Australia – Two Dollars – 1985 – Pick 43e – Crisp Uncirculated
Vanuatu – Statue of Family Life – 200 Vatu – 1995 – Pick 8 – Crisp Uncirculated
This note is listed in Krause’s Standard Catalog of World Paper Money as Pick-59f.
Cook Islands – Ina and the Shark – $3 – 1987(ND) – Pick 1 -Crisp Uncirculated — Ina was the love of Tinirau, the god of the ocean who lived on a floating island. One day Ina jumped into the sea in search of Tinirau, but since the sea was so restless, she was continually tossed back to shore by its gigantic waves. She enlisted the help of some fish to help her swim, but they were too small to carry her, so in her frustration, she beat them with a stick, permanently marking their bodies. This is how the angelfish got their black stripes. Eventually a shark agreed to carry her on his back. For the journey she took some coconuts with her, for food and drink. After some time, Ina became thirsty, so the shark raised his dorsal fin so that she could crack a coconut and quench her thirst. A bit later Ina became thirsty again and this time she cracked the coconut on the shark’s head. One version of the story says that this is how the hammerhead shark came about. Another story says that this is why there is a bump on a shark’s head, which is to this day called Ina’s bump. Reeling from the pain, the shark tossed Ina off his back dove below the waters, leaving her to flounder in the sea. Fortunately, Tekea the Great, the king of all sharks rose from the bottom of the sea and rescued Ina, carrying her to Tinirau’s island where the lovers were finally reunited. This crisp uncirculated banknote would make a nice addition to any collection of sealife or world banknotes. Over the next few months we will be aggressively searching out and obtaining wildlife banknotes, so feel free to bookmark this page and come back often to see the new additions to our collection.
Papua New Guinea – Type Set – 5 Wildlife Coins – Brilliant Uncirculated – Blister Pack
Fiji – Nadi International Airport – $5 – 2002 – Pick 105b – Crisp Uncirculated
Solomon Islands – 5 Coin Type Set – 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢, 1$ – BU
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Bottlenose Dolphin – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Dugong – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Whale Shark – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Irrawady Dolphin – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
Mauritius – Joseph Maurice Paturau – 50 Rupees – 1998 – Pick 43 – Crisp Uncirculated
Mauritius – Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed – 200 Rupees – 2007 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Cook Islands – Nelson’s Flagship HMS Victory – $1 – 2008 – Prooflike
Cook Islands – Admiral Horation Nelson – $1 – 2008 – Prooflike
Vanuatu – Warriors Beating Drums – 500 Vatu – 1995 – Pick 5 – Crisp Uncirculated
Vanuatu – 7 Coin Type Set – 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, Vatu – BU
New Zealand – Type Set – 2,1 Dollar,50,20,10 Cents – BU
Marshall Islands – First Men on the Moon – $5 – 1989 – Brilliant Uncirculated – KM-13
Australia – George VI – Half Penny – 1943 – About Uncirculated – KM-41
Pitcairn Islands – H.M.A.V. Bounty – Two Dollars – 2010 – Proof – Ship
Australia – George VI – Ram – 1 Shilling – 1943 – XF – KM39
Australia – George VI – 1 Florin – 1944 M – XF – KM40
Marshall Islands – Bottlenose Dolphin – $5 – 1993 – Prooflike Crown
Australia – Polymer – A.B. “Banjo” Paterson – $10 – 2003 – Pick 58 – Crisp Uncirculated
Depicts Royal Air Force fighter in flight with larger than life British aviator behind.
Depicts the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. First flown Discovery is the third operational space shuttle, and the oldest remaining in service. She has performed both research and International Space Station (ISS) assembly missions.
Okay, every now and then there’s an innovation in numismatics that truly bamboozles me. This world coin has (believe it) friction/odor tech (better known as “scratch and sniff”). Now I like the smell of money well enough but this is one step beyond and this coin actually emits the smell of gunpowder and smoke when the image of the ship is rubbed! That’s getting into the buccaneer spirit! And it’s appropriate considering that the “Regalskeppet Vasa” (also Wasa) was a Swedish 64-gun ship of the line, built for King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden of the House of Vasa, between 1626 and 1628. The Vasa capsized on its maiden voyage due to a “gust” on a windless day! Its sinking was most likely due to the king’s insistence on modifying the design of the ship himself which awkwardly lengthened the vessel and raised its center of gravity up to an easy tipping point. While the ship never fired a shot it did act as the final resting place of about 50 of her crew. I’ll bet they’d loved to have let King Gustavus smell some powder! If you’re a collector of world coins and have an affinity for buccaneers, privateers, or ships then this world coin would make an extraordinary addition to your world coin collection.
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