Omar's Coin Gallery

05/10/2023

05/03/2022

20 Złotych Marceli Nowotko
Country: Poland
Year: 1975
Coin Timeframe: 1974-1983
Metal: Copper-nickel
Weight: 10.50 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Thickness: 2.11 mm
Shape: Round
Demonetized: 01-01-1995

Commemorative issue
Life of Marceli Nowotko

Obverse
Portrait of Marceli Nowotko (1893-1942)

Lettering:
MARCELI NOWOTKO
◆ 1893 ◆ 1942 ◆

Engraver: Stanisława Wątróbska-Frindt

Reverse
The White Eagle, national coat of arms of Poland
Mint mark, if present, under left talon.

Lettering:
POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA
1975
◆ ZŁ 20 ZŁ ◆

Translation: Polish People's Republic

Engraver: Stanisława Wątróbska-Frindt

Edge: Milled

Comments
Date of issue 29-03-1974

04/03/2022

50 Bani
Country: Moldova
Year: 1993
Metal: Aluminium
Weight: 1.07 g
Diameter: 19 mm
Shape: Round
Demonetized: 1993

Obverse
Coat of Arms and a pair of Oak leaves underneath

Lettering: REPUBLICA MOLDOVA

Reverse
NOTE: small privy mark of the designer initials exists at 4 o'clock close to the rim
"M" monogram stands for the name of the country - Moldova and on either side a branch of Oak leaves

Lettering:
50
BANI
1993
M

Engraver: Constantin Dumitrescu

Edge: Smooth

03/03/2022

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Outback
Country: Australia
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Year: 2002
Composition: Aluminium-bronze
Weight: 9 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Shape: Round

Commemorative issue
Year of the Outback

Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2002
IRB

Engraver: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse
Depiction of the shape of Australia with the Southern Cross Stars superimposed.

Lettering:
ONE DOLLAR
2002
Year of the
Outback

Engraver: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge: 7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

Mint
C Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments
The RAM released this Aluminium-bronze $1 coin into general circulation in 2002. This year was designated as the "Year of the Outback" which celebrated that part of Australia that is so internationally famous (but actually lived in by very few Australians). There were more than 7000 celebratory activities held Australia wide during the year.

02/03/2022

2 Rupee - Birendra Bir Bikram Visit Nepal
Country: Nepal
King: Birendra Bir Bikram Shah (1972-2001)
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Year: 2054 (1997)
Metal: Aluminium-bronze
Weight: 5 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Shape: Round

Commemorative issue
Visit Nepal '98

Obverse
Mountain with incuse moon and sun with horizontal lines above (English title) visit nepal '98 and (value) २ (2)

Reverse
(lower-left, state name) नेपाल (Nepal, lower-right, currency) रूपैयाँ (Rupee)
Traditional design (trident in circle inside square with 4 fields with texts between simbols: moon, sun, cog, cochlea flower, cudgel and on bottom, year) २०५४ (2054) inside circle

Edge: Smooth

01/03/2022

50 Shilingi
Country: Tanzania
Year: 1996
Coin Timeframe: 1996-2015
Metal: Brass plated steel
Weight: 7.91 g
Diameter: 22 mm
Thickness: 2.9 mm
Shape: Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)

Obverse
Ali Hassan Mwinyi 's portrait facing right.
He was President between 1985 and 1995.

Lettering:
NDUGU ALI HASSAN MWINYI RAIS WA PILI WA TANZANIA
1996

Translation:
ALI HASSAN MWINYI THE SECOND PRESIDENT OF TANZANIA
1996

Reverse
The black rhinoceros or hook-lipped rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
Mother rhino with calf

Lettering:
SHILINGI HAMSINI
50

Translation:
FIFTY SHILINGI
50

Edge: Smooth

28/02/2022

10 Złotych Mikołaj Kopernik, small type
Country: Poland
Year: 1968
Coin Timeframe: 1967-1969
Metal: Copper-nickel
Weight: 9.5 g
Diameter: 28 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Shape: Round
Demonetized: 01-01-1978

Obverse
The White Eagle, national coat of arms of Poland

Lettering:
POLSKA RZECZPOSPOLITA LUDOWA
19 68
MW
•ZŁ•10 ZŁ•

Translation:
Polish People's Republic
19 68
mw
•ZL•10 ZL•

Designer: Józef Gosławski

Reverse
Copernicus

Lettering:
MIKOŁAJ KOPERNIK
JG

Designer: Józef Gosławski

Edge: Reeded

Mint
MW Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland (1766-date)

Comments
Date of issue 01-04-1967

27/02/2022

25 Bani
Country: Moldova
Year: 2005
Coin Timeframe: 1993-2020
Metal: Aluminium
Weight: 0.95 g
Diameter: 17.5 mm
Thickness: 1.7 mm
Shape: Round

Obverse
Coat of Arms and a pair of Oak leaves underneath

Lettering: REPUBLICA MOLDOVA

Reverse
"M" monogram stands for the name of the country - Moldova and on either side a branch of Oak leaves.
NOTE: there is small monogram CD (engraver's privy mark) at 4:00 on coins 1993-2002.

Lettering:
25
BANI
2005
M

Engraver: Constantin Dumitrescu

Edge: Smooth

26/02/2022

50 Cents - Elizabeth II 2nd Portrait - Brisbane Commonwealth Games
Country: Australia
Type: Circulating commemorative coin
Year: 198295
Metal: Copper-nickel
Weight: 15.55 g
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Thickness: 3 mm
Shape: Dodecagonal (12-sided)

Commemorative issue
XII Commonwealth Games in Brisbane

Obverse
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1982

Designer: Arnold Machin

Reverse
Depiction of the logo of the 1982 Brisbane Commonwealth Games over a map of Australia surrounded by icons representing 12 of the sports conducted during the games. An eight-pointed star is shown at Brisbane's location.

Lettering:
XII COMMONWEALTH GAMES BRISBANE
· 50 CENTS ·

Designers: Stuart Devlin , Hugh Edwards

Edge: 12 Sided Smooth

Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments
This coin was issued into general circulation by the RAM to celebrate the holding of the 12th Commonwealth Games in Brisbane in 1982. It was also included in the Year Proof and Year Uncirculated sets for that year.

Specimen coins were also issued in various coloured hard plastic cases.

In 1989 a restrike was issued as part of that years Masterpieces in Silver Sets, however it had the Raphael Makleouf 3rd Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse.

25/02/2022

2 Paisa - Mahendra Bir Bikram
Country: Nepal
Year: 2020 (1963)
Coin Timeframe: 2014-2020 (1957-1963)
Metal: Brass
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 19.1 mm
Shape: Round
Demonetized: Yes

Obverse
Crescent moon and sun flank trident

Lettering:
नेपाल
२०२०

Reverse
Numeral with shading

Lettering: २

Edge: Smooth

24/02/2022

20 Shilingi
Country: Tanzania
Year: 1992
Coin Timeframe: 1990-1992
Metal: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 13 g
Diameter: 32 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Shape: Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided)

Obverse
Portrait of Ali Hassan Mwinyi facing right.

Lettering:
TANZANIA
1992

Reverse
African elephant or the African Bush elephant (Loxodonta africana)
walking right with calf. Lettering above, numeral below

Lettering:
SHILINGI ISHIRINI
· 20 ·

Edge: Plain

Comments
The 1992 issue has a reduced size (31 mm)