World Coins free-for-all!

I have quite a few world coins but hardly any pics, here's one of my 1883 Mexican 8 Reales coins!

 

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Here's a little gold bullion coin. I like the reverse scene with the elephants.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA
AV 20 Shillings non-circulation (10.9mm, 0.50g, 12h)
Dated 2022. Munich mint, Germany
Obverse: SOMALI REPUBLIC above national arms, 20-22 across, 20 SHILLINGS below
Reverse: · AFRICAN WILDLIFE · , two elephants, a mother and its calf, walking left side by side across the savanna; three birds in sky above, sun along edge; ELEPHANT · 0.5 g Au 999.9 below
References: Numista 308443​

 

Very nice!

 

India Princly States, Kutsh,! Adhio, 1943, 34.8mm, 16.59g, Numista# 42566.

 

I have a bunch of Thai commemoratives but they're all common. Some cool designs though.

 

Romania, 1867, 10 bani, KM# 4.2, Watt & Co. Numista#3344

 

Here's my one of my best elephant's ever!

 

That is indeed a superb coin!

 

Here's an interesting commemorative token/medal - actually struck from the copper hull sheathing of Nelson's flagship Foudroyant:

GREAT BRITAIN, time of Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Admiral Horatio Nelson and HMS Foudroyant Commemorative Copper Medal (38.07mm, 28.56g, 12h)
Struck upon the breaking up of Nelson's flagship Foudroyant, circa 1897
Obverse: ⁛ HORATIO, VISCOUNT NELSON ⁛, bust facing three-quarters to left, in Naval uniform; BORN, 29th SEPTEMBER, 1758., DIED, 21st OCTOBER, 1805. in two lines below, REGD. NO. 311490 in small lettering along rim
Reverse: "FOUDROYANT", LORD NELSON'S FLAGSHIP., view of HMS Foudroyant at anchor from port quarter; COMMENCED BUILDING, 1789, LAUNCHED AT PLYMOUTH, APRIL, 1798, WRECKED AT BLACKPOOL JUNE 16th, 1897 in four lines below; MEDAL STRUCK FROM COPPER OF VESSEL AFTER BREAKING UP in small lettering along rim
References: BHM 3613; Eimer 1813
An interesting historical medal with faint woodgrain toning.​

 

Gosh I have so many. Let me see if I have some I haven't shared here. Actually, probably all of these y'all have seen. I chose ones with true views because I can fit more in one post! Eventually, I'll get my NGC ones together. My favorite area of collecting is German States minor denominations!

Rostock, 1848 BS, Pfennig, MS64BN


Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schllingfürst, 1768 SNR, Kreuzer, MS62


Bamberg, 1690++, 3 Heller, AU58. The toning on this coin is beautiful. I also love the use of the old German symbol for Heller.


Hohnstein, 1621, 12 Kreuzers, MS62. The true view does a little too much on this coin, but still a lovely and scarce coin in this condition.


Burgundy, Flanders. (1467-1474), 2 Stuivers, XF45.


Barby, 1617, 1/24 thaler, MS62. This coin is STUNNING in hand!


Baden-Durlach, 1768 W, 2 1/2 Kreuzer, MS65. The mirrors on this coin are DEEP!


Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp, 1600, 1/16 thaler, AU55. This is an unlisted year for the type!


Saxony, 1790 IC, 1/12 thaler, MS62


Friedberg, 1686, Kreuzer, MS64. Another coin with fantastic mirrored fields!

 

Extremely rare, as are all German Zeppelin medals from the First World War. Finest of two graded at PCGS. The later medals from 1928-1930 are many thousands of times more common, though they too have very cool designs.

 

Equador, 1944, 37.8mm, 25.0g, Numista# 14523.


Phillipines,1885, 25mm, 12.98g, Numista# 33991.

 

British Historical Medal #2063, 44mm by J. Davis.

 

I've been listening to the Great Courses lecture series on the History of the British Empire - excellent BTW, one of my favorite subjects and a great lecturer. One of the last ones was about South Africa and the Boer Wars.

SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC
AE Penny (30.80mm, 9.36g, 12h)
Dated 1894. Pretoria, South Africa mint
Obverse: ZUID AFRIK. REPUBLIEK, bust of President Johannes Paulus Kruger left
Reverse: Central arms of the Z.A.R.; 1 PENNY * 1894 * above, flower with vines below
References: Numista 18643
Mintage: 182,000​

 

This thread has some really great coins. Here are a few interesting New Zealand penny tokens from the 1800s.