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EL SALVADOR
The area now known as El Salvador was populated by the Pipil Indians when the Spanish arrived in early 1524 from Mexico. The colonies making up the Captaincy General of Guatemala declared their independence from Spain on September 15, 1821. Mexico under Emperor Agustin de Iturbide tried to annex the states in 1822. Iturbide was dismissed from office in 1823. The five states of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica went on to establish themselves as the United Provinces of Central America on July 1, 1823, later to be called the Central American Republic. Continued problems between liberal and conservative forces finally led to the demise of the CAR. El Salvador declared its independence in January 1841.
Salvadorian coins were minted in San Salvador as well as many overseas mints in North America and Europe.
25 Colones - 1971
KM-143
- 2,94 g
Edge -
Mintage - 7.650
This NCLT "coin" was issued in honor of Human Rights. The obverse has the national arms with a bust of Doctor Jose Simeón Cañas (b1767-d1838) who was a Salvardorian patriot who was instrumental in the independence movement of Central America and the abolition of slavery in the Republic. The country's name REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR AMERICA CENTRAL is around the top with the date 1971 above a small star at the bottom. The reverse has a wheat sheaf superimposed on a female Amerind figure (La Fecumdidad - Dali) with the legend LUCHA POR LA DIGNIDAD DEL HOMBRE (FIGHTING FOR THE DIGNITY OF MAN) around the top with the denomination 25 COLONES below.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
250 Pesetas - 1970
KM-020.1
- 3,52 g
Edge - Reeded
Mintage - 3.500
This NCLT coin was issued in 1970. The obverse has the country's crest with the country's name REPUBLICA DE GUINEA ECUATORIAL and the denomination 250 PESETAS GUINEANAS. The fineness LEY 900 is at the left and the daye 1970 is to the right of the conjoined tusks. The reverse has Goya's famous painting of the Maja with attributions.
ETHIOPIA
Ethiopia is an ancient country the only African nation that was not colonised by European colonial forces though it was briefly occupied by the Italians between 1936 and 1941. The region was known as Abyssinia in ancient times. History records that the Queen of Sheba met King Solomon around 1000 BC. The first recorded kingdom was Axum in the third century BC. Christianity was adopted around 330 AD and they held off inroads by the Moslems until the mid sixteenth century when the Portuguese intervened to counter Ottoman support of the Moslems. The country fragmented into warring states in the 18th and 19th centuries until Menelik reunited the larger provinces under a central kingdom. Haile Selassie succeeded him in 1916 and was declared emperor in 1930. He went into European exile in 1936 and returned in 1941 when the Italians were expelled to rule until 1974 when he was deposed. A communist regime led by Mengistu Haile Miriam ruled the country leading it into chaos and famine until he was deposed in 1991. The new government was led by Meles Zenawi who set out a policy to pursue multi-party democracy.
Early coinage was minted by the Axumite kingdom. Modern coinage has been minted by the Addis Ababa mint and the Paris France mint.
20 Dollars - 1966
KM-039
- 8,00 g
Edge - Reeded
Mintage - 0,025M
This NCLT coin was issued to commemorate the emperor's 75th birthday and 50th year of his reign. The obverse has a facing bust of Emperor Haile Selassie I (b1892-d1975) with an Amharic legend at the top and the equivalent English legend at the bottom reading HAILE SELASSIE 75th BIRTH DAY AND 50 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP. Selassie was crowned emperor in 1930 and led Ethiopia through the Italian invasion in 1935 through 1974 when communist rebels seized power. The reverse has the royal arms with an Amharic legend and the English legend EMPIRE OF ETHIOPIA at the bottom. The denomination 20 E$ flank the arms with the date EE1958 and 1966 AD below the arms in Amharic and Arabic characters.
FALKLAND ISLANDS
The British expedition made the first landing in 1690 and claimed the islands for the crown naming the sound between the two main islands after a British naval officer, Viscount Falkland. The French landed a garrison at Port Louis on East Falkland in 1764. A small community of fishermen from St Malo called the islands Îles Malouines from which the Spanish Islas Malvinas derives. In 1767 Spain ousted the French and British who had settled on West Falkland. The Spanish placed a penal colony there and in the late 1820s the Argentines sent a governor to the islands. The British returned in 1833 and expelled the Argentines. The Falklands became a colony in 1892. In 1982, Argentina invaded and successfully held the islands for over two months but ultimately the British prevailed.
£2 Dollars - 1997
KM-???
- 7,80 g
Edge - Reeded
This NCLT coin was issued to commemorate Britain's Royal Heritage. The obverse has a bust of Queen Elizabeth II (b1926- ) with her name QUEEN ELIZABETH II to the left, the date 1997 above, and the country's name FALKLAND ISLANDS to the right, with the denomination 2 POUNDS below. The reverse has a standing image of King Henry VIII (b1491-d1547) with the years of Henry's reign, 1509-1547 and ROYAL HERITAGE to the left and HENRY VIII to the right. A Tudor Rose is between Henry's legs.
FIJI
Fiji's first settlers arrived from Melanesia about 3,500 years ago. The first European to sight the Fiji Islands was Abel Janzsoon Tasman, who passed the northeast fringe of the group in 1643. By the 1860s Fiji was attracting European settlers intent on establishing plantations to capitalize on a boom in cotton prices caused by the American Civil War. The consequent disputes over land and political power within and between European and Fijian communities, and problems with labour introduced from other Pacific islands, contributed to violent confrontations and exacerbated the implicit instability of Fijian society and ensured that no Fijian chief could impose his rule on the whole group. European attempts at government were doomed by the greed and factionalism of their members and by the interference of European governments and consuls. Imperial intervention thus became inevitable. On Oct. 10, 1874, after negotiations had led to an offer of unconditional cession, Fiji became a British crown colony. Independence was achieved on 10 October 1970. Indians became a dominant factor in Fiji and the indigenous people enacted a new constitution in 1990 to protect their status.
Fijian coins were minted in the UK, Australia, Canada, and USA.
200 Dollars - 1980
KM-047
- 15,98 g
Edge - Reeded
Mintage - 1.166
This NCLT coin was issued to commemorate the tenth anniversary of Fiji's independence. The obverse has the country's arms with the country's name FIJI above and the date 1980 below. The reverse has a bust of Prince Charles with his title H.R.H PRINCE CHARLES (b1958-) below. The event TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF INDEPENDENCE and denomination 200 DOLLARS around the bust. The reverse has the arms of Fiji with the nation's name FIJI at the top and the date 1980 at the bottom. The "coin" was minted at the Royal Mint in London.
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