Posted 09/23/2015 11:16 am
Currently, 36 political divisions:
1. Alderney (Commemorative's)
2. Ascension Island (Mostly commemorative's, separately from St. Helena & Ascension, See #'s 23 & 24, below)
3. Australia
4. Belize (Formerly, British Honduras; separately in the next section)
5. Bermuda
6. British Antarctic Territory (NCLT coins)
7. British Indian Ocean Territories (NCLT coins)
8. British Virgin Islands
9. Canada
10. Cayman Islands
11. Cook Islands
12. East Caribbean States (Briefly: Eastern Caribbean Territories, which was formerly: British Caribbean Territories - Eastern Group; both separately, in the next scetion)
13. Falkland Islands
14. Gibraltar
15. Gough Island (NCLT coins)
16. Guernsey
17. Isle of Man
18. Jersey
19. New Zealand
20. Nightingale Island (NCLT coins)
21. Niue Islands (NCLT coins)
22. Pitcairn Islands
23. Saint Helena (Mostly commemorative's, separately from the next entry)
24. Saint Helena & Ascension
25. Solomon Islands
26. South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands
27. Stoltenhoff Island (NCLT)
28. Tokelau Islands
29. Tristan da Cunha
30. Turks & Caicos Islands
31. Tuvalu (Formerly, The Ellice Islands)
32. United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
33. England
34. Northern Ireland
35. Scotland
36. Wales
(I list the constituent parts of the UK as separate entries, as the UK has periodically had issues with the 4 individual reverses and the Queen on the obverse.)
Additionally, Queen Elizabeth II has also been featured on past and/or commemorative coinage of the following 43 countries, dependencies, colonies and territories:
37. Antigua & Barbuda
38. Bahama Islands (Pre-Commonwealth issues, separately from the next entry)
39. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
40. Barbados
41. British Honduras
42. British Caribbean Territories - Eastern Group
43. British East Africa
44. British West Africa
45. Ceylon
46. Cyprus
47. Dominica
48. East Caribbean Territories
49. Fiji Islands (Suspended the Queen's portrait for circulation issues in 2012; Still on Commemorative's as of 2013)
50. Gambia (The Gambie)
51. Ghana
52. Grenada
53. Guyana
54. Hong Kong
55. Jamaica
56. Kiribati
57. Lesotho
58. Liberia
59. Malawi
60. Malaya & British (North) Borneo
61. Mauritius
62. Nauru
63. Nigeria
64. Papua New Guinea
65. Rhodesia
66. Rhodesia & Nyasaland
67. Saint Lucia
68. Saint Kitts & Nevis (issued as "St. Christopher & Nevis")
69. Saint Vincent & Grenadines
70. Seychelles Islands
71. Sierra Leone
72. South Africa
73. Southern Rhodesia
74. Swaziland
75. Tonga
76. Uganda
77. Vanuatu
78. Samoa
79. Zambia
My count of 82 was slightly off as I was originally counting the UK as two, one for pre-decimal issues and one for current, decimal issues; and, inadvertently counted Malta and Trinidad & Tobago, both of which only ever issued QEII's portrait on bank notes, but are, none the less, part of my collection.
However, with the addition of the 7 new NCLT coins listed in the original post, that I am adding (when they arrive) the overall count will be 86 political divisions for coins, plus the 2 bank note only countries for a total of 88.
Another consideration are the many different portraits that have been featured over the course of the long reign of QE II. Including the new 2015 portrait, there are nine (3 are specific only to Canada) main profile portraits which exist with many, many other variations that are found, especially on commemorative issues.
I will post some pictures of the collection, in the upcoming days and weeks, along with a letter from Buckingham Palace, indicating the Queen has personally viewed the collection, in facsimile.
1. Alderney (Commemorative's)
2. Ascension Island (Mostly commemorative's, separately from St. Helena & Ascension, See #'s 23 & 24, below)
3. Australia
4. Belize (Formerly, British Honduras; separately in the next section)
5. Bermuda
6. British Antarctic Territory (NCLT coins)
7. British Indian Ocean Territories (NCLT coins)
8. British Virgin Islands
9. Canada
10. Cayman Islands
11. Cook Islands
12. East Caribbean States (Briefly: Eastern Caribbean Territories, which was formerly: British Caribbean Territories - Eastern Group; both separately, in the next scetion)
13. Falkland Islands
14. Gibraltar
15. Gough Island (NCLT coins)
16. Guernsey
17. Isle of Man
18. Jersey
19. New Zealand
20. Nightingale Island (NCLT coins)
21. Niue Islands (NCLT coins)
22. Pitcairn Islands
23. Saint Helena (Mostly commemorative's, separately from the next entry)
24. Saint Helena & Ascension
25. Solomon Islands
26. South Georgia & The South Sandwich Islands
27. Stoltenhoff Island (NCLT)
28. Tokelau Islands
29. Tristan da Cunha
30. Turks & Caicos Islands
31. Tuvalu (Formerly, The Ellice Islands)
32. United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
33. England
34. Northern Ireland
35. Scotland
36. Wales
(I list the constituent parts of the UK as separate entries, as the UK has periodically had issues with the 4 individual reverses and the Queen on the obverse.)
Additionally, Queen Elizabeth II has also been featured on past and/or commemorative coinage of the following 43 countries, dependencies, colonies and territories:
37. Antigua & Barbuda
38. Bahama Islands (Pre-Commonwealth issues, separately from the next entry)
39. The Commonwealth of The Bahamas
40. Barbados
41. British Honduras
42. British Caribbean Territories - Eastern Group
43. British East Africa
44. British West Africa
45. Ceylon
46. Cyprus
47. Dominica
48. East Caribbean Territories
49. Fiji Islands (Suspended the Queen's portrait for circulation issues in 2012; Still on Commemorative's as of 2013)
50. Gambia (The Gambie)
51. Ghana
52. Grenada
53. Guyana
54. Hong Kong
55. Jamaica
56. Kiribati
57. Lesotho
58. Liberia
59. Malawi
60. Malaya & British (North) Borneo
61. Mauritius
62. Nauru
63. Nigeria
64. Papua New Guinea
65. Rhodesia
66. Rhodesia & Nyasaland
67. Saint Lucia
68. Saint Kitts & Nevis (issued as "St. Christopher & Nevis")
69. Saint Vincent & Grenadines
70. Seychelles Islands
71. Sierra Leone
72. South Africa
73. Southern Rhodesia
74. Swaziland
75. Tonga
76. Uganda
77. Vanuatu
78. Samoa
79. Zambia
My count of 82 was slightly off as I was originally counting the UK as two, one for pre-decimal issues and one for current, decimal issues; and, inadvertently counted Malta and Trinidad & Tobago, both of which only ever issued QEII's portrait on bank notes, but are, none the less, part of my collection.
However, with the addition of the 7 new NCLT coins listed in the original post, that I am adding (when they arrive) the overall count will be 86 political divisions for coins, plus the 2 bank note only countries for a total of 88.
Another consideration are the many different portraits that have been featured over the course of the long reign of QE II. Including the new 2015 portrait, there are nine (3 are specific only to Canada) main profile portraits which exist with many, many other variations that are found, especially on commemorative issues.
I will post some pictures of the collection, in the upcoming days and weeks, along with a letter from Buckingham Palace, indicating the Queen has personally viewed the collection, in facsimile.
Edited by BuffaloBill
09/23/2015 8:32 pm
09/23/2015 8:32 pm
