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2 Euros - Commemorative from Estonia:  Edited by NumisRob
10/10/2014 02:32 am
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The ekwele or ekuele was the currency of Equatorial Guinea between 1975 and 1985  |
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The eyrir, from Iceland. This one 1942 KM# 5.2  Euros from a couple of other countries: Spain 12 Euro 2002 KM# 1049  Austria 5 Euro 2014  I particularly like the new Austrian copper commemoratives. Does anyone know the 'fineness' of the copper their new 5 and 10 Euro coins? A somewhat related question - what is the significance of the 12 Euro denomination? As far as I know, Estonia has done one and Spain several. Edited by Amwyll Rwden
10/10/2014 5:09 pm
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  Escalin 1751 Austrian Netherlands |
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- what is the significance of the 12 Euro denomination? The number of EU member states in the Eurozone, that use the euro as their sole currency, was 12 up until 2007. Now it is 18 according to Wikipedia. It is also the number of stars on the European flag. See the 12 euro signs on these French coins. The design has not changed even in 2014.  |
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A new day, a new letter.   Fanam (~1240-1310) Kadambas of Hangal This is a very small and light goldcoin, diameter is ~6mm/~1/4 inch. |
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Congrats Steve, you enlarged the coin nicely  While not as tiny as the Fanam it is still quite a small coin. |
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50 Feninga - Bosnia-Herzegovina  |
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France 10 Francs 1949:  Amwyll Rwden - I think another reason the Spanish chose 12 euros as a denomination is because prior to the euro they used to mint annual silver 2,000 peseta coins. 12 euros comes to 1,932 pesetas so was a coin of similar value, and meant that collectors could continue with the series despite the change of denomination. Edited by NumisRob
10/11/2014 05:48 am
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Since you went out of your way to show us a French coin 'NumisRob', let me chime in with one closer to the British Empire:   Florin 1923 South-Africa [as British Dominion] Edited by Medieval
10/11/2014 06:05 am
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two Fs from Hungary 10 Forint  and 50 Filler  |
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Edited by triggersmob
10/11/2014 08:41 am
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Thanks for the infos, NumisRob and bungle - always a knowlegdable group here. As this letter is filled with francs, here are two from somewhat more obscure "countries". Katanga 1 franc 1961 KM# 1  For a explanation of the shape on the denomination side, see Medieval's recent very informative post about traditional money from Katanga. https://goccf.com/t/188099St. Pierre et Miquelon 2 franc 1948 KM# 2  St. Pierre and Miquelon is a French territory composed of small islands off the coast of Newfoundland. They are the last bit of the former French North American colonies. |
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St. Pierre and Miquelon is a French territory And it's always a good teaser to ask Canadians what their closest neighbour apart from the USA is, while many know about Greenland/Denmark few know about France. Many from Newfoundland travel there for cheap booze. But let me not just smalltalk but also add another F:   Fals (~635-670) Arab-Byzantine (ie Arabian imitation of Byzantine coins) |
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