Rare Coins 2

The first coins issued for the Straits Settlements in 1845 were ¼, ½ and 1 cent denominations in copper. They were issued by the East India Company and did not bear any indication of where they were to be used. Those in our collections are left from our forefathers.

Bauhinia, "HONG KONG"



 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

1799 Liberty silver coin

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Strait settlement 1 cent 1893

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Strait Settlement 1 cent 1884

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hong Kong one cent coin was issued between 1863 and 1941

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Zealand Notes past and now

These are the few New Zealand banknotes of past and now.

In 1967, notes were introduced in denominations of $1, $2, $5, $10, $20 and $100, with all except the $5 replacing their pound predecessors. The original series of dollar notes featured a portrait of the Queen on the obverse, while the reverse featured native birds and plants.

A notable feature of this series was the inclusion of the portrait of Sir Edmund Hillary on the obverse of the $5 note. Hillary was one of the few living non-heads of state to ever feature on a banknote in the world, and this remained true until his death on 11 January 2008.