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Collector coins of British Indian Ocean Territory

Started by <k>, December 30, 2019, 07:02:11 PM

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Collector coins with coloured appliques are now popular with many collectors. The heptagonal 50 pence shape has also long fascinated collectors around the world. As a theme, turtles are also hugely popular. BIOT brought these factors all together on this highly successful issue of turtle 50 pence coins. The Falkland Islands issued a similar series featuring penguins.
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<k>




Here we have a 4 pound piece issued in 2019. It features a presumably female warrior with a dragon.

What does it mean? Is BIOT determined to defend itself against the United Nations?
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<k>

How long will BIOT remain a British territory? Will these collector coins one day fetch extremely high prices? Only time will tell.
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Figleaf

Quote from: <k> on December 30, 2019, 10:18:21 PM
Will these collector coins one day fetch extremely high prices?

Extremely unlikely. This sort of hyper-commercial fluff usually dips below issue price when the advertising hype is over to languish there ever after.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.


africancoins

The UN seems to have won one of those battles over this territory, very recently.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58321580

Headline... "British stamps banned from Chagos Islands in Indian Ocean"...

Thanks Mr Paul Baker


Figleaf

Perhaps the "battle" itself is not as important as the lopsided vote. In international diplomacy, when your position has virtually no support, it is good practice to "seek new instructions". Back in London, it would be a fight of the military lobby against the Foreign Office. Domestically, both are relatively weak parties, making the outcome unpredictable. A strong third party (Treasury?) might have the deciding voice.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.