COPPER Coins
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 …
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…
Ceitil Coins: Numismatics of Medieval Portugal
Illustrated Specimen Details: Ceitil Coin Example Specimen: Ceitil, 1481-1495 (Kingdom of Portugal) Historical Context: This coin was issued during the reign of King John II (João II), who ruled Portugal in 1477 and again from …
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 …
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…
Turner: History of the Scottish Two Pence Coin
Illustrated Specimen Details: Turner Coin Example Specimen: Turner, 1632-1639 (Kingdom of Scotland) Historical Context: Issued under Ruler Charles I, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland during 1625-1649. Design Details: …
Mangir Coin of the Ottoman Empire: History & Value
Illustrated Specimen Details: Mangir Coin of the Ottoman Empire Example Specimen: Mangir, 1688 (Ottoman Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This coin was issued under the rule of Suleiman II (Ottoman Turkish "سليمان ثانى&quo…
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…
Obolo Coin: Italian Medieval Fractional Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Asti Obolo Example Specimen: Obolo, 15th century — City of Asti (Italy) Design & Inscriptions: This extremely rare hammered copper coin originates from Asti, a city and municipality in the Pied…
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…
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…
Goertz Daler: The Swedish Emergency Coinage
Illustrated Specimen Details: Swedish Empire 1 Goertz Daler Example Specimen: 1 Goertz daler (daler silvermynt), 1718 (Swedish Empire) Iconography & Origin: Issued during the reign of Carl XII (Charles XII of Sweden). The o…
Trachy Coin: The Unique Scyphate Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Bulgarian Imitation of Byzantine Trachy Example Specimen: Copper Trachy, approximately 13th century (Bulgarian Empire, imitation of Byzantine coin) Iconography & Origin: This scyphate (concave)…
Mijt (Mite) — Smallest Copper Coin of the Low Countries
Illustrated Specimen Details: Burgundian Netherlands 2 Mijt Example Specimen: Copper 2 Mijt, struck from 1384 to 1404 (Burgundian Netherlands) Iconography & Origin: This copper 2 mijt (frequently written as "mite"…