? While not originally intended to be a commemorative issue, the 1908 silver Erawan series earned its place among the commemorative issues of King Rama V due to a delay in their shipment from the Paris Mint. In the year 127 of the Kingdom of Rattanakosin , King Rama V ordered the production of 1 baht, two salung and one salung coins featuring the portrait of King Rama V in military uniform facing to the left on the obverse and Erawan, the mythical white elephant on the reverse. ...
? The Royal Australian Mint has issued this one dollar piece to celebrate Ethel Pedley and her iconic children's book 'Dot and the Kangaroo'. The reverse was designed by A. Baggio and features a portrait of Pedley along and her characters Dot and the Kangaroo. The legend states
? The George V florin series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, FLORIN up the top of the reverse , and the year of issue down the bottom. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP . Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can be acquired ...
? During the early 19th century, the dominant currency of the regions which were later amalgamated as the Straits Settlements, that being Penang, Malacca and Singapore, was the Spanish Dollar. Additionally Java rupees and guilders were often used in the colony but they had a reputation of having a silver content less than that of the Spanish Dollar. Because of this, in 1823 the government declared the Spanish Dollar the legal currency of the settlements but this left the colony without any lower ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Edward VII Gold Specimen Sovereign 1908-C. '2010 January Signature World Coin Auction #3008'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/canada/world-coins/canada-edward-vii-gold-specimen-sovereign-1908-c-/a/3008-20794.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515