Nigeria – Three Farmers – 50 Naira – 2004 – Pick 27 – Crisp Uncirculated
The Gambia – Senegal Parrot – 100 Dalasis – 2006 – Pick 24b – Crisp Uncirculated
The Gambia – Hoopoe – 50 Dalasis – 2001 – Pick 28 – Crisp Uncirculated
Mauritius – Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed – 200 Rupees – 2007 – Pick (New) – Crisp Uncirculated
Mauritius – Sir Abdool Razack Mohamed – 200 Rupees – 1998 – Pick 45 – Crisp Uncirculated
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Irrawady Dolphin – 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 – Dugong – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
Malaysia – Endangered Species – Bottlenose Dolphin – 25 Sen – 2006 – Brilliant Uncirculated – Display Card – Total mintage on this coin was limited to 40,000 pieces.
A lot of controversy surrounds the issue of these two notes in 1994. I have posted an article in our News section you can find on the website homepage that can more fully explain the issues involved. In the meantime, this would be a good time to pick up this set of two banknotes.
This attractive and unique Crown was issued by the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq in 2003 as a gesture toward complete Kurdish self-governance and the fullfillment of Kurdish self-determination. It is one of the first 4 denominations minted then by Kurdistan with a very limited issue of 5,000 of these 10 Dinar Crowns. Depicted on this Crown is the endangered Persian Fallow Deer (Dama Mesopotamica). This coin would make a unique addition to any World Coin collection and a wonderful gift to any one interested in Iraq’s and the Kurd’s unfolding history, or for anyone with an interest in World Wildlife Coins
The long-standing Chinese horse culture is characterized by its profoundness and extensiveness. With a brilliant and advanced horse culture, China was among the first nations to raise horses. More than 5,000 years ago, Chinese people began using carts pulled by horses. During the Zhou Dynasty (about 1100-221BC), horses were generally divided into six categories: the stud horse, military horse, ceremonial horse, post horse, hunting horse and fatigue horse. A relatively complete horse administration organization had been built up in the Qin and Han dynasties (221BC-AD220). About 300,000 horses were raised in the frontier northwestern regions in the Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220), and at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) the number increased to 700,000, with the administration having been greatly improved. More than 7,000 fine breeds of horses were introduced from remote western regions to improve the quality of military horses. The thriving of horse breeding not only played an important role in national defense, but also propelled cultural communications between China and other nations in the west.
Wild horses are descendants of Spanish horses brought to the New World in the 1500’s by the Conquistadors. In the 1800’s, the Spanish stock began to mix with European horses — favored by the settlers, trappers and miners — that had escaped or been turned out by their owners. The wild horses were in demand until tractors and other mechanical means replaced them. Then, they were pushed back into the most arid, hostile public lands that are left. Yet they still survive!
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