2009 BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY COIN
FEATURES NATIVE WILDLIFE
The
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.
NEW HUNGARIAN BI-METALLIC 200 FORINT
Hungary 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".
Macedonia 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.
MACEDONIA
ANIMAL COIN SETS COMMEMORATE FAO
The 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.
TURTLE ON
SILVER & CRYSTAL BRITISH
INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY COIN
A
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. 
Poland
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.
GREEN
LIZARDS ON 2009 POLISH WILDLIFE COINS
POLAND
WILDLIFE 2 ZLOTE COINS
POLAND
HONORS THEIR POPE

A 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.

Canada 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.
Click Here for Canada 2004 Poppy "spy" coin
Click
Here for MONTREAL CANADIENS HOCKEY
2009 DOLLAR COIN
YELLOW
TITANIUM BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS COIN
RECENT
COINS OF IRAN
KAZAKHSTAN
CELEBRATES THE APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST
PROJECT
NIUE
SILVER PROOF FEATURES DOLPHINS WITH
SWAROVSKI CRYSTAL EYE
NIUE 2009 COIN SET
PALAU $1
2009 MULTI-COLORED LIONFISH /
NEPTUNE & 2 MERMAIDS
SAILING
SHIP PAMIR ON 2009 PALAU SILVER COIN
PITCAIRN
ISLAND 2009 COIN SET
GREEN
LIZARDS ON 2009 POLISH WILDLIFE COINS
RUSSIA
SET 2008 SET OF HISTORIC TOWNS
BI-METALLIC 10 RUBLES
RUSSIA
SET OF 2008 SET OF REGIONAL
BI-METALLIC 10 RUBLES
SLOVENIA
2008 COMMEMORATIVE BI-METAL 2 & 3 EURO COINS
SLOVENIA
HONORS ITS FIRST AVIATOR ON 2009
BI-METALLIC 3 EURO COIN
NEW 2009
COIN SET FROM TURKEY
NEW 2009 BI-METAL COINS FROM TURKEY FEATURE
ELEPHANTS & TURTLE
UKRAINE
HONORS AVIATOR & AIRCRAFT
DESIGNER IGOR SIKORSKY
PRESIDENT
OBAMA ON VANUATU COIN

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