[Game] World Coins Time Machine… Counting Backward by Year! (Plus Prize Coin)

2017 isn't a very exciting year for me. Only two more coins that are interesting enough to post:

Suriname - 2017 100 Cent


Switzerland - 2017-B 1 Franc
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From the last coinage of King Rama IX. of Thailand:
Thailand - 1 Baht 2017

 

2017, exonumia, Copper from BC is very, very low mintage, maybe 100? The Thai piece is Royal Cremation King Rama IX. The Trump medal speaks for itself.

 

Some Belgian 2017 issues. I seem to recall that 2017 was the final year of any minting by Belgian Mint; they now order their coins from the Dutch Mint.

First, the 200th anniversary of the University of Ghent in a typical coin card.


Then a commemorative for Gaston . . .

 

2017 Colombia 200 pesos

 

I coin from Ghent (when they struck beautifull coinage)

 

We still doing 2017? Niger/Western African States 100 francs CFA

 

2017 - Korea, Republic, or South Korea - ten won.

 

2017 China-Hong Kong 5 dollars

 

...on the other hand, I have enough interesting coins from 2016 to fill 3 or 4 posts.

Argentina - 2016 2 Pesos


Austria - 2016 2 Euro, Anniversary of the Austrian National Bank


Botswana - 2016 5 Pula

A fun piece, 2013 is much more common as the first date of the type.

Croatia - 2016 1 Kuna

Croatian coins minted in even-numbered years have Latin legends on the obverse and are generally lower-mintage than the odd-numbered year coins with Croatian legends.

Cuba - 2016 1 Centavo (Convertible)
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I see I have a few from 2016, here are 2 from Oz

 

2016 Niue 2 dollar, “Turtle” 1 oz bullion, New Zealand Mint
The New Zealand Mint is a private mint. It mints legal tender commemorative coins, bullion. The New Zealand mint does not mint New Zealand’s circulating coinage, which are minted at the Royal Mint (1 and 2 dollars) and the Royal Canadian Mint (10, 20 and 50 cent coins). Niue uses New Zealand coins for circulation


I was pleased with this photo. I found the obverse difficult to photograph because the proof-like device tends to just show up dark with little detail (like the sellers photo below). I used a sheet of printer paper to deflect light back onto the obverse device to bring out details and relief.




This coin is from my British Empire collection, which includes coins from its historic members. Niue never had a distinct coinage, so in this case I included a modern coin into the collection.



James Cook discovered Niue in 1774. {1} Cook made three attempts to land, but the inhabitants refused to grant permission to do so. He named the island "Savage Island" because, as legend has it, the natives who "greeted" him were painted in what appeared to be blood. The substance on their teeth was hulahula, a native red fe'i banana.

Niue enters the British Empire: {1} In 1889 the chiefs and rulers of Niue, in a letter to Queen Victoria, asked her "to stretch out towards us your mighty hand, that Niue may hide herself in it and be safe". After expressing anxiety lest some other nation should take possession of the island, the letter continued: "We leave it with you to do as seems best to you. If you send the flag of Britain that is well; or if you send a Commissioner to reside among us, that will be well". The British did not initially take up the offer. In 1900, in response to renewed requests, the island became a British protectorate, and the following year it was annexed by New Zealand, along with Cook Islands. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the Cook Islands, caused it to be separately administered. At the time of annexation, New Zealand was a colony of The British Empire. New Zealand would become a dominion in 1907, and become independent in 1947.

Niue attains self-government: {1}New Zealand Parliament restored self-government in Niue with the 1974 constitution, following a referendum in 1974 in which Niueans had three options: independence, self-government or continuation as a New Zealand territory. The majority selected self-government, in association with New Zealand. This allows Niueans to retain New Zealand citizenship while maintaining self-government.
{1} Source Wikipedia.

 

Nice presentation, Jimski, and a very beautiful coin.

 

It was a grand idea to start this thread over again. Thanks coin_nut and PaddyB.

 

Thanks! Another sea turtle, 2016 Colombia 1000 pesos

 

Canada


China

 

One more 2016 Colombia, 500 peso

 

2016 GB Britannia 2 pounds

 

Ghana - 2016 20 Pesewas

Like the Botswana coin in my last post, this series is easy to find if you're a type collector, but dates after 2007 aren't as easy to find.

Hungary - 2016-BP 50 Forint


India - 2016-diamond 10 Rupees


Indonesia - 2016 200 Rupiah


Ireland - 2016 2 Euro, Easter Rising

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