World Coins Countries Q-T

In 1921 Sweden issued a commemorative 2 kronor coin to mark the 400th Anniversary of the country’s war of independence against the Kalmar Union, which was the union of the crowns of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. The uprising was led by Swedish nobleman Gustaf Vasa against Christian II of Denmark and by 1523 he was proclaimed Gustaf I of an independent Sweden. These Uncirculated silver coins shows Gustaf Vasa on the obverse and the crowned coat of arms on the reverse.

This a wonderful offering, the Swedish 2 Kronor is much more difficult to find in the high grades than the 1 Kronor coin. Just as in the UK, the Florin is much scarcer than the Shilling. They are struck in .400 silver and in Uncirculated condition. We are listing them by type rather than by date. This type is Gustaf VI 1952-66. All are Uncirculated.

Along with several other countries, Sweden finally stopped striking coins with silver content in the 1960s. Between 1952 and 1968 silver content had fallen to just .400 and it was only after that date when all higher denomination coins were minted in copper-nickel. However, we can now off er you these final silver Swedish krona coins in a Brilliant Uncirculated grade from the reign of King Gustaf VI Adolf. His image appears on the obverse, while the reverse shows his coat of arms and personal motto “Plikten framför allt”, which translates as Duty Before All.

Along with several other countries, Sweden finally stopped striking coins with silver content in the 1960s. Between 1952 and 1968 silver content had fallen to just .400 and it was only after that date when all higher denomination coins were minted in copper-nickel. However, we can now off er you these final silver Swedish krona coins in a Extremely Fine grade from the reign of King Gustaf VI Adolf. His image appears on the obverse, while the reverse shows his coat of arms and personal motto “Plikten framför allt”, which translates as Duty Before All.

This Swedish silver commemorative 5 Kroner silver coin was issued in 1962 for King Gustaf VIs 80th birthday. You have the King on one side and Pallas Athena holding a shield and owl. The owl is a worldwide and ancient symbol of wisdom. We don’t know what happened but, the Swedish Mint melted 40% of the total mintage. So today, some 58 years later it is a rather difficult coin to find. The small group we have are in Extremely Fine condition with lots of lustre and rather attractive. Others might grade them higher, but Coincraft uses old fashioned grading. We have just 32 pieces in stock and they should go quickly.

When World War II was raging most people who could afford to put away silver coins, after all silver had a value while the non silver coins did not. We have purchased a group of fantastic Swedish Silver 1 Krona coins from 1939. Silver and in Choice Uncirculated condition. Well worth adding to your collection, after all they were part of World War II.

When World War II was raging most people who could afford to put away silver coins, after all silver had a value while the non silver coins did not. We have purchased a group of fantastic Swedish Silver 1 Krona coins from 1939. Silver and in Gem Uncirculated condition. Well worth adding to your collection, after all they were part of World War II.

When World War II was raging most people could afford to put away silver coins after all silver had a value while the non-silver coins did not. We have purchased a group of fantastic Swedish Silver 1 Krona coins from 1939. Silver and in Uncirculated condition. Well worth adding to your collection, after all, they were part of World War II.

Here we offer a 1940 Silver Kroner from Sweden, a difficult date to find in high quality. Supplies are very limited and this is a much more difficult date to get in Choice Uncirculated. These coins were put aside because silver coins during the war were in very short supply but in very high demand. These are beautiful coins and we think you will underappreciate them.

When World War II was raging most people who could afford to put away silver coins after all silver had value while the non-silver coins did not. We have purchased a group of fantastic Swedish Silver 1 Kroner coins in Silver and in Uncirculated condition. Here we present the 1940 1 Kroner. Well worth adding to your collection, after all, they were part of World War II.

In Sweden after World War II the largest coin to regularly circulate was the silver 2 Kroner. It has the bust of King Gustaf V on the obverse and the crowned arms of Sweden on the reverse. Here we offer the 1946 2 Kroner. These coins are in About Uncirculated condition with lots of lustre. We have about ten pieces of each date available. A coin you don’t see every day, especially in this high a grade. Get them while you can!

In Sweden after World War II, the largest coin to regularly circulate was the silver 2 Kroner. It has the bust of King Gustaf V on the obverse and the crowned arms of Sweden on the reverse. These coins are in About Uncirculated condition with lots of lustre. We have about ten pieces of each date available. A coin you don’t see every day, especially in this high a grade. Get them while you can.

This Silver 2 Kroner coin was issued in Sweden under King Gustaf V in 1950 and was the highest denomination coin struck at the time. It was also the last date of issue, the King died in 1950. We bought a fantastic high grade lot of these beautiful silver coins. We can offer them in Extremely Fine and Uncirculated condition which is not bad for a 72 year old silver coin! Well worth having and difficult to get so nice…

This Silver 2 Kroner coin was issued in Sweden under King Gustaf V in 1950 and was the highest denomination coin struck at the time. It was also the last date of issue, the King died in 1950. We bought a fantastic high-grade lot of these beautiful silver coins. We can offer them in Uncirculated condition which is not bad for a 72 year old silver coin! Well worth having and difficult to get so nice…

During World War II there was a shortage of most metals worldwide, so each country used whatever metal was available. In Sweden's case on the lower denominations, they are large sized coins, but they struck them in iron. We have just bought 100 pieces of the 5 Ore issued between 1942 and 1945. They are in Very Fine condition and struck in iron. It is the first time that we have been able to offer this interesting World War II coin. But there are only 100 available and there are a lot of World War II collectors around…

This is the smallest coin in Switzerland. It is a one Rappen and it was struck in 1921 exactly 101 years ago. We bought exactly 100 coins, which at the time was exactly 1 Swiss Franc. The current catalogue price is $35.00 which is about £28.00 at today’s exchange rate. We bought them right and we are going to sell them right. 100 of our collectors can have one at just £15.00 which is almost half price. Get them while you can, we bought them right, we sell them right…

Switzerland, Canton of Underwalden, 1/2 Batzen, 1811. KMA11. One year type coin Very Fine and Scarce

Switzerland continued to strike its 5 franc coin in silver (.835) until 1969, by which time the cost had become unsustainable. Hoarding of silver coinage had also become a problem and was causing a shortage of coins in circulation. However, we can now offer one of these coins minted between 1931 and 1969, and in Extremely Fine condition. The obverse shows the image of a herdsman, who is often mistakenly assumed to be William Tell.

Switzerland continued to strike its 5 franc coin in silver (.835) until 1969, by which time the cost had become unsustainable. Hoarding of silver coinage had also become a problem and was causing a shortage of coins in circulation. However, we can now offer one of these coins minted between 1931 and 1969, and in Very Fine condition. The obverse shows the image of a herdsman, who is often mistakenly assumed to be William Tell.

Syria’s 2 pound coin, sometimes known also as lira, for 1996 combines the country’s Arab present and Roman past. The obverse shows the Hawk of Quraish, widely used on flags and coins in the Arabian Peninsula, and which is an important symbol of Arabism. On the reverse is the Roman Theatre at Bosra in the south west of the country near the border with Jordan. The theatre was built in the latter half of the second century and even back then it could sit 17,000. It is now one of the best preserved monuments of its kind in what was the Roman Empire.

Between 2001 and 2018 Taiwan issued a bi-metallic 20 New Dollar coin to commemorate one of its national heroes from the war against Japan in the 1930s. Mona Rudao was the son of a local chieftain who organised what became known as the Wushe Incident against the occupation forces of Japan. The coins we have to offer are all dated 2001, or Year 90 of the Chinese Republican Calendar and are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.

Back in 1966, or 2509 in the country’s Buddhist Era calendar, Thailand hosted the Fifth Asian Games (V Asiad). This 1 baht commemorative coin was struck in copper-nickel to mark the occasion. On the obverse we see the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) and Queen Sikrit facing right, while the reverse shows the symbol of the Asian Games, the sun with 16 rays with the “Ever Onward” motto for the event. We are offering these coins in unc condition.

Bullet money or bullet coins, known in Thai as photduang, were a type of coinage historically used in Siam (now Thailand) and its predecessor kingdoms. They were almost exclusively made of silver, in the form of a bar bent into a roundish shape, and stamped with certain marks. They were issued according to the baht system of weights, known among Westerners as the tical, which is the basis of the modern Thai currency. Their earliest use dates from 13th-15th centuries but were used up until 1904 when their use was discontinued in favour of flat coinage. These examples date from the 19th century and are 1 Tical pieces.

From Thailand we offer a commemorative coin which is 23 years old. The 20 Baht of 1995 was issued for the 50th anniversary of the Kings reign an interesting piece from this Far eastern country still in mourning following the death of its ruler!

Today the Royal Mint charges about £80-£88 for a silver proof crown. We bought a large group of silver proof crowns, mostly British Commonwealth, many struck by the Royal Mint. They are in Proof condition and come in protective capsules. Some even have H. M. Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. All are struck in Proof 925 Silver. But, and here is the but, while the Royal Mint charges about £88.00 today for one silver proof crown, we will give you three different silver proof crowns for just £88.00. It is like buying one and getting two more FREE. They were part of a series mostly issued by and struck by the Royal Mint so you know that the quality is first class. We know they are good value at this special price, which holds only until the 50 sets we have are sold.