New Stock January 2024

From a former Warsaw pact country that is now a free market democracy, this Romanian Mint Set is made up of four coins, the 1, 5, 10 & 50 Bani. What makes it interesting is that although only comprised of four coins, it contains coins of three different coloured metals and they are all in Uncirculated condition. At this price, we think that this set is a bargain!

In 1990 Russia marked the 500th Anniversary of the birth of Belarussian humanist, physician and translator Francysk Skaryna in 1490 with this circulating commemorative 1 rouble coin. Skaryna was known to be one of the first printers of books in what was then the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Eastern Europe. The obverse of the coin shows the arms of the former Soviet Union, while the reverse has a portrait of Skaryna working on his own translation of the Bible into Russian.

We have just had in our supply of the NEW 2019 South Africa Silver Krugerrand. It now appears that they are going to make them every year, which is great for collectors. Another series to collect, beautiful quality and reasonable prices, what more can you ask for? Each piece contains one ounce of pure Silver and is in Choice Brilliant Uncirculated condition. If you bought last year’s issue, then you will want to add this one to your collection too. Best to get in at the beginning, when prices are cheapest. The longer a series goes on, the more difficult the earlier issues are to get.

In 1674, the French set up a trading post in Pondicherry, now known as Puducherry in south eastern India. It later became main French settlement in India. These silver 1 Fanon coins, worth 1/5 of a rupee, were issued in the colony between 1738 and 1792, and struck at the Mahé Mint in another French colony in South West India. On the obverse there is the letter “P” for Pondicherry, while on the reverse are the words “French Company” in Persian. Very nice, high grade Silver coins over 230 years old.

In 1977 Sudan marked the 8th Anniversary of the revolution, which brought Colonel Gaafar Nimeiry to power in 1969, by issuing this 50 qirsh coin. The anniversary is mentioned on the obverse of the coin which bears the national emblem of the Democratic Republic of Sudan. However, the reverse commemorates the United Nations FAO programme by depicting a wheat ear inside a cog wheel. The coin is available in uncirculated condition.

Between 2001 and 2018 Taiwan issued a bi-metallic 20 New Dollar coin to commemorate one of its national heroes from the war against Japan in the 1930s. Mona Rudao was the son of a local chieftain who organised what became known as the Wushe Incident against the occupation forces of Japan. The coins we have to offer are all dated 2001, or Year 90 of the Chinese Republican Calendar and are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.