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<p>[QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1868104, member: 75105"]Commonwealths are countries and other lands owned, or has been owned, at some point by the Kings or Queens of England.</p><p><br /></p><p>For collector interest, I'm not including commonwealths that never minted coins with the Kings or Queens on them.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a very large undertaking so this thread will update over time. Also when I put "year of first minting", it means when the coin was dated, not when it was actually minted.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Alderny:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of 1st minting under commonwealth ownership: 1989</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, these coins are seldom used in circulation and are for commemorative purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Anguilla:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Year of 1st minting under commonwealth ownership: 1968</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1970</p><p><br /></p><p>However, these coins are seldom used in circulation and are for commemorative purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Antigua and Barbuda:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of 1st minting: 1970</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, these coins are seldom used in circulation and are for commemorative purposes.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ascension Island:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Year of first minting: 1978</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Australia: </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Year of first minting: 1813 (New South Wales 15 Pence George III). Went to dollar standard in 1966.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Bahamas: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of 1st minting: 1806-1807 (George III Pirate Penny, Unofficial), Bahama Dollar 1966.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still Is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Barbrados:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Year of first minting: 1973</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Belize: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1973.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Bermuda:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1793 (Bermuda Penny George III, official circulating coin), 1959 Bermuda Crown (commemorative), 1964 Bermuda Crown, circulating issue, Bermuda Dollar, 1970.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Brittish Antarctic Territory: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 2008.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2012.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins were commemorative only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>British Honduras: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of 1st minting: 1810 (Countermarked Spanish Coin, 6 shillings, one penny, (6s. 1d.) George III). 1885 (Official Coinage).</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1971</p><p><br /></p><p><b>British Indian Ocean Territory: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 2009</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2012.</p><p><br /></p><p>No circulating coins produced.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>British Virgin Islands: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1973.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1984 (although commemorative coins are still being minted). They use the US Dollar now.</p><p><br /></p><p>B<b>ritish West Africa: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1907</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1957.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>British West Indies: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1820</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1822</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Canada:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1858 (official, although many pieces were made prior, such as bank of upper canada tokens, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cayman Islands:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1972</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ceylon:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1803 (Crown colony rixdollar), 1871, Ceylon Rupee</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1972</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cook Islands: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1972</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Cyprus:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1879</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2007 (went to the euro).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Demerara and Essequibo: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1813</p><p><br /></p><p>Year of last minting: 1832.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Dominica: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1970.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>No circulating coins produced.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>East Africa: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1908.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1964.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Eastern Caribbeans: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1955.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>England (UK).</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1158.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Falkland Islands: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1974</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Fiji:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1934</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gibraltar: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1841 (1 quart, Victoria), 1967 (Crown, Queen Elizabeth).</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Gold Coast:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Minted only in 1818.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hong Kong:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1863.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Grenada: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1970 only. Non circulating coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Guernsey:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting 1830 (although no mention of the Queen or Great Britain). 1966 (1st coin to feature the Queen), 1971 new penny.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Guyana: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1836 (Guilder coinage), pound sterling 1891, went to dollar standard in 1967.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>India (Brittish):</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1862</p><p><br /></p><p>Year of last minting: 1947.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ionian Islands:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Ireland: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 995. </p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2000 (went to euro). Withdrew from Commonwealth Status in 1949.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Isle of Man:</b> (Not an official commonwealth member).</p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1786? </p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jamica: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1757 (Counterstamped spanish coinage), 1869 (Victoria circulating coinage).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Jersey: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1841.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Malaya:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1939.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1950.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Malaya and British Borneo:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first Minting: 1954</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1961</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mauritius: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1877</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1971. (Brittish Rule ended in 1968, became republic in 1992).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Mombosa:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1888</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1890.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Montserrat:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting 1970 only.</p><p><br /></p><p>Non-circulating coin.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nauru:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1996.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2008? </p><p><br /></p><p>Non-circulating only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>New Brunswick:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1854</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1864</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Newfoundland:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1865.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1947</p><p><br /></p><p><b>New Guinea:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1926</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1949.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>New Zealand:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1933.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is (went to dollar in 1967)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nigeria: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1959 only. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Niue:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1996.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still does. Non circulating coinage only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Nova Scotia:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1856</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1864.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Pitcairn Islands:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still does. </p><p><br /></p><p>Non Circulating coins only (uses NZ dollar for currency).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Prince Edward Island:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1871 Only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rhodesia:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1964 only. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rhodesia and Nyasaland:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1955.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1964</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saint Helena: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1821 (half penny, George IV), 1973 (Commemorative only).</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2003 (Commemorative only).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saint Helena and Ascension:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1984.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Saint Kitts and Nevis:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1970</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1985. </p><p><br /></p><p>Non circulating coins only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Scotland: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1100's.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1804 (Counter struck coins.)</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Seychelles: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first mint: 1948</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1975 (became independent in 1976).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Sierra Leone.</b> </p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1791 (Sierra Leone Company).</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is (commemorative only). Although they never made any modern circulating coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Solomon Islands: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1977</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p>Somaliland:</p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1994.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.</p><p><br /></p><p>South Africa:</p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1923</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1961</p><p><br /></p><p><b>South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Year of first minting: 2000</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 2011. Non-circulating coins only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Southern Rhodesia:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1934</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1955</p><p><br /></p><p><b>St. Lucia:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1970</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1985.</p><p><br /></p><p>Non-circulating coins only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>St. Vincent:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1970</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>Non circulating coins only.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Straits Settlements:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1845.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: 1935.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tokelau:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1978</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is, commemorative only. Uses NZ dollar.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Trinidad and Tobago: </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1966.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tristan Da Cunha </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1978</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is. Non circulating only, uses Saint Helena Pound.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Turks and Caicos Island:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1969.</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is (primarily non circulating, uses US Dollar).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Tuvalu:</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Year of first minting: 1976</p><p><br /></p><p>Last: Still is.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Detecto92, post: 1868104, member: 75105"]Commonwealths are countries and other lands owned, or has been owned, at some point by the Kings or Queens of England. For collector interest, I'm not including commonwealths that never minted coins with the Kings or Queens on them. This is a very large undertaking so this thread will update over time. Also when I put "year of first minting", it means when the coin was dated, not when it was actually minted. [B]Alderny:[/B] Year of 1st minting under commonwealth ownership: 1989 Last: Still is. However, these coins are seldom used in circulation and are for commemorative purposes. [B]Anguilla: [/B] Year of 1st minting under commonwealth ownership: 1968 Last: 1970 However, these coins are seldom used in circulation and are for commemorative purposes. [B]Antigua and Barbuda:[/B] Year of 1st minting: 1970 Last: 1988. However, these coins are seldom used in circulation and are for commemorative purposes. [B]Ascension Island: [/B] Year of first minting: 1978 Last: Still is. [B]Australia: [/B] Year of first minting: 1813 (New South Wales 15 Pence George III). Went to dollar standard in 1966. Last: Still is. [B]Bahamas: [/B] Year of 1st minting: 1806-1807 (George III Pirate Penny, Unofficial), Bahama Dollar 1966. Last: Still Is. [B]Barbrados: [/B] Year of first minting: 1973 Last: Still is. [B]Belize: [/B] Year of first minting: 1973. Last: Still is. [B]Bermuda:[/B] Year of first minting: 1793 (Bermuda Penny George III, official circulating coin), 1959 Bermuda Crown (commemorative), 1964 Bermuda Crown, circulating issue, Bermuda Dollar, 1970. Last: Still is. [B]Brittish Antarctic Territory: [/B] Year of first minting: 2008. Last: 2012. Coins were commemorative only. [B]British Honduras: [/B] Year of 1st minting: 1810 (Countermarked Spanish Coin, 6 shillings, one penny, (6s. 1d.) George III). 1885 (Official Coinage). Last: 1971 [B]British Indian Ocean Territory: [/B] Year of first minting: 2009 Last: 2012. No circulating coins produced. [B]British Virgin Islands: [/B] Year of first minting: 1973. Last: 1984 (although commemorative coins are still being minted). They use the US Dollar now. B[B]ritish West Africa: [/B] Year of first minting: 1907 Last: 1957. [B]British West Indies: [/B] Year of first minting: 1820 Last: 1822 [B]Canada:[/B] Year of first minting: 1858 (official, although many pieces were made prior, such as bank of upper canada tokens, etc. Last: Still is. [B]Cayman Islands:[/B] Year of first minting: 1972 Last: Still is. [B]Ceylon:[/B] Year of first minting: 1803 (Crown colony rixdollar), 1871, Ceylon Rupee Last: 1972 [B]Cook Islands: [/B] Year of first minting: 1972 Last: Still is. [B]Cyprus:[/B] Year of first minting: 1879 Last: 2007 (went to the euro). [B]Demerara and Essequibo: [/B] Year of first minting: 1813 Year of last minting: 1832. [B]Dominica: [/B] Year of first minting: 1970. Last: 1988. No circulating coins produced. [B]East Africa: [/B] Year of first minting: 1908. Last: 1964. [B]Eastern Caribbeans: [/B] Year of first minting: 1955. Last: Still is. [B]England (UK).[/B] Year of first minting: 1158. Last: Still is. [B]Falkland Islands: [/B] Year of first minting: 1974 Last: Still is. [B]Fiji:[/B] Year of first minting: 1934 Last: Still is. [B]Gibraltar: [/B] Year of first minting: 1841 (1 quart, Victoria), 1967 (Crown, Queen Elizabeth). Last: Still is. [B]Gold Coast:[/B] Minted only in 1818. [B]Hong Kong:[/B] Year of first minting: 1863. Last: Still is. [B]Grenada: [/B] Year of first minting: 1970 only. Non circulating coin. [B]Guernsey:[/B] Year of first minting 1830 (although no mention of the Queen or Great Britain). 1966 (1st coin to feature the Queen), 1971 new penny. [B]Guyana: [/B] Year of first minting: 1836 (Guilder coinage), pound sterling 1891, went to dollar standard in 1967. Last: Still is. [B]India (Brittish):[/B] Year of first minting: 1862 Year of last minting: 1947. [B]Ionian Islands:[/B] Year of first minting: [B]Ireland: [/B] Year of first minting: 995. Last: 2000 (went to euro). Withdrew from Commonwealth Status in 1949. [B]Isle of Man:[/B] (Not an official commonwealth member). Year of first minting: 1786? Last: Still is. [B]Jamica: [/B] Year of first minting: 1757 (Counterstamped spanish coinage), 1869 (Victoria circulating coinage). [B]Jersey: [/B] Year of first minting: 1841. Last: Still is. [B]Malaya:[/B] Year of first minting: 1939. Last: 1950. [B]Malaya and British Borneo:[/B] Year of first Minting: 1954 Last: 1961 [B]Mauritius: [/B] Year of first minting: 1877 Last: 1971. (Brittish Rule ended in 1968, became republic in 1992). [B]Mombosa:[/B] Year of first minting: 1888 Last: 1890. [B]Montserrat:[/B] Year of first minting 1970 only. Non-circulating coin. [B]Nauru:[/B] Year of first minting: 1996. Last: 2008? Non-circulating only. [B]New Brunswick:[/B] Year of first minting: 1854 Last: 1864 [B]Newfoundland:[/B] Year of first minting: 1865. Last: 1947 [B]New Guinea:[/B] Year of first minting: 1926 Last: 1949. [B]New Zealand:[/B] Year of first minting: 1933. Last: Still is (went to dollar in 1967) [B]Nigeria: [/B] Year of first minting: 1959 only. [B]Niue:[/B] Year of first minting: 1996. Last: Still does. Non circulating coinage only. [B]Nova Scotia:[/B] Year of first minting: 1856 Last: 1864. [B]Pitcairn Islands:[/B] Year of first minting: 1988. Last: Still does. Non Circulating coins only (uses NZ dollar for currency). [B]Prince Edward Island:[/B] Year of first minting: 1871 Only. [B]Rhodesia:[/B] Year of first minting: 1964 only. [B]Rhodesia and Nyasaland:[/B] Year of first minting: 1955. Last: 1964 [B]Saint Helena: [/B] Year of first minting: 1821 (half penny, George IV), 1973 (Commemorative only). Last: 2003 (Commemorative only). [B]Saint Helena and Ascension:[/B] Year of first minting: 1984. Last: Still is. [B]Saint Kitts and Nevis:[/B] Year of first minting: 1970 Last: 1985. Non circulating coins only. [B]Scotland: [/B] Year of first minting: 1100's. Last: 1804 (Counter struck coins.) [B]Seychelles: [/B] Year of first mint: 1948 Last: 1975 (became independent in 1976). [B]Sierra Leone.[/B] Year of first minting: 1791 (Sierra Leone Company). Last: Still is (commemorative only). Although they never made any modern circulating coinage. [B]Solomon Islands: [/B] Year of first minting: 1977 Last: Still is. Somaliland: Year of first minting: 1994. Last: Still is. South Africa: Year of first minting: 1923 Last: 1961 [B]South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands: [/B] Year of first minting: 2000 Last: 2011. Non-circulating coins only. [B]Southern Rhodesia:[/B] Year of first minting: 1934 Last: 1955 [B]St. Lucia:[/B] Year of first minting: 1970 Last: 1985. Non-circulating coins only. [B]St. Vincent:[/B] Year of first minting: 1970 Last: 1988. Non circulating coins only. [B]Straits Settlements:[/B] Year of first minting: 1845. Last: 1935. [B]Tokelau:[/B] Year of first minting: 1978 Last: Still is, commemorative only. Uses NZ dollar. [B]Trinidad and Tobago: [/B] Year of first minting: 1966. Last: Still is. [B]Tristan Da Cunha [/B] Year of first minting: 1978 Last: Still is. Non circulating only, uses Saint Helena Pound. [B]Turks and Caicos Island:[/B] Year of first minting: 1969. Last: Still is (primarily non circulating, uses US Dollar). [B]Tuvalu:[/B] Year of first minting: 1976 Last: Still is.[/QUOTE]
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