World Coins Countries M-P

We have purchased a nice group of Uncirculated Portuguese commemorative coins issued when Portugal still used the Escudo. Here we offer the 250 Escudos 1988, a commemorative coin of the 1988 Seoul Olympics and one of the very few 250 Escudos issued. Uncirculated

We have purchased a nice group of Uncirculated Portuguese commemorative coins issued when Portugal still used the Escudo. Here we offer the 250 Escudos 1989, a commemorative coin of the 850th anniversary of the founding of Portugal. Uncirculated

This 200 Escudo coin from Portugal was issued when Portugal had its own currency, today they only issue coins in Euros. The coin was issued in 1996 and commemorates the arrival of Portuguese ships in Macau. The Macau issue has the central building surrounded by a dragon, the reverse has a Chinese Junk in full flight. A crownsized coin in Uncirculated condition

This 200 Escudo coin from Portugal was issued when Portugal had its own currency, today they only issue coins in Euros. The coin was issued in 1996 and commemorates the arrival of Portuguese ships in Taiwan. It has a Portuguese sailing ship with a map of Taiwan and the Portuguese coat of arms. A crownsized Uncirculated Coin.

Before joining the euro Portugal used centavos and escudos as its currency and now we can offer you a selection of these coins and all in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The smallest are the aluminium 10 centavo and the 50 centavo, both of which were withdrawn from circulation in 1979 but which remained legal tender until 2002. The other coins are 2, 50 (2½), 5, 10 and 20 escudos.

Prior to the introduction of the New Zealand dollar in 1967, the country had its own pre-decimal pound. We are offering a set of 3 Queen Elizabeth II pennies struck in the late 1950s in Very Fine condition and from the early 1960s in Uncirculated condition. The obverse shows the young laureate head of the late queen and the reverse has a tui bird resting in the branches of a kowhai tree and surrounded by a legend of the country name, denomination and year.

We are offering you these 3 Polish commemorative 10 zloty coins from the period between 1959 and 1970. The first, issued between 1959 and 1966, features Tadeuz Kosciuszko, a statesman and military leader from the late 18th century who is now seen as a national hero after fighting for Polish independence against both Prussia and Russia. Less of a hero is the 1967 coin marking the 20th Anniversary of the death of General Karol Swierczewski who, despite a chequered military career in the Red Army, was hailed as a hero in post-war Communist Poland. The last coin, dated 1970, marks 25 years since the annexation of former German territories into Poland following World War 2.