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COLOMBIA (Spanish Colony)
Alonso de Ojeda, a member of Christopher Columbus' expedition, landed on the Guajira Peninsula in 1499. Colombia was first settled by the Spanish in 1535 at Santa Marta. Originally Colombia was part of the Viceroyalty of Peru. Nueva Granada was established as a colony in 1549 and that was the official name of the country until 1861. Independence was declared in 1813 and was achieved in 1819 under Simon Bolívar and his army and called Gran Colombia. By 1830 that confederation with Venezuela and Ecuador collapsed. Panama was part of Colombia until 1903.
Colombian coinage started under the Spanish who established mints in Popoyan (mint mark P, first issue in 1758) and Santa Fe de Bogota (mint mark NR, first issue in 1651). Spanish colonial coinage was issued into 1820 and provincial republican coinage under the name Republica de Colombia and national coinage in the name of Nueva Granada started in that same year.
8 Escudos - 1797
KM-062.1
- 27,07 g - 39 mm
This is one of famous
pirate "pieces of eight" that circulated throughout the known world.
This particular one was minted at the Nuevo Reino (Bogota) mint. The obverse
displays an armored bust of Charles IV ((b1748-d1819) with the Latin legend
identifying him as CHARLES IIII BY GRACE OF GOD KING OF HISPANIA AND THE INDIES
and the date 1797. The reverse depicts the royal arms encircled by a chain.
Within the chain at the sides are an 8 and an S for the denomination. This is
surrounded by the Latin motto and at the bottom, the mint mark (NR) and the
assayers' initials (JJ). These coins were legal tender in North America until
1857.
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Colombia 1
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
$5 - 1861-D
KM-069 (USA) - 8,24 g - 21,6mm
Mintage - 1.597
This coin was minted at the Dahlonega Georgia branch mint using United States dies. The coin is the standard issue of the USA, picturing a Liberty head on the obverse and an eagle on the reverse. The dies were shipped from Philadelphia and were received in Dahlonega on 7 January 1861. The State passed an Ordinance of Secession on 19 January 1861 which dissolved ties to the United States and became the Free and Independent State of Georgia. Georgia joined the Confederate States of America on 8 February 1861. While quantities minted under each authority are unknown, it is highly probable that these coins were minted while the mint was under the control of either Georgia or the Confederacy.
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CSA 1
CONGO
In 1482, Diogo Cão, a Portuguese navigator, was the first European known to have visited the Congo when he reached the mouth of the Congo River and sailed a few kilometres upstream. Soon the Portuguese established ties with the king of Kongo. The territory was occupied by Belgium in the late 1870s. In 1885, the Congo Free State was established at Banana with King Leopold II as sovereign. In 1908, Belgium annexed the Congo thereby ending the king's personal fiefdom. In January 1959, riots broke out in Leopoldville which led to independence in mid-1960. Joseph Kasavubu was made president and Patrice Lumumba became Premier. The steady leftward tilt of the government led Moises Tschombe to have his province Katanga secede with him designated as president. The United Nations intervened, crushing the pro-western anti-communist Katanga government. The central government and conditions became chaotic finally causing Joseph Mobutu to seize power in 1966. The country was renamed Zaire in in 1971. The Congo, like so many African countries that are rich in natural resources, is today in chaos, economically and socially.
25 Makutas - 1970
KM-011a
- 8,00 g
Mintage - 1.000
This NLCT "coin" was issued to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the presidency of Joseph-Desire Mobutu (b1930-d1977). The obverse has a facing bust of Mobutu with his name PRESIDENT JOSEPH-DESIRE MOBUTU around the top and the the date 1970 below. The reverse has the arms of the republic with the country's name REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO around the top and the denomination 25 MAKUTAS below.
COOK ISLANDS
$100 - 1975
KM-013 - 9,60 g - mm
Edge - Reeded
Mintage
- 0,017M
This NCLT "coin" commemorates the second South Seas voyage of Capt. Cook. The obverse shows a bust of Queen Elizabeth II with her title ELIZABETH II at left and the colony's name COOK ISLANDS at the right. The reverse has cameos of Capt. Cook and George II with Cook's ship Endeavour. At the top is the legend BICENTENARY - RETURN TO ENGLAND FROM SECOND VOYAGE. 1775. At the bottom is the denomination 100 DOLLARS with 500/1000 FINE GOLD above the denomination.
CROATIA
1 Ducat - 1995
KM-062 - 3,500 g - 20mm
Edge - Reeded
Mintage
- 3.000
This NCLT "coin" commemorates the the fifth anniversary of the liberation of the city of Knin from the Serbian Krajina Republic which occurred on 5 August 1992 by Operation Storm. The obverse has the Croatian State arms encircled by the country's name in Croat REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA and the denomination JEDEN DUCAT. The reverse has an image of the town's castle encircled by the Croat legend HRVATSKI KRALIEVKSI GRAD KNIN and 5. KOLOVOZA 1995.
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