19TH CENTURY Coins
Sapeque Coin History: Square-Hole Money of Indochina
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Sapèque Example Specimen: 2 Sapèque, 1887 (French Indochina / Protectorate of Annam) Authority & Heraldry: Issued during the French colonial administration for the protectorate of Annam …
Rin Coin: Empire of Japan; 1/1000 yen
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze Rin Example Specimen: 1 Rin, Year 16 of Meiji (1883) (Empire of Japan) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under Emperor Meiji (Meiji-tennō), the 122nd emperor according to the traditional orde…
Paisa Coins: South Asian Currency History; 1/100 rupee
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper 1 Paisa Example Specimen: 1 paisa, 1890 (Baroda State, India) Authority & Heraldry: The legends on this coin are written in Devanagari script (attributed to Hindi or the regional Konkani…
Cavallo: Small Copper Coins of Naples (Italy)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Cavallo Coin Example Specimen: 4 Cavalli, 1804 (Kingdom of Naples) Historical Context: This copper coin was struck under the authority of Ferdinand IV (Italian: Ferdinando di Borbone-Due Sicilie ),…
Pysa: 19th-Century Coins of the Zanzibar Sultanate
Illustrated Specimen Details: Pysa Coin Example Specimen: 1 Pysa, 1882 (Sultanate of Zanzibar) Historical Context: Issued under Sayyid Barghash bin Said al-Busaidi, the second Sultan of Zanzibar (1870-1888). Interestingly, this…
Skilling Rigsmønt of Denmark: Pre-Decimal Coinage
Illustrated Specimen Details: Skilling Rigsmønt Example Specimen: 1 skilling rigsmønt, 1856 (Kingdom of Denmark) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse prominently displays the denomination 1 SKILLING RIGSMØNT framed by a tradi…
German Groschen: History and Evolution of the Coinage
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver Groschen Example Specimen: 1 groschen, 1857 (Duchy of Brunswick) Authority & Heraldry: The coin represents the monetary system of the Duchy of Brunswick under the rule of William VIII. T…
Pfenning Coin: History and Monetary Role in Germany
Illustrated Specimen Details: Prussian Pfenning Example Specimen: 3 pfenninge, 1865 (Kingdom of Prussia) Authority & Heraldry: Issued during the reign of William I (Wilhelm Friedrich Ludwig), King of Prussia (1861-1888) and…
Canadian Sou Token: Lower Canada Numismatics
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Sou / 1/2 Penny 1837 Example Specimen: 1 sou or 1/2 penny, 1837 — Province of Lower Canada Design & Context: Technically a trade token rather than an official state coin, this 1837 issue refl…
Kreutzer: From Medieval Silver to Austrian Copper
Illustrated Specimen Details: Austrian Empire 30 Kreutzer Example Specimen: 30 kreutzer, 1807 — Austrian Empire Design & Inscriptions: This specific coin is a 30 kreutzer issued in 1807 during the reign of Francis II, the l…
Japanese Mon (Tenpō Tsūhō): Value & Cast Coin Guide
Illustrated Specimen Details: Japan 100 Mon (Tenpō Tsūhō) Example Specimen: 100 Mon, 1835–1870 — Japan (Edo Period) Design & Inscriptions: This distinctive oval-shaped cast coin with a square central hole is known natively …
Rupee: coin from Emirate of Afghanistan; 64 falus
Illustrated Specimen Details: Emirate of Afghanistan 1 Rupee Example Specimen: 1 rupee, 1886 (Emirate of Afghanistan, Kabul Mint) Ruler: Abdur Rahman Khan (Pashto "عبدالرحمن خان"), known as "The Iron Amir," …
Pai Coin: Kingdom of Siam and Indian Princely States
Illustrated Specimen Details: Kingdom of Siam Half Pai Example Specimen: 1/2 pai (1 att), 1882 (Kingdom of Siam, Heaton Mint) Design & Inscriptions: Surprisingly, most serious numismatic sources refer to this coin as "…
Solot as the 1/128 Siamese Baht Coin (Thailand)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Kingdom of Siam 1 Solot Example Specimen: 1 Solot, 1882 (Kingdom of Siam) Iconography & Origin: This historic copper coin was struck during the reign of King Chulalongkorn, also known as Rama V…
Quart Coin: From Mediterranean Trade to Medieval
Illustrated Specimen Details: British Colony of Gibraltar 2 Quarts Example Specimen: 2 Quarts, 1842 (British Colony of Gibraltar) Iconography & Origin: Minted during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901), this copper coin…
Rixdollar: History of the Ceylon and Colonial Trade Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: British Ceylon Rixdollar Example Specimen: 1/192 Rixdollar, 1802 (British Ceylon) Iconography & Origin: This copper fractional coin was struck for British Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) at the S…
Falus: The Universal Copper Coin of the Islamic World
Illustrated Specimen Details: Moroccan Falus Example Specimen: 4 falus, 1869 (Morocco) Authority & Symbolism: This 4 falus piece was struck during the reign of Sultan Muhammad IV of the 'Alawi dynasty. The obverse promi…