World Coins Countries E-H

The Second Hellenic Republic refers to the 11-year period between 1924 and 1935 when Greece had a republican form of government following the fall of the monarchy in March 1924. It was not until 1926, however, that the republic issued its first distinctive coinage. The obverse side of the 50 lepta, as well as the 1 and 2 drachma coins, show the image of the goddess Athena facing left, with the denomination on the reverse. The 1930 5 drachma depicts a phoenix rising from the flames and in Greek mythology the bird is known for living for a long time and regenerating itself. We can off er a 4-coin set from this turbulent period in Greece’s history in circulated condition.

As you have come to expect with us, we keep finding coins that were put away years ago and here is another one. This is a crown-sized commemorative pattern 20 Ecus from Greece featuring Alexander the Great of Macedon. The obverse has an ancient galley above the Greek flag within 12 stars and the reverse has Alexander the Great of Macedon riding on horseback, brandishing a spear, with 12 stars above. They are proof-like brilliant uncirculated.

We have dug out these Greek 10 Euro patterns that we have in stock and we thought they would make an interesting item. They first thought it was going to be called the Ecu and not the Euro. This crownsized piece features a Discus thrower on one side and a sailing vessel from the time of the Greek empire. It is struck in Brilliant Uncirculated brass.

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1973 10 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1976 10 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1978 10 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

Issued in 1978 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Bank of Greece. KM121. Proof in original Pack. Struck in .650 silver.

In the 1970’s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we were able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Brilliant Unc condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. We think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. We are listing five of the coins, three from one denomination and two from another. We sell nothing as an investment, but these are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. I think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1976 20 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In the 1970s Greece became a Republic and they had terrible inflation. They started to strike their coins in aluminium. It didn’t work because even the value of aluminium was greater than their face value. About 30 years ago we are able to buy a quantity of these coins from a friend in Greece. The coins are all in Uncirculated condition and we haven’t seen any quantity of these coins since. We think they are underappreciated and know that they are scarcer than either the catalogue or collectors realise. Were we offer the 1978 20 Lepta in Unc. We sell nothing as an investment, but these coins are harder to find than most people realise. Get them while you can…

In 1963 Greece issued a crown of 30 Drachma to honour their past kings. It portrays five and was issued under King Paul I. It is 34mm and struck in 835 fine silver. The reverse has a map of Greece. Not a rare coin but when you want one they are sure difficult to get. They are in uncirculated condition and next year they will be 60 years old.

This 30 Drachma small silver crown was issued in 1964 to honour the wedding of King Constantine II and Anne-Marie. 30.3mm and struck in 835 fine Silver. You have the happy couple on one side and a double headed eagle on the reverse. These wedding crowns are in uncirculated condition and have dried up in the market place.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the death of King Paul I of Greece. Paul became King of the Hellenes in 1947 after the death of his older brother George II and he was also a first cousin of the late Duke of Edinburgh. This 5-coin set consists of a 50 lepta, and a 1, 2, 5 and 10 drachma coin, all struck in copper nickel and in circulated condition. The king’s image appears on the obverse and the reverse shows the crowned coat of arms of Greece.

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!

This Rare crowned sized pattern 1 Quetzal from Guatemala has a mintage of just 150 pieces in Proof Brass. But unfortunately most of them ended up with spots or corrosion (the coins offered here). You have a humming bird 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. We are offering here the ones with spots at the cheapest price you will ever see for a rare pattern of Guatemala!

Set of five: 1 Cent, 5 Cents, 10 Cents, 25 Cents and the crownsized $1.00. Dated 1970-1991. The Dollar is the tough one of the group. This is a small country with very low mintages

The island of Haiti has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, hurricane, famine and violence. It takes up half the island the other half is the Dominican Republic. We have a 0.50 Gourde in Uncirculated condition One one side you have the portrait of Jean Duvalier and on the other the unusual denomintaion. Not an easy coin to get as they have had so many problems of late.

We are not sure that anyone realises that this Low Mintage Haiti coin may never have even made it to Haiti. It was issued as part of the Food for All programme of the United Nations. The pieces we are offering were bought through another dealer who got them in Rome, where the FAO organization has it’s headquarters. Krause state that the mintage is just 15,000 coins. We have Brilliant Uncirculated examples that you can own one for just £3.95 and at this price we think they are a bargain, after all they only made 15,000 of them.

One of the most popular and of late, hardest to get Edward VIII Patina issue, is that of Hong Kong. You have the bare head of the King on one side and a Chinese Junk on the other side. The hint here is China, where there are many many collectors, trying to buy coins that they have not seen. These are the original Lobel medallic patterns, fully crownsized and in Prooflike Uncirculated condition. They are available in cupro-nickel. Buy them while you can, they are being collected in the Far East.

Crown-sized 100 Forint, issued by Hungary in 1983 for the United Nations Food For All Programme

In 2003 Hungary issued a 20 forint coin to honour one of the country’s greatest statesmen, Ferenc Deák de Kehida. Known as “The Wise Man of the Nation”, he was instrumental in bringing about the compromise that led to the Dual Monarchy within the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. On the obverse, we see the portrait of Deák himself along with the dates of his birth and death. These coins are in Brilliant Unc condition.

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!

Birth of Petofi KM599 Proof.

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. Álmos devised several plots to dethrone his brother and in retaliation, according to one version of events, Coloman deprived Álmos of his duchy and also gave orders that the infant Béla should be castrated but the man who was instructed to blind them feared God and the sterility of the royal line, and therefore he castrated a dog and brought its testicles to the King! Álmos died in exile in 1127 and Coloman’s only son Stephen died in 1131 leaving Béla as the legitimate heir to the throne. Béla’s blindness prevented him from administering his kingdom without assistance and he appears to have regarded his wife Helena as co-ruler assisted by her brother Beloš. Béla’s reign was short at only 10 years, these silver denars were one of the few coins issued during his reign. They have a large cross on one side with crescents and pellets in the angles and a small cross within two circles on the reverse.

Born Karoly Robert, but known as Charles Robert or Charles I, he was born in 1288 and died in 1342. He was invited to Hungary by a Croatian Lord in 1300 and when Andrew III died the next year, Charles was crowned King. He had to fight many battles to keep his crown and believed in absolute power for the King. These Silver Dinars have the portrait of the King on one side and the coat of arms on the other side. Remember that these Silver coins are about 700 years old and supplies, are of course limited. We can offer them in two grades, Grade I and Grade II. Here we present Grade I, in this coin the portrait is much better and of course for an old silver coin, either grade is most impressive.