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The world coin market is vast and volatile. You need a trusted and respected resource to makes sense of it all. And this is it.

The 2013 Standard Catalog of® World Coins, 1901-2000, 40th Edition, offers information from more than 120 experts worldwide and data from a variety of Internet sources, including popular on-line auction sites. With few exceptions, the coin values have risen over those in previous catalogs, and in certain cases, those values have increased substantially.

From collectors to dealers to researchers, everyone depends on this single reference. The Standard Catalog of® World Coins has been the hobby’s central information source for 40 years.

An impressive and immense work, each coin listing in the catalog provides:

• Up-to-date values listed by date, mintmark and grade• Globally accepted KM reference numbers• Clear descriptions of the coin’s design features

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• Total coin weight• Fineness• Actual precious metal weight

The 2013 Standard Catalog of® World Coins, 1901-2000 is the coin catalog you’ve come to depend on and the one you can trust as the best value in world numismatics.

George Cuhaj is nearly a 19-year veteran of the Krause Publications numismatic catalog staff. Before becoming an editor with the Standard Catalog of® World Coin series he was the computer systems operator at the American Numismatic Society and a cataloger for Stack’s Rare Coins, both of New York City. Cuhaj is a past president of the American Medallic Sculpture Association and his art medal creations have been shown internationally.

Thomas Michael holds a bachelor of arts degree in history and a master of arts degree in economics. For nearly 25 years, Michael has served as market analyst for Krause Publications’ prestigious world coin catalogs.

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George S. Cuhaj, Editor • Thomas Michael, Market Analyst • Harry Miller, U.S. Market Analyst

Deborah McCue, Database Specialist • Kay Sanders, Editorial Assistant

2013 Standard Catalog of ®

1901-2000 40th Edition

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Bullion Value (VB) Market Valuations

Valuations for all platinum, gold, palladium and silver coins of the more common, basically bullion types, or those possessing only modest numismatic premiums are presented in this edition based on the market ranges of:

$1,750 per ounce for platinum $1,750 per ounce for gold$750 per ounce for palladium $35.00 per ounce for silver

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INTRODUCTION 3

INTRODUCTIONYou hold in your hand the latest in the long and large

series of Standard Catalog of ® World Coins books. This40th edition of the longest running annual world coincatalog represents a great deal of hard work, dedicationand years of development from hundreds of loyalcontributors comprised of coin collectors, coin dealers,editors, researchers, photographers, designers andissuing authorities.

Beginning with the ideas of original authors ChesterL. Krause and Clifford Mishler, the Standard Catalog of®

World Coins was brought into our hobby in 1972 as thelargest and most comprehensive world coin referenceavailable. Those first few editions in the early 1970soffered world coin data for all countries from the mid-1800s to the then current day. There were photographsof many of the coins, plenty of information on metalcontent, descriptions of types and varieties, date listingsand of course values presented in multiple grades ofpreservation. It was all that a hobbyist would want, inone complete package.

But of course, the burgeoning expanse of the worldcoin hobby brought with it new requirements for addeddates. Over time we found that collectors wantedinformation on earlier time periods, and so our databaseof information was expanded to include coin listings firstfrom the 1700s, then the 1600s and now even somelistings into the mid-1500s. Related areas to circulatingcoins were also researched and developed into our baseof knowledge. Patterns, piedfort, trial strikes and essaiswere also added. Token issues were compiled for areasand eras where regular issue coinage was scarce ornon-existent.

Many experts lent their knowledge and time to thesevarious expansions and to them our hobby is mostindebted. Many editors have come and gone over theyears and our staff of experts has over time includedsome of the most dedicated, interesting and well-knownpeople one could ever hope to meet. Along the way theprimary concern for everyone has been to expand theavailable base of knowledge and to present as much ofwhat we have learned as possible in an affordable andmanageable book form to all to use and enjoy.

Over the years this base of knowledge has come toencompass a full 400 years and is now rapidlyexpanding into the fifth century of date. This set of fivevolumes represents the most cost-effective andcomplete numismatic library available in the world today!In that we can all take a moment of pride and honor.

However, we should never pause for very long, asthere are always new territories to conquer. As in thepast, when we have found a need to offer more

specialized catalogs, those came about, such as theStandard Catalog of ® German Coins (now enjoyinga third edition) and Unusual World Coins, now in asixth edition.

Our web-based catalog found atwww.numismaster.com offers everything one sees inthe printed catalogs plus even more information, suchas coin designer identifications. A subscriber to thedatabase can keep abreast of current prices that arecontinually updated, as well as new issues that areconstantly being added.

We would like to take a moment to ask a favor ofyou, our readers. While you use the various volumes ofthe Standard Catalog we ask that you keep in mind thatthis is an ever changing, developing and expandingseries of reference books. It is a project which doesrequire your attention. Watch over it carefully; keep aneye out for possible errors and omissions. Contact theeditorial staff with your observations and ideas.

Be a part of your hobby through the pages of themost recognized and respected world coin reference onthe planet!

Best Wishes,The editorial staff of the Standard Catalog of ®

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TABLE OF CONTENTSCountry Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

User’s Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Grading Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

International Numerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Instant Identifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Silver Bullion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Gold Bullion Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Foreign Exchange Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Illustrated Guide to Eastern Mint Names. . 35

Hejira Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Catalog Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Contributing to the Catalog . . . . . . . . . . 2300

A Guide to International Numerics . . . . 2301


4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTSMany individuals have contributed countless changes, which have been incorporated into previous and now this thirty seventh edition.

While all may not be acknowledged, special appreciation is extended to the following who have exhibited a special enthusiasm for this edition.

Dr. Laurence AdamsEsko AhlrothStephen AlbumAntonio AlessandriniScott AnnechinoAttilio ArmientoMitchell A. BattinoAlbert BeckAnton BelcevJan BendixRichard BensonWolfgang BertschPeter N. BergerAllen G. BermanSharon BlockerJoseph E. BolingRichard Borek jun.Al BoulangerKlaus BronnyMahdi BseisoJohn T. BucekChris BudesaDoru CalinCharles R. CarlsonHenry K. H. ChanPeter A. ChaseRaul ChirilaFred L. ColomboScott E. CordryLuis V. CostaFreeman CraigVincent Craven-BartleJed CrumpRaymond E. Czahor

Eric G. Dawson, M.D.Konstantinos DelliosJean-Paul DivoJames R. DouglasStephen EcclesWilhelm R. EglseerEsko EkmanJohn FermAndrzej FischerThomas F. FitzgeraldJoe FloresEugene FreemanArthur M. FriedbergTom GalwayDennis GillLawrence GoldbergRon GuthMarcel HäberlingJ. HalfpennyFlemming Lyngbeck HansenDavid HarrisonIstvan HegedusEmmanuel HenryAnton HoltSerge HuardCharles HuffNelva G. IcazaTon JacobsA. K. JainHector Carlos JansonAlex KaglyanMelvyn KassenoffCraig KeplingerGeorge Katsikis

Ronachai KrisadaolarnSamson Kin Chiu LaiAditya KulkarniJoseph E. LangAlex LazaroviciMa Tak WoRanko MandikMiguel Angel Pratt MayansBill McKayPhil McLoughlinJürgen MikeskaJuozas MinikeviciusRobert MishIng. Benjamin M. Mizrachi R.Dr. Richard MontreyPaul MontzEdward MoschettiHorst-Dieter MüllerArkady NakhimovskyMichael G. NielsenBill NoyesGus A. PappasJanusz ParchimowiczFrank PassicMarc PelletierJuan PenaAndreas G. PitsillidesGastone PolaccoLuis R. Ponte PuigboFrank PutrowArif QureshiYahya QureshiMircea RaicopolDr. Dennis G. Rainey

Ivan RakitinTony RaymondWilliam M. RosenblumEgon Conti RossiniRemy SaidLeon SaryanErwin SchäfferJacco ScheperGerhard SchönDr. Wolfgang SchusterAlexander ShapiroOle SjoelundEvizan Sku........Gylfi SnorrasonClark SmithAlim A. SumanaPeter SwanstonSteven TanMehmet Tolga TanerM. Louis TellerAnthony TumonisErik J. Van LoonCarmen ViciedoWakim WakimJustin WangPaul WelzStewart WestdalJ. Brix WestergaardJ. Hugh WitherowIshagh YousefzadehJoseph Zaffern

AUCTION HOUSES

WORLD MINTS, CENTRAL BANKS AND DISTRIBUTORSAustrian MintBanco de MexicoBanque Centrale

Du LuxembourgBlack Mountain CoinsCasa de la Moneda de CubaCentral Bank of D.P.R. Korea -

Kumbyol Trading Corp.Central Bank of the

Russian Fed.CITCoin Mercantile ExchangeCzech National BankEducational Coin CompanyFaude & HugueninGlobal Coins & Medals Ltd. -

Official Sales Company of the Bulgarian Mint

Imprensa Nacional - Casa da Moeda, S.A.

Israel Coins & Medals Corp.Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca

dello Stato I.p.A.Jablonex Group -

Division of Czech MintJapan MintKazakhstan MintKOMSCO - South KoreaLatvijas BankaLietuvos BankasLithuanian MintMagyar Penzvero Zrt.Mayer’s Mint GmbHMDMMennica PolskaMincovna Kremnica

Mint of Finland, Ltd.Mint of NorwayMonnaie de ParisMoscow MintNational Bank of the Republic

of BelarusNational Bank of UkraineNew Zealand MintNumiscomNumistrade Gmbh & Co. kg.Omni Trading B.V.PandaAmericaPerth MintPobjoy MintReal Casa de la Moneda - SpainRoyal MintRoyal Australian MintRoyal Belgian Mint

Royal Canadian MintRoyal Dutch MintRoyal Thai MintSamlerHuset Group B.V.Servei D’Emissions Principat

D’AndorraSingapore MintSoftSky, Inc.South African MintStaatliche Munze BerlinStaatliche Munze Baden-

WurttembergTalisman CoinsThailand Treasury DepartmentUfficio Filatelico e Numismatico

- VaticanUnited States Mint

Dixon-Noonan-WebbHeritage World Coin AuctionsHess-Divo Ltd.Gerhard HirschThomas Høiland Møntauktion

Fritz Rudolf KünkerLeu Numismatik AGMünzenhandlung Harald Möller, GmbHMPO AuctionsNoble Numismatics, Pty. Ltd.

Ponterio & AssociatesStack’sUBS, AGWorld Wide Coins of California


COUNTRY INDEX 5

COUNTRY INDEXAfghanistan................................ 45Aguascalientes ....................... 1517Ajman ........................................ 58Albania ....................................... 60Alderney..................................... 67Alger .......................................... 70Algeria........................................ 70American Samoa........................ 74Anam ..................................... 2251Andorra...................................... 75Angola........................................ 86Anguilla ...................................... 89Anhalt-Dessau.......................... 859Anhwei ..................................... 414Antigua ...................................... 91Antigua & Barbuda..................... 91Argentina ................................... 91Armavir .................................. 1839Armenia ................................... 100Aruba ....................................... 103Ascension Island...................... 105Atlixtac ................................... 1520Australia................................... 107Austria ..................................... 149Azerbaijan ................................ 172Azores...................................... 173Baden....................................... 860Bahamas .................................. 174Bahawalpur ............................ 1083Bahrain .................................... 191Bangladesh .............................. 193Barbados.................................. 194Baroda ................................... 1083Bavaria ..................................... 861Belarus..................................... 201Belgian Congo.......................... 204Belgium.................................... 206Belize ....................................... 222Benin........................................ 231Bermuda .................................. 234

Bhaunagar.............................. 1084Bhutan ..................................... 243Biafra ....................................... 250Bidudal................................... 1079Biritish India........................... 1107Bohemia & Moravia ................. 251Bolivia ...................................... 252Bone .......................................... 70Bosnia-Herzegovina ................. 255Botswana ................................. 260Bougie........................................ 70Brazil ........................................ 263Bremen .................................... 863British Caribbean Territories .... 714British Guiana ........................ 1035British Guiana and West Indies

........................................... 1035British Honduras ...................... 275British North Borneo ................ 277British Virgin Islands................ 277British West Africa ................... 291Brunei ...................................... 296Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel........... 863Buelna.................................... 1528Bukhara.................................... 388Bulgaria.................................... 300Bundi ..................................... 1084Burma .................................... 1561Burundi .................................... 317Cabo Blanco........................... 2249Cacahuatepec......................... 1520Cacalotepec............................ 1521Cambay.................................. 1085Cambodia......................... 318, 321Cameroon ................................ 322Campo Mordo........................ 1521Canada..................................... 324Cape Verde............................... 373Carrasco ................................ 1528Catamarca.................................. 99

Cayman Islands ....................... 376Central African Republic .......... 386Central African States .............. 387Central Asia.............................. 388Ceylon...................................... 391Chad ........................................ 394Chekiang.................................. 416Chiconcuautla ........................ 1528Chihli........................................ 417Chihuahua.............................. 1517Chile......................................... 396Chilpancingo.......................... 1521China........................................ 405China, Empire .......................... 406China, Peoples Republic .......... 469Chinese Soviet Republic .......... 536Cocos Islands ........................ 1325Colombia.................................. 539Comoros.................................. 550Congo Free State...................... 551Congo Republic ....................... 551Constantine................................ 70Cook Islands ............................ 555Culion Island.......................... 1707Darfur .................................... 1986Datia ...................................... 1086Dewas.................................... 1086Dominica.................................. 701Dominican Republic................. 702Dungarpur.............................. 1086Durango................................. 1518East Africa................................ 710East Africa and Uganda............ 710East Caribbean States .............. 714East Caribbean Territories........ 715Eastern Arden Protectorate .... 2268Eastern Turkestan .................... 460Ecuador.................................... 717Egypt........................................ 722El Salvador............................... 759


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Equatorial African States.......... 763Equatorial Guinea..................... 764Eritrea ...................................... 773Estado de Mexico................... 1522Estonia ..................................... 776Ethiopia.................................... 778Faeroe Islands.......................... 783Falkland Islands ....................... 783Fengtien ................................... 419Fiji ............................................ 791Finland ..................................... 799France ...................................... 808French Afars & Issas................ 841French Equatorial Africa ........... 841French Equatorial Africa,

Cameroon............................. 322French Indo-China.................... 842French Oceania ........................ 845French Polynesia...................... 845French Somaliland ................... 847French West Africa................... 848Fujairah .................................... 848Fukien ...................................... 420Gabon ...................................... 850Gambia .................................... 851Gelderland.............................. 1599Georgia .................................... 856German East Africa .................. 857German States ......................... 859Germany,

Democratic Republic ............ 912Germany, Empire ..................... 876Germany, Federal Republic ...... 891Germany, Third Reich .............. 887Germany, Weimar Republic ..... 880Ghana ...................................... 923Ghent ....................................... 222Gibraltar ................................... 926Great Britain............................. 978Greece.................................... 1003Greeland................................. 1012Grenada ................................. 1013

Guadalajara ............................ 1522Guadeloupe............................ 1014Guatemala.............................. 1014Guernsey................................ 1020Guerrero ................................ 1519Guinea.................................... 1028Guinea-Bissau........................ 1033Guyana................................... 1035Gwalior .................................. 1086Haiti ....................................... 1037Hamburg.................................. 864Heilungkiang ............................ 422Hejaz ...................................... 1046Hejaz & Nejd .......................... 1893Hesse-Darmstadt ..................... 865Honan ...................................... 422Honduras ............................... 1047Hong Kong............................. 1050Hsiang-o-His............................ 537Hunan ...................................... 425Hunan ...................................... 537Hungary ................................. 1055Hupeh ...................................... 430Hupeh-Honan-Anwhei.............. 537Hyderabad.............................. 1087Iceland ................................... 1078India, British .......................... 1107India, Portuguese................... 1105India, Princely States ............. 1082India, Republic ....................... 1116Indonesia ............................... 1135Indore .................................... 1091Iran ........................................ 1140Iraq ........................................ 1156Ireland, Republic.................... 1161Irian Barat .............................. 1139Irish Free State....................... 1161Isla de Providencia................. 2249Isle of Man............................. 1165Israel...................................... 1238Italian Somaliland .................. 1265Italy........................................ 1266

Ivory Coast............................. 1281Jaipur..................................... 1091Jalisco.................................... 1522Jamaica.................................. 1282Japan ..................................... 1296Jersey .................................... 1308Jodhpur ................................. 1093Jordan.................................... 1316Junagadh ............................... 1095Kampuchea.............................. 320Kansu....................................... 432Katanga.................................. 1322Kazakhstan............................. 1323Keeling Cocos Islands............ 1325Kelantan................................. 1439Kenya..................................... 1326Khiva........................................ 389Khmere Republic ..................... 319Kiangnan.................................. 433Kiangsi..................................... 437Kiangsi..................................... 536Kiangsu-Chingkiang................. 439Kiangsu-Kiangsoo.................... 440Kiau Chau............................... 1329Kiribati ................................... 1329Kirin ......................................... 442Kishangarh............................. 1096Korea ..................................... 1332Korea, North .......................... 1334Korea, South.......................... 1352Kotah ..................................... 1097Kutch ..................................... 1097Kuwait.................................... 1359Kwangsi-Kwangsea.................. 444Kwangtung............................... 445Kweichow ................................ 446Kyrgyzstan ............................. 1361La Rioja.................................... 100Lao......................................... 1361Latvia ..................................... 1367Lebanon................................. 1371Lesotho.................................. 1373


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Liberia .................................... 1378Libya ...................................... 1414Liechtenstein.......................... 1416Lippe-Detmold ......................... 865Lithuania ................................ 1417Liverpool, N.S.W...................... 147Lubeck ..................................... 866Lunavada ............................... 1100Luxembourg .......................... 1421Macau .................................... 1425Macedonia ............................. 1432Madagascar ........................... 1433Madeira Islands...................... 1436Malagasy Republic................. 1434Malawi ................................... 1436Malay Peninsula..................... 1439Malaya ................................... 1440Malaya & British Borneo ........ 1441Malaysia................................. 1441Maldive Islands ...................... 1447Maler Kotla............................. 1100Mali ........................................ 1451Malta ...................................... 1452Manchuria ................................ 447Maracaibo Lazareto................ 2250Marshall Islands..................... 1460Martinique.............................. 1490Mauritania .............................. 1490Mauritius................................ 1491Mecklenburg-Schwerin ............ 866Mecklenburg-Strelitz ................ 867Mewar.................................... 1101Mexico ................................... 1495Mexico, Revolutionary ........... 1517Moldova ................................. 1529Monaco.................................. 1530Mongolia ................................ 1533Montenegro ........................... 1544Montserrat ............................. 1545Morelos.................................. 1524Morocco ................................ 1545Mozambique .......................... 1554

Muscat & Oman..................... 1559Myanmar................................ 1561Nagorno-Karabakh................. 1564Namibia.................................. 1564Nauru..................................... 1566Nepal...................................... 1567Netherlands............................ 1589Netherlands Antilles ............... 1599Netherlands East Indies ......... 1604New Caledonia ....................... 1606New Guinea............................ 1608New Hebrides......................... 1609New Zealand .......................... 1610Newfoundland.......................... 371Nicaragua............................... 1624Niger ...................................... 1631Nigeria ................................... 1632Niue ....................................... 1633North Korea ........................... 1334North Viet Nam ...................... 2252Norway .................................. 1641Oaxaca ................................... 1525Oldenburg ................................ 867Oman ..................................... 1651Oran........................................... 70Ottoman Empire..................... 2093Pakistan ................................. 1659Palau...................................... 1664Palestine ................................ 1668Papua New Guinea................. 1669Paraguay................................ 1674Patiala .................................... 1102Peru ....................................... 1685Philippines ............................. 1697P-ing Chiang County ................ 537Pitcairn Islands ...................... 1708Poland.................................... 1709Portugal ................................. 1753Portuguese Guinea................. 1032Portuguese India.................... 1105Prussia..................................... 868Puebla.................................... 1528

Qatar ...................................... 1771Qatar & Dubai ........................ 1771R.S.F.S.R. .............................. 1791Ras al-Khaimah...................... 1772Reunion ................................. 1774Reuss-Obergreiz ...................... 869Reuss-Obergreiz ...................... 869Rhodesia................................ 1775Rhodesia & Nyasaland........... 1776Riau Archipelago.................... 1139Romania ................................ 1777Ruanda-Urundi ........................ 205Russia, Empire....................... 1788Russia, Federation ................. 1809Russian Caucasia................... 1839Rwanda.................................. 1839Rwanda-Burundi .................... 1841S. Tomé e Príncipe................. 1851Saarland................................. 1841Saharawi Arab Democratic

Republic ............................. 1842Sailana ................................... 1102Saint Helena........................... 1846Saint Helena & Ascension...... 1848Saint Kitts & Nevis................. 1849Saint Lucia ............................. 1850Saint Pierre & Miquelon......... 1851Saint Thomas & Prince .......... 1851Saint Vincent.......................... 1859Samoa.............................. 74, 1859San Marino ............................ 1868Santander ................................ 349Sarawak ................................. 1892Saudi Arabia........................... 1893Saxe-Altenburg ........................ 871Saxe-Coburg-Gotha ................. 872Saxe-Meiningen ....................... 872Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach ............ 873Saxony..................................... 870Saxony-Albertine...................... 870Schaumburg-Lippe .................. 874Schleswig-Holstein .................. 874


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Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt ......... 874Schwarzburg-Sondershausen

............................................. 874Senegal .................................. 1897Serbia .................................... 1899Seychelles.............................. 1900Shansi ...................................... 448Shantung ................................. 448Sharjah .................................. 1908Shensi ...................................... 449Shensi-North............................ 537Siam ...................................... 2025Sierra Leone........................... 1909Sinaloa ................................... 1528Singapore .............................. 1916Sinkiang................................... 449Slovakia ................................. 1929Slovenia ................................. 1934Solomon Islands .................... 1937Somalia .................................. 1944Somaliland............................. 1953South Africa ........................... 1953South Korea ........................... 1352South Viet Nam...................... 2256Spitzbergen............................ 1973Sri Lanka................................ 1974Straits Settlements................. 1977Sudan .................................... 1979Suiyuan.................................... 461Suriana .................................. 1521Suriname ............................... 1987Swaziland............................... 1991

Sweden .................................. 1995Switzerland ............................ 2005Syria ...................................... 2015Szechuan ................................. 461Szechuan-Shensi ..................... 538Tajakistan............................... 2019Tannu Tuva ............................ 2019Tanzania................................. 2020Taxco ..................................... 1522Tenancingo ............................ 1523Tetela del Oro y Ocampo........ 1528Thailand ................................. 2025Thingeyri................................ 1079Thule-Kap York ...................... 1013Tibet....................................... 2047Timor ..................................... 2055Togo ...................................... 2056Tokelau Islands ...................... 2057Toluca .................................... 1524Tonga..................................... 2060Tonk....................................... 1103Tonkin.................................... 2072Transnistria............................ 2073Travancore............................. 1103Trengganu.............................. 1440Trinidad & Tobago ................. 2073Tristan da Cunha.................... 2079Tunisia ................................... 2080Turkey.................................... 2093Turkmenistan......................... 2124Turks & Caicos Islands .......... 2126Tuvalu .................................... 2146

U.S.S.R. ................................. 1791Uganda .................................. 2149Ukraine .................................. 2158Umm al-Qaiwain .................... 2167United Arab Emirates ............. 2168United Arab Republic, Egypt .... 729United Arab Republic, Syria ... 2017United Kingdom....................... 978United States of America ....... 2172Uruguay ................................. 2209Uzbekistan ............................. 2217Valdivia .................................... 404Vanuatu.................................. 2218Vatican City............................ 2221Venezuela............................... 2243Viet Nam ................................ 2250Viet Nam, North ..................... 2252Viet Nam, South..................... 2256Waldeck-Pyrmont .................... 874Wan-His-Pei............................. 539West African States................ 2257Wurttemberg............................ 875Yemen.................................... 2259Yemen Arab Republic ............ 2264Yemen, Democratic Rep. ....... 2269Yemen, Republic.................... 2269Yugoslavia ............................. 2270Yunnan .................................... 466Yunnan-Szechuan.................... 469Zaïre....................................... 2283Zambia................................... 2285Zanzibar ................................. 2298Zimbabwe .............................. 2298


HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG 9

HOW TO USE THIS CATALOGThis catalog series is designed to serve the needs of

both the novice and advanced collectors. It provides acomprehensive guide to over 100 years of world coinage.It is generally arranged so that persons with no morethan a basic knowledge of world history and a casualacquaintance with coin collecting can consult it with con-fidence and ease. The following explanations summarizethe general practices used in preparing this catalog's list-ings. However, because of specialized requirements,which may vary by country and era, these must not beconsidered ironclad. Where these standards have beenset aside, appropriate notations of the variations areincorporated in that particular listing.

ARRANGEMENTCountries are arranged alphabetically. Political

changes within a country are arranged chronologically. Incountries where Rulers are the single most significantpolitical entity, a chronological arrangement by Ruler hasbeen employed. Distinctive sub-geographic regions arelisted alphabetically following the country’s main listings.A few exceptions to these rules may exist. Refer to theCountry Index.

Diverse coinage types relating to fabrication methods,revaluations, denomination systems, non-circulating cat-egories and such have been identified, separated andarranged in logical fashion. Chronological arrangementis employed for most circulating coinage, i.e., Hammeredcoinage will normally precede Milled coinage, monetaryreforms will flow in order of their institution. Non-circulat-ing types such as Essais, Pieforts, Patterns, Trial Strikes,Mint and Proof sets will follow the main listings.

Within a coinage type coins will be listed by denomina-tion, from smallest to largest. Numbered types within adenomination will be ordered by their first date of issue.

IDENTIFICATIONThe most important step in the identification of a coin

is the determination of the nation of origin. This is gener-ally easily accomplished where English-speaking landsare concerned, however, use of the country index issometimes required. The coins of Great Britain providean interesting challenge. For hundreds of years the onlyindication of the country of origin was in the abbreviatedLatin legends. In recent times there have been occasionswhen there has been no indication of origin. Only throughthe familiarity of the monarchical portraits, symbols andlegends or indication of currency system are they identifi-able.

The coins of many countries beyond the English-lan-guage realm, such as those of French, Italian or Spanishheritage, are also quite easy to identify through referenceto their legends, which appear in the national languagesbased on Western alphabets. In many instances thename is spelled exactly the same in English as in thenational language, such as France; while in other cases itvaries only slightly, like Italia for Italy, Belgique or Belgiefor Belgium, Brasil for Brazil and Danmark for Denmark.

This is not always the case, however, as in Norge forNorway, Espana for Spain, Sverige for Sweden and Hel-vetia for Switzerland. Some other examples include:

DEUTSCHES REICH - Germany 1873-1945BUNDESREPUBLIC DEUTSCHLAND - Federal

Republic of Germany.DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK -

German Democratic Republic.EMPIRE CHERIFIEN MAROC - Morocco.ESTADOS UNIDOS MEXICANOS - United Mexican

States (Mexico).ETAT DU GRAND LIBAN - State of Great Lebanon

(Lebanon).Thus it can be seen there are instances in which a little

schooling in the rudiments of foreign languages can bemost helpful. In general, colonial possessions of coun-tries using the Western alphabet are similarly identifiableas they often carry portraits of their current rulers, thefamiliar lettering, sometimes in combination with a com-panion designation in the local language.

Collectors have the greatest difficulty with coins thatdo not bear legends or dates in the Western systems.These include coins bearing Cyrillic lettering attributableto Bulgaria, Russia, the Slavic states and Mongolia; theGreek script peculiar to Greece, Crete and the IonianIslands; the Amharic characters of Ethiopia; or Hebrew inthe case of Israel. Dragons and sunbursts along with thedistinctive word characters attribute a coin to the Orientalcountries of China, Japan, Korea, Tibet, Viet Nam andtheir component parts.

The most difficult coins to identify are those bearingonly Persian or Arabic script and its derivatives, found onthe issues of nations stretching in a wide swath acrossNorth Africa and East Asia, from Morocco to Indonesia,and the Indian subcontinent coinages which surely aremore confusing in their vast array of Nagari, Sanskrit,Ahom, Assamese and other local dialects found on thelocal issues of the Indian Princely States. Although thetask of identification on the more modern issues of theselands is often eased by the added presence of Westernalphabet legends, a feature sometimes adopted as earlyas the late 19th Century, for the earlier pieces it is oftennecessary for the uninitiated to laboriously seek and find.

Except for the cruder issues, however, it will be foundthat certain characteristics and symbols featured in addi-tion to the predominant legends are typical on coins froma given country or group of countries. The toughra mono-gram, for instance, occurs on some of the coins ofAfghanistan, Egypt, the Sudan, Pakistan, Turkey andother areas of the late Ottoman Empire. A predominantdesign feature on the coins of Nepal is the trident; whileneighboring Tibet features a lotus blossom or lion onmany of their issues.

To assist in identification of the more difficult coins, wehave assembled the Instant Identifier and Monogramsections presented on the following pages. They aredesigned to provide a point of beginning for collectors byallowing them to compare unidentified coins with photo-graphic details from typical issues.


10 HOW TO USE THIS CATALOG

We also suggest reference to the Index of CoinDenominations presented here and also the comprehen-sive Country Index, where the inscription will be foundlisted just as it appears on the coin for nations using theWestern alphabet.

DATINGCoin dating is the final basic attribution consideration.

Here, the problem can be more difficult because thereading of a coin date is subject not only to the vagariesof numeric styling, but to calendar variations caused bythe observance of various religious eras or regal periodsfrom country to country, or even within a country. Hereagain, with the exception of the sphere from North Africathrough the Orient, it will be found that most countriesrely on Western date numerals and Christian (AD) erareckoning, although in a few instances, coin dating hasbeen tied to the year of a reign or government. The Vati-can, for example dates its coinage according to the yearof reign of the current pope, in addition to the Christian-era date.

Countries in the Arabic sphere generally date theircoins to the Muslim era (AH), which commenced onJuly 16, 622 AD (Julian calendar), when the prophetMohammed fled from Mecca to Medina. As their calen-dar is reckoned by the lunar year of 354 days, which isabout three percent (precisely 2.98%) shorter than theChristian year, a formula is required to convert AH dat-ing to its Western equivalent. To convert an AH date tothe approximate AD date, subtract three percent of theAH date (round to the closest whole number) from theAH date and add 622. A chart converting all AH yearsfrom 1010 (July 2, 1601) to 1450 (May 25, 2028) maybe found elsewhere in the catalog under the nameHejira Date Chart.

The Muslim calendar is not always based on the lunaryear (AH), however, causing some confusion, particularlyin Afghanistan and Iran, where a calendar based on thesolar year (SH) was introduced around 1920. Thesedates can be converted to AD by simply adding 621. In1976 the government of Iran implemented a new solarcalendar based on the foundation of the Iranian monar-chy in 559 BC. The first year observed on the new calen-dar was 2535 (MS), which commenced March 20, 1976.A reversion to the traditional SH dating standardoccurred a few years later.

Several different eras of reckoning, including Christianand Muslim (AH), have been used to date coins of theIndian subcontinent. The two basic systems are theVikrama Samvat (VS), which dates from Oct. 18, 58 BC,and the Saka era, the origin of which is reckoned fromMarch 3, 78 AD. Dating according to both eras appearson various coins of the area.

Coins of Thailand (Siam) are found dated by three dif-ferent eras. The most predominant is the Buddhist era(BE), which originated in 543 BC. Next is the Bangkok orRatanakosindsok (RS) era, dating from 1781 AD; fol-lowed by the Chula-Sakarat (CS) era, dating from 638AD. The latter era originated in Burma and is used onthat country's coins.

Other calendars include that of the Ethiopian era (EE),which commenced seven years, eight months after AD

dating; and that of the Jewish people, which commencedon Oct. 7, 3761 BC. Korea claims a legendary datingfrom 2333 BC, which is acknowledged in some of its coindating. Some coin issues of the Indonesian area carrydates determined by the Javanese Aji Saka era (AS), acalendar of 354 days (100 Javanese years equal 97Christian or Gregorian calendar years), which can bematched to AD dating by comparing it to AH dating.

The following table indicates the year dating for thevarious eras, which correspond to 2009 in Christian cal-endar reckoning, but it must be remembered that thereare overlaps between the eras in some instances.

Christian era (AD) -2010Muslim era (AH) -AH1431Solar year (SH) -SH1388

Monarchic Solar era (MS) -MS2569Vikrama Samvat (VS) -VS2067

Saka era (SE) -SE1932Buddhist era (BE) -BE2553Bangkok era (RS) -RS229

Chula-Sakarat era (CS) -CS1372Ethiopian era (EE) -EE2003

Korean era -4343Javanese Aji Saka era (AS) -AS1943

Fasli era (FE) -FE1420Jewish era (JE) -JE5770

Roman -MMXCoins of Asian origin - principally Japan, Korea, China,

Turkestan and Tibet and some modern gold issues ofTurkey - are generally dated to the year of the govern-ment, dynasty, reign or cyclic eras, with the dates indi-cated in Asian characters which usually read from right toleft. In recent years, however, some dating has beenaccording to the Christian calendar and in Westernnumerals. In Japan, Asian character dating was reversedto read from left to right in Showa year 23 (1948 AD).

More detailed guides to less prevalent coin dating sys-tems, which are strictly local in nature, are presented withthe appropriate listings.

Some coins carry dates according to both locallyobserved and Christian eras. This is particularly true inthe Arabic world, where the Hejira date may be indicatedin Arabic numerals and the Christian date in Westernnumerals, or both dates in either form.

The date actually carried on a given coin is generallycataloged here in the first column (Date) to the right ofthe catalog number. If this date is by a non-Christian dat-ing system, such as 'AH' (Muslim), the Christian equiva-lent date will appear in parentheses(), for exampleAH1336(1917). Dates listed alone in the date columnwhich do not actually appear on a given coin, or dateswhich are known, but do not appear on the coin, are gen-erally enclosed by parentheses with 'ND' at the left, forexample ND(1926).

Timing differentials between some era of reckoning,particularly the 354-day Mohammedan and 365-dayChristian years, cause situations whereby coins whichcarry dates for both eras exist bearing two year datesfrom one calendar combined with a single date fromanother.

Countermarked Coinage is presented with both ‘Coun-termark Date’ and ‘Host Coin’ date for each type. Actualdate representation follows the rules outlined above.



NUMBERING SYSTEMSome catalog numbers assigned in this volume are

based on established references. This practice has beenobserved for two reasons: First, when world coins arelisted chronologically they are basically self-cataloging;second, there was no need to confuse collectors withtotally new numeric designations where appropriate sys-tems already existed. As time progressed we found manyof these established systems incomplete and inadequateand have now replaced many with new KM numbers.When numbers change appropriate cross-referencinghas been provided.

Some of the coins listed in this catalog are identified orcross-referenced by numbers assigned by R.S. Yeoman(Y#), or slight adaptations thereof, in his Modern WorldCoins, and Current Coins of the World. For the pre-Yeo-man dated issues, the numbers assigned by William D.Craig (C#) in his Coins of the World (1750-1850 period),3rd edition, have generally been applied.

In some countries, listings are cross-referenced toRobert Friedberg's (FR#) Gold Coins of the World orCoins of the British World. Major Fred Pridmore's (P#)studies of British colonial coinage are also referenced, asare W.H. Valentine's (V#) references on the Modern Cop-per Coins of the Mohammedan States. Coins issuedunder the Chinese sphere of influence are assignednumbers from E. Kann's (K#) Illustrated Catalog of Chi-nese Coins and T.K. Hsu's (Su) work of similar title. Inmost cases, these cross-reference numbers are pre-sented in the descriptive text for each type.

DENOMINATIONSThe second basic consideration to be met in the attri-

bution of a coin is the determination of denomination.Since denominations are usually expressed in numericrather than word form on a coin, this is usually quite eas-ily accomplished on coins from nations which use West-ern numerals, except in those instances where issuesare devoid of any mention of face value, and denomina-tion must be attributed by size, metallic composition orweight. Coins listed in this volume are generally illus-trated in actual size. Where size is critical to proper attri-bution, the coin's millimeter size is indicated.

The sphere of countries stretching from North Africathrough the Orient, on which numeric symbols generallyunfamiliar to Westerners are employed, often provide thecollector with a much greater challenge. This is particu-larly true on nearly all pre-20th Century issues. On someof the more modern issues and increasingly so as theyears progress, Western-style numerals usually pre-sented in combination with the local numeric system arebecoming more commonplace on these coins.

Determination of a coin's currency system can also bevaluable in attributing the issue to its country of origin. Acomprehensive alphabetical index of currency names,applicable to the countries as cataloged in this volume,with all individual nations of use for each, is presented inthis section.

The included table of Standard International NumeralSystems presents charts of the basic numeric designa-tions found on coins of non-Western origin. Althoughdenomination numerals are generally prominently dis-

played on coins, it must be remembered that these aregeneral representations of characters, which individualcoin engravers may have rendered in widely varyingstyles. Where numeric or script denominations designa-tion forms peculiar to a given coin or country apply, suchas the script used on some Persian (Iranian) issues.They are so indicated or illustrated in conjunction with theappropriate listings.

MINTAGESQuantities minted of each date are indicated where

that information is available, generally stated in mil-lions or rounded off to the nearest 10,000 pieces whenmore exact figures are not available. On quantities of afew thousand or less, actual mintages are generallyindicated. For combined mintage figures the abbrevia-tion “Inc. Above” means Included Above, while “Inc.Below” means Included Below. “Est.” beside a mintagefigure indicates the number given is an estimate ormintage limit.

MINT AND PRIVY MARKSThe presence of distinctive, but frequently inconspicu-

ously placed, mintmarks indicates the mint of issue formany of the coins listed in this catalog. An appropriatedesignation in the date listings notes the presence, if any,of a mint mark on a particular coin type by incorporatingthe letter or letters of the mint mark adjoining the date,i.e., 1950D or 1927R.

The presence of mint and/or mintmaster's privy markson a coin in non-letter form is indicated by incorporatingthe mint letter in lower case within parentheses adjoiningthe date; i.e. 1927(a). The corresponding mark is illus-trated or identified in the introduction of the country.

In countries such as France and Mexico, where manymints may be producing like coinage in the same denom-ination during the same time period, divisions by minthave been employed. In these cases the mint mark mayappear next to the individual date listings and/or the mintname or mint mark may be listed in the Note field of thetype description.

Where listings incorporate mintmaster initials, they arealways presented in capital letters separated from thedate by one character space; i.e., 1850 MF. The differentmintmark and mintmaster letters found on the coins ofany country, state or city of issue are always shown atthe beginning of listings.

METALSEach numbered type listing will contain a description

of the coins metallic content. The traditional coinage met-als and their symbolic chemical abbreviations sometimesused in this catalog are:

Platinum - (PT) Copper - (Cu)Gold - (Au) Brass -

Silver - (Ag) Copper-nickel- (CN)Billion - Lead - (Pb)

Nickel - (Ni) Steel -Zinc - (Zn) Tin - (Sn)

Bronze - (Ae) Aluminum - (Al)During the 18th and 19th centuries, most of the world's

coins were struck of copper or bronze, silver and gold.



Commencing in the early years of the 20th century, how-ever, numerous new coinage metals, primarily non-pre-cious metal alloys, were introduced. Gold has not beenwidely used for circulation coinages since World War I,although silver remained a popular coinage metal in mostparts of the world until after World War II. With the disap-pearance of silver for circulation coinage, numerous addi-tional compositions were introduced to coinageapplications.

Most recent is the development of clad or platedplanchets in order to maintain circulation life and extendthe life of a set of production dies as used in the produc-tion of the copper-nickel clad copper 50 centesimos ofPanama or in the latter case to reduce production costsof the planchets and yet provide a coin quite similar inappearance to its predecessor as in the case of the cop-per plated zinc core United States 1983 cent.

Modern commemorative coins have employed stillmore unusual methods such as bimetallic coins, colorapplications and precious metal or gem inlays.

OFF-METAL STRIKESOff-metal strikes previously designated by “(OMS)”

which also included the wide range of error coinagestruck in other than their officially authorized composi-tions have been incorporated into Pattern listings alongwith special issues, which were struck for presentation orother reasons.

Collectors of Germanic coinage may be familiar withthe term “Abschlag” which quickly identifies similar typesof coinage.

PRECIOUS METAL WEIGHTSListings of weight, fineness and actual silver (ASW),

gold (AGW), platinum or palladium (APW) content ofmost machine-struck silver, gold, platinum and palladiumcoins are provided in this edition. This information will befound incorporated in each separate type listing, alongwith other data related to the coin.

The ASW, AGW and APW figures were determined bymultiplying the gross weight of a given coin by its knownor tested fineness and converting the resulting gram orgrain weight to troy ounces, rounded to the nearest ten-thousandth of an ounce. A silver coin with a 24.25-gramweight and .875 fineness for example, would have a fineweight of approximately 21.2188 grams, or a .6822 ASW,a factor that can be used to accurately determine theintrinsic value for multiple examples.

The ASW, AGW or APW figure can be multiplied bythe spot price of each precious metal to determine thecurrent intrinsic value of any coin accompanied by thesedesignations.

Coin weights are indicated in grams (abbreviated “g”)along with fineness where the information is of value indifferentiating between types. These weights are basedon 31.103 grams per troy (scientific) ounce, as opposedto the avoirdupois (commercial) standard of 28.35 grams.Actual coin weights are generally shown in hundredths orthousands of a gram; i.e., 0.500 SILVER2.9200g.WEIGHTS AND FINENESSES

As the silver and gold bullion markets have advancedand declined sharply over the years, the fineness and

total precious metal content of coins has become espe-cially significant where bullion coins - issues which tradeon the basis of their intrinsic metallic content rather thannumismatic value - are concerned. In many instances,such issues have become worth more in bullion formthan their nominal collector values or denominations indi-cate.

Establishing the weight of a coin can also be valuablefor determining its denomination. Actual weight is alsonecessary to ascertain the specific gravity of the coin'smetallic content, an important factor in determiningauthenticity.

TROY WEIGHT STANDARDS24 Grains = 1 Pennyweight480 Grains = 1 Ounce31.103 Grams = 1 Ounce

UNIFORM WEIGHTS15.432 Grains = 1 Gram0.0648 Gram = 1 Grain

AVOIRDUPOIS STANDARDS27-11/32 Grains = 11 Dram437-1/2 Grains = 1 Ounce28.350 Grams = 1 Ounce

BULLION VALUE The simplest method for determining the bullion value

of a precious metal coin is to multiply the actual preciousmetal weight by the current spot price for that metal.Using the example above, a silver coin with a .6822actual silver weight (ASW) would have an intrinsic valueof $7.85 when the spot price of silver is $11.50. If thespot price of silver rose to $17.95 that same coins intrin-sic value would rise to $12.25.

HOMELAND TYPESHomeland types are coins which colonial powers used

in a colony, but do not bear that location's name. In somecases they were legal tender in the homeland, in othersnot. They are listed under the homeland and cross-refer-enced at the colony listing.

COUNTERMARKS/COUNTERSTAMPSThere is some confusion among collectors over the

terms “countermark” and “counterstamp” when applied toa coin bearing an additional mark or change of designand/or denomination.

To clarify, a countermark might be considered similarto the “hall mark” applied to a piece of silverware, bywhich a silversmith assured the quality of the piece. Inthe same way, a countermark assures the quality of thecoin on which it is placed, as, for example, when the royalcrown of England was countermarked (punched into) onsegmented Spanish reales, allowing them to circulate incommerce in the British West Indies. An additional coun-termark indicating the new denomination may also beencountered on these coins.

Countermarks are generally applied singularly andin most cases indiscriminately on either side of the“host” coin.



Counterstamped coins are more extensively altered.The counterstamping is done with a set of dies, ratherthan a hand punch. The coin being counterstamped isplaced between the new dies and struck as if it were ablank planchet as found with the Manila 8 reales issue ofthe Philippines. A more unusual application where thecounterstamp dies were smaller than the host coin in therevalidated 50 centimos and 1 colon of Costa Rica issuedin 1923.

PHOTOGRAPHSTo assist the reader in coin identification, every effort

has been made to present actual size photographs ofevery coinage type listed. Obverse and reverse are illus-trated, except when a change in design is restricted toone side, and the coin has a diameter of 39mm or larger,in which case only the side required for identification ofthe type is generally illustrated. All coins up to 60mm areillustrated actual size, to the nearest 1/2mm up to 25mm,and to the nearest 1mm thereafter. Coins larger than60mm diameter are illustrated in reduced size, with theactual size noted in the descriptive text block. Whereslight change in size is important to coin type identifica-tion, actual millimeter measurements are stated.

TRADE COINSFrom approximately 1750-1940, a number of nations,

particularly European colonial powers and commercialtraders, minted trade coins to facilitate commerce withthe local populace of Africa, the Arab countries, theIndian subcontinental, Southeast Asia and the Far East.Such coins generally circulated at a value based on theweight and fineness of their silver or gold content, ratherthan their stated denomination. Examples include thesovereigns of Great Britain and the gold ducat issues ofAustria, Hungary and the Netherlands. Trade coinage willsometimes be found listed at the end of the domesticissues.

VALUATIONSValues quoted in this catalog represent the current mar-

ket and are compiled from recommendations provided andverified through various source documents and special-ized consultants. It should be stressed, however, that thisbook is intended to serve only as an aid for evaluatingcoins, actual market conditions are constantly changingand additional influences, such as particularly strong localdemand for certain coin series, fluctuation of internationalexchange rates, changes in spot price of precious metalsand worldwide collection patterns must also be consid-ered. Publication of this catalog is not intended as a solici-tation by the publisher, editors or contributors to buy or sellthe coins listed at the prices indicated.

All valuations are stated in U.S. dollars, based oncareful assessment of the varied international collectormarket. Valuations for coins priced below $100.00 aregenerally stated in full amounts - i.e. 37.50 or 95.00 -while valuations at or above that figure are rounded off ineven dollars - i.e. $125.00 is expressed 125. A comma isadded to indicate thousands of dollars in value.

For the convenience of overseas collectors and forU.S. collectors doing business with overseas dealers, thebase exchange rate for the national currencies of approx-imately 180 countries are presented in the ForeignExchange Table.

It should be noted that when particularly select uncir-culated or proof-like examples of uncirculated coinsbecome available they can be expected to command pro-portionately high premiums. Such examples in referenceto choice Germanic Thalers are referred to as “erstschlage” or first strikes.

MEDALLIC ISSUESMedallic issues are similar to coin-type issues and can

generally be identified as commemoratives produced tothe country's established coinage standards but withoutthe usual indicator of denomination. These pieces some-times feature designs adapted from the country's regularissue or commemorative coinage, and occassionallyhave been issued in conjunction with related coinageissues. Medallic issues, though bearing these similaritesto coinage issues, are not coins and therefore are notlisted in this catalog, but can be found in the companioncatalog Unusual World Coins.

RESTRIKES, COUNTERFEITSDeceptive restrike and counterfeit (both contemporary

and modern) examples exist of some coin issues. Wherepossible, the existence of restrikes is noted. Warningsare also incorporated in instances where particularlydeceptive counterfeits are known to exist. Collectors whoare uncertain about the authenticity of a coin held in theircollection, or being offered for sale, should take the pre-caution of having it authenticated by the AmericanNumismatic Association Authentication Bureau, 818 N.Cascade, Colorado Springs, CO 80903. Their reasonablypriced certification tests are widely accepted by collectorsand dealers alike.

NON-CIRCULATING LEGAL TENDER COINS

Coins of non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) origin areindividually listed and integrated by denomination into theregular listings for each country. These coins fall outsidethe customary definitions of coin-of-the-realm issues, butwhere created and sold by, or under authorization of,agencies of sovereign governments expressly for collec-tors. These are primarily individual coins and sets of acommemorative nature, marketed at prices substantiallyin excess of face value, and usually do not have counter-parts released for circulation.



EDGE VARIETIES

NEW ISSUESAll newly released coins dated up to the year 2000 that

have been physically observed by our staff or identifiedby reliable sources and have been confirmed by presstime have been incorporated in this edition. Exceptionsexist in some countries where current date coin produc-tion lags far behind or information on current issues isless accessible.

SETSListings in this catalog for specimen, proof and mint

sets are for official, government-produced sets. In manyinstances privately packaged sets also exist.

Mint Sets/Fleur de Coin Sets: Specially prepared byworldwide mints to provide banks, collectors and govern-ment dignitaries with examples of current coinage. Usuallysubjected to rigorous inspection to insure that top qualityspecimens of selected business strikes are provided. Oneof the most popular mint set is that given out by the mon-arch of Great Britain each year on Maunday Thursday.This set contains four special coins in denominations of 1,2, 3 and 4 pence, struck in silver and contained in a littlepouch. They have been given away in a special ceremonyfor the poor for more than two centuries.

The Paris Mint introduced polyvinyl plastic casespacked within a cardboard box for homeland and colonialFleur de Coin sets of the 1960s. British colonial sets wereissued in velvet-lined metal cases similar to those usedfor proof sets. For its client nations, the Franklin Mintintroduced a sealed composition of cardboard and spe-cially molded hard clear plastic protective containerinserted in a soft plastic wallet. Recent discovery that softpolyvinyl packaging has proved hazardous to coins hasresulted in a change to the use of hard, inert plastics forvirtually all mint sets.

Some of the highest quality mint sets ever producedwere those struck by the Franklin Mint during 1972-74. Inmany cases matte finish dies were used to strike a pol-ished proof planchet. Later on, from 1975, sets containedhighly polished, glassy-looking coins (similar to thosestruck by the Bombay Mint) for collectors over a period of12 years.

Specimen Sets: Forerunners of today's proof sets. Inmost cases the coins were specially struck, perhapseven double struck, to produce a very soft or matte finishon the effigies and fields, along with high, sharp, “wire”rims. The finish is rather dull to the naked eye.

The original purpose of these sets was to provideVIPs, monarchs and mintmasters around the world withsamples of the highest quality workmanship of a particu-lar mint. These were usually housed in elaborate velvet-lined leather and metal cases.

Proof-like Sets are relatively new to the field ofnumismatics. During the mid 1950s the Royal Canadian

P-Plain

Reeded

Slant-Reeded Right

Slant-Reeded Left

Reeding

Center Slanted Reeding Right

HBR, HBL-Herring Bone right/left

S1-Security 1

S2-Security 2

S3-Security 3

Center Slanted Reeding Left

COIN vs MEDAL ALIGNMENTSome coins are struck with obverse and reverse aligned at a rotation of 180 degrees from each other. When a coin is held

for vertical viewing with the obverse design aligned upright and the index finger and thumb at the top and bottom, upon rota-tion from left to right for viewing the reverse, the latter will be upside down. Such alignment is called “coin rotation.” Othercoins are struck with the obverse and reverse designs mated on an alignment of zero or 360 degrees. If such an example isheld and rotated as described, the reverse will appear upright. This is the alignment, which is generally observed in the strik-ing of medals, and for that reason coins produced in this manner are considered struck in “medal rotation”. In someinstances, often through error, certain coin issues have been struck to both alignment standards, creating interesting collect-ible varieties, which will be found noted in some listings. In addition, some countries are now producing coins with other des-ignated obverse to reverse alignments which are considered standard for this type.

Coin Alignment Medal Alignment



Mint furnished the hobby with specially selected earlybusiness strike coins that exhibited some qualities similarto proof coinage. However, the “proof-like” fields are gen-erally flawed and the edges are rounded. These piecesare not double struck. These are commonly encounteredin cardboard holders, later in soft plastic or pliofilm pack-aging. Of late, the Royal Canadian Mint packages suchsets in rigid plastic cases.

Many worldwide officially issued proof sets would inreality fall into this category upon careful examination ofthe quality of the coin's finish.

Another term encountered in this category is “SpecialSelect,” used to describe the crowns of the Union ofSouth Africa and 100-schilling coins produced for collec-tors in the late 1970s by the Austrian Mint.

Proof Sets: This is undoubtedly among the most mis-used terms in the hobby, not only by collectors and deal-ers, but also by many of the world mints.

A true proof set must be at least double-struck on spe-cially prepared polished planchets and struck using dies(often themselves polished) of the highest quality.

Modern-day proof quality consists of frosted effigiessurrounded by absolute mirror-like fields.

Listings for proof sets in this catalog are for officiallyissued proof sets so designated by the issuing authority,and may or may not possess what are considered mod-ern proof quality standards.

It is necessary for collectors to acquire the knowledgeto allow them to differentiate true proof sets from would-beproof sets and proof-like sets which may be encountered.

CONDITIONS/GRADINGWherever possible, coin valuations are given in four or

five grades of preservation. For modern commemora-tives, which do not circulate, only uncirculated values areusually sufficient. Proof issues are indicated by the word“Proof” next to the date, with valuation proceeded by theword “value” following the mintage. For very recent circu-lating coins and coins of limited value, one, two or threegrade values are presented.

There are almost no grading guides for world coins.What follows is an attempt to help bridge that gap until adetailed, illustrated guide becomes available.

In grading world coins, there are two elements to lookfor: 1) Overall wear, and 2) loss of design details, such asstrands of hair, feathers on eagles, designs on coats ofarms, etc.

The age, rarity or type of a coin should not be a con-sideration in grading.

Grade each coin by the weaker of the two sides. Thismethod appears to give results most nearly consistentwith conservative American Numismatic Associationstandards for U.S. coins. Split grades, i.e., F/VF forobverse and reverse, respectively, are normally no morethan one grade apart. If the two sides are more than onegrade apart, the series of coins probably wears differentlyon each side and should then be graded by the weakerside alone.

Grade by the amount of overall wear and loss ofdesign detail evident on each side of the coin. On coinswith a moderately small design element, which is proneto early wear, grade by that design alone. For example,

the 5-ore (KM#554) of Sweden has a crown above themonogram on which the beads on the arches show wearmost clearly. So, grade by the crown alone.

For Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) grades there will beno visible signs of wear or handling, even under a 30-power microscope. Full mint luster will be present. Ideallyno bags marks will be evident.

For Uncirculated (Unc.) grades there will be no visiblesigns of wear or handling, even under a 30-power micro-scope. Bag marks may be present.

For Almost Uncirculated (AU), all detail will be visi-ble. There will be wear only on the highest point of thecoin. There will often be half or more of the original mintluster present.

On the Extremely Fine (XF or EF) coin, there will beabout 95% of the original detail visible. Or, on a coin witha design with no inner detail to wear down, there will be alight wear over nearly all the coin. If a small design isused as the grading area, about 90% of the original detailwill be visible. This latter rule stems from the logic that asmaller amount of detail needs to be present because asmall area is being used to grade the whole coin.

The Very Fine (VF) coin will have about 75% of theoriginal detail visible. Or, on a coin with no inner detail,there will be moderate wear over the entire coin. Cornersof letters and numbers may be weak. A small gradingarea will have about 66% of the original detail.

For Fine (F), there will be about 50% of the originaldetail visible. Or, on a coin with no inner detail, there willbe fairly heavy wear over all of the coin. Sides of letterswill be weak. A typically uncleaned coin will often appearas dirty or dull. A small grading area will have just under50% of the original detail.

On the Very Good (VG) coin, there will be about 25%of the original detail visible. There will be heavy wear onall of the coin.

The Good (G) coin's design will be clearly outlined butwith substantial wear. Some of the larger detail may bevisible. The rim may have a few weak spots of wear.

On the About Good (AG) coin, there will typically beonly a silhouette of a large design. The rim will be worndown into the letters if any.

Strong or weak strikes, partially weak strikes, damage,corrosion, attractive or unattractive toning, dipping orcleaning should be described along with the abovegrades. These factors affect the quality of the coin just asdo wear and loss of detail, but are easier to describe.

In the case of countermarked/counterstamped coins,the condition of the host coin will have a bearing on theend valuation. The important factor in determining thegrade is the condition, clarity and completeness of thecountermark itself. This is in reference to counter-marks/counterstamps having raised design while beingstruck in a depression.

Incuse countermarks cannot be graded for wear. Theyare graded by the clarity and completeness including thecondition of the host coin which will also have more bear-ing on the final grade/valuation determined.


16 STANDARD INTERNATIONAL GRADING TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS

STANDARD INTERNATIONAL GRADING TERMINOLOGY AND ABBREVIATIONS


STANDARD INTERNATIONAL NUMERAL SYSTEMS 17

STANDARD INTERNATIONAL NUMERAL SYSTEMSPrepared especially for the Standard Catalog of World Coins© 2012 by Krause Publications


HEJAZ & NEJD SAUDI ARABIA 1893

KM# 10 20 CENTS5.4300 g., 0.8000 Silver 0.1397 oz. ASW Ruler: Charles J. Brooke Rajah Obv: Head left Obv. Legend: C.BROOKE RAJAH Rev: Value within roped wreath

KM# 17 20 CENTS5.4300 g., 0.4000 Silver 0.0698 oz. ASW Ruler: Charles V. Brooke Rajah Obv: Head right Rev: Value within roped wreath

KM# 17a 20 CENTS5.0800 g., 0.4000 Silver 0.0653 oz. ASW Ruler: Charles V. Brooke Rajah Obv: Head right Rev: Value within roped wreath

KM# 11 50 CENTS13.5700 g., 0.8000 Silver 0.3490 oz. ASW Ruler: Charles V. Brooke Rajah Obv: Head left Obv. Legend: C.BROOKE RAJAH Rev: Value within roped wreath

KM# 19 50 CENTS10.3000 g., 0.5000 Silver 0.1656 oz. ASW Ruler: Charles V. Brooke Rajah Obv: Head right Rev: Value within roped wreath

SAUDI ARABIA

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an independent and absolutehereditary monarchy comprising the former sultanate of Nejd, theold kingdom of Hejaz, Asir and Al Hasa, occupies four-fifths of theArabian peninsula. The kingdom has an area of 830,000 sq. mi.(2,149,690 sq. km.) and a population of *16.1 million. Capital: Riy-adh. The economy is based on oil, which provides 85 percent ofSaudi Arabia's revenue.

Mohammed united the Arabs in the 7th century and his fol-lowers founded a great empire with its capital at Medina. TheTurks established nominal rule over much of Arabia in the 16thand 17th centuries, and in the 18thcentury divided it into prin-cipalities.

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was created by King Abd Al-Aziz Bin Saud (1882-1953), a descendant of earlier Wahhabi rul-ers of the Arabian peninsula. In 1901 he seized Riyadh, capital ofthe Sultanate of Nejd, and in 1905 established himself as Sultan.In 1913 he captured the Turkish province of Al Hasa; took theHejaz in 1925 and by 1926 most of Asir. In1932 he combined Nejdand Hejaz into the single kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Asir was incor-porated into the kingdom a year later.

TITLES

RULERSal Sa'ud Dynasty

Abd Al-Aziz Bin Sa'ud, (Ibn Sa'ud), AH1344-1373/1926-1953ADSa'ud Bin Abd Al-Aziz, AH1373-1383/1953-1964ADFaisal Bin Abd Al-Aziz, AH1383-1395/1964-1975ADKhalid Bin Abd Al-Aziz, AH1395-1403/1975-1982ADFahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz, AH1403-/1982AD

MONETARY SYSTEMUntil 1960

20-22 Ghirsh = 1 Riyal40 Riyals = 1 GuineaNOTE: Copper-nickel, reeded-edge coins dated AH1356 and sil-ver coins dated AH1354 were struck at the U. S. Mint in Phil-adelphia between 1944-1949.

Mecca, the metropolis of Islam and the capital of Hejaz, islocated inland from the Red Sea due east of the port of Jidda. Acenter of non-political commercial, cultural and religious activ-ities, Mecca remained virtually independent until 1259. Two cen-turies of Egyptian rule were followed by four centuries of Turkishrule which lasted until the Arab revolts which extinguished pre-tensions to sovereignty over any part of the Arabian peninsula.

MINT NAMEMakkah, Mecca

RULERSSharifs of Mecca

Ghalib b. Ma'sud, AH1219-1229Yahya b. Surer, AH1230-1240Abdul Muttalib and Ibn Awn, AH1240-1248

KINGDOM AND SULTANATEAbd Al-Aziz bin Sa'ud as

King of Hejaz and Sultan of Nejd

TRANSITIONAL COINAGEStruck at the Mecca Mint during the occupation by Abd

Al-Aziz Bin Sa'ud while establishing his kingdom.

KM# 1 1/4 GHIRSHCopper Or Bronze Obv: Toughra Rev: Inscription

KM# 2.1 1/2 GHIRSHCopper Or Bronze Obv: Toughra Obv. Inscription: Al-Faisal al Saud Rev: Inscription

KM# 2.2 1/2 GHIRSHCopper Or Bronze Obv: Toughra Obv. Inscription: Al-FaisalRev: Inscription

KM# A3 1/2 GHIRSHBronze

REGULAR COINAGE

KM# 4 1/4 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legend


Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU1906H 25,000 80.00 200 500 850 —1906H Proof — Value: 1,5001910H 25,000 80.00 200 500 850 —1910H Proof — Value: 1,5001911H 15,000 80.00 200 500 850 —1913H 25,000 80.00 200 500 850 —1913H Proof — Value: 1,5001915H 25,000 400 700 1,000 1,500 —1915H Proof — Value: 2,400

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU1920H 25,000 170 400 700 1,000 —1920H Proof — Value: 1,700

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU1927H 250,000 22.00 48.00 150 260 —1927H Proof — Value: 1,100

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU1906H 10,000 700 1,100 1,800 3,000 —1906H Proof — Value: 4,500

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BU1927H 200,000 45.00 90.00 300 400 —1927H Proof — Value: 1,100

Al-Arabiya(t) as-Sa'udiya(t)

Al-Mamlaka(t) al-'Arabiya(t) as-Sa'udiya(t)

HEJAZ & NEJD

JORDANISRAEL

LEBANON

KUWAIT

QATAR

U. A. E.

YEMEN

IRAQ IRAN

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EG

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Persian Gulf

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Gulf of Aden

ERITREA

Date Mintage Good VG F VF XFAH1343 — — 60.00 125 200 350

Note: Several varieties exist, including reeded and plain edges; Some specimens struck over bronze Hejaz 1/4 and 1/2 Piastres (KM#23 and KM#26), and some occur with a light silver wash

Date Mintage Good VG F VF XFAH1343 — — 20.00 40.00 75.00 150

Date Mintage Good VG F VF XFAH1343 — — 75.00 150 300 500

Date Mintage Good VG F VF XFAH1344//2 — — 15.00 30.00 50.00 100

Date Mintage Good VG F VF XFAH1344 — — 4.00 8.00 12.00 40.00AH1344 Proof — Value: 1,500


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1894 SAUDI ARABIA HEJAZ & NEJD

KM# 6 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel, 26 mm. Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legend

KINGDOMREGULAR COINAGE



KM# 8 1/2 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel


KM# 9 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legend

KM# 15 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below inscription

KM# 10 1/4 RIYAL6.0500 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.1784 oz. ASW, 24 mm. Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palms trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees

KM# 11 1/2 RIYAL12.1000 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.3567 oz. ASW, 27 mm. Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees and swords

KM# 12 RIYAL24.1000 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.7105 oz. ASW, 37 mm. Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees

KINGDOMSTANDARD COINAGE

KM# 19.1 1/4 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Plain

KM# 19.2 1/4 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Reeded

KM# 20.1 1/2 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Plain

KM# 20.2 1/2 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Reeded

KM# 21.1 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Plain

KM# 21.2 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Obv: Legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Reeded

KM# 40 GHIRSH3.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 22 mm. Obv: Palm above crossed swords at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legendEdge: Reeded


HEJAZ & NEJD SULTANATE

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1346 3,000,000 6.00 10.00 15.00 40.00 —AH1346 Proof — Value: 1,000

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1348 — 12.00 20.00 40.00 75.00 —AH1348 Proof — Value: 1,750


Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1348 — 12.00 25.00 40.00 100 —AH1348 Proof — Value: 1,750


Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1348 — 12.00 20.00 30.00 75.00 —AH1348 Proof — Value: 1,750

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1346 400,000 40.00 60.00 100 200 —AH1346 Proof — Value: 1,000AH1348 200,000 60.00 90.00 150 350 —AH1348 Proof — Value: 2,000

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1346 200,000 100 175 250 500 —AH1346 Proof — Value: 1,500AH1348 100,000 125 200 350 750 —AH1348 Proof — Value: 3,500

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1346 800,000 40.00 60.00 90.00 150 —AH1346 Proof — Value: 2,500AH1348 400,000 50.00 75.00 150 250 —AH1348 Proof — Value: 7,500

UNITED KINGDOMS

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1356 (1937) 1,000,000 2.00 5.00 10.00 35.00 —AH1356 (1937)

Proof— Value: 500

Date Mintage VG F VF XF UncAH1356 (1937) 21,500,000 0.25 0.50 1.00 2.50 7.50

Note: Struck in 1947 (AH1366-67) at Philadelphia


Proof— Value: 500




Proof— Value: 500



Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1376 (1957) 10,000,000 0.15 0.25 0.50 3.00 —AH1378 (1958) 50,000,000 0.15 0.25 0.50 2.00 —


UNITED KINGDOMS SAUDI ARABIA 1895

KM# 41 2 GHIRSH6.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 27 mm. Obv: Crossed swords below palm at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legend Edge: Reeded

KM# 42 4 GHIRSH12.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 30 mm. Obv: Crossed swords below palm at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legend Edge: Reeded

KM# 16 1/4 RIYAL3.1000 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.0914 oz. ASW Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees




KM# 18 RIYAL11.6000 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.3420 oz. ASW, 30.5 mm. Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees

KM# 39 RIYAL11.6000 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.3420 oz. ASW Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees

COUNTERMARKED COINAGE70 = 65 Countermark

The following pieces are countermarked examples ofearlier types bearing the Arabic numerals 65. They werecountermarked in a move to break money changers' mo-nopoly on small coins in AH1365 (1946AD). These counter-marks vary in size and are found with the Arabic numbersraised in a circle. Incuse countermarks are considered a re-cent fabrication.

KM# 22 1/4 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1/4 Ghirsh, KM#4.

KM# 23 1/4 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legend Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1/4 Ghirsh, KM#7.


KM# 25 1/4 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legend Edge: Plain Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1/4 Ghirsh, KM#19.

KM# 26 1/2 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Date below legend Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1/2 Ghirsh, KM#5.

KM# 27 1/2 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Date below legend Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1/2 Ghirsh, KM#8.


KM# 29 1/2 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Date below legend Edge: Plain Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1/2 Ghirsh, KM#20.1.

KM# 30 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legend Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1 Ghirsh, KM#6.

KM# 31 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1 Ghirsh, KM#9.

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1372 (1953) — 0.10 0.35 0.75 0.50 —AH1376 (1957) 50,000,000 0.10 0.35 0.75 5.00 —AH1379 (1959) 28,110,000 0.10 0.35 0.70 3.50 —


Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1354 (1935) 900,000 3.50 5.00 7.00 10.00 —AH1354 (1935)

Proof— Value: 250

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1374 (1954) 4,000,000 BV 3.50 5.00 9.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1354 (1935) 950,000 BV 6.50 12.00 25.00 —AH1354 (1935)

Proof— Value: 250


Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1354 (1935) 60,000,000 BV 13.00 13.50 17.50 —AH1354 (1935) Proof

20,000,000 Value: 300

AH1367 (1947) Inc. above BV 13.00 13.50 20.00 —AH1370 (1950) — BV 13.00 14.00 22.50 —


CM Date Host Date Good VG F VF XFAH1365 AH1344 6.00 12.00 30.00 65.00 —


CM Date Host Date Good VG F VF XFAH1365 AH1348 20.00 30.00 50.00 100 —









1896 SAUDI ARABIA UNITED KINGDOMS

KM# 32 GHIRSH Countermark: “65” Obv: Countermark at center of legend Rev: Value and date below legend Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1 Ghirsh, KM#15.

KM# 33 GHIRSHCopper-Nickel Countermark: “65” Edge: Plain Note: Countermark in Arabic numerals on 1 Ghirsh, KM#21.

REFORM COINAGE5 Halala = 1 Ghirsh; 100 Halala = 1 Riyal

KM# 44 HALALABronze Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Value and date below legend

KM# 60 HALALABronze Obv: Different legend Rev: Value and date below legend

KM# 45 5 HALALA (Ghirsh)2.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 19.5 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 53 5 HALALA (Ghirsh)2.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 19.5 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 57 5 HALALA (Ghirsh)2.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 19.5 mm. Series: F.A.O. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and belowRev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date belowEdge: Reeded

KM# 61 5 HALALA (Ghirsh)2.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 19.5 mm. Obv: National emblem at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 46 10 HALALA (2 Ghirsh)4.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 21 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 54 10 HALALA (2 Ghirsh)4.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 21 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 58 10 HALALA (2 Ghirsh)4.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 21 mm. Series: F.A.O. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date belowEdge: Reeded

KM# 62 10 HALALA (2 Ghirsh)4.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 21 mm. Ruler: Fahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz AH1403-1426/1982-2005AD Obv: National emblem at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 49 25 HALALA (1/4 Riyal)5.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 23 mm. Series: F.A.O. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date belowEdge: Reeded

KM# 48 25 HALALA (1/4 Riyal)5.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 23 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: ReededNote: Corrected denomination; feminine gender.

KM# 47 25 HALALA (1/4 Riyal)5.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 23 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: ReededNote: Error. Denomination in masculine gender.

KM# 55 25 HALALA (1/4 Riyal)5.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 23 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 63 25 HALALA (1/4 Riyal)5.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 23 mm. Ruler: Fahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz AH1403-1426/1982-2005AD Obv: National emblem at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 50 50 HALALA (1/2 Riyal)6.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 26 mm. Series: F.A.O. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date belowEdge: Reeded

KM# 51 50 HALALA (1/2 Riyal)6.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 26 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and



Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1383 (1963) 5,000,000 0.50 0.60 0.85 3.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1397 (1979) — — — — 150 175

Note: Not released for circulation


Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1397 (1976) 20,000,000 0.15 0.25 0.60 2.00 —AH1400 (1979) — 0.15 0.25 0.60 2.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1398-1978 1,500,000 — 0.30 0.50 1.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1408 (1987) 80,000,000 — 0.15 0.30 0.75 1.00AH1408 (1987) Proof

5,000 Value: 5.00



Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1398-1978 1,000,000 — 0.25 0.50 1.00 —


5,000 Value: 6.00

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1392-1973 200,000 — 0.20 0.50 1.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1392 (1972) Inc. above 0.25 0.50 1.50 3.50 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1392 (1972) 48,465,000 1.00 2.00 6.00 25.00 30.00


Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1408 (1987) 100,000,000 — 0.20 0.45 1.25 1.75AH1408 (1987)

Proof5,000 Value: 7.50

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1392 (1972) 500,000 — 0.30 0.60 2.50 —


SENEGAL 1897

palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 56 50 HALALA (1/2 Riyal)6.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 26 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 64 50 HALALA (1/2 Riyal)6.5000 g., Copper-Nickel, 26 mm. Ruler: Fahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz AH1403-1426/1982-2005AD Obv: National emblem at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 52 100 HALALA (1 Riyal)10.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 30 mm. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 59 100 HALALA (1 Riyal)10.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 30 mm. Series: F.A.O. Obv: Crossed swords and palm tree at center flanked by dates, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below

KM# 65 100 HALALA (1 Riyal)10.0000 g., Copper-Nickel, 30 mm. Obv: National emblem at center, legend above and below Rev: Legend above inscription in circle dividing value, date below

KM# 66 100 HALALA (1 Riyal)Bi-Metallic Brass center in Copper-Nickel ring, 23 mm. Ruler: Fahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz AH1403-1426/1982-2005AD Obv: National emblem at center, legend above and below Rev: Inscription at center, value at left, legend above, date below Edge: Reeded

KM# 67 100 HALALA (1 Riyal)Bi-Metallic Brass center in Copper-Nickel ring, 23 mm. Ruler: Fahad Bin Abd Al-Aziz AH1403-1426/1982-2005AD Subject: Centennial of Kingdom Obv: National emblem at center Rev: Inscription at center, legend above, value at left, date below Edge: Reeded

TRADE COINAGE

KM# 36 GUINEA7.9881 g., 0.9170 Gold 0.2355 oz. AGW Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees

KM# 43 GUINEA7.9881 g., 0.9170 Gold 0.2355 oz. AGW

BULLION COINAGEPost WWII Issues

KM# 35 SOVEREIGN (Pound)7.9881 g., 0.9170 Gold 0.2355 oz. AGW Obv: Eagle with wings open Rev: Three lined inscription within horizontal bars Note: KM#35 was struck at the Philadelphia Mint for a concession payment for oil to the Saudi Government. Most were melted into bullion.

KM# 34 4 POUNDS31.9500 g., 0.9170 Gold 0.9419 oz. AGW Obv: Eagle with wings open Rev: Three lined inscription within horizontal bars Note: KM#34 was struck at the Philadelphia Mint for a concession payment for oil to the Saudi Government. Most were melted into bullion.

PATTERNSIncluding off metal strikes

MINT SETS

PROOF SETS

SENEGAL

The Republic of Senegal, located on the bulge of West Africabetween Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau, has an area of 75,750sq. mi. (196,190 sq. km.) and a population of *7.5 million. Capital:Dakar. The economy is primarily agricultural. Peanuts and prod-ucts, phosphates, and canned fish are exported.

An abundance of megalithic remains indicates that Senegalwas inhabited in prehistoric times. The Portuguese had sometrading stations on the banks of the Senegal River in the 15th cen-tury. French commercial establishments date from the 17th cen-tury. The French gradually acquired control over the interiorregions, which were administered as a protectorate until 1920,and as a colony thereafter. After the 1958 French constitutionalreferendum, Senegal became a member of the French Com-munity with virtual autonomy. In 1959 Senegal and the FrenchSoudan merged to form the Mali Federation, which became fullyindependent on June 20, 1960. (April 4, the date the transfer ofpower agreement was signed with France, is celebrated as Sene-gal's independence day). The Federation broke up on Aug. 20,1960, when Senegal seceded and proclaimed the Republic ofSenegal. Soudan became the Republic of Mali a month later.

Senegal is a member of a monetary union of autonomousrepublics called the Monetary Union of West African States(Union Monetaire Ouest-Africaine). The other members are IvoryCoast, Benin, Burkina Faso (Upper Volta), Niger, Mauritania andTogo. Mali was a member, but seceded in1962. Some of themember countries have issued coinage in addition to the commoncurrency issued by the Monetary Union of West African States.

REPUBLICSTANDARD COINAGE

KM# 1 10 FRANCS3.2000 g., 0.9000 Gold 0.0926 oz. AGW Subject: 8th



Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1408 (1987) 70,000,000 0.15 0.30 0.75 1.50 2.00AH1408 (1987)

Proof5,000 Value: 15.00

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1396 (1976) 250,000 — 0.65 1.00 3.50 —AH1400 (1980) 30,000,000 — 0.65 1.00 3.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1397 - 1977 — — — 150 250 325

Note: AH1397 date was struck as samples for the Saudi Arabia government by the British Royal Mint, but some escaped into circulation

AH1398 - 1978 10,000,000 — 0.75 1.50 3.50 —


5,000 Value: 22.00

AH1414 (1993) 5,000 — 0.60 1.20 3.00 4.00

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1419 (1998) — — 1.00 2.50 5.00 —

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1419 (1998) — — 1.50 3.50 6.50 —AH1419 (1998) Proof

— Value: 12.50

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1370 (1950) 2,000,000 — — BV 425 450

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUAH1377 (1957) 1,579,000 — — BV 425 450

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUND(1947) 123,000 BV 750 1,100 1,450 1,650

Date Mintage F VF XF Unc BUND(1945-46) 91,000 BV 1,350 1,675 1,750 2,200

KM# Date Mintage Identification Mkt ValPn1 AH1373 — 1/4 Riyal. 0.9170 Silver. 2.9500 g.

As KM37—

Pn2 AH1373 — 1/2 Riyal. 0.9170 Silver. 5.9500 g. As KM38

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Pn3 AH1373 — Riyal. 0.9170 Silver. 11.6000 g. As KM39

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Pn4 AH1370 — Guinea. Aluminum. KM#36. 1,600Pn5 AH1370 — Guinea. Bronze. KM#36, reeded

edge, with Paris privy marks.3,500

Pn6 AH1370 — Guinea. Gold. KM#36, reeded edge, with Paris privy marks, Rare.

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KM# Date Mintage IdentificationIssuePrice

MktVal

MS1 AH1408(1988) (5) — KM#61-65 20.00 45.00

KM# Date Mintage IdentificationIssuePrice

MktVal

PS1 AH1408(1988) (5) 5,000 KM#61-65 40.00 65.00


Documents

2013 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 · PDF file2013 Standard Catalog of® GEORGE S. CUHAJ, EDITOR • THOMAS MICHAEL, MARKET ANALYST 1901-2000 40th Edition Th e World’s