50 Centavos, the unveil

What a great theme! I like the pursuit and multi-continental range.

 

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Very nice collections, and a fun "theme" - not just the 50 but also the name of the denomination ...

Christian

 

Old Portugal coin.

 

Another 50 centavos from Portugal.

 

Colonial coin.
Mozambique under Portugal rule.

 

Colonial coin.
Timor under Portugal rule.

 

Republic of Guinea-Bissau.

 

Republic of Cape Verde.

 

Peoples Republic of Mozambique.

 

Paraguay: 100 Centavos = 1 Peso (1870- 1939)

Paraguay 1938 KM# 15
Mintage 400,000
17.5 mm Aluminum
One year type


Peru: 100 Centavos = 1 Sol (1863- current)
Peru 1859 YB/Y KM# 179.2
Mintage NA
31 mm 0.9000 Silver 0.3501 ASW



Philippines: 100 Centavos = 1 Peso (1903-1967)

Philippines 1947 KM# 184
Mintage 200,000
27.5 mm 0.7500 Silver 0.2411 ASW
One year type

 

Portugal: 100 Centavos = 1 Escudos (1917- current)
Portugal 1916 KM# 561
Mintage 5,080,000
31 mm 0.8350 Silver 0.3356 ASW


Saint Thomas & Prince: 100 Centavos = 1 Escudos (1929-1971)

St. Thomas & Prince Island 1929 KM# 1
Mintage 400,000
30 mm Nickel-Bronze
Portuguese colony until 1975


Timor: 100 Centavos = 1 Escudos (1958-1970)
Timor 1970 KM# 18
Mintage 1,000,000
19.8 mm Bronze
One year type
Portuguese colony


I'll have one more to add whenever it arrives.

 

Excellent! Thanks for sharing. Your collection is a great example of what makes world coins so fun.

 

Bolivia 50 Centavos 1942 Bronze:

These were first struck at the Philadelphia mint and then later restruck in La Paz.

The later ones have less detail.


Bolivia 50 Centavos 1942 Original - Philadelphia mint


Bolivia 50 Centavos 1942 Restrike - La Paz mint, less detail

 

I realized the collection was not complete so I added another

Guinea-Bissau: 100 Centavos = 1 Escudos (1933-1973)

Guinea-Bissau 1952 KM# 8
Mintage 10,000,000
19.8 mm Bronze
One Year Type
Portuguese Colony

 

This is the first "50 Centavos" coin from Mexico, it was from de Maximilian Mexican Emperor's era 1864-1867; by the way Maximilian of Hasburg was the little brother of Franz Joseph Emperor of Austria, Maximilian lived in the Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City, which is the only royal castle in the American Continent.

 

Interesting coin! When I visited Mexico, we had plans to see the museum at the castle (mostly because of the coin collection) but then were too exhausted after doing the Anthropology Museum. As for being the only royal castle, guess that applies to North America. In South America you could add the royal/imperial palaces in Rio de Janeiro ...

Christian

 

As you can see chrisild, there are differences between a castle and a palace:

Fortress: Primarily military. Very few civic or administrative functions if any.

Palace. Primarily civilian. It has several administrative functions, as well as often being a residence of someone of high status. Defence is a law priority if it is considered at all.

Castle: A mix between a fortress and a palace. It can be 95/5, 50/50, 20/80 etc. depending on the situation, time and place.

The Palace of Sao Cristovao in Rio de Janeiro where Peter II lived is totally different in functions to the Castle of Chapultepec where Maximilian lived for a little period of time.

 

I didn't see these 2 posted so I decided to upload. Sorry for the protective film, it takes away from the coin

 

I forgot this one from the Filipinas!

 

Played around with this collection and made a digital album for it. I decided to show the reverse with medal alignment instead of coin alignment because it appealed to me not to have to look at the reverse upside down. Not correct, but it's my album so I guess I can do it like I want. Right? Anyway it was fun doing. I don't like the "new" issuu format but it's their site so I guess they can do what they want. Besides they do it for free, I can't complain. Anyway here it is. best viewed in full screen mode.


https://issuu.com/mikelarson2