"Republique Francais" is "Republic of France" in French RF stands for Republique Francais, but without seeing the other side only an expert in French coinage would tell if it is a French-minted Euro, or a coin from one of the possesions or non-European French departments. Has a Greekish look to it, but the country and denomination are probably on the other side Definitely Greek Country name is on the other side. It is a 1/2 centime, centissimo, centavo, cent, etc., depending on the currency of the country that issued it. Experts in the coinage of a particular country can frequently identify a coin from the side without key legends, but for most of us it takes the side or sides having the country name and denomination on the coin. This may seem self-evident, but many new coin collectors seem to forget: Coins generally have the issuing country's name and denomination in the language of the issuing country, frequently not using the familiar Latin alphabet or so-called Arabic numbers.
Since British Commonwealth countries use English for the country name, I'll take a WAG that there is no country name on the reverses of the first two or last two coins, which means they are all from Great Britain. The bust of the Queen with the DG legend is common to coins of many different countries around the world, and all except those from GB have the country name. The other coin is a 1 centavo of some Spanish-speaking country, probably in South or Central America. The country name is undoubtedly on the other side (in Spanish).
So, how did you get interested in world coinage? Have you been collecting long? Are you an ANA member? Which of the local clubs in your area did you join? Most people come to world coinage through some interest in history or geography, but you must have taken a different path. The road less traveled is often more interesting. You'll have to tell us about it. Michael "that different drummer you hear"
No I do somewhat like history but i was starting a collection of US coins and currency when my mom and grandmother gave me some world coins and I went to europe and got some coins like euros and just started finding candanian coins or what have you so I kinda started collecting world coins. I have only been collecting them for a little while because I only have about 100 coins. I have just started having some time for collecting coins because I am an extreme car enthusist and have been upgrading my car latley and just didnt have any spare time!
Coin #5 has a big W with half the date on each side of it and a crown over it. Coin #2 has a big 10F in the middle of the back and says liberte Egalite Fraternite.Coin #7 has a sailboat on hte back and says half penny at the top and 1964 at the bottom. Coin #8 has a sailboat on the back with half penny at the top and 1959 at the bottom.Coin #9 has a guy sitting down on the back and says one penny and 1961 at the bottom. Coin #10 has a lion on the back and has a big 10 at the bottom and says Ten Pence at the top. Coin #11 has a lion on the back with a big 10 at the bottom and says New Pence at the top.
2 = 10F of France 7 & 8 = Sound like a British halfpennies 9 = That Britannia (she's a she) and that's a GB penny 10 = Is a GB 10p (is it smaller than No 11?) which is the same thing. The large ones are the old pre 1992 ones (demonetised in 1993) the small ones are the cheaper to produce replacements.
#2 - France, 10 Francs, KM#964.1, Aluminum-bronze ring surrounding a steel center, 2000 mintage 28,065,000, XF $2.50, Unc. $6 #5 - Still unidentifiable from the information provided. The lion on a shield, surmounted by a crown, is similar to one on some Norwegian coins, and also to coins of some of the German States, but I haven't found anything in Krause with the "W" under a crown. #7 & 8 Great Britain, KM#896, bronze, 1959 mintage 79,175,000, VF 10¢, XF 15¢, Unc. 75¢; 1964 mintage 78,583,000, XF 10¢, Unc. 35¢. #9 That "guy" is Britannia, the mythical goddess after whom the British Isles are named. Great Britain, KM#897, bronze, 1961 mintage 48,313,000, VF 10¢, XF 15¢, Unc. $1. #10 Great Britain, KM#989, copper-nickle, 2000 mintage 134,727,000, Unc. 40¢. #11 Great Britain, KM#912, copper-nickle, 1970 mintage 133,571,000, XF 25¢, Unc. 75¢. All values are taken from the 2005 32nd Ed. of Krause.
Which is somewhat cheaper than the home market which comes as no surprise really. The 1961 penny would be worth about UNC $2 in the UK.
As I said in an earlier posting: Obviously, I am not an expert in Netherlands coinage. KM#90, copper, 1863 mintage a whopping 2,428; F $5, VF $18, XF $45, Unc. $90.
> 1863 mintage a whopping 2,428 That was 2.428 million. #1 a French 5, 10 or 20 centimes #2 a French 10 Francs #3 a Greek 10 Drachmai #4 a Greek 20 Drachmes Looks like the rest are already i.d.'d.
