"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

1929 St. Tome and Principe

 

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Down the ocean miles to South Africa. 1957 silver (.500) 5 Shillings. Mintage 154,000

 

Still going with the islands theme

Cuba - 5 Centavos, 1915

 

Bahamas 1973. Silver .925 proof. Mintage 63,000
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 49.70 g
Diameter 50.00 mm
Thickness 3.00 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
References KM# 42, Schön# 28

 

Ceylon - 5 Cents, 1909

 

Still Islands. The round Australian 50 cent piece was introduced at the changeover to decimal currency in Australia in 1966. It is the only circulating round 50 cent piece, containing 80% silver and 20% copper. It was not long before the value of the silver content far outweighed the fifty cent face value and it was withdrawn from production and replaced in 1969 with the Copper-nickel dodecagonal (12 sided) shape. Despite them being withdrawn from circulation many millions of the coins were hoarded by the Australian public.
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.800)
Weight 13.28 g
Diameter 31.5 mm
Thickness 2.55 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
References KM# 67

 

GB. St. Edmund memorial penny S960. Struck in East Anglia sometime after the death of Edmund (855-870) in AD870.

 

I lived in Bury St. Edmunds for 30+ years. The Abbey, the gardens and his burial place are a popular attraction for locals and tourists alike
Buried: Bury St Edmunds Abbey Gardens, Bury St Edmunds, United Kingdom

 

Saint Thomas And Prince Islands - 10 Centavos, 1929

 

Verica (c.10-40AD) quarter stater. Verica ruled over an area south and west of London occupied by the Atrebates and Regni.

 

Saint Helena and Ascension - 1 Penny, 1984

 

1952 South Africa 5 Shillings. Silver .500.
300th anniversary of the founding of Capetown

 

Seychelles - 25 Cents, 2016

 

Azores 1980

 

Here is an interesting Proof Year set from Tuvalu from 1981, which I have just picked up amongst a number of World proof sets. As "Islands" as a topic has gone a bit quiet, how about we switch to "Sea Creatures" as so many feature on these coins?



I particularly dig the Octopus!

 

Sea Creatures
1975 Barbados 10 Dollars Sterling Silver Proof. Mintage of 29,000
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 37.90 g
Diameter 42 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
References KM# 17a

 

Charles I Richmond type 1c farthing with mm. Nautilus. Dire!

 

Love this image, don't know what happened to the rim, but the seahorse is great.

 

Edit: Nothing wrong with the rim just a bizarre light bounce from the plastic in the flip

 

Sinope, Paphlagonia, AR drachm (Aeginetic standard), 410-350 BC. Obv. Head of nymph left. Rev. Eagle with dolphin in its claws in incuse. 18 mm, 6.14 gr.