Post Your World Coins That Commemorate Joint History With The US

Apparently Franklin knew French better than most Americans, which is one reason he was selected. I also remember reading that Frankin "went native" in France, which might be one reason he was well-liked there.

The link to the US is not immediately evident on this coin based on visual inspection alone.

The coin was issued by Canada / the Royal Canadian Mint ( RCM) in 2016 as the first coin in a four-coin series struck to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Convention Between the United States and Great Britain for the Protection of Migratory Birds ("Migratory Birds Convention" for short) between the US and Canada; representatives from Great Britain signed on behalf of Canada as Canada did not gain full recognition of its independence from GB until 1931.

The treaty states that the US and Great Britain (Canada) "being desirous of saving from indiscriminate slaughter and of insuring the preservation of such migratory birds as are either useful to man or are harmless, have resolved to adopt some uniform system of protection which shall effectively accomplish such objects." Though the Acts established in each country to enforce the Convention have been updated over the years, each remains in force to the present day.

The four-coin series consists of:

Mountain Bluebird (shown here)
American Avocet
American Goldfinch
Pileated Woodpecker

I'm not a big fan of colorized coins; my objections to them are generally due to the fact that many (most?) simply paint a colorful image on a flat surface - I prefer engraved coins! The coins of this series. however, are fully-engraved (including the birds) and use color to enhance the engraved design not replace it. They work for me.



Claudio D'Angelo was responsible for the commemorative reverse design on each of the four coins, so they maintain a design consistency across the series.

Fascinating!

A clever way to connect.

Try this instead: 1999 isle of Man crown commemorating 30th anniversary of first man on the Moon - one of a series, this one shows the US-built Viking Mars Lander:

It's been a bit since the last new post, so...

The Marshall Islands has used the US dollar as its official currency for decades (formally, since the 1986 Compact of Free Association was signed by the two countries, but informally for decades before then while it was administered by the US under a United Nations Trust Territory arrangement following World War II. It achieved its independence in 1986, and began issuing non-circulating coins for collectors the same year; the coins were originally produced in the US by Unicover (parent of Fleetwood) of Wyoming.

The silver pieces, in proof, shown here commemorate the country's new status and the Compact of Free Association it signed with the US. Whether or not the Marshall Islands had the legal authority to issue its own coins at the time is a discussion for a standalone post. They are being posted here as commemorative pieces sharing direct, linked history with the US in the form of a mutually agreed upon Compact.

1986 Marshall Islands Commemorative - One Dollar (38.75 mm diameter)



1986 Marshall Islands Commemorative - 50 Cents (30.5 mm diameter)



Note: Images approximate relative size difference between the two coins.

It's been a bit since I last posted in this thread - time to rectify that!

Haiti marked its connection to the American Revolution with a commemorative silver 25 Gourdes coin during the US Bicentennial years. The coin was issued in 1974, 1975 and 1976; all issues were proof coins for collectors vs. circulation pieces. (500 and 1,000 Gourdes gold coins with the same design were also issued in 1974.)

Present-day Haiti was known as Saint-Domingue (a French colony) during the American Revolution. French First Lieutenant Charles Hector, Comte d'Estaing, led a force of ~4,000 troops that included ~800 from Saint-Domingue in support of America at the Battle of Savannah. d'Estang's troops fought with ~1,000 Continental troops of the American colonies that were under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln. The Battle took place between September 16, 1779 and October 19, 1779. The combined French and American forces battled approximately 3,200 British troops who were under the command of General Augustine Prevost. The British had occupied the city of Savannah, Georgia since it was captured by British troops under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell on December 29, 1778.

Ultimately, the British successfully defended their position and Savannah remained under British control throughout the War. d'Estang left the Americans after several failed attack initiatives and sailed away. A few days later, Lincoln lifted the siege of Savannah and led his outnumbered troops away from the area. The Battle was a clear British victory.

For a solid and trustworthy summary of the Battle of Savannah, I recommend checking out: Siege of Savannah at the web site of the American Battlefield Trust.

The obverse of the coin depicts a battle scene involving the Saint-Domingue troops, while the reverse presents the Haiti Coat-of-Arms (circa 1974).

1976 Haiti Battle of Savannah 25 Gourdes Commemorative Coin



To learn about other world coins that commemorate events in US history, I suggest going back to Page 1 of this thread and checking it out from the start.

For more of my posts about commemorative coins and medals, check out: Read More: Commems Collection.