ISRAEL, 90% rotated die ~ 5709 (1949) ~ 5 Pruta with pearl ~ Scarce as such, struck in England ~ KM-10, P5 ~ VF

Mozambique's new government authorized their Central Bank to produce new coins and banknotes based on the 'metica'--not to be confused with the 'metical' which went into effect in 1980

EF and rare

Coin Details:

REGN POLONI (Grossus argenteum triplex regni Poloniae)

draped bust left

a pivotal figure in Central European history

which were then in circulation

holding Victory

These coins circulated in Madagascar and the Comores (which became a seperate colony in 1946)

as they could easily slip through the smallest tears in clothing and purses

which prepared the first banknotes even before the State was declared

Country/Region of Manufacture: Poland