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RECENT WORLD COIN ISSUES

New2009 BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY COIN FEATURES NATIVE WILDLIFE

British Antarctic Territory 2 Pound coin, 2009 features native wildlifeThe British Antarctic Territory released its second coin in 2009.  This 39mm copper-nickel 2 Pound coin commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.  The coins features a map of the continent along with som of its native wildlife, including an Albatross, Blue Whale,  Emperor Penguin and an Elephant Seal. The British Antarctic Territory is situated in Antarctica and lies south of latitude 60°S and between longitudes 20° and 80°W. The Territory comprises the Antarctic Peninsula with all adjacent islands, the South Orkney and South Shetland Islands and the Weddell Sea, as well as the landmass extending to the South Pole.  It is administered by the Governor of the Falkland Islands.  The obverse pictures Queen Elizabeth. 
Item BAT-09 BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY 2 POUNDS 2009, BU $14.00

NewNEW HUNGARIAN BI-METALLIC 200 FORINT

Hungary 200 Forint 2009 bi-metallic coin picturing the Chain BridgeHungary introduced this new bimetallic 200 Forint coin in 2009 in order to replace the 200 Forint banknote in circulation.  The banknote will cease to be legal tender.  The coin pictures the famed Széchenyi Chain Bridge one one side and has the date and denomination on the other.  The chain suspension bridge, completed in 1849, was the first permanent bridge across the Danube to join Buda with Pest. In 1873 the two cities were united to form the Hungarian capital of Budapest. At the time the bridge was built, its center span of 202 meters (663 feet) was one of the largest in the world and was considered by some to be a "Wonder of the World".
Item HU-200FT-09 HUNGARY 200 FORINT 2009 BIMETALLIC COIN BU $5.75



NEW COINS OF MACEDONIA

Macedonia 2008 10 & 50 Denari coinsMacedonia recently introduced into general circulation two new higher denomination coins.  The designs of the 2008 dated coins are taken from the designs of the banknotes they are to replace.  The 10 Denari features a peacock taken from an ancient mosaic.  The 50 Denari pictures the head of Archangel Gabriel, taken from Byzantine art.  Both coins feature the denomination superimposed on radiant sun rays on the reverse.
Item MK-SET2 MACEDONIA 10 & 50 DENARI, 2008 UNC. $8.00

FOR OTHER COINS OF MACEDONIA PLEASE SEE:
Click HereMACEDONIA ANIMAL COIN SETS COMMEMORATE FAO
Click HereMACEDONIAN COIN COMMEMORATES GOD OR MAMMON
Click HereUNUSUAL MACEDONIAN "MULE" COIN

FIRST MODERN COINS OF DARFUR FEATURE AFRICAN WILDLIFE

Darfur 2008 seven coin set featurs African wildlifeCommon obverse of Darfur 2008 coin set
The Sultanate of Darfur recently released an attractive set of seven coins that include a bi-metallic, unusual shapes and feature African wildlife.  The non-circulating coins are the first modern coins for the embattled sultanate that is engaged tragic war in an attempt to regain independence from Sudan.   The Bi-metallic 500 Dinars features the Nile crocodile.  The eight-sided 250 Dinars pictures an African elephant.  The square 100 Dinars has a leopard.  The scalloped edged 50 Dinars shows a hartebeest.  The 25 Dinars pictures a camel.  An African civet is on the 10 Dinars, and an African wild dog is on the 5 Dinars.  All coins are dated 2008 and have an Arabic inscription on the obverse. 

Item DARFUR DARFUR 7 COIN SET: 5 - 500 DINARS, 2008 UNC. $27.50
Item DARFURx10 10 of the above Darfur coin sets, UNC. $195.00
Item DARFURx50 50 of the above Darfur coin sets, Unc. $675.00

INDIVIDUAL DARFUR COINS FROM THE ABOVE SET:

Item DAR-5D DARFUR 5 DINARS, AFRICAN WILD DOG UNC. $3.50
Item DAR-10D DARFUR 10 DINARS, CIVET, UNC $3.00
Item DAR-25D DARFUR 25 DINARS, CAMEL, UNC $4.00
Item DAR-50D DARFUR 50 DINARS, HARTEBEEST, SCALLOPPED EDGE UNC $5.00
Item DAR-100D Item DAR-100D DARFUR 100 DINARS, LEOPARD, SQUARE, UNC. $6.50
Item DAR-250D DARFUR 250 DINARS, ELEPHANT, 8-SIDED, UNC. $7.50
Item DAR-500D DARFUR 500 DINARS, CROCODILE, BI-METALLIC, UNC. $9.00

FIRST COIN OF THE BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY

British Indian Ocean Territory 2 Pounds 2009The British Indian Ocean Territory consists of Chagos Archipelago, with over 1,000 individual islands.  The largest island is Diego Garcia, the site of a joint military facility of the United Kingdom and the United States.  Great Britain created the territory in 1965 by splitting the islands from what was then its colony of Mauritius.  It then purchased and closed down the copra plantations on Diego Garcia and removed the entire population in order to create a major air and naval base, which it leased to the United States.  Since then the original inhabitants have been trying to return to their homeland.  The other islands in the archipelago are uninhabited.  In 2009 the British Indian Ocean Territory issued its first coin: a 38.6mm copper-nickel 2 Pound coin. The coin pictures the arms of the territory supported by two turtles on one side and Queen Elizabeth on the other.  There must not be much happening in the Territory as the coin commemorates itself - “The First Commemorative Coin of the British Indian Ocean Territory”.   The coin is an official issue struck by the Pobjoy mint in Uncirculated condition.
Item BIOT09 BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY 2 POUNDS 2009, UNC.  $14.00

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STOLTENHOFF ISLAND COIN SET FEATURES SHIPS

Stoltenhoff Island 8 coin set featuring shipsStoltenhoff Island 1 Crown 2008 features Queen Elizabeth
Stoltenhoff Island is a now uninhabited island that is governed by Tristan da Cuhna.  It is named after the brothers Gustav and Friedrich Stoltenhoff who unsuccessfully tried to settle the island between 1871 and 1873.  Tristan da Cuhna recently released the first coins ever issued for the island.  The set of eight legal-tender coins for Stoltenhoff Island was struck by the Commonwealth Mint.  The obverse of each coin features Queen Elizabeth. Various sailing ships and boats associated with Tristan da Cuhna and Stoltenhof Island are on the reverse.  Due to its isolation in the South Atlantic, Ships played a major roll in the life of Tristan da Cuhna group. Included in the Eight coin set is a 39mm copper-nickel 1 Crown, bimetallic 25 Pence, brass 20 pence, copper-nickel 10 and 5 pence and bronze 2, 1, and 1/2 Pence, all dated 2008.  The coins are Uncirculated though most coins have some minor bagmarks.
Item C-STOLT-SET8 STOLTENHOFF IS.  8 COIN SET 1/2 PENCE - 1 CROWN UNC.$27.50
Item W-STOLT-SET8x10    10 OF THE ABOVE STOLTENHOFF 8 COIN SETS, UNC.$180.00
Item C-STOLT-1CR   STOTLENHOFF 1 CROWN 2008 FROM THE ABOVE SET $8.50

Click HereClick here for a description of the ships and boats featured on the Stoltenhof Island coins

POLISH HONORS FIRST POLISH SETTERS IN AMERICA WITH SILVER & GLASS AND NORDIC GOLD COINS

Poland 10 Zlotych silver and glass 400th Anniversary of American settlement coinPoland 2 Zlote 2008 pictures glass makersA group of about eight craftsmen and artisans from Poland were part of the second party of settlers to join the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.  They arrived in 1608, just two years after the founding of Jamestown as the first permanent English settlement in North America.  Included in the party were glass makers who built a first glass smelting furnace, allowing for the production of jars and windowpanes.  To mark the 400th anniversary of these early settlers, Poland issued a silver and glass 10 Zlotych and a “Nordic Gold” (A brass alloy) 2 Zlote.   The 10 Zlote has a glass center picturing a glass blower surrounded by a silver ring. Various images of the settlers and their craft are pictured on the silver ring. The silver has an antiqued finish. The coin comes in a (slightly scratched) protective plastic capsule.  The Uncirculated  27mm 2 Zlote  pictures a man blowing glassware on one side and the Polish arms on the other.
Item PL-10ZAMERPOLAND 10 ZLOTYCH 2008 POLISH SETTLERS, SILVER & GLASS COIN, UNC.$49.50
Item PL-2ZAMERPOLAND 2 ZLOTE 2008 POLISH SETTLERS, "NORDIC GOLD" UNC.$3.50

POLAND CELEBRATES THE 2008 OLYMPICS

Poland 10 Zlotych 2008 Olympics silver Proof coinPoland 2 Zlote 2008 OlympicsPoland issued commemorative 10 and 2 Zlote coins in 2008 to commemorate the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  The 32mm sterling silver Proof 10 Zlotych has a square center hole, echoing the traditional square holed Chinese cash coin.  A windsurfer is on the reverse.  The obverse shows the a portion of the Forbidden City, the logo of the Polish Olympic committee.  The Uncirculated “Nordic gold” 2 Zlote features a 2 man rowing team, a center square, echoing the traditional holed Chinese cash coin, with the logo of the Polish Olympic committee within the square.  The obverse features the Polish Eagle.
Item C-PL-10Z08OLYPOLAND 10 ZLOTYCH 2008 OLYMPICS SILVER PROOF $39.95
Item C-PL-2Z08OLYPOLAND 2 ZLOTE 2008 OLYMPICS UNC.sold out

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2008 EASTER ISLAND COINS

Easter Island 1000 Peso coin 2008Easter Island silver 2000 Peso coin 2008
Two new Easter Island coins were released for 2008.  The 27mm .999 fine silver 2000 Peso commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Chilean sailing ship the Esmeralda.  The ship, pictured on the reverse of the coin, is used as a training vessel by the Chilean Navy.  The 27mm nickel-plated zinc 1000 Peso pictures a rare, carved wooden tablet featuring the still undeciphered Rongorongo Easter Island script.  The obverse of each coin features a carved stone head found on the Island.  The coins are not legal tender issues.
Item EAST-1000EASTER ISLAND 1000 PESOS 2008, UNC.$5.95
Item EAST-2000EASTER ISLAND SILVER 2000 PESOS 2008, BU$24.95

WHALE ON RECTANGULAR GALAPAGOS $8 COIN

Galapagos rectangular 8 dollar coin picturing a humpback whaleA humpback whale is pictured this rectangular 8 dollar coin from the Galapagos Islands.  The coin is the first in a series of coins issued for the isolated islands.  The reverse features the arms of the islands.  The islands are famous for their wide array of unusual wildlife. The Galapagos is a posession of Ecuador.  Since 2000 the United States dollar has been Ecuador's official currency, thus the coin is denominated in U.S. dollars.  Like most odd-ball coins, it is not meant to circulate.  The attractive and unusual coin is struck in silver-plated brass.  It has a mintage of only 3000 pieces.
Item GALP-8GALAPAGOS EIGHT DOLLARS, 2008 UNC.$19.95
Item GALP-8x1010 of the above GALAPAGOS $8 COINS UNC.$129.50
Item GALP-8x5050 of the above GALAPAGOS $8 COINS UNC.$499.50

CANADA 2008 & 2009 COIN SETS

Canada 2008 coin set
These seven coin sets from Canada includes the regular issue coins for 2008 and for 2009. The unpackaged set includes the bimetallic 2 Dollar picturing a polar bear, The looney Dollar, picturing a loon on a lake, the 50 Cents showing the coat-of-arms, the 25 cents showing a caribou, the 10 cents showing the Schooner "Bluenose", the 5 cents with a beaver and the 1 Cent with maple leaves.  All coins picture the Queen on the obverse, and the new Royal Canadian Mint mintmark beneath the Queen.  Coins are all Uncirculated.
Item CA-SET08 CANADA 2008 SEVEN COIN SET 1 CENT - 2 DOLLARS, UNC.$8.50
Item CA-SET09 CANADA 2009 SEVEN COIN SET 1 CENT - 2 DOLLARS, UNC.out

2008 CANADIAN ARMISTICE POPPY COIN  Back in stock

Canada 2008 Armistice Poppy 25 cent color coinCanada issued this circulating multi-color commemorative 25 cent coin picturing a red poppy in 2008 to honor the 90th anniversary of the Armistice agreement that brought World War I to an end.  The design is similar to the famed 2004 Poppy coin, which was the world’s first circulating color coin, and which the United States Department of Defense mistook for a “nano-technology” spy coin.  The 2008 coin has different legends, and utilizes an improved technique for affixing the color.  
Item CA-ARM08 CANADA 25 CENTS 2008 COLORED POPPY, UNC. $2.00

Click HereClick Here for Canada 2004 Poppy "spy" coin
Click HereClick Here for MONTREAL CANADIENS HOCKEY 2009 DOLLAR COIN

TRISTAN DA CUNHA COINS FEATURE SEALIFE

Tristan da Cuhna 2008 eight coin set: 1/2 Pence - 1 Crown
Tristan da Cunha is a small, wet and windy island in the mid-Atlantic.  In 2008 Tristan da Cunha issued its first coin set. The eight coin set includes a large (38mm) copper-nickel 1 crown that depicts a pair of whales.  The bi-metallic 25 pence features a pair of bottlenose dolphins. A killer whale (Orca) is on the brass 20 pence.  A crab is on the 10 pence.  The 5 pence shows a sea turtle. A violet seasnail is on the 2 pence.  The 1 pence shows a lobster. A snipe eel is on the 1/2 Pence.  Because Tristan da Cunha is a British posession, Queen Elizabeth is on the obverse.  All eight coins are Uncirculated
Item TDC-SET8TRISTAN DA CUHNA 8 COIN SET, 1/2 PENCE - 1 CROWN, 2008, UNC.$27.50
Item TDC-CROWNTRISTAN DA CUHNA 1 CROWN 2008, from the above set UNC.$8.50

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