Diplomatically Challenged Coins

Some more purchases at the recent coin show, these no quite as "high class" as some of the others I've posted.

What I call "diplomatically challenged coins" (DCC) are "coins" issued by "countries" which lack international recognition. They look just like "real coins", but you won't find them in the regular Krause. Krause has published a book specially for DCC, called "Unusual World Coins". "Coins" referenced in this book are given KMX numbers.

First up, we have an old favourite, the Hutt River Province, a secessionist-owned farm in outback Western Australia. This isn't one of the ones you normally see in America, either; those "New Queensland Mint" coins were issued without the knowledge or permission of Prince Leonard. This is a 10 cents of 1976. It's uncirculated, even with the carbon spot on the Prince's nose.



Second, we have a 250 dinars from Kurdistan. Kurdistan is a region in northern Iraq and/or eastern Turkey, and opposition from those two countries, Turkey in particular, will ensure that no internationally recognised "State of Kurdistan" will exist any time in the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, an American Kurd has privately produced these coins, as well as "banknotes", as awareness raisers (and, presumably, fundraisers) for the cause. Turkey formally protested about the production of these coins. The coin is dated 2006.