AFRICAN COINS...LET'S SEE THEM!

1894 ZAR penny and 2 1/2 shilling "half crown"

 

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ZAÏRE

 

1958 Cameroun 10 francs

 

jlblonde, Attached are photos of my favorite African colonial coin struck in the city of Oea, in the North African province of Syrtica, while under Roman rule. The name of the city was later changed to Tripolitana, & known today as Tripoli, Libya. The obverse pictures the Emperor Tiberius, AD 22-29, in the left field is an eagle holding a palm frond in its beak, & in the right field is a laurel branch. The inscription reads: AVGVSTVS TICAESAVG. The reverse pictures Apollo (the god of music) with a lyre in the right field & a Punic inscription in the left field translating to Oea. The coin is made of bronze, is 33 mm in diameter & weighs 19.24 gm.

 

The State of Eritrea Tallero, 1918

 

South Africa




Suid-Afrika

 

2010 Egypt 50 piastres

 

South Africa Cape Town Tramway Token
Obverse: Cape Town Table Mountain / CAPETOWN TRAMWAY COS. 1/2 D (One halfpenny)
Reverse: Blank
Aluminum, 21 mm, 0.81 gm

 

1952 South Africa 5 shilling, showing Table Mountain and the VOC logo

 

Egypt

 

1945 Portuguese Mozambique 1 escudo

 

Egypt

 

French Afars and Issas 50 Francs 1970

 

1972 Sudan 50 qirsh, revolution - FAO Big coin, 40mm D

 

That's lovely. Paris mint I think?

 

1997 Kenya 5 shillings

 

Yes, that is correct.

 

Yes, that is correct

 

Angola, 40 reis 1757 KM#9

 

Here's a few more recent ones. I was shocked to look up the 1982 Chad 100 francs and see it's listed at $10 in F.