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    KKKKK. A CATALOG of MODERN WORLD COINS by R. S. YEOMAN NEIL SHAFER, Coordinating Editor HOLLAND WALLACE, Associate Editor KENNETH E. BRESSETT, Project Supervisor Ninth Revised Edition « Profusely Illustrated © Coins of all countries in all metals issued during approximately 100 years. ® Chronologically listed. © Grouped by metallic content, design (type) and denomination. @ Each coin type identified by catalog number, denomination, and date or dates of issue. e Estimated value given for each type and denomination. @ @ 1979 WESTERN PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. WHITMAN HOBBY DIVISION RACINE, WISCONSIN No. 9053 Printed in U.S.A. PRINCIPAL CONTRIBUTORS and Source References S.G. Abrahams Alex H. Koritz Ed. Ackerman W. E. Krasowski Anatol P. Afanasiey Ernst Kraus Richard Bareuther John A. Kromas ‘John E. Barrett Samuel Lachman P. Ismael Barrio Lars O. Lagerqvist Aubrey E. Bebee Frank A. Lapa Lauren Benson S. A.M. LeLoux Robert Berman Jack E. Lewis Tim J. Browder Enrico Manara Ray Byrne Richard Margolis James E. Charlton Balazs Meekesh Henry Christensen Dr. Imre Molnar Henning Christiansen ©. J. Niinikoski Valerian L. Ciofu M, Oka Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Ken Olmsted Odis H. Clark, Jr Col. Charles K. Panish William L. Clark William A. Pettit Freeman L. Craig ¥ann Poupinot William D. Craig Kurt Prober Dr. John S. Davenport Frank Ranz Dr. Georg Demme Adolphe Rogalsiei C. M. Desai F. K. Saab John W. Dunn J. S. R. Salmond Tim Dunn Gerhard Schneibel Arnoldo Efron Michael N. Scott C. Herbert Farrar D. L. F. Sealy Harvey Fenton Ladislav Sin Dr. Lee Firester R. C. Soxman Marvin L. Fraley William F. Spengler Marvin Frank Maurice A. Storck S. Gardiakos Car! Subak Larry Goldberg A. H. Talil Sylvia Haffner Sigurdur Th. Thorlaksson Thomas B. Hamilton Neil B, Toad Robert P. Harris Lee E. Harvey Kenn Henderson Patrick D. Hogan Clyde Hubbard Dr. Norman Jacobs Vincent F. Torhan Hasan Rasim Us Carlo Valdettaro ‘'T. Earl Van Sickle, Jr. I. V. Victorov Ernesto O. Araujo Villagran Wayne Jacobs Carl H. Jaeschke 1. N. Voinov: A.M. Kagin Charles B. Wallace Paul Kagin J.B. Westergaard G. B. Kelemen Robert C. Willey Reginald A. W. Kelpe Randolph Zander Melvin J. Kohl Leslie Zeller Gotd Coins of the World — Robert and Jack Friedberg Many illustrations and data herein are based on WAYTE RAYMOND’S standard works on 19th and 20th Century Coins of the World. 2° INTRODUCTION Collecting coins of the world has become more and more popular in recent years. This low-priced volume has served as a convenient reference book through several editions, each of which has, until 1964, included new issues, revisions, corrections and revaluations. The thickness of the book is, we be- lieve, at'a maximum. If pages were to be added, the book would become unwieldy and higher priced. We have decided to close the book to new type coins issued after 1964 and confine changes in this and succeeding editions to valuations, corrections and refinements. Another catalog, CURRENT COINS OF THE WORLD, now serves as a reference for coins presently in circulation, to which will be added new issues and new countries as they are introduced in the future. Our starting point for this companion catalog is approximately the World War II period. Ex- isting catalog numbers assigned to coins in this, the original Catalog of Modern World Coins, are duplicated for the overlapping period in the new catalog. Thus the continuity has been preserved and the books become useful refer- ences separately or together. Although this book has been designed with the American collector in mind, it is hoped that it will prove a world coin book in readership as well as content. Just a word to the beginner. Perhaps you are consulting this book upon the suggestion of a friend. You may recently have happened upon a small hoatd of foreign coins in an attic hideaway. Someone in your family may have returned from overseas service in World War I or II or from a peacetime tour in foreign lands with a pocketful of strange coins. Confronted with this assortment of unfamiliar coins you naturally wonder about the country of their origin and their worth. If there are no gold pieces included, it is doubtful if the coins so discovered are worth enough premium to repay you for the time and effort to sell them. Coin values are generally determined by the condition of the coins, and rarity. With this realization, why not “look them up" else- where in this book. Look upon this fact as a sort of challenge, or opportunity to learn about the countries of their origin, the denominations, relative mone- tary values and other facts of history, government, rulers and geography which they represent. The chances are that you will consider the possibility of starting your own personal coin collection. If you do, you can be assured of a rewarding experience, which may last your lifetime. Perhaps you are a collector who may have reached a point of waning in- terest in your present specialty, such as some United States coin series. Bring out those miscellaneous foreign pieces you have put aside from time to time and start a new collection consisting of one or more foreign countries. There are literally thousands of coins of other nations obtainable at little cost— and the whole wide world to choose from. Possibly one or more of the following series will be of interest to the reader of this book: Gold Coins of the World. Crowns (dollar size) coins of the World. Type coins of the World. Commemorative coins of the World. One coin of each country of the World. All types of coins of one country (or of several countries). Other series may be devised by the collector to suit his own desire. In any event we hope this volume will make your coin collecting experience more enjoyable. R. S. Yeoman PURPOSE It should be obvious that a single volume such as this covering coins of the world cannot include illustrations of every coin listed. Common coins re- ceive preference in order to accommodate the greatest number of collectors. Scarcer coins are pictured wherever possible. In some countries, particularly in the Orient, only a part of their coinage is represented. With few exceptions medals, bullion coins, patterns and tokens are excluded. There are varieties of coins if many countries too numerous to list. Only the major or popular varieties find space in this crowded volume. This is essentially an introductory coin book. It is intended as an outline or framework for organizing a collection of world coins. As such it has use- fulness for even the advanced collector, as a handy reference to supplement certain specialized books. Such books are fully illustrated and list all mints, all dates, all varieties and their values. The cover jacket of this book lists several specialized works published by Whitman. There are others available, many in English, others in German, Frengh, Spanish, Italian, and so forth. The list of English language reference books, country by country, will grad- ually increase, and Whitman plans to eventually publish a specialized catalog for each coin-issuing country. IN ORMATION Arrangement A simple alphabetical sequence is employed for finding each country in this book, regardless of geographical location or government affiliation. This arrangement was decided upon to reduce the use of the index. Illustrations in every instance are adjacent to corresponding listings and descriptions for easy identification Historical and geographical data and monetary equivalents are placed at the beginning of cach country group. In conformity with other Whitman coin books, minor coinage is listed first in each period or type group, followed by more precious metals, silver and gold. The abbreviation “Br.” is for “Bronze,” always. “Brass” is not abbreviated, but always spelled out. Scope Approximately a century —_ from mid-nineteenth century to 1964 — of coinage of the world is the scope of this book. A logical starting date for each country has been selected. For example, the Great Britain section commences with the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign in 1837, while the coins of Brazil start in 1889 when the republic was established. Listings of Dates The first and last known dates of issue of each type are rhown (viz. 1898. 1911). Coinage during intervening years may not necessarily be continuous. Valuations A price is given opposite each catalog number, and in each instance the Price refers to the commonest date and mint mark, if coined in several years or at several mints. The omission of a price indicates rarity and no recent sale record. Like other Whitman coin reference books, values are approximate and intended only as a guide. Latest prices may be obtained from established coin dealers. The opinions of many dealers and collectors are combined to arrive at each value. Inasmuch as neither the editor nor the publishers engage in. selling coins, the values shown are not offers to buy or sell but are included only as general information, “46 Unless otherwise stated, the values shown are for conditions as follows: Fine — Before 1920 approximately, except gold. Very Fine (V. Fine) — 1920 to 1953 approximately, and earlier gold. Uncirculated (Unc.) — 1953 and later, Numbering System When a coin type is inserted in a previously established sequence, capital letters A, B, etc. are placed before a catalog number to avoid the necessity of renumbering all later issues. A small letter a, b, etc, following a catalog number indicates a minor difference of a re-issued type, usually a change of metal only. There are instances throughout this catalog where numbers and their cor- responding listings have been removed. Reasons are numerous but the most likely causes are: combining with earlier types which are identical except for date, coins discovered to be patterns, medals or otherwise unauthorized for circulation as money. We regret that since earlier editions, occasional re- numbering or rearranging has been necessary. This is done only to make the continuity more natural and useful and is kept to a minimum. In cases of complete country renumbering, the old number is included in parentheses. An asterisk preceding a listing indicates that it is the coin illustrated at the topof the group. jeeqevan org peacy arya mw: as lu Millimeter Scale HOW TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF A COIN First of all, a magnifying glass will prove useful in reading the legends, sym- bols, dates and other interesting details on your coin specimens, Sort your coins as best you can, grouping them by countries, or at least by similar types for later checking, Start with the easy ones, which will probably be coins using our own familiar “English” alphabet, with portraits of mon- archs familiar to you and languages which you may recognize immediately, such as German, French, Italian. etc. Country names are often similar to the Anglicized spelling such as NEDERLAND for NETHERLANDS, LIBAN for LEBANON, etc. Bear in mind, however, that there are many colonial issues. Thus, a coin with French legends could be issued for such faraway places as French Indo-China (Indo-Chine Francaise) French West Africa (Afrique Occidentale Francaise), etc. Many countries, especially in Asia, have alphabets strange to us. Until characteristics of such coins become familiar to the collector, it is best to page through this volume until you locate illustrations which are similar to the coin. Far from being an arduous task, this phase can be intriguing to a reader with the true collector instinct. If the coin was struck during the past 100 years, the chances are it can be located in this book. The denomination shown on the coin often is a short cut to identification. SHILLING, CENTAVO, FRANC, etc. are more or less familiar to us and it would be natural to conclude that they belong respectively to Great Britain, Mexico and France. The table of denominations, however, might reveal that this is not necessarily so. A more careful inspection of the coins may show that the SHILLING actually was struck for Southern Rhodesia, the CENTAVO for St. Thomas and Prince Islands and the FRANC for Guade- loupe, where the same coin denominations are or have been used. That is the romance of collecting foreign coins. The quest is the thing. ERAS AND DATING SYSTEMS Most countries show the date more or less prominently on their coins. Little difficulty will be encountered with the coins of Europe, parts of Africa and “Ss the Americas. In the Arabic countries and countries of the Near East and the Orient however, strange symbols and letters pose a difficult problem of translation both of legends and dates. A chart which follows embraces almost all date numerals in use throughout the world. Countrics using ARABIC and PERSIAN numerals observe the Moham- medan Era, also known as the Era of the Hegira (flight) using the letters A.H. In 622 A.D. Mohammed fled from Mecca to Medina, hence the era is reckoned from that date. To complicate date computation, these countries have at times used the lunar year of 354 days or about 3’, fewer days than our usual 365. To compensate for these factors, use the following formula to convert dates to the Christian (A,D.) Era, Example: To convert 1330 A.H. into A.D. 3% of 1330=39.90 (closest whole number is 40) 1330—40 = 1290 1290 +622 =1912 A.D. The coins of Siam use the dating systems of three eras: 1, The “Buddhist" era (abbreviated as B.E.) which dates from 543 B.C.; subtract 543 for A.D. dates. Four numerals are found on current issues. 2. The “Bangkok” or Ratanakosind-sok era (abbreviated as R.S.) which dates from 1782; add 1781 to convert to an A.D. date. Dates will have three numerals. 3. The “Little” or Chula-Sakarat era (abbreviated as C.S.) which dates from A.D. 638; add 638 to convert to A.D. dates, Dates will have four numerals. Example: A.D. 1910 would be respectively B.E. 2453, R.S. 129 and C.S. 1271. NUMERALS western [i ]Jz2lolalse 7 | 8 | 9 | @ | 10 100 fiooa ARABIC tlre] ris] olayy Tit lt elteelter “mre [rir felolel viata ‘TOREAN iris =|2| mals t|Alal [+l]alt Sfornaromce, | Oe] | 2 [ie c| w|i [a ex] [ae lee=10) tdi tenet | 1 | sly éfelel

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