Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born August 2, 1979 in Marakwet, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly famous for 3000 m steeplechase in which he became the youngest ever winner of an Olympic gold medal in the event when at the age of only 19 he ran to victory in Sydney 2000 even though his […]

The koban (小判, alternately ōban) was a Japanese oval gold coin in Edo period feudal Japan, equal to ten ryō, another early Japanese monetary unit (a ryō can be imagined as worth a thousand dollars, although the value of the coin, like the value of the dollar, varied considerably).

The Keichō koban, a gold piece, contained […]

A medal-coin or non-circulating legal tender (NCLT) coin is regarded as legal tender, but it does not circulate for the following reasons:

The intrinsic value exceeds the denominational value.

The currency unit is not in common use.

The coin is issued in proof only.

The coin is sold to collectors at a premium above the […]

The half-crown coin was a pre-decimal coin worth 1/8 of an Irish pound. The coin featured the Irish hunter, a breed of horse; the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. It is believed that this was done so that the new […]

Regular issue coinage is a term that distinguishes coins created for commerce from commemorative coins. Regular issue coins are normally produced in relatively large numbers, and are primarily meant to be used as pocket change, not collected. Business Strike is the technical term for regular issue coinage.

Because special collector coins, such as proof coinage, are […]

The florin coin (more commonly known as the two-shilling coin) was a pre-decimal coin and worth 1/10 of an Irish pound. The coin featured the salmon and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. It is believed that this was done […]

The sixpence coin was a pre-decimal coin and worth 1/40 of an Irish pound. The coin was originally struck in nickel, like the threepence coin and was very well wearing. The metal was changed to cupronickel in 1942 as the metal became more valuable; this coin is less well wearing and consisted of 75% copper […]

The Broad was a British coin worth 20 shillings (20/-) issued by the Commonwealth of England in 1656. It was a milled gold coin weighing 9.0–9.1 grams, with a diameter of 29 or 30 millimetres, designed by Thomas Simon (also called Symonds).

The obverse of the coin depicts the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell as a laureated […]

Commemorative may refer to:

Commemorative coin

United States Commemorative Coin

Commemorative issue - a special edition of a book, magazine, or other item released around, or in memory of, a special event or occurrence.

Commemorative stamp

Commemorative plaque

See also

Commemoration (disambiguation)

The Celtic Coin Index A project sponsored by Oxford University. Provides database of 28000 images.
American Coin American Coin on the […]

The Isle of Man, a British protectorate, mints the Noble, a platinum bullion coin. Nobles are legal tender, but do not have a value associated with any currency (like the gold Krugerrand does).

The value of a Noble is equal to the platinum content of the coin.

External links

Northwest Territorial Mint

Coast To Coast Coins: […]

Not much is known of the frontier game of Indian or Wheat. It is thought that the first appearance of the game was in the 19th century by prospectors of California hoping to pass the time after a long day. The game slowly made its way westward through trade routes, though it never […]