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I've taken a liking to Moroccan coins. This arrived yesterday.

 

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I got these two Peru 1 sol coins recently to complete the set with the bear coin I already had.



Here's the one I already had:

 

@Hiddendragon These peruvian coins are pretty neat and nice theme!

 

Australia 2014 Perth Mint $25 (Sovereign) PF70DCAM

 

Just for grins, here is a one which is fairly similar, from Gelderland. Note the corn stalk mint mark and the VOC logo on there...

 

Thanks Nathan. Can you believe it's an AU coin?

 

It has "that look" I love more than a Mint State coin. And the images on both sides are so fantastic!!

 

French Somalia.

 

My first bonk, arrived today

 

I rarely see Thai coins, so here is some!

One year type Thai Coins by Mkman123 posted May 23, 2018 at 8:14 AM

 

I see Thai coins every day in my pocket change. Here is one from Great Britain I got from ebay, arrived yesterday, in right nice condition too. Is that a woody?

 

Where are these from?

 

I read on page 93 of Scholten's book "The Coins of the Dutch Overseas Territories 1601-1948" the following lines:

Bonks. The "Bonks", which have already been described at length (see p. 63), were revived for a short time in the years 1818 and 1819. Previously all the "Bonks" had been struck at Batavia but now the Mint at Sourabaya, while still under the management of J. A. Zwekkert, was given charge of their production.

So, in attempt to answer your question, I understand that this kind of coin was minted at what is now called Surabaya on the island of Java under authority of the Dutch Republic Government rather than the VOC. They probably circulated in the Dutch East Indies area, which now is mostly Indonesia.

 

New Weimar purchase

 

And a few more

 

So many of the German coins have that bold, haughty eagle. Makes me think the people as a whole tend to embrace the martial or warrior spirit. Small wonder 2 big wars happened. Or that could all just be my imagination...

 

Neat looking coin, 5 something, probably silver. Please tell more. What is the other language script above the number 5?

 

5 Chiao, China - Meng Chiang (Mongolian Borderlands or Mongol Territory) Bank, 1938. It is Copper-nickel.

As I read it the territories of Inner Mongolia declared themselves an autonomous region independent of the national government in 1935. This coin was the only issue of the Meng Chiang Bank after the Japanese moved into the region from neighboring Manchukuo in 1937. The script above the 5 is Mongolian.

There are a number of banknotes issued by Meng Chiang Bank. I would really like to upgrade the note at the top.

More info here...

http://www.thecurrencycollector.com..._Issues_for_the_Occupied_Regions_of_China.pdf

 

I appreciate your help, very interesting specimen would like to find one as this is the first I've seen. Very cool.