Coins with fractional and mixed number denominations

British North Borneo 2 1/2 Cents, 1903

 

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I am not sure what kind of "state" it was supposed to be. As far as I found - starting with the motto PERGO ET PERAGO - North Borneo was administered as the reserve of a private corporation. It was given over to civil government only in the wake of World War II which devastated the infrastructure beyond profitable repair and remediation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Borneo_Chartered_Company

But, it is a nice coin!

 

Longobardi = Long Beards and ... whence so many "Italians" named Lombardi...


... and, yes, a heck of a nice coin...

 

Papal States, 12th year of Pope Gregory XVI (1842), copper 1/2 baiocco

 

1905 Netherlands 2 1/2 cent

 

Biafra 2 1/2 Shillings, 1969

 

This coin is a duit. 5 1/16 G means 5 duit = 1/16 Gulden. The coin was struck in Amsterdam in anticipation of the Dutch recovering their East Indes after the fall of Napoleon. H on the reverse is the mark of the Amsterdam mintmaster, H. de Heus.

 

Thanks for the explanation. This one must then be a half duit, right? 5 of them = 1/32 gulden.

 

You guys have posted a lot of nice copins/ I was busy with my work (trimming cedar hedges) I set a new personal record, worked 116 days straight/ dawn to dusk
Here is my newest coin auction win...
EL Hekte (1/6th) Stater ND Phokaia Mint circa 560-45BC
From Ionia/ Phokaia (Greek City State Asia Minor)
obv. Griffin
rev. Swastika

 

Another Hekte ND Mylitene Mint (3 known) according to Bodenstedt
Ionia/ Mytilene
545-35BC
obv. Zeus
rev. Swastika

 

France BOUILLON & SEDAN 1/4 Ecu 1596

 

I've actually never seen this... state? Do you know more info about it?

 

Correct

 

Biafra was created when a region in the south of Nigeria declared independence in 1967. A bloody civil war followed, won by Nigerian government forces in 1970, and Biafra ceased to exist.

For more information, see
Biafra - Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Biafra

 

My first coin set I bought was the 1969 Biafra 5 coin proof set. Here is the AV 25 Pounds

 

Indeed. It's actually a really sad story. I believe Biafra was part of the region which had oil, so there was no way the government was going to let it break away without a fight. The government used siege tactics which starved a lot of the populace. Doctors Without Borders was founded in part in response to this event, to meet humanitarian needs in cases where it may be impossible to get permission from the governing state. My avatar is a Biafra 1 shilling. I didn't know they made a 2 1/2 shilling though. Very interesting coin!

 

1941P NEI 1/4 Gulden

 

1891 Netherlands Indies 1/10 gulden

 

Netherlands East Indies 1/4 Gulden, 1854

 

Haven't seen one of these yet.

1883 Hawaii 1/4 Dollar