Couple of new pieces for my Canada & Fiji collection followed by Palastine & Ceylon then finalyNew Zeland :thumb: Canada 1906 5c the kings head is a bit on the worn side but still a good copy for the collection 1918 1c Lovely condition Fiji 1952 1/2d Again this is in super condition De Orc :kewl:
I dont have many from the British Protectorate of Palastine so these are rather special to me Palastine 1927 10m 1927 5m Ceylon 1945 50c 1945 5c De Orc
Again another country that I seem to have problems with finding the coins LOL New Zeland 1937 3d I do have some Florins (2/-) on the way and hope to add them to the collection shortly. De Orc :kewl:
Update time :smile Just arrived BWA 1942 6d But better than that a very nice BEA Edward VIII 10c 1936 and it is in lovely condition De Orc :kewl:
That Seychelles 25c. is nice.It looks like a Proof coin.They Seychelles is very hard to get both coins & notes from,especially the republican issues (1976 onwards). Aidan.
Thanks Aidan and yes it is in very nice condition but not one that I will be collecting :thumb: hoping to have a few more Indian including a couple of 1/2 Rupees turning up very shortly along with some NZ Florins De Orc
Steve,have you thought about posting some photos of coins from the Rhodesian states,especially when Rhodesia was a rebel British colony? What about coins from Malawi,Zambia,Namibia,Nigeria,Ghana,Gambia,& Somaliland?
Can only post those that I have Aidan :smile Just realy getting into Brit Comm coins and will be concentrating on India with BWA & BEA as close seconds anything else will be a bonus but will only collect pre EII except in certain cases LOL De Orc :kewl: Ps should have said not realy interested in the modern stuff
Aidan you wanted Nigeria LOL Well here we have not just Nigeria but a few other nice bits as well De Orc
Nice group of commonwealth coins, Steve. You are forming a collection slowly but surly. :thumb: The Indian 25 Paisa coin dated 1985 has an interesting mint mark below date. In 1985, the Indian government contracted Ottawa Mint in Canada to mint coins for this denomination. The Ottawa mint used mint mark "c" below date and is the only Indian coin minted at this Canadian facility. Neat find! Regards Ballabh Garg
Nice to know now one lucky young member might well get that in there lot as it is in the draw De Orc :kewl:
Ballabh,so that is what the 'C' on Indian decimal coins stands for.I had always thought that was a Calcutta mintmark that was introduced to replace a previous symbol serving as the Calcutta Mint's mintmark. I do know that in recent years the Mexico City Mint & the South African Mint in Pretoria were also used to strike coins for India as well,especially the 1 Rupee coins. Aidan.
Aidan, the Indian mints are always represented by symbols except in proofs.. If there is a letter below the date, it would definitely be a foreign mint.
