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Circulation sets where the denomination appears on the obverse only

Started by <k>, September 24, 2022, 12:57:30 PM

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Usually the denomination appears on the reverse of a circulation coin.

Sometimes it appears on both sides:  Coins with the denomination on both sides.

Far less commonly, it appears on the obverse only.

Let's look at some sets with the denomination on the obverse only.
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Croatia.  Obverse.


 


Croatia.  Reverse.

Croatia.  See: Croatia: post-Yugoslav coinage.
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Cape Verde, 1994.  Obverse.


Cape Verde.  See:  Modern coinage of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde).
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French Pacific Territories.  Common obverse.  Only the denomination changes.





French Pacific Territories.   Reverse.


The French Pacific Territories - New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna - issued a new joint coin series.

See:  French Pacific Territories: coinage since September 2021.

See also:  Circulation coins where one side has neither text nor numerals.
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Maldives obverse.jpg

The Maldives.  Obverse.




The Maldives.  Reverse.


The Maldives.

See:  Coinage of the Maldives since 1984.
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Rwanda.  The denomination appeared on the obverse.

The country name is shown on the emblem: Rwandan Republic.





Rwanda, 1970s / 1980s.   The reverse references the national bank, not the country itself.

The newer current set shows the denomination on the reverse only, however.

See:  Coinage of Rwanda.
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Greece.  Obverse.





Greece.  Reverse.   In 1976 Greece placed most of the denominations on the obverse only.






In the 1980s and 1990s, all the denominations appeared on the obverse only.

The obverse is seen on the right of these images.

It is the side that shows the country name.


See:  Pre-euro coinage of the Republic of Greece, 1976 to 2001.
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Kenya coin set.jpg


Kenya's coins always showed the denomination on the obverse only.

The obverse was the side with the coat of arms and country name.



Kenya coin set 1995-1998.jpg 

The presidential portraits appeared on the reverse.


In 2018 Kenya issued a new design series.

That series shows the denomination on the reverse only.

See:  Kenya's coinage since independence.
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Yemen set.jpg

The current coins of Yemen show the denomination on the obverse only.


See:  The Republic of Yemen.
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The current coins of Kuwait also fit this topic.

Probably there are other coins of Arab countries that would fit.
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Comoros denoms.jpg

Comoros.  Obverse.



Comoros set.jpg 

Comoros.  Reverse. 


Generally speaking, the obverse is the side that shows the country name.

Here the obverse references the Central Bank of the Comoros, rather than the country itself.
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