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Dublin's coat-of-arms on a 1988 Irish commemorative 50p: 
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1919 A Germany- Empire 5 Pfennig  
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Nice additions. 
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State of North Borneo -- 1 cent, 1904:  
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Quote: State of North Borneo -- 1 cent, 1904: Very nice! 
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Latest of the Queen's Beasts from the UK: Yale of Beaufort 2019 5 pounds  
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United Kingdom -- 1 florin, 1887:  
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Beautiful coin pep 
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Quote: Latest of the Queen's Beasts from the UK: Yale of Beaufort 2019 5 pounds Quote: United Kingdom -- 1 florin, 1887: Very nice! 
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1909 Austria. 10 Heller.  
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Quote: 1909 Austria. 10 Heller. Nice example! 
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1977 Iceland 1 Krona: 
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Austro-Hungarian Empire -- 2 heller, 1911:  
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Quote: 1977 Iceland 1 Krona: Very nice! 
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Many British coins from the reign of Charles II have had a reverse with a cruciform arrangement of the shields making up the coats-of-arms of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom (including France and Hanover at various times!). Most numismatists agree that the least inspiring variation of this theme was that used on the 1887 Jubilee double-florin and florin of Queen Victoria. A contemporary journalist likened it to 'an arrangement of tea-trays and pokers', and it probably contributed to the lack of success of the double-florin as a new denomination:  Here is the final circulating version of this type of reverse, introduced on the 1927-36 florins of King George V:  After a 16-year hiatus, this type of reverse was revived for the 1953 coronation crown of Queen Elizabeth II, and used again on the 1960 crown: 
Edited by NumisRob 03/14/2019 06:26 am
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