World Coins 2024

In all the time that the island nation of Cyprus issued coins, the only time they ever issued a crown was in 1928 under King George V. In all the time we have been in the coin business we never had more than 10 pieces at any one time. It has always been a scarce coin to get because it is highly desirable. The mintage was just 80,000 coins and it has always been Scarce. We managed to buy a group from a jeweller who accumulated them over many years. So we can offer them to you at prices you would usually expect for a dealer to pay.

Following the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940, all coins up to and including 25 cents were struck in zinc until the end of the war. You will notice that no Dutch coins, showed the crown, image or any royal insignia as Queen Wilhelmina and her government were in exile in London.

Following the German occupation of the Netherlands in 1940, all coins up to and including 25 cents were struck in zinc until the end of the war. You will notice that no Dutch coins, showed the crown, image or any royal insignia as Queen Wilhelmina and her government were in exile in London.

We are offering the very last One Cent minted for the Colony of East Africa. In 1959 the Kings Norton Mint in Birmingham struck their last One Cent for the Colony of East Africa. Fewer and fewer former British Colonies are issuing coins with the name or portrait of British Monarchs on them. This 1959 One Cent was the last that would carry the KN mint mark. We have a small quantity in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. Much underappreciated and almost impossible to find today.

This small brass coin in Brilliant Uncirculated condition was issued in Ethiopia during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie and bears his image on one side and the Lion of Judah on the other. It is dated 1936 in the Ethiopian Ge’ez calendar, which is 1944 in the Gregorian calendar. Despite this, not all were minted that year as there were subsequent issues in 1967 and 1973, but with the same date. Haile Selassie himself was deposed in 1974 and is believed to have been murdered in prison the following year. In the Rastafari movement, he is regarded the returned messiah of the Bible.

Although the French Revolution began in 1789, Louis XVI remained on the throne as a constitutional monarch until September 1792, and not as the absolute ruler he had been before. The old “livre tournois” remained the currency until it was replaced by the franc in 1795, so these 2 sol coins were the last of his reign. Struck only between 1791 and 1793, they show the image of the king with his new title of “King of the French”. The obverse shows a Liberty Cap on a fasces against a background of an oak wreath. These coins are very well worn and are only being offered in Fair condition, but they are definitely of great historical interest. FFR9953 Lous XV.

This Rare crowned sized pattern 1 Quetzal from Guatemala has a mintage of just 150 pieces in Proof Brass. Unfortunately, most of them ended up with spots, presented here are the ones that have no spotting. You have a hummingbird on one side and the arms of Guatemala on the other side. They were struck in 1995 and remember the total mintage in brass was only 150 pieces total!

6 coin mint set containing 1 Quetzal, 50, 25, 10, 5, and 1 Centavos.

Not many crowns have been struck in Aluminium which makes this wartime Hungarian crown all the more unusual. It was originally struck in 1943 to commemorate the 75th Birthday of Admiral Horthy. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1917 and was regent of Hungary, acting on behalf of the absent King. During the Second World War, Hungary was part of the German alliance but in 1944 Horthy announced Hungary`s withdrawal from the war and was duly imprisoned by the Germans. He was released by the allies and he retired to Portugal where he died in 1957. In the 1950s the Hungarian Mint restruck this special Aluminium crown in prooflike condition and it is these we are able to offer now. This is the first group of these crowns that we`ve seen in years They are much more difficult to get than the catalogue suggests and at just £8.95 they are a good value for money!