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Quote: 1970 Somalia. 5 Shillings FAO. Excellent! 
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1959 Nigeria. 6 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait.   ( Cacao beans )
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Australia $1 with Queen Victoria markets showing apples. 
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Quote: 1959 Nigeria. 6 Pence - Elizabeth II 1st portrait. Quote: Australia $1 with Queen Victoria markets showing apples. Nice examples! 
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The classic US Commemorative coin series does not offer a bountiful harvest of fruit within its various designs, but I believe at least one coin of the series fits the bill for this thread. In 1928, the US Mint struck a commemorative half dollar to mark the 150th Anniversary (i.e., Sesquicentennial) of the European discovery of the islands that would first be named the Sandwich Islands and, later, the Hawaiian Islands. The name "Sandwich Islands" was given to the island chain by British Captain James Cook who sighted the islands during his third voyage in 1778. Cook named them in honor of John Montague, the Earl of Sandwich; Montague was a patron of Cook's. The coin does not depict a piece of fruit, per se, but it does present a coconut tree (on its reverse) and as coconuts are alternately referred to as a fruit, a nut and/or a seed, I'll stretch this thread's parameters a bit and consider the 1928 Hawaiian Half Dollar as a qualified member of the "fruit club." 1928 Hawaiian (European) Discovery Sesquicentennial 
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That works for me! 
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1933 French 5 Francs - bunch of grapes on reverse under the denomination: 
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Another couple of nice additions Commems & NumisRob.
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So I hit the link for this topic and, while it was loading, I thought "I wonder if there is a banana coin?" triggersmob did not disappoint! Quote: 1961 Katanga 5 francs with a bunch of bananas Bananas - yum!
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Quote: 1933 French 5 Francs - bunch of grapes on reverse under the denomination: Fantastic! 
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1979 Kiribati Breadfruit 
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1985 Guernsey Tomato plant  
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Quote: Bananas - yum! Can you find any plum coins Plumcrazy? Nice coins Keith, never would of thought of tomatoes.
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Quote: never would of thought of tomatoes. Outside the box 
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