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 Pound 1984 from Jersey with the Arms of the Parish of St.Brelade
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1984 copper-nickel proof fencing commemorative of the International Games (now known as the Paralympics) from Mauritania. Wheelchair fencing is one of the paralympic sports. 
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 Pound 1984 from Jersey with the Arms of the Parish of St.Saviour
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French silver 100 francs, 1984, commemorating Marie Curie, who discovered radium: 
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 Saint Helena & Ascension KM#6 1 Pound 9.50g 1 0.305oz 22.50mm NICKEL-BRASS Ruler: Queen Elizabeth II Obv: Young bust right Rev: Sooty terns (Wideawake birds)
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A little bit of exonumia from my youth. In 1984, it was the 75th anniversary of the first flight in the Commonwealth with the Silver Dart, from Baddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. As a school kid in Cape Breton, we were bussed out to Baddeck, and we watched a replica of the plane with a member of the Royal Family visiting. Commemorative tokens were struck for this, and handed out to the school kids that day. In their haste, the Trade dollar reverse from the Cape Breton McPuffin dollar was used. I have always kept this token with me. I have maintained an active search notification for this token on ebay for 8 years now, and have never seen another one pop up...  
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To kick off 1983, here's the UK's first nickel-brass pound coin:  The pound coin was not very popular when it was released in 1983. For two years it was about as common in circulation as small dollar coins are in the USA today. Then Mrs Thatcher announced that the government would stop making pound notes, and everything changed... Incidentally, an early nickname for the pound coin was the "Maggie" - people who disliked Mrs Thatcher said this was because it was thick, rough around the edges and was pretending to be a sovereign!
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the first modern circulating bi-metallic coin (since the previous year 1982):  Italy 500 Lire with value written in Braille
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Really nice strike-through... PCGS MS-65. 
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1983 XXIII Olympiad Los Angeles commemorative dollar (UNC)  
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1982 was a notable year for British coins, with three major innovations: 1. The word "New" was dropped from the reverses of all coins, as it was now 11 years since decimalisation. 2. The Royal Mint started issuing annual Brilliant Uncirculated sets in addition to Proof Sets, and NIFC coins were issued in both sets. Annual Proof Sets had started in 1970. 3. The seven-sided 20p coin was issued for circulation: 
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The return of commemorative coins after a 28 year break  
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