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You never get to see coins from Honduras in Central America, they are just too difficult to get. So, when we were offered these Rare, only 100 minted, 10 Lempiras of Honduras, we jumped at the chance. They are struck in Sterling Silver but are matt proofs, rather than the usual brilliant examples. They were put away in 1995 by one of the owners The International Currency Bureau Ltd. and never offered for sale before this. We bought them right so we are going to sell them right, but there is a limit of 2 per collector. Rare, low mintage and from a country you have trouble getting coins from.

One of the most popular and of late, hardest to get Edward VIII Patina issue, is that of Hong Kong. You have the bare head of the King on one side and a Chinese Junk on the other side. The hint here is China, where there are many many collectors, trying to buy coins that they have not seen. These are the original Lobel medallic patterns, fully crownsized and in Prooflike Uncirculated condition. They are available in cupro-nickel. Buy them while you can, they are being collected in the Far East.

Crown-sized 100 Forint, issued by Hungary in 1983 for the United Nations Food For All Programme

In 2003 Hungary issued a 20 forint coin to honour one of the country’s greatest statesmen, Ferenc Deák de Kehida. Known as “The Wise Man of the Nation”, he was instrumental in bringing about the compromise that led to the Dual Monarchy within the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1867. On the obverse, we see the portrait of Deák himself along with the dates of his birth and death. These coins are in Brilliant Unc condition.

Not many crowns have been struck in Aluminium which makes this wartime Hungarian crown all the more unusual. It was originally struck in 1943 to commemorate the 75th Birthday of Admiral Horthy. He was Commander-in-Chief of the Austro-Hungarian Navy in 1917 and was regent of Hungary, acting on behalf of the absent King. During the Second World War, Hungary was part of the German alliance but in 1944 Horthy announced Hungary`s withdrawal from the war and was duly imprisoned by the Germans. He was released by the allies and he retired to Portugal where he died in 1957. In the 1950s the Hungarian Mint restruck this special Aluminium crown in prooflike condition and it is these we are able to offer now. This is the first group of these crowns that we`ve seen in years They are much more difficult to get than the catalogue suggests and at just £8.95 they are a good value for money!

Birth if Peteofi KM599 Proof

Béla was the only son of Duke Álmos, the younger brother of King Coloman of Hungary. Álmos devised several plots to dethrone his brother and in retaliation, according to one version of events, Coloman deprived Álmos of his duchy and also gave orders that the infant Béla should be castrated but the man who was instructed to blind them feared God and the sterility of the royal line, and therefore he castrated a dog and brought its testicles to the King! Álmos died in exile in 1127 and Coloman’s only son Stephen died in 1131 leaving Béla as the legitimate heir to the throne. Béla’s blindness prevented him from administering his kingdom without assistance and he appears to have regarded his wife Helena as co-ruler assisted by her brother Beloš. Béla’s reign was short at only 10 years, these silver denars were one of the few coins issued during his reign. They have a large cross on one side with crescents and pellets in the angles and a small cross within two circles on the reverse.

Born Karoly Robert, but known as Charles Robert or Charles I, he was born in 1288 and died in 1342. He was invited to Hungary by a Croatian Lord in 1300 and when Andrew III died the next year, Charles was crowned King. He had to fight many battles to keep his crown and believed in absolute power for the King. These Silver Dinars have the portrait of the King on one side and the coat of arms on the other side. Remember that these Silver coins are about 700 years old and supplies, are of course limited. We can offer them in two grades, Grade I and Grade II. Here we present Grade I, in this coin the portrait is much better and of course for an old silver coin, either grade is most impressive.

Born Karoly Robert, but known as Charles Robert or Charles I, he was born in 1288 and died in 1342. He was invited to Hungary by a Croatian Lord in 1300 and when Andrew III died the next year, Charles was crowned King. He had to fight many battles to keep his crown and believed in absolute power for the King. These Silver Dinars have the portrait of the King on one side and the coat of arms on the other side. Remember that these Silver coins are about 700 years old and supplies, are of course limited. We can offer them in two grades, Grade I and Grade II. Here we present Grade II, in this coin the shield is quite visible, but the portrait is a little weak.

Louis I ‘the great’ was king of Hungary, Croatia and Poland between 1342-1382 and this issue was one of the last he issued between 1373 and 1382. This type was struck by the Saracenus brothers Johannes and Jacobus who operated mints at the time to strike coins for the king. The Saracenus brothers were of Italian descent and the Saracen’s head appeared on their coat of arms. The legend around the head reads MONETA LODOVICI – Money of Lajos (Louis). On the reverse is a double cross with the legend REGIS HUNGARIE – King of Hungary. These coins grade Good Very Fine

It has been a little while since we have been able to offer these handsome 16th Century Silver coins from Hungary. The most important thing is not only are they almost 500 years old, but they are also in Extremely Fine condition. On one side you have a portrait of the Madonna and Child the other side has shield. The coin presented here was issued by Louis II (Ludovicus the Child) they are choice, Extremely Fine with lustre and coins that you will be surprised are so nice and still so inexpensive. The denomination is Dinar and they were issued in Hungary. Remember they are almost 500 years old and in Extremely Fine condition.

Struck in aluminium for one year only.

In 2003 the tiny island of St. Helena authorised a very small number of proof sterling silver crownsized 50 Pence pieces to be struck. They were for the 50th anniversary of the Coronation and have the Queen on both sides. we don’t know how many were made but we had never seen one before and knowing who had them made, we would guess very few. We think you will find this crown pleasing in design, and very pleasing in both the low mintage and the low price, especially considering what the mints charge today.

In 1973 the Royal Mint issued the first-ever Silver Proof Crown for the island of St. Helena. St. Helena is best known as the island where Napoleon lived in exile and where he died. It was very popular with sailing ships as a place to replenish both the fuel and their supplies. This first Sterling Silver Proof Crown has one of those sailing ships on it and of course the Queen on the obverse. Each crown comes in the official Royal Mint case and is now almost 50 years old.