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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 928083, member: 4910&quot;]British New Guinea coins all had holes in them so that the residents</p><p>oould thread cords through the holes and carry coins without using purses.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_pe6_1935.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Six Pence 1935 - George V</p><p>The scripted &quot;GRI&quot; is &quot;Georgius Rex Imperator&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_sh1_1935.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Shilling 1935 - George V</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_pe1_1936.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Penny 1936 - Edward VIII</p><p><br /></p><p>One of the few coins issued for the &quot;King for a Year&quot;.</p><p>They didn&#039;t need his portrait for the coin because of the hole.</p><p>The scripted &quot;ERI&quot; is &quot;Edwardus Rex Imperator&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_sh1_1938.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Shilling 1938 - George VI</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_pe1_1944.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Penny 1944 - George VI</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_pe3_1944.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Three Pence 1944 - George VI</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_pe6_1943.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Six Pence 1943 - George VI</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_britishnewguinea_sh1_1945.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>British New Guinea Shilling 1945 - George VI</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that the silver shillings in nice shape were brought to Australia or</p><p>the US by servicemen returning from World War II.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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