

Weight: 18.5200g

ASW: 0.5359oz

DESIGN

Obverse: Head right

Obverse Legend: WILHELM HERZOG Z. BRAUNSCHWEIG U. LUN

Reverse: Crowned and mantled arms

Reverse Legend: EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN

NOTES

Ruler: Wilhelm

Note: Vereins Thaler.

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The Coat of Arms of the Isle of Man, blazoned Gules three legs in armour flexed at the knee and conjoined at the thigh, all proper, garnished and spurred dates from the late 13th century.

The actual name of the eye-catching three-legged device is the triune or triskellion. QUOCUNQUE JECERIS STABIT means “Wherever you throw me, I will land.” which is the motto of the small Isle of Man located between Scotland, Ireland, and England.

That's Queen Victoria, of course, on the obverse side of the coin.

Milan

Benito Mussolini/Vittorio Emanuele III, King of Italy 1900-1946

Obverse depicts bust of King right. On the reverse is a rider on a leaping horse. For the Exhibition in Milan.

The modern dictator’s name appears infrequently on coins.

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