Tag: Lion
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1993 Georgia 5 Tetri
A beautiful ancient lion from a country in the crossroads of continents Georgia (Georgia in dark green with Russian occupied territory light green. From Wikipedia). Georgia is a small country at the crossroads of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Archaeological excavations confirm Georgia is one of the oldest settled regions outside Africa. Recent excavations of…
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1922 East Africa Half Shilling
A lion against mountains on an East African coin Obverse We have looked at East Africa previously, so I won’t cover too much of the history this time. This coin is slightly earlier than the last one I covered, and was issued under King George V. Prior to 1920, East Africa used the “Rupee”. This…
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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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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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1946 Iran 2 Rials
An imperial looking coin from a historic nation Iran (The Pahlavi Crown, commissioned by Reza Shah in 1925. Image: TheZay.org) Iran has been inhabited for a long time. Stone tools found in the region date back 800,000 years. We have previously looked at coins from some of the civilisations which have occupied modern-day Iran. These…
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1975 Hong Kong $2
One of the first scalloped coins I encountered. This is my entry for Day 8 “H” of the Blogging from A-Z April Challenge!H = Hong Kong. This coin was also the #MysteryCoin at the end of my March 27 Newsletter. The newsletter comes out every fortnight featuring recent updates, news, highlights from others, and a…
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1956 Burma 10 Pyas
A Burmese leograph Research Known as Burma prior to 1989 and Myanmar since, the country sits between China, Thailand and Bangladesh. I’ve tried to refer to “Myanmar” in the modern sense, and “Burma” when specifically talking earlier, although in many sources, the two names are used interchangeably. Since the 2021 military coup particularly, Myanmar basically…