Set
Category:
World Coins
Set Name:
Foreign Coins Struck at US Mints 1876 - present
Set Description:
As a collector and numismatist, you may know that the US Government minted coins for a few foreign countries, the Philippines, Cuba, Panama, but what if I told you that the US government has minted 1,152 circulating and proof coins for 41 countries. About seven years ago, after putting together a number of sets of US coins, I was looking for my next numismatic challenge when an article from Coin World, "Foreigh Coins from US Mints" by Eric Von Klinger caught my eye. I had no idea that the number of coins minted for foreign countries by the US Government was so extensive. I was intreged and wanted to learn more so I set about searching for literature on the subject. But, unlike US coinage, where a comprehensive list of all the coins in a particular series is readily available, information on the subject was very scarce.
The only actual book I found was a small black book titled "Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints" by Charles G Altz and E. H. Barton, which provides a list of foreign coins minted by the US Governtment Mints from 1876 through 1963. For its size, this book is well done and contains a tremendous amount of information, but it only addresses the series through 1963 and as such, is incomplete.
I next contacted the ANA library and they were very helpful in providing me with a copy of a report issued by the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Mint entitled "Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States, 1793 - 1980". This is an excellent report, but does present some challenges. The report lists the coins based on the fiscal year in which they were minted in as defined by the US Mint and not based on the actual year that appears on the coin. In addition, the fiscal year of the US Government Mint is from July 1, through June 30, so there are many instances in this report where the year that is listed for the striking of a coin does not match the date that appears on the coin. To overcome this issue, for many coins, I had to compare the US government report with the "Standard Catalog of World Coins" to put together an accurate list. In addition, the "standard Catalog of World Coins" does not identify every foreign coin minted by US Government Mints.
Finally, I was aware that the US Government did mint some coins for foreign countries after 1980, so I contacted the ANA library again to obtain copies of the US Government Mint Reprots for each individual year after 1980. Even though this allowed me to complete my list, there are still some discrepancies in the mintage figures between the mint reports and the Standard Catalog of World Coins that need to be resolved so a 100% accurate list can be finalized. That will be the next issue on my numismatic agenda.
This is a great series of coins, an important series, with many very scarce or rare issues, this series presents a supreme challege to assemble this set in any kind of decent grade.
Set Goals:
Owner:
Charles Stevens
Signature Set Details:
| 1943 S Shilling |
| NGC | |
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| 1944 S Shilling |
1SHIL 1944S Australia
| PCGS | |
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| 1944S Florin |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 2 Francs |
2F 1943
| PCGS | Belgian Congo |
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| 1942 50 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1921 2 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1921 Colombia |
| NGC | |
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| 1934 50 Centavos |
50C 1934
| PCGS | COLOMBIA - EARLY REPUBLICS - 1811-1886 |
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| 1953 10 Centimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1951 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1929 10 Centimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1969 25 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1915 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1938 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 2 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1915 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1915 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1915 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1952 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1915 40 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1952 40 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1932 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1934 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1935 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1938 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1939 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1953 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 Gold 2 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 Gold 4 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1944 D 2.5 G |
| NGC | |
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| 1939 1 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1944 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1955 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1955 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1956 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| NGC | |
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| 1944 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1942 10 Centavos |
10C 1942
| PCGS | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & SANTO DOMINGO |
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| 1897 A 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1942 25 Centavos |
25C 1942
| PCGS | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC & SANTO DOMINGO |
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| 1947 1/2 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1951 1/2 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1959 1/2 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1939 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1955 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1946 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1895 2 Decimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 2 Decimos |
2D 1916 Ecuador
| PCGS | Ecuador |
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| 1928 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1946 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1930 50 Centavos |
20C 1930 Ecuador
| NGC | Ecuador |
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| 1934 Sucre |
SUCRE 1934 Ecuador
| PCGS | Ecuador |
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| 1943 25 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1914 Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1948 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1914 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1951 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1953 25 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1944 Cent |
| NGC | |
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| 1941 S 20 Cent |
| NGC | |
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| 1921 Piastre |
| NGC | |
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| 1922 Piastre |
| NGC | |
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| 1944 5 Kroner |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 Centavo |
1C 1943 Guatemala
| PCGS | Guatemala |
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| 1943 25 Centavos |
25C 1943 GUATEMALA
| PCGS | |
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| 1949 10 Centimes |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1926 10 Quetzales |
| NGC | |
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| 1925 1/4 Quetzel |
| NGC | |
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| 1957 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1939 2 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1972 50 Centimes |
| NGC | |
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| 1939 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1956 2 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1932 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1951 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1932 Lempira |
| NGC | |
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| 1933 Lempira |
| NGC | |
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| 1934 Lempira |
| NGC | |
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| 1935 Lempira |
| NGC | |
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| NGC | |
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| 1938 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1962 Dollar |
| NGC | |
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| 1941 2 Cent |
| NGC | |
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| 2000 PF 69 Ultra Cameo |
| NGC | |
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| 1937 Lempira |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 25 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1929 50 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1907 1/2 Centesimo |
| NGC | |
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| 1940 1.25 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1907 2.5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 2.5 Centesimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 10 Centesimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1929 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 50 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1931 1/10 Balboa |
10C 1931 Panama
| PCGS | Panama |
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| 1933 1/10 Balboa |
10C 1933 Panama
| PCGS | Panama |
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| 1947 1/10 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1930 1/4 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1932 1/4 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1933 1/4 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1934 1/4 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1947 1/4 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1966 1/4 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1930 1/2 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1933 1/2 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1934 1/2 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1947 1/2 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1931 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1934 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 25 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1919 2 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1920 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1947 Balboa |
| NGC | |
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| 1926 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1921 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1943 S 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1903 1/2 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1916 Sol |
| NGC | |
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| 1919 2 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 1/2 Cent |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1905 1 Centavo |
1C 1905
| PCGS | Philippines |
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| 1908 S Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1910 S Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1911 S Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1917 S Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1944-S Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1958 Centavo |
| NGC | |
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| 1969/6 1 Sentimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1903 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 S 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1958 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1959 5 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 D 10 Centavos |
10C 1945
| PCGS | Philippines |
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| 1962 10 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1967 10 Sentimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 D 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1919S 50 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1904 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 D 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1918 20 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1947 S 50 Centavos |
50C 1947
| PCGS | Philippines |
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| 1903 50 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1958 50 Centavos |
| NGC | |
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| 1909 S Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1947 S Peso |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 1/4 Ryal |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 1/2 Ryal |
| NGC | |
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| 1943-P Cent |
| NGC | |
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| 1947 50 Piastres |
50P AH1366//1947 SYRIA
| NGC | Syria |
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| 1950 1/2 Pound |
1/2PND AH1369(1950) SYRIA
| NGC | Syria |
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| 1938 5 Centimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1958 5 Centimos |
| NGC | |
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| 1935 Bolivar |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 Bolivar |
| NGC | |
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| 1954 Bolivar |
| NGC | |
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| 1936 2 Bolivars |
| NGC | |
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| 1945 2 Bolivars |
| NGC | |
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| 1935 5 Bolivars |
| NGC | |
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| 1930 10 Bolivars |
| NGC | |
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