Medal-coin
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 […]
Commemorative
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
Irish one pound coin
The one pound coin was introduced on 20 June 1990. The design is of a red deer, by the Irish artist Tom Ryan, and based on photographs taken by Sean RyanThe Wild Red Deer of Killarney, Sean Ryan, ISBN 1-902011-09-0 of red deer from the Irish national deer herd in Killarney National Park. In 2000 […]
Koban
Koban can refer to two different Japanese words, with different pronunciations:
kōban (交番), with a long o: Koban (police box)
Koban (小判), with a short o: Koban, a former Japanese oval gold coin
It is also the name of the ancient Koban culture in Ossetia.
Irish ten shilling coin
The ten shilling coin was a pre-decimal coin worth ½ of an Irish pound, the highest value coin in the pre-decimal system. The coin featured Cúchulainn, the mythical Irish hero; the coin was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and commenced circulation on April 12 1966 and was designed by T Hugh […]
Irish florin coin
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 […]
Professional Coin Grading Service
The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party appraisal service for grading rare coins. It determines the condition and authenticity of each coin it grades to provide consumers with an independent knowledgeable rating on which to judge the coin. It was founded in 1986, and is located in Newport Beach, CA.
In the May 26 […]
Irish ten shilling coin
The ten shilling coin was a pre-decimal coin worth ½ of an Irish pound, the highest value coin in the pre-decimal system. The coin featured Cúchulainn, the mythical Irish hero; the coin was produced for the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising and commenced circulation on April 12 1966 and was designed by T Hugh […]
Medal-coin
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 […]
Irish twenty pence (decimal coin)
The twenty pence coin, which features the horse (an Irish hunter) that was on the half-crown coin that was produced for the Irish Free State in 1928, was introduced on October 30 1986. This is first Irish decimal coin that was of a different size to the corresponding decimal British coinage which had until this […]
