"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

1943 Free French Madagascar 1 franc. The home country of France was occupied by the Germans at this time and run by the Vichy government.

 

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Fiji, 1942 brass - San Francisco mint

 

1915 Belgium 5 centimes - zink wartime coinage. Does this fit the theme OK?

 

Time of "Thirty Years War" 1618-48
AV Dukat 1633 K-B Kremnitz Mint
Hungary
Ferdinand II HRE
Ferdinand as the Holy Roman Emperor/ was supreme commander of Catholic Imperial Army/ defending the Empire vs Foreign Protestant invaders.

 

Waterloo Medal

 

Ukraine- 2 Hryvni, 1998 - 80th anniversary of the Battle of Kruty

 

1913 Prussia 3 marks - 100th anniversary of Prussia declaring war against Napoleon.

 

AV Salut d'or ND Saint-Lo Mint
First emission 1422-30
Henry VI Lancaster/ King of England and France

Struck at a dark time in Hundred Years War, most of France is now under English rule, Charles VI is now the ruler of a third of the territory, what used to be France.

 

2008 Liberia 5 dollars. Looks kind of warlike with the tank and the paratroopers.

 

Perth Mint/ Australia "Tanks of WW2"
The best tank of WW2/ Tiger

 

Some airplanes of WWII, courtesy of Gibraltar, 2007

 

This is one of a series from the Isle of Man on historic battles/wars.

Trojan War 2006

 

beginning of French revolution 1788-1815

 

Does it have to be something to do with a war? Or can it just be military related?

 

This theme has been going for almost 2 weeks, how about you suggest a new theme?

 

Okay. How about an easy one.


The new theme is anything with the young bust of Queen Elizabeth II.

 

1953 GB Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal

 

1955 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 2 shillings