One-cent coins from a whole world.

Ohhhhh picky,pickhy picky.


La-te-dahh
Canada & Indo chine
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Peoples Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Big African country (it has an area 1104300 sq.km.) with a population about 85237000.
Ethiopia became an independent state about 1000 years ago. It's the only African orthodox country.
The currensy of Ethiopia is a Birr (Ethiopian dollar). One birr = 100 cents.
This is a 1 cent 1969 - the only mint of the coins of this type.

 

Nice exhibit! I have a few coins from Belize.

 

British East Africa.
Big colony in the Eastern part of Africa. For an appeal on the territory of BEA was minted these one-cent coins...

 

Cayman Islands.
It's a three islands in the Caribbean see. These islands has a common area about 264 sq.km. and a population about 50000. Capital is a Georgetown. Cayman Islands are belongs to Great Britain since 1670. It has own currency. Here is the 1-cent coin.

 

I'll continue later.

 

Dutch VOC
Jamaca

 

But it's a half penny! Not cent!

 

Yikes !!!! Busted again !!!! I like your Etheopian Siberian Man.

Lion of Judea (Etheopia)
South Africa
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A few more proverbs/adages/sayings for you Siberian Man.....

"A penny saved, is a penny earned."

"Watch you pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves."

"A penny for your thoughts."

 

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Watch your cents and your dollars will take care of themselves.

 

kiribati cent

tuvalu cent



sarawak cent




cocos keeling islands cent

 

Fiji and the Netherlands.

 

Curacao Island.
This island is situated in Caribbean sea. This island belongs to Antillen archipelago. It has an area 444 sq.km. and a population 138000. Island of Curacao was discovered by Spanish captain Alonso de Oheda in 1499.
Since 1634 Curacao island belonged to Dutch West-Indian Company. Curacao belongs to Netherlands till now.

 

Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
Caribbean country near the Florida state. It has an area 13939 sq.km. and a population about 339000. Nasau is a capital of Bahamas. This islands was discovered by Christophorus Colombo in 1492. But first European settlement was founded there in 1650 only. Between the 1650-1718 Bahamas was the one of main pirate's bases in Caribbean sea.
When USA won the Independence War, about 8000 white-skin people and their slaves emigrated from USA on the Bahamas.
In 1973 Bahamas became an independent country.

 

Trinidad and Tobago.
It has an area 5128 sq.km. and a population about 1300000. This islands was discovered by Ch. Colombo in 1498. Trinidad & Tobago became the Spanish colony. In 1797 islands was occupied by British naval troops and since 1802 became the British colony.
Trinidad and Tobago became an independent republic in 1962.