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When the Royal Wedding of Charles & Camilla took place in 2005, it was kept as a very low key affair. Now some 16 years later we discover that not one, but two different Silver Proof crowns were issued to honour the event. Issued in VERY limited quantities! The Crown from the Ascension Islands, had a total mintage of just 200 pieces in Proof Sterling Silver. Overlooked by collectors because they were not publicised and unknown until now. We purchased the entire mintage of these Sterling Silver Proof crowns. Because the coins have the Queen’s portrait on them, these crowns had to be officially sanctioned by the Palace. Unknown until now, these silver proof crowns portray our next King and Queen. Add them to your collection while you still have the chance. Mintage is just 200!

Ascension Silver Proof 50p 1953-2003 EIIR initials

In the 1920’s Australia thought about making some of their coins square, they even made some patterns. These square coins were not made but the patterns they issued sell for up to £20,000. The INA decided to issue a square pattern Patina crown with the retro date of 1920 on it. It has George V on one side and ‘5’ with a bird on the other side. They are struck in Proof Sterling Silver.

In the 1920’s Australia thought about making some of their coins square, they even made some patterns. These square coins were not made but the patterns they issued sell for up to £20,000. The INA decided to issue a square pattern Patina crown with the retro date of 1920 on it. It has George V on one side and ‘5’ with a bird on the other side. They are struck in Proof Sterling Silver.

This set of five medallions was issued for Australia in 2015 and has a crowned portrait of our late Queen on it. Struck in a proof silvered metal. The other side of each crown sized medal has the animal represented in finely engraved detail. They are Australian Koala, African Giraffe, Novosibirsk Zoo Lion, Novosibirsk Zoo Tiger and Novosibirsk Zoo Meerkats. A wonderful selection and we have made a special deal with the exporter on this set, you'll pay less than £4 per medal and you get a beautiful presentation case with the collections.

Brunei is one of the richest countries in the world, so getting things from it is very difficult. It is a small but rich country. This badge was made for wearing on a soldiers cap. It is very ornate and comes with 3 pins sticking out, which we have temporarily flattened for shipping. It is gold plated and we understand was actually made in this country. It measures 57mm x 55mm and it is the first time that we have seen it let alone been able to offer it for sale. We don’t know what they cost to make, but it had to be very considerable as Brunei only went with the best.

Ivan Sračimir was the second son of Ivan Aleksander and was appointed co-emperor by his father in 1356. At this or some later point, he was given control of Vidin, a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, which he held for the rest of his reign. These small silver coins show Ivan Sračimir enthroned facing, holding a sceptre and mace and the reverse shows a half-length facing bust of Christ, they grade Very Fine but we have very limited numbers available.

As civil war raged in China in the 1940’s, Xinjiang experienced a brief period of independence and became known as East Turkestan. On 1 October 1949, Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People’s Republic of China and brought Xinjiang under its control. On 31 December 1954 and 1 January 1955 there was an ethnic-Uighur uprising and Communist troops and their families were sent to the region. Following the suppression, The Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) was established by the PRC government on October 1, 1955. In 1985, to celebrate the 30th anniversary, the government issued this medal to those military members and their families. These are now quite scarce and sought after. The medal is a 13-point gilt star measuring 45mm across with red and white enamel depicting a power station with snow-capped mountains in the background and animals grazing in the foreground and a golden star in the sky above. A bar with the dates 1955-1985 is attached above. The reverse carries bilingual script in Chinese characters and the local Uighur language which is a kind of Arabic script. The medals come as issued in a presentation case which has its own stand on the back for upright display.

We have about 50 copies of this great book entitled ‘Early World Coins & Early Weight Standards’ by Robert Tye, an expert in this area. He published this book in 2009 and it has since been my go-to book for identifying any unusual early World coins for which you would otherwise need a whole library to cover. The 192 page book is packed with line-drawings which make it easy to spot the details to look for on coins which make them identifiable. It is full of useful information about the dynasties and rulers who issued the coins and goes into the development of coinage from the early times. The book retails for £29.95 but, we are giving you FOUR FREE early coins covered in the book, one ancient Roman coin; one from ancient India; one from the Islamic world and one from medieval Europe. The retail value of the coins alone is around £40, add to that the £29.95 for the book and you have a retail value of nearly £70 but you can have all this for £24.95 which is less than the price of the book itself! Beat that for value, a saving of £45 Broaden your horizons and learn about coinage from distant lands and long-forgotten rulers and dynasties with this great starter collection and book. PLEASE NOTE: Overseas Clients: please ask for quote as extra postage is often required for postage outside the UK. Before we ship books we will advise you of the shipping costs by e-mail, as these costs vary significantly per book and per region.