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Let me add another coin from the same period of the coin 'Amwyll Rwden' posted:   100 Hwan KE4292 (1959) (South) Korea There are a few interesting facts associated with this coinage, let me quote: South Korea's first circulation coins were minted in Philadelphia by the US Mint between 1959 and 1962, and were first officially issued in late October 1959. These ‘Hwan'-denominated coins are dated either "4292" (1959) or "4294" (1961). The dates on these coins derive from the Korean-era calendar used in South Korea between 1945 and 1961 in which Gregorian calendar years were counted from the foundation of the legendary Korean kingdom of Gojoseon in 2333 BC, which was regarded as Year One. This makes it one of the calendar systems used in modern coinage which is not based on either the Christian Era or on the date of the Hejira (mostly the lunar calendar but solar calendar based coins from Afghanistan and Iran as well). And another fact regarding these "Hwan" coins: These three coins were the only ones to be denominated in the Hwan (환) currency (1953-1962), and they would last as such for a brief two-and-a-half years after their introduction in late 1959. The 50 Hwan and 10 Hwan coins would remain in circulation after the country's second currency reform of 1962, being re-monetized as 5 Won and 1 Won coins. Only the 100 Hwan coin was completely removed from circulation in this currency reform, most certainly a victim of the political change that made unpopular the image of President Syngman Rhee that graced the coin's obverse. |
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I-Day, I know of only two denominations fitting this day, here is one:   Inti 1986 Peru There is at least one other modern denomination starting with 'I' but in my sweep through my collection I couldn't find any example - hope someone else does post one. Some quote Japanese coinage starting with 'I' but they are unfortunately not the denomination. |
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J-day:   5 Jiao 1980 PRC |
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Germany
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In the dearth of other options, I present another jiao  PRC 1994 KM#335 |
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Excellent 'Anwyll_Rwden', didn't have one with Latin writing. Only other denomination with the letter 'J' I have is another with different writing:   Jital AH703 (1303+) Sultans of Delhi |
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Today there will (hopefully) be a flood of coins starting with 'K', here is one:   2 Kune 1941 Croatia Note: The only modern coin from Croatia before the break-up of Yugoslavia. Edited by Medieval
10/16/2014 12:09 am
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United Kingdom
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a Kreuzer from the German Duchy of Nassau  Edited by davidrj
10/16/2014 06:49 am
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2 Kroner from Denmark  Edited by davidrj
10/16/2014 06:50 am
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Apparently not legal tender, but still, 2 kronur on top edge. Iceland 1930, Althingi 1000 years  |
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You beat me to the Kreuzer (was actually hoping for someone to post one) and yours has the denomination clearly written on it. Here still the Kreuzer I selected:   6 Kreuzer 1677 Vienna Mint, Arch-Duchy of Austria The reverse shows Leopold I called "The Hogmouth" |
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'bungle', it is still listed in Krause as a medallic issue - good enough for posting it here. But with so many today using Latin script it is about time for something different:   5 Kopecks 1772 KM (Kolyvan mint) Siberia (Russian Province) |
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The kuna has already been displayed... Croatia 1993 KM# 9.1  ... and we have the very similar sounding kina from the opposite end of the world. Papua New Guinea 2004 KM# 6a  |
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And two more very similar sounding denominations, this time from the same part of the world, but opposite ends of the alphabet. Angola 5 kwanzas 2012 KM# 202  Zambia 5 kwacha 1992 KM# 31  |
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Here another with a different script:   Kyat CS1214 (1852) Kingdom of Burma For me it is one of the most beautiful (modern) coin designs. Have other denominations in better condition but they don't start with 'K'. |
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L-Day started:   1 Lira 1891 R Eritrea (as Italian Colony) |
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