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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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1989 was a historic year, with the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Iron Curtain. For British coins, it was the last year the old large-size 5p coin was struck for circulation. This coin was the same size and weight as the pre-decimal shilling - indeed, George III shillings dated 1816 were still legal tender until all the old quarter-size coins were demonetised on December 31, 1990. 
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Pillar of the Community
3772 Posts |
Didn't feel like digging through my stashes for a day, but today I came across a few. So not just one but three simple circulation coins:  50, 100 and 500 Lira 1989 from Turkey
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Pillar of the Community
3772 Posts |
 Proof 1 Ruble 1989 USSR - commemorating the Romanian writer Mihai Eminescu Sorry for the poor quality of the picture, the coin is still in it's flimsy original packaging.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
1989 Prestige set (Congressional half, dollar) Sets sold 211,807  
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7200 Posts |
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Valued Member
United States
125 Posts |
Cuba, 10 Centavos (Visitor coinage) 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1629 Posts |
 1989 PR 1/10th 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1156 Posts |
For 1989 my fencing coin contribution is a silver proof Olympic commemorative from Cambodia during the period when it was under control of Vietnam and called the People's Republic of Kampuchea. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8137 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
3772 Posts |
 100 Vatu 1988 from Vanuatu
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
18016 Posts |
The Irish Republic has issued very few commemorative coins, but one of them was in 1988 - a special 50p for the Millennium of Dublin. I was lucky to get this in change on a weekend trip to Dublin just a few weeks before the Euro took over! 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7200 Posts |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1156 Posts |
1988 Olympic fencing commemorative silver proof from Panama. 
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Moderator
  United States
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Quote: I think I have 87 through 93 ... but have to look. I have 1988, 1990, and 1991. I am upset that I was too busy this weekend and missed posting for 1990. 
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