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Commemorative coins of the 19th century

Started by <k>, June 04, 2022, 04:53:55 PM

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Colombia 50 centavos  1892.jpg

Colombia, 50 centavos, 1892.      N# 20599.

Circulating commemorative coin: 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of America by Cristobal Colon.

Cristobal Colon in Spanish, Christopher Columbus in English.

This looks quite a modern design for its time.

How many other commemorative coins of the 19th century do you know of?
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While I am sure there are a few, I cannot come up with any right now. ;D  In Austria and Germany, the first commems were issued shortly after that turn of the century. But we should keep in mind that, for a long time, commemorative pieces were primarily medals. If you wanted to use them as means of payment, well, there is the silver content ...

That being "said", here are a few older commemorative issues. The "Vikariat" coins from Saxony were pieces issued at the times when there was no emperor - much like the Vatican's Sede Vacante coins so to say. :)

They also came as "Locumtenens" thalers; Locumtenens would be a stadholder. A nice one, except for the portrait maybe ;) , is this thaler issued to commemorate the construction of Moritzburg Palace in Zeitz.

But all these are older than 1900. (Yes, I know we could go back much further. In a way, this is a commemorative coin too ...)

(Edit) OK, here are a few 19c commems from German countries. :) Saxony, but also some others, would issue a "Royal Visit" piece (Münzbesuchsmünze) when the king came to the mint. Here is a 1 thaler piece from 1855. And below (embedded, from Wikimedia) is a similar one, from 1892. Saxony was part of the Deutsches Reich then, and this was minted according to the 2 M specifications. So basically a 2 mark commemorative coin.


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The Netherlands' 2½ gulden 1898 doesn't look as a commemorative, but it was meant to celebrate the coronation of queen Wilhelmina.

Denmark KM770 royal succession is an eraly commemorative. More commemoratives later: KM 799 (1888 - 25th anniversary of reign), 800 (1892 - wedding anniversary)

Sweden KM 610, Riksdaler 1821 political and religious freedom.

Peter
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Portugal 400th anniversary of the discovery (of the sea route to) india.
I believe it's a 4 piece set

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Netherlands 2½ gulden 1898.jpg

Netherlands, 2½ gulden, 1898.    N# 6550.

The coronation of Queen Wilhelmina.


Is this the only portrait of her in a tiara?

And could the Netherlandics not afford a proper crown for her?
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Denmark 2 rigsdaler 1863.jpg

Denmark, 2 rigsdaler, 1863.    N# 23580.

The death of King Frederik VII and the accession of King Christian IX.


Image: Bruun Rasmussen.
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Sweden 1 Riksdaler 1821.jpg

Sweden, 1 riksdaler, 1821.    N# 64142.
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Don't know where you got those images, but they're beautiful!

Peter
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<k>

Denmark 2 kroner 1892.jpg

Denmark, 2 kroner, 1892.   Golden Wedding of the King and Queen.   N# 18164.

Image: ma-shops.
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BE 1880: 50 years of independent Belgium (N# 281). Embedded image from Numista:


(Click the link above to see larger pictures.)

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Honduras, 5 centavos, 1879.    N# 28503.

50th Anniversary of Independence.  Circulating commemorative coin.

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