20TH CENTURY Coins
Coróin Coin History: Ireland's Unique Gaelic Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Half Coróin Example Specimen: 1/2 Coróin, 1964 (Republic of Ireland) Authority & Heraldry: Issued by the Republic of Ireland, this coin is rich in national symbolism and unique ty…
Shilingi Coin: Tanzania's Independent Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Shilingi Example Specimen: 1 Shilingi, 1966 (United Republic of Tanzania) Authority & Heraldry: Issued by the United Republic of Tanzania. The coin features legends written in Swa…
Dīnār Coin (Iran & Persia): History of Denomination
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel Dīnār Example Specimen: 50 Dīnār, AH 1305 (1926) (Imperial State of Iran) Authority & Heraldry: Issued under Reza Shah Pahlavi, the first shah of the House of Pahlavi of the Imper…
Senti: Swahili Decimal Coinage of East Africa
Illustrated Specimen Details: 10 Senti Example Specimen: 10 senti, 1981 (United Republic of Tanzania) Authority & Heraldry: This distinctive scalloped 10-notch coin was issued by the United Republic of Tanzania in 1981. The…
History of the Corona: Gold Standard of Austria-Hungary
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver 1 Corona Example Specimen: 1 corona, 1913 (Austro-Hungarian Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This silver coin was issued under Franz Joseph I — Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and rule…
Santeem: From the Ethiopian Empire to the Modern Birr
Illustrated Specimen Details: Aluminium-Magnesium 1 Santeem Example Specimen: 1 santeem, 1977 (Provisional Military Government of Socialist Ethiopia) Authority & Heraldry: This aluminium-magnesium coin (a quite rare alloy i…
New Penny Coin: UK Decimalisation and History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze 1/2 New Penny Example Specimen: 1/2 new penny, 1971 (United Kingdom) Authority & Heraldry: This bronze coin was issued under Elizabeth II — Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwe…
Mark Coin: From Silver Weight Standard to Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel 1 Mark Example Specimen: 1 mark, 1922 (Republic of Estonia) Authority & Heraldry: This copper-nickel coin represents the early coinage of the Republic of Estonia ( EESTI VABARIIK …
Pfennig Coin: From Medieval Bracteates to the Euro
Illustrated Specimen Details: Aluminium-Bronze 5 Pfennig Example Specimen: 5 pfennig, 1932 (Free City of Danzig) Authority & Heraldry: This aluminium-bronze coin was issued by the Free City of Danzig (German "Freie Sta…
Haléř Coin: Where and When (Catalog of Coins)
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper-Nickel 20 Haléřů Example Specimen: 20 haléřů, 1926 (Czechoslovak Republic — First Republic) Authority & Heraldry: This copper-nickel coin represents the quintessential coinage of the Fir…
Piso Denomination: Modern Coins of the Philippines
Illustrated Specimen Details: Nickel Brass 5 Piso Example Specimen: 5 piso, 1998 (Republic of the Philippines) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse features the right-facing profile of Emilio Aguinaldo, the first President of …
Payalo Coin of Kutch: Indian Princely State History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper 1 Payalo Example Specimen: 1 payalo, 1945 (Princely State of Kutch, India) Authority & Heraldry: This distinctive holed coin was issued under Maharao Sri Vijayarajaji, the ruling Rao of …
Öre Coin Denomination: Swedish & Nordic History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bronze 5 Öre Example Specimen: 5 öre, 1953 (Kingdom of Sweden) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse features the inscription GUSTAF VI ADOLF SVERIGES KONUNG (Gustaf VI Adolf King of Sweden) accom…
Franken Coin Guide: History of a Germanic Franc
Illustrated Specimen Details: Aluminium-bronze 10 Franken Example Specimen: 10 franken, 1954 (Saar Protectorate) Authority & Heraldry: The obverse features the inscription SAARLAND alongside the Coat of Arms of the Saar Pr…
Laari Denomination Guide: Monetary System of Maldives
Illustrated Specimen Details: Laari Coin Example Specimen: 10 Laari, 1960 (Sultanate of the Maldives) Historical Context: Issued during the reign of Muhammad Fareed Didi (1954-1968), the final Sultan of the Maldives before the …
Discovering the Finnish Penni: 1/100 Markka History
Illustrated Specimen Details: Penni Coin Example Specimen: 1 Penni, 1917 (Grand Duchy of Finland / Finnish Civil War) Historical Context: During the period of 1809-1917, Finland was an autonomous part of the Russian Empire. In …
Millim Denomination Guide: North African Numismatics
Illustrated Specimen Details: Millim Coin Example Specimen: 5 Millim, 1997 (Republic of Tunisia) Historical Context: This modern fractional coin circulates in the Republic of Tunisia. The date on the coin is dual-dated: AH 1418…
Chetrum vs Chhertum: Bhutan Decimal Coinage Guide
Illustrated Specimen Details: Chetrum Coin Example Specimen: 20 Chetrums, 1974 (Bhutan) Historical Context: Before 1974, Bhutan's economy relied heavily on barter exchange and Indian currency circulation. The introduction o…