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Fifty Sarawak Cents

The Malaysian state of Sarawak was once an independent county ruled by an English aristocratic dynasty, the Brookes. Source.

Iturbide

Agustin de Iturbide, aka Emperor Agustin, abdicated on this date in 1823, bringing the First Mexican Empire to a close. Here he is on an 8 reales piece. Source.

Heinrich XIV, Prince Reuss Younger Line

The recent coup plot in Germany has shone a light on Reuss, which was the smallest principality within the Germany Empire (it was about half the size of Kings County, Nova Scotia) and was divided into Younger and Elder halves to accommodate the two branches of the ruling house, a family that for centuries had only ever named its male children Heinrich. This coin worth two marks was struck in 1884 in the time of Heinrich XIV of the junior line. Source.

Newfoundland Penny

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Quarter Noble

This gold quarter noble minted during the reign of Henry VI was recovered this summer on the south coast of Newfoundland and raises the possibility that there were English ships in that part of the world as early as the 1420s. Source.

Two New Brunswick Dollars

The New Brunswick dollar was a thing from 1860 to 1867. Source.

Mary Queen of Scots Three Pound Ryal

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1922 Canadian Nickel

With the metal currently trading at $100,000 a tonne a 1922 Canadian nickel is worth 40 cents based purely on its nickel content. Source.

Fünf Rentenmark

Rentenmark were issued in November 1923 to put a brake on Germany's hyperinflation. Instead of being backed by gold (which Germany was out of) the rentenmark was backed by land. Though replaced by the Reichsmark in 1924 the Rentenmark was legal tender until 1948. Source.

1908 Fifty-Cent Piece

The first coin produced at the Royal Mint of Canada, a fifty-cent piece, was struck January 2nd, 1908. Source. See also.