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A brief jaunt to Canada. Nova Scotia, in particular.

BRITISH CANADA, Nova Scotia
Time of Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
CU Penny Token (33.18mm, 14.92g, 12h)
Dated 1856. Heaton (Birmingham) mint
Obverse: VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR:REG:F:, crowned portrait of Queen Victoria left; LCW at base of neck, date below
Reverse: PROVINCE OF NOVA SCOTIA above mayflower plant; ONE PENNY TOKEN below
References: Numista 22498
Smooth brown copper toning.
"This was the first official (government-approved) coin of Nova Scotia. The reverse design, a sprig of mayflower, is now the provincial flower and is considered one of the most beautiful coins made for North America." - Numista webpage​

 

Only have one from Iceland, first issue for that beautifull Country.

 

Brazil, its a long way but can be done

 

South Peru
AV 8 Escudos 1838
Cuzco Mint

 

Costa Rica …. Via Pacific Ocean
1900

 

Next stop: Burma

BURMA
King Mindon Min, 1853-1878
AR Kyat (31.0mm, 11.62g, 10h)
Dated 1214 Buddhist era (1852/3). Mandalay mint, with dies from Birmingham, UK
Obverse: Peacock in full display facing slightly left, တံဆိပ်တော် (“Royal stamp”) around
Reverse: ရတနာပုံနေပြည်တော် (“Mandalay the Royal residence”) around wreath containing ၁ိသုံးဒင်္ဂါး (“Use coin as 1 kyat”) and date
References: Numista 6847
Mintage: unknown
Bright lustrous surfaces. A very popular type. From the Quentin Brisley Collection (1910-1997). Purchased May 1965 from Barkley? for $5.50.
“The Kyat coin depicts the personal emblem of the king, a peacock with a fanned out tail on the obverse side. The date depicted on this coin is 1214 CS Burmese era (1853 CE), the year King Mindon Min ascended the throne. It was widely circulated in Burma and was often called the 'peacock rupee'. Actual mintage commenced 'Saturday, 9 waning Tasaungmon (11 November, 1865). The machinery and dies for producing these silver coins were imported from Birmingham, England. These peacock coins were issued from the Mandalay Mint, which was set up within the Mandalay palace complex, the ruins of which are still in existence. In 1878, new bronze and gold coins bearing a lion motif were issued by Mindon's successor Thibaw. Thus, silver kyat production ceased.”
(from the Numista webpage; source: The Peacock Coins, Research in Burma History No. 3, Daw Ma Kyan Kran Do, 1979)
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Across the ocean to ….

South Africa
Sovereign 1932 SA

Coin Information:
Design: OBVERSE: Bust of King George V. (“Small Head”) ~ REVERSE: St. George slaying the dragon. The “Small Head” design has two rows of beading around the rim and was only used in issues from 1929 to 1931. It was changed in an attempt to improve the level of detail in the obverse and reverse designs and minimize any “ghosting” effect of the reverse design. It also included minor alterations to the St. George reverse. (ie. the folds in the cape, his sword, and broken lance on the ground). ~ Obverse designer was Edgar Bertram MacKennal. Reverse designer was Italian engraver Benedetto Pistrucci.

Mint: Pretoria
Mintage: 1,066,680
References: KM #A22 / Fr.5

Specifications: Diameter – 22.05 mm
Weight – 7.9881 g. @ 0.9170 Gold = .2354 oz AGW

Acquired: April 2007
Notes:

• British Type Sovereign with slightly smaller bust and modified effigy.
• 1932 mintage is the smallest of years 1925-1932, only 1923 & 24 are smaller.
• The Pretoria Mint was a branch of the Royal Mint of London during the years between 1912 and 1914.
• The Last Sovereign – 1932.
  Not every date exists for gold sovereigns. 1932 was the last date of gold sovereign issued for George V. There were none issued for Edward VIII, and none for George VI, except for those in the 4-coin gold sets issued for the Coronation in 1937. Similarly none were issued for Elizabeth II until 1957, so that 1932 was the last date of sovereign to be issued for a quarter of a century
• The edge is milled (grooved).

 

Swaziland formerly British Bechuanaland

 

Mozambique

 

Ceylon, modern day SriLanka

 

INDIA (Hyderbad)
Type: Ashrafi
Date: AH 1354//25 (1936)

 

Kushan Empire (Bactria) Pakistan now
AV Dinara ND
Peshawar Mint
Kanisakha I 127-46AD
reverse: Moon Goddess "Moa"

 

India

 

Beautiful coin ,

 

Thank you, I was lucky, I got it from Heritage Auctions, a rare non TPG coin, most are slabbed. Kushan coins are neat for their diverse reverse themes. I have around 15 Kushan AV Dinara/ fractions. Love Gupta/ Kidarites too.