The first coins featuring aircraft were issued by the Weimar Republic of Germany in 1930. The 3 Reichsmark and 5 Reichsmark coins featured the dirigible Graf Zeppelin and a total of 1,001,000 of the 3 Reichsmark coins were issued as well as 400,000 of the 5 Reichsmark coins. Since 1930, many countries have incorporated airplanes and other types of aircraft in their circulating and non-circulating legal tender coinage. At Black Mountain Coins we offer multiple examples of these airplane coins for your collecting enjoyment.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-21a.
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-81.
If your collection of world coins includes World War II commemorative issues, then this is the place for you! Listed on this site you will find dozens of world coins issued by a number of different countries, all of them with World War II themes. These 39 millimeter sized crowns are all in uncirculated condition and will make a very nice addition to any world coins collection.
Chad – Fokker F7a Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2003 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – Designed in the 1920’s and used for commercial aviation, the Fokker F7a aircraft provided space for up to eight passengers and previously unknown levels of comfort. Fokker was able to sell 42 of these aircraft which were used well into the 1930’s.
Chad – McDonnell Douglas DC-10 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2002 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a medium- to long-range wide-body airliner seating up to 380 passengers. The DC-10 emerged in the late 1960s as the first Douglas wide-body airliner and it was the second wide-body jet reaching operational status after the Boeing 747.
Chad – McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Aircraft – 1000 Francs – 2003 – Proof Silver Crown – Color – The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.
Fiji – Nadi International Airport – $5 – 2002 – Pick 105b – Crisp Uncirculated
France – Roland Garros – 10 Francs – 1988 BU – Silver – Box & COA 26mm 12g Silver. Mintage of 10,000. 100 Year Anniversary of Birth of French WWI Aviator
Gibraltar – Spitfire Aircraft and Sir Winston Churchill – £50 – 2006 – Pick 34a – Crisp Uncirculated
The Curtiss P-40 was the first fighter flown in action against the Japanese forces in Burma before the official US entry into WW2. As wartime experience in the P-40 mounted, Curtiss made many modifications. Engineers added armor plate, better self-sealing fuel tanks, and more powerful engines. They modified the cockpit to improve visibility and changed the armament package to six, wing-mounted, .50 caliber machine guns. The P-40E Kittyhawk was the first model with this gun package and it entered service in time to serve in the AVG. The last model produced in quantity was the P-40N, the lightest P-40 built in quantity, and much faster than previous models. Curtiss built a single P-40Q. It was the fastest P-40 to fly (679 kph/422 mph) but it could not match the performance of the P-47 Thunderbolt and the P-51 Mustang so Curtiss ended development of the P-40 series with this model. In addition to the AAF, many Allied nations bought and flew P-40s including England, France, China, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, and Turkey.
The American built Douglas C-47 Dakota was adapted from the DC-3 Dakota commercial airliner. It was named the Douglas C-47 Skytrain by the US Army, designated the R4D by the USN, and was commonly referred to as “Gooney Bird” by American troops. It was one of the most successful aircraft designed and built, and had great longevity. The last C-47 was retired from the American Air Force in 1975, however they continue to see commercial service all over the world.
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