World Coins Countries M-P

HMS Endeavour was a British Royal Navy research vessel that Lieutenant James Cook commanded to Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia on his fi rst voyage of discovery from 1768 to 1771. This Bimetallic coin was struck by the Royal Mint and issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand in 1994 to Commemorate 225 years since Lt. James Cook left England to explore the Pacifi c in 1769. With a mintage of just 52,500, it is a highly sought after and scarce coin especially in this high grade and we only have 25 of these available. The obverse carries the portrait of Elizabeth II and the reverse shows HMS Endeavour passing in front of Mount Taranaki (Mount Egmont). KM.90 Low Mintage BU

In 1953 Queen Elizabeth II was Crowned at her Coronation Ceremony. Only two countries in the world issued Special Coronation Crowns, two others issued crowns, but they were not special issues. New Zealand and Great Britain were the only two countries to issue Coronation Crowns. In fact it was the only Queen Elizabeth II pre-decimal crown to be issued by New Zealand. Only 250,000 were struck and today it is not easy to find. You have the uncrowned bust of Queen Elizabeth II on one side and a crowned E II R on the other side. The examples that we have on offer are in Uncirculatedcondition. You may have the British issue in your collection, but do you have the New Zealand issue in your collection?

These beautiful medallions were issued in 2012 for Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee. I thought we sold out years ago, but Steve found these just recently. On one side is a beautiful portrait of H. M. Queen Elizabeth II but it is the other side that has caused so much interest. This New Zealand issue has the reverse of the Waitangi Crown of 1935. Both come in a most unusually cut folder and today are almost impossible to get. They are full crownsized and struck in Prooflike platinum coloured alloy, designed by Donald R. Golder. Supplies are very limited and I think you will love them.

George VI, Uncirculated

A couple of issues ago we ran the George V silver type set of New Zealand coins, this issue we offer the King George VI silver type set. Because they are newer coins, they will be in slightly better condition than the George V set. All the coins were issued between 1937-1946 and you get the Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence all struck in silver plus the Penny and Halfpenny in Bronze. In fact these were the last New Zealand coins struck in silver for general circulation. The population of New Zealand is rather small so they didn’t have to make so many coins and remember these are the last silver coins of New Zealand.

1941 New Zealand George VI Halfpenny Circulated

1944 New Zealand George VI Halfpenny Circulated

1946 New Zealand George VI Halfpenny Circulated

1952 New Zealand George VI Halfpenny Circulated

New Zealand 1944 Penny in Fine.

New Zealand 1946 Penny in Fine

New Zealand 1949 Penny in Fine

New Zealand 1950 Penny in Fine

Old large sized 1951 penny of King George VI from half way around the world: New Zealand. They were struck just after World War II. They are in Fine condition and are now over 70 years old.

New Zealand 1952 Penny in Fine

We have just purchased a group of King George VI Silver Threepences from New Zealand, all were issued during World War II. This was the furthest part of the British Empire at the time and these coins must have had a heck of journey to get to New Zealand. This coin is offered in Fine condition and was issued in 1939.

We have just purchased a group of King George VI Silver Threepences from New Zealand, all were issued during World War II. This was the furthest part of the British Empire at the time and these coins must have had a heck of journey to get to New Zealand. All coins are in Fine condition and this one was issued in 1940.

We have just purchased a group of King George VI Silver Threepences from New Zealand, all were issued during World War II. This was the furthest part of the British Empire at the time and these coins must have had a heck of journey to get to New Zealand. All coins are in Fine condition and this one was issued in 1942.

We have just purchased a group of King George VI Silver Threepences from New Zealand, all were issued during World War II. This was the furthest part of the British Empire at the time and these coins must have had a heck of a journey to get to New Zealand. All coins are in Fine condition and this one was issued in 1943.

We have just purchased a group of King George VI Silver Threepences from New Zealand, all were issued during World War II. This was the furthest part of the British Empire at the time and these coins must have had a heck of journey to get to New Zealand. All coins are in Fine condition and this one was issued in 1945.

This bronze Halfpenny from the Federation of Nigeria is a one year type coin, the last coin of Nigeria with the legend Queen Elizabeth the Second. The coins are Brilliant Uncirculated but have mellowed just a bit over the past 59 years. They have a hole in them, so the locals could carry them on a string. These coins are much more difficult to find than the catalogue indicates, in fact we cannot remember the last time we had some. Priced at less than catalogue and a difficult coin to find.

A silver one ounce from Niue, a $2 piece dated 2022 and features Darth Vader.

A silver one ounce from Niue, depicts the Disney legends Donald Duck & Mickey Mouse 2023 $2.

North Korean coins are often hard to find, but we can offer you these very plain 100 won coins struck in aluminium. They are part of the 2005 series of the so-called Second Won that circulated between 1959 and 2009. The coins also bear the date according to the Juche Calendar, which is named after the ideology of that dominates the closed North Korean State. The calendar begins with the birth year of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. This means that 1912 is known as “Juche 1”. However, the calendar was not formally adopted until 1997, three years after the dictator’s death.

Unusual mint-error coins from Pakistan in uncirculated condition.