World Coins Countries A-D

Australian 1951 Threepence in selected circulated condition.

Australian 1952 Threepence in selected circulated condition.

George VI, KM.38a Brilliant Uncirculated

A friend from Australia was just over for a visit. He brought a small group of high grade silver Threepences of Queen Elizabeth II with him. Australia not only carried on making a threepence but they made them in silver. These coins will grade About Uncirculated – Uncirculated, all high grade. Dates will be of our choice, but we are selling them as a type coin not specifi c dates. It has been awhile since we last had these coins in such a high grade.

For those of you who don’t know, a Kilo of Silver weighs 1,000 grams which translates into 32.15 ounces of pure silver. They are large, they are heavy and you should never wear one while swimming. That last bit was one of our jokes. But silver kilo coins are no joke, we just love them and they are so hard to strike that they always amaze us. This Special Offer we have three (3) different Australian $30 coins each of which contains one kilo of pure silver and all struck in 2014. Each has the head of Queen Elizabeth II on it and comes in a huge protective capsule. PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE ALL THREE COINS!

Considered by many to be one of the most beautiful coins ever struck. It was struck at the Austrian Mint from 1780 until now. The fact is they still strike them today with the 1780 date on them. They are large silver coins that contain about 3/4 of an ounce of pure silver and they are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. We have not had these for years, but a lucky buy has put them back into stock.

Austria was one of the 12 countries to join the euro when it was launched in 2002, but until then the country used the schilling which was subdivided into 100 groschen. The reason that the 5 groschen was made of zinc was because they were struck on leftover blanks from wartime Reichpfennig coins, and although they were no longer made after 1992, they remained legal tender until 2002. The other coins are the aluminium 20 groschen and the aluminium bronze 50 groschen and 1 Schilling, as well as the copper nickel 5 and 10 Schilling.

This large silver $10.00 was issued by the Bahamas in 1978 for the 5th Anniversary of their Independence. But rather than put the Queen on the coin, they put Prince Charles. It is in Proof condition, but they have toned a bit over the past 41 years, as silver tends to do. It weighs 45.36 grams of 500 fine Silver, which works out to about 3/4 of an ounce of pure Silver. As far as we can remember, this is the first coin to portray Prince Charles, and as he is going to be our next King, it might be a good way to start a collection of his coins.

Struck in 1995 and issued by Barbados to mark the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations.

Baroda princely state is in what is today Gujarat, an Indian state on the west coast and which borders on Pakistan. We can offer you a half rupee coin minted under Anand Rao, who reigned as Shah Alam II between 1800 and 1819. Although there is no date on the coins themselves, they were struck between 1804 and 1806.

The Belgian Congo did not have a good reputation of being ruled by the Belgians, but they did strike nice coins. They are known for putting elephants on their coinage. They have always been popular and difficult to get. We have purchased a small number of the 1 Franc coins which were only struck for three years, 1944, 1946 and 1949. The coins are small and struck in brass and will grade Very fine, but we have just 24 pieces for sale.

Albert I was King of the Belgians between 1909 and 1934 and now we can offer you the first 1 franc coins of his reign and the last to be struck in silver in Belgium for general circulation. They date specifically from 1910 until 1918 and are in Very Fine condition. Most of these coins come with French text, though we also have some with the rarer Dutch text over the same period. He is often known as the Soldier King for his role in leading his country during the First World War.

Albert I was King of the Belgians between 1909 and 1934 and now we can offer you the first 1 franc coins of his reign and the last to be struck in silver in Belgium for general circulation. They date specifically from 1910 until 1918 and are in Very Fine condition. Most of these coins come with French text, though we also have some with the rarer Dutch text over the same period. He is often known as the Soldier King for his role in leading his country during the First World War.

We have a nice group of Belgian Silver 5 Francs of King Leopold II. They are in Very Fine condition and a number of different dates have been noted, so we are selling them as type coins rather than individual dates. But if you order more than one coin we will try and give you different dates. These silver 5 Francs are over 100 years old and in Very Fine condition. Something we have not be able to offer for quite some time.

In 1958 Belgium held a World’s Fair. To celebrate the event, the Mint in Belgium issued a special silver commemorative coin. You have the head of King Baudouin on one side and a view of Brussels, the World’s Fair Logo and the denomination 50 Francs on the other side. This is an early commemorative coin and one that many collectors are looking for. It is struck in 835 fine Silver and is in Uncirculated condition. This year it is 60 years old, happy birthday! In the past we had one coin at a time, but they quickly sold out. A most interesting commemorative.

After Germany occupied Belgium 1940, all silver coinage was discontinued. By the following year, zinc coinage had replaced all other metals for lower denomination coins in circulation. We can now off er you a set of 3 of these coins. They are the 25 centimes, the 1 franc and the 5 franc coins.

Another World War II coin, that we have in a small quantity only. Struck in 1944 and available in Extremely Fine Condition, we have a limited number of pieces of this 2 Franc coin so please get in quickly to avoid disappointment.

Small copper 2 centimes dated 1876. Good Extremely Fine with traces of lustre.

Before the introduction of the Euro, Belgium like all the other countries issued its own coinage. We have put together a nice collection of 10 different Belgium pre-Euro coins. They are in selected circulated condition and who knows, if the Euro goes to hell they just might need these coins again. You get 20 Centimes, 25c, 50c, 2 different 1 Francs, 2 different 5 Francs, 10 Francs, 20 Francs and 50 Francs. You get all 10 different Belgium coins in selected circulated condition for a very good price. Putting these together took well over a year and who knows when we will get any more.

This delightful silver Proof 5 Dollars from Bermuda was issued in 2014. On the obverse you have a portrait of The Queen. On the reverse you have her as a younger woman inspecting the troops, with the legend ‘Promise to Dedication’. We have never seen this silver proof Crown before and it is one that is rather beautiful and interesting. Each coin comes in a capsule but we only have 15 examples for sale. Don’t miss out this is a rather beautiful coin and one that deserves to be in your collection.

It is now over 500 years since the first ships sailed into Bermuda although the island has only been inhabited for around 400 years. One famous visitor, Mark Twain, who visited the island in 1867 aboard the S.S. Quaker, described Bermuda as a Paradise and he returned many times to the island. This commemorative crown was issued in 1985 to honour cruise ship tourism and shows an early refrigeration buttery with a cruise ship in the background and palm trees to the right. It is struck in cupro-nickel and is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition in the original presentation pack.

In 2014 the island nation of Bermuda issued a special commemorative crownsized $5.00, it was for H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. We have the beautiful Sterling Silver Proof version to offer you and at what I think is a most reasonable price too. You have Queen Elizabeth II standing next to flags of the British Commonwealth and it reads ‘Dedication from Promise a Family of Nations’. The obverse has the crowned bust of the Queen. I don’t know how much this Sterling Silver Proof was issued for, but today the Royal Mint charges today about £82 for a silver proof crown. These come in a protective capsule and are very attractive and I assume low mintage, because they are too new to have made the catalogues. The recent death of our much loved monarch has made these items very much in demand and we have only 3 in stock of this item currently.

Way up high in the middle of the mountains that include Mount Everest, the small but exotic country of the Kingdom of Bhutan is situated. Intertwined dragons make up its coat of arms and the country is more interested in being happy than in anything else. How it got involved in the Royal Mint’s programme for the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations we will never know, but they sure did. On one side there is a portrait of the late leader of the United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold. The reverse has those intertwined dragons. This is full crownsized, in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and from a country that doesn’t issue a lot of coins, then again this crown was issued in 1995. We think that we are perhaps the only coin firm that has them for sale. We also think you will like our prices, after all, we did buy them some time ago…

Biafra proclaimed independence from Nigeria in 1967. They issued some coins for everyday usage in aluminium and some coins in silver and gold for collectors. They struck a Pound coin, crownsized, in 1969 in 750 fine silver. But it was never used as the silver value made the coin to expensive. So, sometime later, a re-strike was made with the same design in silver plated metal rather than silver. You have the National arms on one side and a defiant eagle with scroll on the other side. We recently got in a group of the re-strike Biafra Pounds in brilliant uncirculated condition. The last time we bought one of the original silver issues we paid one hundred British pounds for it. So we think that our price on the re-strike at just £12.50 is good value for the money.

We like to offer Uncirculated minor coins of the world at prices that will interest and amaze you and this example is no exception. From the British Caribbean Territories, a name that has now been changed we have a 2 Cents 1965 Brilliant Uncirculated. Supplies are limited and priced to please you.