A Selection of World Coins

Do add to this thread, I realize that former threads present many World Coins, but beginning a new one is a bit more current. Seems to me there are lots of new members out there, 55,000+, wow!
Anyways, please post decent images, and I will try to do the same.
I begin with a common coin, but I really enjoy its color, being Nickel-Brass, has a mintage of 45,600,000. In hand it almost looks like a proof, but the photos show many little blemishes. 1977, Kenya 10 cents. Bust of Kenya's first president Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. The book shows it at 9.00 grams, this one weighs in at 9.52. The country in 1952, was involved with the Mau Mau reign of terror. Eventually, Kenya became a republic in 1964.


Gary in Washington - more to come!!

 

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Ceylon/Jamaica - Silver
United Kingdom
1 1/2 Pence Silver
1862
Mintage - 256,000

 

It is older than us! Love the young Victoria!

 

Next, from 1966 Equatorial African States. Solid Nickel, double thickness. Weighs 11.99 grams. KM # 5. Shows three giant Eland. Coin has lots of luster. Ø 25.2 mm. Minted in Paris, shows Paris mint marks. Design by the great Bazor.
Coin originally designed to circulate first in Chad.



Gary in Washington, more to come, must eat, now sleep.

 

Here is the Slovakia 2001 500 Korun beetle cross coin. KM#56 .925 silver. The uncirculated version $70.00(low mintage 10,200) and the proof version. The proof version $225.00(very small mintage 1,800) took me 15 years to find on Ebay.




and the proof version...

 

Germany - Weimar Republic 3 Reichsmark KM# 67

 

Here is my silver Austria 1860A Florin.

 

Hello all. I recently got this 1960, 500 Italian Lira (0.835 silver. KM 98. Date is on the edge) I keep going back to it because of its charm.

 

Below Egypt, 1 pound, circulating commemorative. 1970, .720 silver, Ø 40.2 mm. Big coin! Bust of assassinated President Nasser. Mintage 400,000. Do zoom in.


Gary in Washington

 

Below a 1945/6 Morroco 5 Francs, aluminum-bronze. Mintage 20,000,000. During reign of Mohammed V. Another large coin. Image shot through mylar 2x2.


Gary in Washington

 

Stunning coin!! And nice flower - Lady Slipper! Wow.

 

She is also quite charming. Great artwork.

 

Below is a grainy image of one of my Thailand "Monkey God" coins. It is 5 Baht, 1982 (BE 2525). Copper plated with copper-nickel. Weighs 11.92 grams. Ø 30 mm. Mintage of 500,000. Y# 160. I am hesitant to post these images, as I need to re-do them, but, for now.....


Gary in Washington

 

My collection is mostly World coins.

Where shall I start. I know how about the OP's avatar coin.

 

Mongolia, 50 Möngö, 1925. KM-7
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18975.html

 

Here's another Mongolia - 1 Tögrög, 1925

 

Bhutan, ½ Rupee, 1950 / actually struck in 1967-68.
Jigme Wangchuck.

 

My mistake, the Thai divinity on this 5 Baht coin is Garuda. See next Thai coin below.
Gary in Washington

 

Below is a Thailand 50 Satang, or 1/2 Baht. Dated BE2489 = 1946) actually the date was frozen for at least a decade. What is interesting it is solid tin, and as such needs special care and storage (keep it from freezing!). It weighs 5.12 grams, Ø 25 mm. The divinity pictured on the rev. is Garuda. Obv. portrait of young King Rama VIII. For more info see below. Image shot through mylar. Tin is difficult to image, and I could have done better, but this one works. Do zoom in.

Garuda is a bird-faced god of Indian and Southeast Asia, and of the Himalayas. I often confuse it with the Thai Monkey God.
The Garuda was officially adopted as the national emblem by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in 1911. However, the mythical creature had been used as a symbol of royalty in Thailand for centuries. The Garuda is depicted on seals, which are used by the King of Thailand and the Government of Thailand to authenticate official documents and as its primary emblem.

The Garuda is a mythological beast of the Hindu and Buddhist tradition. According to Hindu mythology, the Garuda is the vahana (vehicle) of the god Vishnu (more commonly known in Thailand as Narayana). The ancient kings of Thailand believed in divine kingship, and considered themselves the incarnation of the god Narayana. Thus, the Garuda came to symbolise the divine power and authority of the king.
(I forgot where this quote came from Wikipedia ??)
As for tin coins:
In 1941, a series of silver coins was introduced in denominations of 5, 10, and 20 satang, due to a shortage of nickel caused by World War II. The next year, tin coins were introduced for 1, 5, and 10 satang, followed by 20 satang in 1945 and 25 and 50 satang in 1946. In 1950, aluminium-bronze 5, 10, 25, and 50 satang were introduced whilst, in 1957, bronze 5 and 10 satang were issued, along with 1 baht coins struck in an unusual alloy of copper, nickel, silver, and zinc. Several Thai coins were issued for many years without changing the date. These include the tin 1942 1 satang and the 1950 5 and 10 satang, struck until 1973, the tin 1946 25 satang struck until 1964, the tin 50 satang struck until 1957, and the aluminium bronze 1957 5, 10, 25, and 50 satang struck until the 1970s. Cupronickel 1 baht coins were introduced in 1962 and struck without date change until 1982.

In 1972, cupronickel 5 baht coins were introduced, switching to cupronickel-clad copper in 1977. Between 1986 and 1988, a new coinage was introduced, consisting of aluminium 1, 5, and 10 satang, aluminium-bronze 25 and 50 satang, cupronickel 1 baht, cupronickel-clad-copper 5 baht and bimetallic 10 baht. Cupronickel-clad-steel 2 baht were introduced in 2005.

In 2008, the Ministry of Finance and the Royal Thai Mint announced the 2009 coin series, which included changes in materials to reduce production costs as well as an update of the image on the obverse to a more recent portrait of the king. The two-baht coin, confusingly similar in color and size to the one-baht coin, was changed from nickel-clad low-carbon steel to aluminium bronze. New two-baht coin was the first of the new series released on February 3, 2009, followed by a satang coin in April, a five-baht coin in May, a ten-baht coin in June, and a one-baht coin in July 2009.

In 2018, the Royal Thai Mint and the Ministry of Finance issued a new series of general circulation coins, featuring the same standard specifications, but feature a portrait of its current king, Maha Vajiralongkorn.
Gary in Washington