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Overseas coin sets designed by the Royal Canadian Mint

Started by <k>, October 06, 2020, 08:49:50 PM

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The Royal Mint (UK) has designed many coin sets for overseas countries, but over the past few decades it has had more competition from the Royal Canadian Mint, the Royal Australian Mint, and the South African Mint.

Which overseas sets has the Royal Canadian Mint designed? I do not know them all, so do help if I miss any.
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Lesotho, 1 loti, 1979.


The Lesotho set of 1979 is the earliest one that I know about. A beautiful set.

Unusually, RCM created the designs, which it then provided to the Royal Mint (UK), who minted them.

The Lesothans were shown the designs suggested by the Royal Mint but preferred the RCM's designs.

See: Lesotho: sketches of unadopted designs of 1979.




Lesotho, 1979 set.


1  sente.    Traditional Basotho hat.
2  lisente.  Cow.
5  lisente.  Aloe-agavi tree.
10 lisente.  Angora/mohair goat.
25 lisente.  Woman making a basket.
50 lisente.  Man on horseback.
1  loti.        Coat of arms.

Common obverse: King Moeshoeshoe II.
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Ecuador, 1988.


1  sucre.    Antonio José de Sucre.
5  sucres.  Bunch of bananas.
10 sucres.  Venus of Valdivia.
20 sucres.  Mitad del Mundo.
50 sucres.  An Inca mask of the sun.


Not a great success.
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Jordan, 1990s.


Quite a nice set. The designs all fit well together.
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Zambia, 1992.


25 ngwee.  Trumpeter hornbill.
50 ngwee.  Kafue lechwe.
1  kwacha.  African fish eagles.
5  kwacha.  Sable antelope.
10 kwacha.  Black rhinoceros.

Common obverse: Coat of arms.


The 25 ngwee design was retained from the previous Royal Mint (UK) set.

The other designs came from the RCM - designer unknown.
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Uganda, 1998.


50  shillings.  Kob.
100 shillings.  Long-horned cow.
200 shillings.  Tilapia fish.
500 shillings.  Crested crane.

Designer: Stan Witten, Royal Canadian Mint.
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Fiji, 2012.


RCM also designed the obverse (wildlife) designs of these 2012 coins for Fiji.

The reverse designs were retained from the previous set.
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The Bahamas.


The current set of the Bahamas was designed by RCM.

The individual denominations with the new designs were released over a period of years.
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Dominican Republic, 1989.


1  centavo.    Taino Trigonolito.
5  centavos.  Native drummer.
10 centavos.  Fruit.
25 centavos.  Oxen pulling cart.
½  peso.        The Columbus Lighthouse.
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