Nickel

20 groszy

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Poland (State)

50 groszy

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Poland (State)

10 groszy

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Poland (State)

50 centesimi

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Ruler: Pope Pius XI (1922-39)
Mint: Rome

10 sen

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Ruler: Hirohito (1926-1989)
Mint: Japan Mint

3 pence

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Issuer: Central Bank of Ireland

Germany

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Issuer: Danzig

Italy

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Ruler: Victor Emmanuel III (1900-46) (Struck in the name of)
Mint: Rome

One of seven modern coins and one medal:

One of collection of 335 coins, tokens and paper notes formed by the late Prof. F. Martin Post (d.2005) as a teaching collection when he was Professor of Business at Orange Coast College in Orange County, CA. His son, Mr Ritchie Post, has also donated to the Fitzwilliam $150,000 to establish a Visiting Fellowship in memory of his father and a Book-Purchasing Fund in memory of his mother, Margaret R. Post.

5 cents

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Mint: Denver

One of 118 contemporary coins and 4 tokens

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Ruler: Juliana (1948-80)

One of a collection of 486 coins, tokens, banknotes and medals, comprising mainly 18th-20th century British and foreign coins, but including some Roman, medieval and other pieces. The collection was formed by Peter Allen (1905-93) and given to Mrs Allen Manheim, who is generously offering it to the Museum with the proviso that ‘any coins not required for the collection may be sold and the proceeds used to purchase other items for the Department of Coins and Medals’. Sixty-five items have been selected for the collection: 58 coins, including an antoninianus of Carausius (AD 286-93); a silver penny of William I, Paxs type; a penny of Edward II, class 11b3/11b2, Durham; a groat of Edward IV’s second reign, London; a shilling of Charles I; and a crown of Charles II; a gold sovereign and half-sovereign of Victoria; one token of the British Armed Forces; three banknotes, Belgium (1) and Germany (2); and three medals, including two German military awards (a 1914 Iron Cross 2nd class and 1939 War Merit Cross 2nd class) which were picked up by a friend of Mr Allen among debris in Hitler’s bunker after the Allied capture of Berlin in 1945. Fifty-eight coins:

25 cents

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Ruler: Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022)
Mint: Royal Canadian Mint

Florin

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Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Struck in the name of)
Die-engraver: Taylor, William J.
Die-engraver: Wyon, William

Spoon

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Silversmith: Christofle

Pipe Dreams

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Ramshaw, Wendy

25 cents

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Ruler: Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022)
Obverse designer: Machin, Arnold

25 cents

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022)
Obverse designer: Machin, Arnold

25 cents

Maker(s)

Ruler: Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022)
Obverse designer: Machin, Arnold

One of four USA transport tokens:

20 centisimi

5 cents

Maker(s)

Ruler: George V (1910-1936)

Threepence

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Issuer: Central Bank of Ireland