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Hi, welcome to “Coin of Note”. Information & images of coins (including non-circulating), postal numismatic covers, banknotes & exonumia (tokensmedallions). Learn more on the About page, browse by Country or Topic (& Challenges), or find recently added pieces below (231 coins in all so far).


  • 1944 Ethiopia 25 Santeem

    1944 Ethiopia 25 Santeem

    The most interesting edge I have found on a coin. Ethiopia The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is located in the north-eastern part of Africa commonly known as the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by the Sudan in the west, Somalia and Djibouti in the east, Eritrea in the north and Kenya in the…

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  • Change is the Essence of Life medallion

    Change is the Essence of Life medallion

    A short piece dedicated to my sister My sister passed away a few years ago. Since she loved butterflies, I thought of her in choosing this piece, which also has an important message. Obverse “Change is the essence of life” is part of a quote by Reinhold Niebuhr. Neibuhr was a theologian, son of a…

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  • 2003 DRC 5 Francs (Concorde)

    2003 DRC 5 Francs (Concorde)

    A wonder of aviation, from a troubled country Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was born with independence from Belgium in 1960. The country has only issued ten circulating coins in that time: Since 1998, the DRC has used the Franc (1 Franc = 100 Centimes), although only banknotes…

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  • 2014 United Arab Emirates 1 Dirham

    2014 United Arab Emirates 1 Dirham

    A traditional Arabic coffee pot on a coin United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates (UAE) covers 83,600 square kilometres (32,400 square miles) and include 200 islands. It borders Oman in the east and Saudi Arabia in the south. On the coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula, the UAE shares maritime borders…

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  • The Falls Impressions medallion cover

    The Falls Impressions medallion cover

    A post office initiative and celebration of local nature The Falls, Orange The town of Orange is in the Central Tablelands region of inland New South Wales, Australia. Orange is just over 250km (160 miles) west of the state capital Sydney. The town (and local parish area) was named by Surveyor General Thomas Mitchell, after…

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  • 1953 Japan 10 Yen

    1953 Japan 10 Yen

    A coin of rebuilding. Shōwa Era The reign of Emperor Hirohito lasted from 1926 – 1989. The era name, “Shōwa”, means “Enlightened Peace” from the Chinese Book of Documents. In World War 2, Japan joined the Axis powers of Germany and Italy. The end of the Pacific war came when Japan accepted the terms of the…

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  • 1910 Greece 1 Drachme

    1910 Greece 1 Drachme

    History of Greece The last time we visited Greece itself (rather than another country in the Ancient Greek Empire) was with of the first coins on the site, this beautiful Owl of Athene, around 133 B.C. Following the Hellenistic period, the Greek empire fell to the Romans, who in turn gave way to the Byzantine…

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  • 1868 Hungary 1 Kreuzer

    1868 Hungary 1 Kreuzer

    On Hungary and the crown with the bent cross. Hungary (Location of Hungary (dark green) – in Europe (green & dark grey) – in the European Union (green) – from Wikipedia) Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe with a population of 9.5 million. Hungary is surrounded by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia…

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  • Happy Halloween medallion

    Happy Halloween medallion

    A memento of All Hallows Eve Halloween What is now Halloween has its origins in the Celtic Samhein (pronounced a few different ways, including “Sow-wen” “Sau-ihn”, and “Sow-unn”, but NOT “Sam-hane”). Samhain was a pastoral/harvest festival celebrated across the Celtic world on the evening of October 31st and into November 1st with ceremonial fires and…

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  • 2018 XC Falcon Cobra 40 Years PMC

    2018 XC Falcon Cobra 40 Years PMC

    The last two-door falcon Falcon history In the 1950s, the Australian-built Holdens (FX, FJ, FE and FC) outsold the imported Fords of the era – primarily due to the cheaper cost of local production vs importing. Seeing the new “Falcon” being developed in Detroit, USA, Ford Australia immediately liked the new car. Ford built a…

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  • 2010 Netherlands Antilles 10 Cents

    2010 Netherlands Antilles 10 Cents

    A beautiful coin from the Caribbean Dutch Caribbean The Dutch islands in the Caribbean region became part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the 17th century. All of them switched hands between Dutch, English and Spanish governments many times, and shared a lot of the history of the slave trade with other Caribbean countries.…

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  • 1968 Kenya 10 Cents

    1968 Kenya 10 Cents

    An anepigraphic bust of the president of a young nation Kenya Kenya is named after Mount Kenya, the second tallest mountain in Africa. The Kikuyu people referred to it as Kirinyaga or Kerenyaga, meaning “mountain of whiteness” because of its snow-capped peak. When the British colonised the country, they could not pronounce the name, and…

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  • Armor of God medallion

    Armor of God medallion

    A very symbolic passage from Ephesians St Paul’s letter to the Ephesians For a brief time at the end of his second missionary journey, and then for more than two years on his third missionary journey, Paul ministered to the church at Ephesus (Acts 18:18–21; 19:1–41). Ephesus was a city in what is now modern-day…

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  • Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium medallion

    Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium medallion

    A souvenir of a family day out Sea Life is a chain of sea life-themed aquarium attractions owned by UK Merlin Entertainment, with over 53 (as of 2017) around the world. Merlin also run Madam Tussauds, Legoland, the Dungeon, Peppa Pig World and London Eye to name a few. (Information taken from Wikipedia, as none…

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  • 1994 Cambodia 500 Riels

    1994 Cambodia 500 Riels

    A coin from the heir to the mighty empire of Angkor (Image of Buddhist monks walking towards the famous Angkor Wat temples, Cambodia, from Unesco.com) Archaeological data has revealed that the area we now call “Cambodia” was inhabited by human beings at least 40,000 years ago. Cities developed along the coast in the centuries before…

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  • New Haven USA Railroad token

    New Haven USA Railroad token

    A coffee token from an iconic American train The New Haven Railroad (1954 New Haven annual report showing the serif N over H design of the company’s logo, from Northwestern University) The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company, commonly known as the New Haven Railroad or simply, ‘The New Haven’, operated in the…

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  • 1972 Malta 2 Cents

    1972 Malta 2 Cents

    Featuring the Queen of the Amazons Amazon Warriors Depiction of Amazon Warriors from Live Science) According to Greek mythology, Amazon warriors were the most powerful women ever. They were said to be a tribe of independent, mighty women who had rebelled against the men-dominated society. They used to live in isolate places, exclude men from…

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  • 1919 Luxembourg 25 Centimes

    1919 Luxembourg 25 Centimes

    A forked-tail rampart lion on a decorative shield, from a landlocked Grand Duchy Luxembourg The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small country landlocked by Belgium, France and Germany. With an area of just 2,586 sq km (994 sq mi) Luxembourg is quite small. For context, that is only 2/3 the area of Rhode Island,…

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  • 2024 Around Australia Flights PMC

    2024 Around Australia Flights PMC

    A medallion with spinning propellors Cover This Postal Medallion Cover (PMC) from Australia Post commemorates the centenary of the first two flights to circumnavigate Australia. The piece uses a four-colour palette: The colour theme works really well and contrasts the two events nicely with each other. The reverse has details of the flights on a…

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  • 2023 OSIRIS-REx medallion

    2023 OSIRIS-REx medallion

    An ongoing space mission Bennu (Asteroid Bennu, from Nature.com) Asteroid Bennu is a small, near-Earth asteroid that passes close to Earth about every six years. Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid that is about one-third of a mile (half a kilometre) wide at its equator. There is also a possibility of Bennu impacting Earth towards the…

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  • 1995 Japan 5 Yen

    1995 Japan 5 Yen

    An elegant, modern Japanese coin Heisei Era Last time we visited Japan, we looked at the 1915 Japan 5 Rin. That coin was issued during the Taishō era which lasted until 1926. Each emperor of Japan names the era of their reign. Here is a list of these since the “Meiji Restoration“: Today’s coin is…

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  • 1978 Uruguay 5 Centésimos

    1978 Uruguay 5 Centésimos

    A South American Steer (Cattle in Uruguay, from BeefCentral.com) Last time we looked at Uruguay, we explored up to the rule of President Jose Batlle y Ordonez. His successors continued his reforms, paving the way for Uruguay to be seen as one of the most progressive in the world. Although neutral during WWII, the worldwide…

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  • RFS Macarthur Zone Challenge Coin

    RFS Macarthur Zone Challenge Coin

    A fire brigade challenge coin from New South Wales, Australia Challenge Coins Immediately after posting the Code 9 “Senses” Challenge coin, I was asked “What is a Challenge Coin?” Challenge coins originated in the military, although how far back is hard to be certain. Peter Morrell goes back to Roman times and how some of…

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  • Code 9 “Senses” Challenge coin

    Code 9 “Senses” Challenge coin

    A grounding tool to help first responders The Code 9 Foundation From Code9PTSD.org.au: “The Code 9 Foundation provides a place of support for current & veteran professional first responders & 000 operators (Emergency call takers)* who live with PTSD, depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions that result from their service to the community. This…

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