British Empire Silver Coinage: List of Countries?

Hi all,

Does anyone have a comprehensive list of countries that were part of the British Empire and had silver coinage issued by the British? The list below is what I've come up with, but please point out if you spy any omissions.

Canada (+provinces?)
Newfoundland
British Honduras
West Africa
East Africa
South Africa
Rhodesia
Mauritius
Seychelles
Australia
New Zealand
New Guinea
Straits Settlements
Hong Kong
India
Cyprus
Uganda/Nyasaland

 

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American colonies pre 1776.
English coins were acceptable - more than that - but they often ended up heading back to England for purchase of goods. You couldn't use anything else in trading back "home." And we also used French and Portuguese coins. The point was the amount of silver used, and that was the basis of value, rather than any number printed or stamped.

 

Fiji and the British mandate of Palestine.

 

Can't believe I forgot Fiji, given that I actually have the complete set in an old Dansco album!

Add: Ceylon

 

British Guiana.

 

Add these:

Bahamas
Bermuda
British West Indies
Demerara and Essequibo
Malaya
Southern Rhodesia

There are others if you want to include non-precious metals.

 

Not all these might work - some might not have done any silver, some are not Sovereign nations, being dependencies or amalgamations of multiple countries now, or were only protectorates for a while:

East Caribbean States
Egypt as a protectorate?
Somaliland as a protectorate?
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Zanzibar
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Jordan
Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark)
Isle of Man
Malta
Cook Islands
Ionian Islands
Brunei
The Gambia
Ireland (!)
Myanmar/Burma
Sudan
Tonga
Yemen

There are also a number of African countries that were part of either East or West Africa that had some British coinage during the break up - including Nigeria.

 

"...by the British..." and silver...
British Virgin Islands (2018 British Virgin Islands 1 oz Silver Pegasus Reverse

IRELAND 1806 5 Pence Bank Token Silver. ???
Ireland Ormonde Money Great Rebellion Charles I Silver Shilling
1813 Ireland Silver 10 Pence
Ireland Henry VIII 1509-1547 Sixth Harp Issue AR Silver Sixpenny Groat

Well, heck, if we're gonna guess, why not Zululand?
Van Demien's Land (Tasmania)

 

If we're including non-circulating, Pitcairn Islands.

 

Gold Coast

Silver coins (1796 & 1818):

Tackoe
1/4 Ackey
1/2 Ackey
Ackey

 

Can some help me with this coin please

 

Dutch East Indies 1857

However, this coin is so heavily corroded making out the denomination is extremely difficult without any measurements.

Edit: After a closer look I believe it is a 2 1/2 cent piece based on what appears to be the remains of the numerals.

 

Yes - Netherlands East Indies from the second half of the 19th century. Could be Half, One or 2 1/2 cent - need the size to be sure which. Can be valuable in good condition, but like that sadly not.

 

Thank you for enlighten me, coin is 1 inch wide, 32 of inch thick

 

1 inch wide is in between two coins! at 23mm it would be a Cent, and that is closer to the 25.4mm of 1 inch. The 2 1/2 Cent is 31mm. So probably a cent. 162 million of them made in 1857 so not a scarce coin.

 

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