New Guinea

[Dumanyu]

One Shilling
1945
KM# 8
.9250 Silver
Mintage: 2,000,000

[Muckeye]

Hi, A little off topic but it involves the same coin.
When I lived in PNG, 1974, I went to a bank to collect cash to make up a payroll.
Included in the total were 8 rolls of 10 cent coins, Australian currancy was in use at the time.
When I broke one of the rolls open, they were all New Guinea one shilling coins.
I still have most of them.
regards,

[Hermit]

Really love the design on this coin. I have one also. Was very grubby with paint and muck all over it so I cleaned it (norti I know)  . They are sterling silver and must have been magnificent when freshly minted.

[Dumanyu]

Hermit,
     I agree. What are you going to do? Leave all the paint and schmuts on the coin? You've got a fine example there.

[Triggersmob]

I have one too..

[Muckeye]

There's one word for you Steve.

SHOW-OFF

regards:)

[ElleKitty]

I thought that was the point of our forum?   Sharing.. and yes, SHOWING-OFF! 

[scottishmoney]

The coins probably had the holes on them so the cannibalistic warriors could string them up on their otherwise unclothed bodies

[Dumanyu]

Maybe not Cannibalistic warriors, but you are somewhat correct, scott. There is much talk about the advent of holed coins was so they could be strung on a cord rather then stuffed in the (maybe non-existent) pockets.

[scottishmoney]

They did have head hunters, or head shrinkers out there until the 1960's or early 1970's.  There were still some remote tribes that had never had contact with Westerners until that time.

The holes were in the centre of Chinese cash coins for that very purpose, they were kept on strings.

[Triggersmob]

Muckeye, isn't that two words? LOL

[NumisMatty]

That is an absolutely beautifully crafted little coin... 

[Hermit]

Hermit,
     I agree. What are you going to do? Leave all the paint and schmuts on the coin? You've got a fine example there.

The coin in the piccy is the one in question after cleaning. It was pretty bad before.