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Obverse

Portrait of mature King George I head facing left, date below

Script: Greek

Lettering:

ΓΕΩΡΓΙΟΣ Α! ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΣ ΤΩΝ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ

ΒΑΡΡΕ

1876 A

Translation:

George I King of the Greeks

Barre

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Reverse

Arms within the crowned mantle, denomination below

Script: Greek

Lettering:

ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ

5 ΔΡΑΧΜΑΙ

ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ

Translation:

Kingdom of Greece

5 Drachmai

My Power the Love of the people

Engraver: Désiré-Albert Barre

Edge

Reeded

5 Drachmai - George I (2nd portrait) - obverse

© Michass (CC BY-SA)

Mint

A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date)

Obverse

Escutcheon above laurel wreath, ostrich feathers above and the denomination at the bottom of the coin

Script: Latin

Lettering:

REPUBLICA DE CHILE

So

UN PESO

Translation:

Republic of Chile

So

One Peso

Reverse

Andean condor with a claw on the shield and the date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:

POR LA RAZON O LA FUERZA

* 1877 *

Translation:

By Reason or Force

1877

Edge

Reeded

Mint

So Casa de Moneda de Chile, Santiago, Chile (1743-date)

Obverse

Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:

DIOS PATRIA LIBERTAD

REPUBLICA DOMINICANA

Translation:

God Fatherland Liberty

Dominican Republic

Engraver: Casimiro Nemesio de Moya

Reverse

Denomination, weight, year of issue, head of Indian woman ("Liberty") facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:

UN PESO

26.7 GRAMOS

Translation:

One peso

26.7 grams (weight)

Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget

Edge

Reeded

Obverse

Crowned and veiled bust ('Jubilee Head') of Queen Victoria left, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: VICTORIA D:G: BRITT: REG: F:D:

Unabridged legend: Victoria Dei Gratia Britanniarium Regina Fidei Defensatrix

Translation: Victoria by the Grace of God Queen of the Britains Defender of the Faith

Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon

Designer: Joseph Edgar Boehm

Reverse

St. George slaying the dragon right, date and engraver's initials in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

1887

B.P.

Unabridged legend: Benedetto Pistrucci

Engraver: Benedetto Pistrucci

Edge

Reeded

1 Crown - Victoria (2nd portrait) - obverse

© maelou973 (CC BY)

Mint

Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)

Comments

The standard weight of these coins was 10/11 troy ounce (436.4 grains). Obverse design by Sir Joseph Boehm.

This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when decimalization was introduced in 1971. It has been confirmed by the Royal Mint that the coin remains legal tender, having been remonetized with a value of 25 pence.

Obverse

Peacock facing left with tail in full display.

Script: Burmese

Lettering: တံ ဆိ ပ် တော်

Translation: According to Robinson & Shaw 'The coins and banknotes of Burma', p.92-93 the words on the obverse are 'Tazeik taw' or 'Royal stamp'.

Reverse

Denomination Within Wreath.

Script: Burmese

Lettering:

ရ တ နာ ပုံ နေ ပြ ည် တော်

၁ိသုံးဒင်္ဂါး

၁၂၁၄

Translation: the outer reverse legend is 'Yandabon Nepydiaw' or 'Mandalay the Royal residence'. The central inscription is 't'tjat thon dinga' or 'Use coin as 1 kyat' and the date below is 1214 Buddhist era, 1852-53 AD.

Edge

Reeded.

Comments

The Kyat coin depicts the personal emblem of the king, a peacock with a fanned out tail on the obverse side. The date depicted on this coin is 1214 CS Burmese era (1853 CE), the year King Mindon Min ascended the throne. It was widely circulated in Burma and was often called the 'peacock rupee'. Actual mintage commenced 'Saturday, 9 waning Tasaungmon (11 November, 1865).

The machinery and dies for producing these silver coins were imported from Birmingham, England. These peacock coins were issued from the Mandalay Mint, which was set up within the Mandalay palace complex, the ruins of which are still in existence. In 1878, new bronze and gold coins bearing a lion motif were issued by Mindon's successor Thibaw. Thus, silver kyat production ceased.

Commemorative issue

Caracal

Obverse

Coat of arms of the country.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering:

قابوس بن سعيد

١٣٩٧

سلطان عمان

Translation:

Qabus bin Sa'id

1397

Sultan of Oman

Reverse

Caracal also known as desert lynx or Persian lynx.Automatically translated

Script: Arabic

Lettering: ١/٢ ٢ ريال عماني

Translation: 2½ Omani Rials

Engraver: Michael Hibbit

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Mintage: 4407

Obverse

Napoléon I facing right

Script: Latin

Lettering: NAPOLEON EMPEREUR.

Translation: Napoleon Emperor

Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Reverse

The value within a wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:

RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE.

5

FRANCS.

. . AN 13. .MA.

Translation:

French Republic

5

Francs

Engraver: Pierre-Joseph Tiolier

Edge

Inscripted

Script: Latin

Lettering: * DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE

Translation: God Protects France

Commemorative issue

Zurich Shooting Festival

Series: Shooting thalers

Obverse

Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:

EIDGENÖSSISCHES.SCHÜTZENFEST.IN.ZÜRICH.1872.

5 Fr.

Engraver: Fritz Ulysse Landry

Reverse

Standing female figure

Script: Latin

Lettering: FÜR FREIHEIT UND VATERLAND

Engraver: Fritz Ulysse Landry

Mint

Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)

Commemorative issue

Grand Duke's First Marriage

Obverse

Adjoined busts facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

WILHELM ERNST - CAROLINE GROSZHERZOG U. GROSZHERZOGIN V. SACHSEN

A

·30 IV·

Engraver: Otto Schultz

Reverse

Crowned imperial eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

DEUTSCHES REICH 1903

* FÜNF MARK *

Edge

Script: Latin

Lettering: GOTT MIT UNS

Mint

A Berlin, Germany (1280-date)

Obverse

Value within crowned wreath; Oak and Olive leaves.

Script: Persian (nastaliq)

Lettering:

رضا شاه پهلوی شاهنشاه ایران

۵

ریال

۱۳۱۲

Lettering (regular font):

رضا شاه پهلوی شاهنشاه ایران

۵

ریال

۱۳۱۲

Reverse

Radiant lion holding sword within crowned wreath.

Script: Persian (nastaliq)

Lettering: پنج ریال

Lettering (regular font): پنج ریال

Edge

Reeded

5 Rials - Rezā Pahlavī - obverse

© DMK Collection

Mint

Tehran, Iran

Obverse

Napoleon Bonaparte laureate head right

Script: Latin

Lettering: NAPOLEON EMPEREUR.

Translation: NAPOLEON EMPEROR.

Engraver: Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet

Reverse

Denomination within wreath

Script: Latin

Lettering:

EMPIRE FRANÇAIS.

5

FRANCS.

1810. A

Translation:

FRENCH EMPIRE

5

FRANCS

1810. A

Engraver: Nicolas-Guy-Antoine Brenet

Edge

Plain lettered

Script: Latin

Lettering: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE

Translation: GOD PROTECTS FRANCE

Obverse

Inscription in two lines and perimeter.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

CARTAGENA SITIADA POR LOS CENTRALISTAS

SETIEMBRE

1873

Translation: Cartagena besieged by the Centralists. September.

Reverse

Flower and central and perimeter inscription.

Script: Latin

Lettering:

REVOLUCION

CANTONAL

CINCO PESETAS

Translation: Cantonal Revolution. Five Pesetas.

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Artillery Mastery of the Cartagena Arsenal (Maestranza de Artillería del Arsenal de Cartagena), Spain (1873)

Comments

This Five Pesetas piece was minted by the Canton of Cartagena, a territory that remained independent during the Cantonal Revolution (1873-1874), which arose against the First Republic. The city was besieged and the insurgents had to mint their own currency. To achieve this, the forgers in the prison were amnestied, silver objects were seized and metal was extracted from the mines of Mazarrón, coins being minted in the Arsenal, with stamping machines for ship tools.

Obverse

Basilica, lettering around

Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter)

Lettering: FREIE STADT DANZIG * FÜNF GULDEN *

Lettering (regular font): FREIE STADT DANZIG * FÜNF GULDEN *

Translation: Free city of Danzig five Gulden

Engraver: Otto Fischer

Reverse

Arms with lions as supporters, value below.

Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter)

Lettering: 5 GULDEN

Lettering (regular font): 5 GULDEN

Engraver: Otto Fischer

Edge

Smooth with inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering: NEC * TEMERE * NEC * TIMIDE *

Translation: Neither rashly nor timidly

Obverse

Crowned shield of San Marino with the three towers of the city within laurel wreath. Date below

Reverse

San Marino standing with a scroll in his hand.

On the line the name of the author.

Below, in the exergue the value between a rosette and the mintmark.

Edge

Script: Latin

Lettering: LIBERTAS * LIBERTAS