World Coin Sets

The Netherlands issued their own coinage, but now only use Euro coins; the old coins are, in fact, no longer valid. But since it looks like the Euro and the European Union might be in trouble and hopefully disband, their old coins might just become very collectable. One of our suppliers has put together type sets of the old, pre-Euro coins that each country used to use. It is getting harder and harder to find the coins to make up these sets, so supplies are limited. All coins are circulated, which means that they were actually used as money. You get the 5 Gulden, 1 Gulden, 25c 10c and 5c coins.

In 1947 New Zealand changed their coins over from silver to cupro-nickel. But as India got its independence, they had to change King George VI’s title from Emperor to King the very next year. That makes the 1947 coinage of New Zealand a one year type coinage. You get the Halfcrown, Florin, Shilling, Sixpence and Threepence in cupro-nickel plus the bronze Penny and Halfpenny. They were the first of the new coinage, but they only lasted a year. All coins are in selected circulated condition. Well worth adding to your collection, after all it is George VI and a one year type

6 coin Mint Set. 1, 2 5,10, 20 and 50 Cents. Please note that the 50c is circulated and that they no longer make 1c and 2c coins, so they are highly collectable.

This is the last set of New Zealand coins before they went decimal. It was issued under H. M. Queen Elizabeth II and is in selected circulated condition. There are a total of seven different denominations. You get the Halfpenny, Penny, Theepence, Sixpence, Shilling, Florin and Halfcrown, six different coins, six different denominations. The lower two denominations are struck in bronze and the higher five in cupronickel. Dates will vary, but all will have the Queen’s portrait and all are pre-decimal coins. Today New Zealand only issues decimal coinage and even some of them, the 1c and 2c are no longer being made...

six coins 5 Centavos, 10c, 25c 50c plus the 1 and 5 Cordoba, from Central America

We have two early Norwegian Mint Sets as issued by the Norwegian Government. Each set contains the 5 Kroner, 1 Kroner, 50 Ore, 25 Ore, 10 Ore and 5 Ore (this denomination was shortly to be discontinued). The set presented here is the 1989 set. The coins are Specimen Uncirculated and these sets do not often come onto the market in this country. A very limited number available.

We have just bought 200 Sterling Silver Proof Crowns of the world. The only thing they have in common is that each crownsized coin has the portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. They are Sterling Silver, in Proof condition and come in a protective capsule. Today the Royal Mint charges £80-£88 for a silver proof crown. We cannot and will not tell you what you are going to get, but we will sell them at a lot less than the current price the Royal Mint is charging for similar coins.

We have just had come in a new set of the coins of Papua New Guinea. They came in from a former Eastern European country. Don’t ask, I have given up trying to find out how coins end up where. I just buy and sell and supply coins to my collectors. These coins were issued between 2004 and 2014. These coins are in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and the crownsized 1 Kina is Prooflike Brilliant Uncirculated. You get the 1, 2, 5, 10 and 20 Toea and the 1 Kina. It is a most exotic country and the coins are not easy to get out of there, as head hunters are said to still exist in the central regions. Nice coins, in beautiful condition and priced at just £8.50 for all 6 coins.

Direct from the Bank of Papua New Guinea is this fantastic set of 1995 Uncirculated coins. We would call them Prooflike or specimens but the bank called them Uncirculated, so Uncirculated they are. The set comes in a beautiful full-colour folder displaying both sides of the coin. Papua New Guinea is so heavily filled with trees and plants that it wasn’t until the 1930s that they found a million people in their interior. There are many different tribes and languages there and it can be a tough country. You get the 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 Toea and the 1 Kina. The 1 Kina has a hole in the middle and sea and river crocodiles chasing each other. The other coins have other native animals. Supplies are limited and you wouldn’t want to miss out on this one, it is fantastic!

Seven coins, 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Guaranies, South America and rather remote.

Seven coins: 1 Sentimo, 5 Sentimo, 10 Sentimo, 25 Sentimo, 50 Sentimo, 1 Piso and 2 Piso. Dated 1987-1991.

A friend who regularly travels to the Philippines with his wife, found that three small denomination coins were no longer being used and no longer being made. So he managed to get use just 99 sets of the three coins. They are 5 and 10 Sentimo in Uncirculated condition and the 25 Sentimo in Extremely Fine condition. The five was issued with a hole in the middle. Three coins no longer made and priced at just £3.95 but very limited number in stock.

We have managed to put together a huge set of 12 different Polish coins, all are in Uncirculated condition except for the 1929 1 Zloty which is only Very Fine. You have 1 Zloty in 2 different sizes, 2 Zloty in 2 different sizes, 5 Zloty in 2 different sizes, and 10 Zloty in 3 different sizes, 20, 50, and 100 Zloty. They date from 1929 to 1998. All are Uncirculated except for the 1929 1 Zloty. This set is becoming more and more difficult to put together and once these 50 sets are gone, they are gone. Well worth adding to your collection and remember you get 12 different Polish coins.

This was one of a privately issued series of proto-types of what their Euro coins might look like if various countries were to join the Euro. This set was issued for Poland and contains 8 Prooflike Uncirculated patterns in the same size and composition that the actual Euros were struck in. 2 of them have Pope John Paul II, 3 have Kopernicus and 3 have Chopin on them. The set comes in a full colour folder with an explanation of the patterns. There were some problems with the countries involved and the collections went off sale. Now those problems have been solved and we were able to buy a small supply from a dealer who bought them at the time. We are offering them at the original issue price of just £19.50 but supplies are limited and these sets are now 17-18 years old.

With the fall of Communism in Poland in 1989 and the hyperinflation that set in during 1990, the country’s currency had to be re-issued. At the time inflation soared to 567% (we think we have it bad!!) and the zloty fell to 16,862 to our UK pound. Now we can offer a set of 7 of these coins that were issued for one year only. The lower denominations (1, 2 and 5 zloty) are made of aluminium, while the 10 zloty comes in brass and the 50, 20 and 100 are copper-nickel.

In 1964 the Polish Government issued these two types of 10 zloty coins to commemorate the 600th Anniversary of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków. Founded in 1364 by the popular King Casimir III (the Great), it is the oldest and most prestigious university in Poland. The obverse bears the traditional White Eagle, which is the national coat of arms of Poland. On the reverse of the coin is a stylised portrait of Casimir III, with both a raised and incuse legend in the background. We can offer you both types of this one year only issue.

An interesting Portuguese crown or 100 Escudos from 1987. The obverse mentions explorer Nuno Tristão, who was the first European to reach the region of Guinea.

4 coins: 1, 5, 10, and 50 Dirham 1973-1978. Not many coins made for this country and these are all Brilliant Uncirculated and a very difficult set to put together.

From a former Warsaw pact country that is now a free market democracy, this Romanian Mint Set is made up of four coins, the 1, 5, 10 & 50 Bani. What makes it interesting is that although only comprised of four coins, it contains coins of three different coloured metals and they are all in Uncirculated condition. At this price, we think that this set is a bargain!

This is a set of coins issued under the USSR. They are not easy to find these days, especially in Brilliant Uncirculated conditions. You get the 1, 2, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 50 Kopeks. They are dated between 1979 and 1990. At the time these were issued it was extremely difficult to get coins out of Russia, especially Uncirculated coins. But when you know some people that know some people… Remember that all eight coins were not struck every year, so to complete the set took many years. We think this is a very interesting set of coins. Richard and Claire have visited Russia 3 or 4 times and they don’t remember seeing many coins in use, let alone Uncirculated coins...

In 2003 the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia became the Union of Serbia and Montenegro, though the latter gained its own independence 4 years later in 2006. Since then the National Bank of Serbia has been issuing its own currency, so now we can offer you this set of 3 coins. The 1, 2, and 5 dinar coins are written in both Cyrillic and Latin text, all showing the country’s Coat of Arms on the obverse. The reverse sides of each coin show the National Bank building, the Monasteries of Gračanica, and Krušedol respectively.

Here are three different silver proof crowns issued in 2005 for the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Each coin has H.M. the Queen on them, so they were official sanctioned by the Palace. It is just that none of them are listed in the catalogues as yet. They were part of the large lot of silver proof crowns that we recently purchased. Only 29 pieces of each in the hoard, so they must be rare. They have red, white and blue banners on the reverse depicting people who were happy that the War was over. You have the Falkland Islands showing a family waving flags, St. Helena with a child hugging her returning serviceman father and Ascension Islands with children dancing in a circle. As there are only 29 pieces of each we are only going to offer the collection as a collection of three different silver proof crowns. Today the Royal Mint charges in excess of £80 each for similar crowns, so our price of £115 for the set of three is less than half the price that you might expect to pay. But please remember only 29 sets available.

6 coins 1997-2007, 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c, 1 Rupee and 5 Rupees, another exotic and beautiful set.

The Solomon Islands is a group of South Pacific islands, but their coins still carry the Queen’s portrait. The coins are dated between 1996-2012 and many of the coins are no longer available due to the high cost of minting them. You get 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 Cents plus the 1 & 2 Dollars. Each coin has the Queen’s portrait and each coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. Not an easy place to get coins from, in fact not an easy place to get to in any case. A friend went there and therefore we are able to offer you this fantastic set of 8 different Brilliant Uncirculated coins. But we don’t have all that many, so if you want one, please get in quickly…

When Nelson Mandela was finally released from prison after many years of hard labor, he shocked the world. He came out in a suit and didn’t hate those who put him inside. Rather he realised that he could help his country go forward and regain its place in the world. He was a hero and loved and admired by not only his own countrymen but by people all over the world. The South African Government made both a coin and a banknote with his portrait on them. A friend in South Africa made up a handsome folder with both the coin and the banknote, which we are now proud to be able to offer. Supplies are running out and we don’t know where or when we will be able to get any more. A true gentleman, someone who put his country before himself and someone we admire. Add the set to your collection today.