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DENMARK

Denmark was a strong Viking kingdom around 1000 who controlled great masses of land and people including Iceland, Greenland, Britain, and Norway. Sweden and Finland were added in later years but Britain got loose from Danish control. Denmark occupied outposts in India and the East Indies for many years.  In the succeeding centuries, Finland and Sweden gained independence and Norway became part of a joint kingdom with Sweden. Other territory was ceded to Prussia (Schleswig-Holstein) and they sold the Danish West Indies (Virgin Islands) in 1917. Iceland became independent in 1944. Before World War II, Denmark signed a non-aggression treaty with Germany which was broken months later when the Nazis invaded and occupied Denmark. 

20 Kroner - 1908

KM-810 - 8,96 g

Mintage - 0,243M

The obverse has a bareheaded image of King Frederick VIII (b1843-d1912) with a legend identifying him as FREDERICK VIII - DANMARKS KONGE (DENMARK's KING). The reverse has the national coat-of-arms with the date 1908, the denomination 20 KRONER, and the mintmaster's initials (VBP).

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

The Dominican Republic occupies the western part of the island of Hispaniola.  Columbus discovered the island on his first voyage in 1492.  The first Spanish settlement in the Western Hemisphere was in Santo Domingo.  The Spanish parts of the island were conquered by Haitians who held the island from 1822 to 1844 when the Dominican Republic was established.  It reverted to Spanish rule from 1861 to 1865, after which independence was declared.

A mint was established in Santo Domingo in the early 1500s which was the first Spanish mint in the Western Hemisphere.  Coinage is now minted at various government and private mints.

30 Pesos - 1955

KM-024 - 29,62 g

Mintage - 0,033M

The obverse of the coin features President Rafael Trujillo (b1891-d1961) with the legend TRUJILLO - PADRE DE LA PATRIA NUEVA (THE FATHER OF THE NEW FATHERLAND) and the date 1955. Trujillo was a strongman who was  elected in 1930 and ruler as a virtual dictator until he was assassinated in 1961,  The reverse shows the republic's national arms. The Spanish legends say XXV ANNIBERSARIO DE LA ERA DE TRUJILLO (25 ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRUJILLO ERA) with the legal fineness of 900 and the denomination 30 PESOS. The capital, Cuidad Trujillo, reverted to its historic name Santo Domingo after the Trujillos were replaced.

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DUTCH INDIA

Fanam - 1600-1793

Mitchner 1586 - 0.44g - 7,6 mm

The obverse has a stylised boar. The reverse has a stylised depiction of Vira Raya. This coin was minted at the Cochin mint. The fanam was a tiny gold coim used in southern India from the 18th into the late 19th century.

ECUADOR

Ecuador was discovered by Francisco Pizarro in 1526.  Sebastian de Benalcazar conquered the indigenous people and founded Quito in 1542.  Ecuador remained under Spanish rule until 1822 when Antonio Sucre defeated the Spanish forces. She then joined the confederation of Gran Colombia until they withdrew and declared independence in 1830.

Some coinage is minted at the Quito mint but much is minted at private and government mints in Europe and the Americas.

10 Sucres - 1900

KM-056 - 8,14 g  

Mintage - 0,050M

The obverse has an image of José Antonio Sucre (b1795-d1830), Ecuador's liberator-lieutenant of Bolivar who sealed Latin American independence at the Battle of Ayacucho in 1825, facing left with the Spanish inscription REPUBLICA DEL ECUADOR. Below Sr. Sucre's bust is the date 1900. The reverse has the national arms of the Republic with the Spanish legend G 8.136 DIEZ SUCRES LEY 0.900 (8,136 grams - ten Sucres - By law 0.900 fine).  Below the arms are the mintmaster's initials JM and the mint BIRMINGHAM. This is the only type of decimal gold coinage from the Republic and they were only minted in 1899 and 1900 in very limited quantities.

EGYPT

The earliest civilisation was the Badarian culture located in the south of the country.  Two kingdoms evolved, one in the north and the other in the south. In 3100 BC, the two were unified by a southern victory starting the Pharaohic dynasties.  The kingdom was under attack by the Lybians, the Nubians, Persians, Assyrians, Greeks, and Romans. Islam was introduced in the mid seventh century by invasion. The Shi'a Fatamid dynasty ruled from 969-1171 AD.  Saladin took power in 1171 and his forces held power until 1250 AD. The Mamluk armies prevailed and controlled the country until 1571 when they were defeated by the Ottomans. The Napoleonic French forces invaded and conquered the Ottomans holding the country until 1802 when British and Ottoman forces defeated the French. British influence was preeminent from 1882 to 1952, when Egyptian officers led by Colonel Gamal Abd Al-Nasser  overthrew King Farouk and established a republic in 1953

Coinage was minted at the al-Kahera (Cairo) mint under the Ottomans (identified by the legend Misr).  Modern coinage have been minted in Hungary and the U.K.

100 Piastres - 1340AH/1922AD

KM-341 - 8,50 g

Mintage - 0.025M

The obverse has an image of King Faud Ahmad Pasha I (b1868-d1935) facing right with an Arabic inscription. Faud won conditional independence from Great Britain in 1922. The reverse has an Arabic inscription within a circle. The denomination is at the top and the dates are shown at the left (1340 AH) and right (1922 AD).

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