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100 Dram (4th International Polar Year)
- Country:
- Armenia
- Series:
- 1994~Today - Republic (Numismatic Product)
- Catalog codes:
- CopyWrong
- Themes:
- Coats of Arms | Diplomats | Explorers | Geometric Shapes | Logos | Nobel Laureates | Scientists | Ships
- Issued on:
- 2006
- Last issue date:
- 2006
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Mint of Poland PLC (Mennica Polska), Warsaw, Poland
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 28.28 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.61 mm
- Face value:
- 100 դր. - Armenian dram
- Known mintage:
- 10,000
- Composition Details:
- 0.9250 Silver 0.8410 oz.0.9250 Silver 0.8410 oz.
- Score:
- 92% Accuracy: Low
- Description:
- Front: Coat of arms (19 April 1992)
between (above, year) 2006
(below, value) DRAM 100 ԴՐԱՄ (Դրամ → money)
all inside circle
legend: (above, state name) ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ
ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ
(Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն, Hayastani Hanrapetut'yun)
(below, in Engish) REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA
Back: Bust of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen (right)
* 10 October 1861, Store Frøen, Christiania (now Oslo), Norway
⚭1 (1889) Eva Sars (17.XII.1858-9.XII.1907, 5 children)
⚭2 (1919) Sigrun Munthe (18..-19.., childless)
† heart attack, 13 May 1930 (aged 68) Polhøgda, Lysaker, Norway
buried: state funeral, cremated, ashes below tree in Polhøgda
above (period years) 2007 / 2008
lef of (vertical English subject) INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEARS
and a ship stuck in ice (below, name) FREDTJOF NANSEN
all in front of topgraphic polar design with multi color logo
legend: none
Design: Robert Kotowicz
PN - Plain with number - Buy Now:
5 Francs (100th anniv. Birth physicist Auguste Piccard)
- Country:
- Switzerland
- Series:
- 1936~Today - Commemorative (5 Fr)
- Catalog codes:
- Col:CH-000125, WCC:km63
- Themes:
- Air Balloons | Anniversaries and Jubilees | Art | Explorers | Famous People | Inventors | Physicists
- Issued on:
- from colnect.com
- Last issue date:
- VisitColnectCom
- Distribution:
- Circulating Commemorative
- Mints:
- Swissmint, Berne, Switzerland (b)
- Composition:
- Copper-Nickel
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 13.2 grams
- Diameter:
- 31.3 mm
- Thickness:
- 2.35 mm
- Face value:
- 5 Fr. - Swiss franc
- Known mintage:
- 1,087,990
- Composition Details:
- 75% copper, 25% nickel75% copper, 25% nickel
- Score:
- 65% Accuracy: High
- Description:
- ColnectScrp
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50 Dollars (Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan)
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Series:
- 1990~1993 - 500 Years of America
- Catalog codes:
- Col:CK-000481, WCC:km49
- Themes:
- Explorers | Maps | Queens
- Issued on:
- 1989
- Last issue date:
- 1991
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Singapore Mint, Singapore
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Face value:
- 50 $ - Cook Islands dollar
- Known mintage:
- 75,000
- Composition Details:
- 925/1000 Silver .9249 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper925/1000 Silver .9249 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
- Score:
- 93% Accuracy: Low
- Description:
- Front: Bust Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan (front-left)
the first circumnavigation of the Earth
* 1480, Sabrosa, Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
⚭ (1517) María Caldera Beatriz Barbosa (14..-1521, 2 sons)
† killed, 27 April 1521 (aged 40–41) Kingdom of Mactan
(current: Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines)
buried: Nothing of Magellan's body survived
right of map of southern America (Argentinia and Chile)
legend: (above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(right, period years) 1492-1992
(low-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1989 or 1991
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Edge: "FERDINAND MAGELLAN AND THE STRAIT OF MAGELLAN"
Note: Duplicate code in Krause km807 - Buy Now:
50 Dollars (British explorer Capitan James Cook. Ag 0.999)
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Series:
- 1990~1993 - 500 Years of America
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectScrp
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Cartography | Explorers | Maps | Navigators | Queens
- Issued on:
- 1989
- Last issue date:
- 1989
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Singapore Mint, Singapore
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Thickness:
- 3.2 mm
- Face value:
- 50 $ - Cook Islands dollar
- Known mintage:
- 15,000
- Composition Details:
- 999/1000 Silver999/1000 Silver
- Score:
- 92% Accuracy: Low
- Description:
- Front: Sitting British explorer Capitan James Cook (front-left)
* 7 November/O.S. 27 October 1728, arton, Yorkshire, Great Britain
(current: Middlesbrough, United Kingdom)
⚭ (21.XII.1762) Elizabeth Batts (1742–1835, 6 children)
† killed, 14 February 1779 (aged 50) Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii
buried: at sea
facing, with map of the new world
legend: (above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(right, period years) 1492-1992
(low-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1989
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Edge: "CAPTAIN JAMES COOK ° DISCOVERER" - Buy Now:
50 Dollars (Italian explorer Columbus and his Ship the Santa Maria)
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Series:
- 1990~1993 - 500 Years of America
- Catalog codes:
- Col:CK-000484, WCC:km47
- Themes:
- Explorers | Navigators | Queens | Sailing Ships | Ships
- Issued on:
- ColnectIsBest
- Last issue date:
- VisitColnectCom
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Franklin Mint, Exton, PA, U.S.A.
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Face value:
- 50 $ - Cook Islands dollar
- Known mintage:
- 15,000
- Composition Details:
- 925/1000 Silver .8892 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper925/1000 Silver .8892 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
- Score:
- 86% Accuracy: Low
- Related items:
- 2 (See)
- Description:
- Front: Bust Italian explorer Christopher Columbus (front-left)
* ~31 October 1451, Genoa, Republic of Genoa
⚭ (1479) Filipa Moniz Perestrelo (c 1455-1485, 1 son (Diego))
⚯ Beatriz Enriquez de Arana (1467–1536, 1 son (Fernando))
† 20 May 1506 (aged c. 54) Valladolid, Crown of Castile
buried: (1) La Cartuja monastery in Seville
(2: 1542) Colonial Santo Domingo (current: Dominican Republic)
(3: 1795) Havana, Cuba
(4: 1898) catafalque, Cathedral of Seville
in front-right of his carrack, the Santa María
legend: (above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(right, period years) 1492-1992
(low-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1989
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Edge: "CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WITH THE SANTA MARIA" - Buy Now:
50 Dollars (Breton explorer Jacques Cartier)
- Country:
- CopyWrong
- Series:
- ColnectIsBest
- Catalog codes:
- Col:CK-000485, WCC:km43
- Themes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Issued on:
- 1990
- Last issue date:
- 1991
- Distribution:
- VisitColnectCom
- Mints:
- ColnectIsBest
- Composition:
- from colnect.com
- Orientation:
- ColnectScrp
- Shape:
- iInfringe
- Rim:
- ColnectIsBest
- Weight:
- ColnectScrp
- Diameter:
- iInfringe
- Thickness:
- iInfringe
- Face value:
- ColnectScrp
- Known mintage:
- CopyWrong
- Composition Details:
- 925/1000 Silver .9249 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper925/1000 Silver .9249 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
- Score:
- VisitColnectCom
- Description:
- CopyWrong
- Buy Now:
- VisitColnectCom
50 Dollars (Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa. Ag 0.999)
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Series:
- 1990~1993 - 500 Years of America
- Catalog codes:
- iInfringe
- Variants:
- Click to see variants
- Themes:
- Explorers | Queens | Ships
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- CopyWrong
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Franklin Mint, Exton, PA, U.S.A.
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Face value:
- 50 $ - Cook Islands dollar
- Known mintage:
- 15,000
- Composition Details:
- Silver Ag. 0.999Silver Ag. 0.999
- Score:
- 92% Accuracy: Low
- Description:
- Front: Half figure of Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa (left)
the first European to lead an expedition to have seen
or reached the Pacific from the New World
* c. 1475 Jerez de los Caballeros, Badajoz, Crown of Castile
⚭ () María de Peñalosa (children)
†decapitated, 21 January 1519 (aged c. 43–44) Acla, Panama
buried: unknown
right of ship
legend: (above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(right, period years) 1492-1992
(low-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1990 or 1991
Edge: G - grained, type: bars
Edge: "Discoverer Vasco Nunez de Balboa" - Buy Now:
50 Dollars (Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano)
- Country:
- VisitColnectCom
- Series:
- ColnectScrp
- Catalog codes:
- Col:CK-000517, WCC:km183
- Themes:
- iInfringe
- Issued on:
- 1992
- Last issue date:
- 1992
- Distribution:
- CopyWrong
- Mints:
- ColnectScrp
- Composition:
- VisitColnectCom
- Orientation:
- iInfringe
- Shape:
- CopyWrong
- Rim:
- VisitColnectCom
- Weight:
- from colnect.com
- Diameter:
- ColnectScrp
- Face value:
- ColnectIsBest
- Known mintage:
- ColnectIsBest
- Composition Details:
- 925/1000 Silver .9250 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper925/1000 Silver .9250 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
- Score:
- VisitColnectCom
- Description:
- Front: Upper-body Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (front-right)
first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America
following the Norse expeditions to North America around AD 1000
* 1485, Val di Greve, Republic of Florence (current: Italy)
† 1528, Guadeloupe, Lesser Antilles
in front-left of map of New York with 4 buildings
World Trade Center, Empire State Building and 3 native huts (tipee)
legend: (left-above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(up-right, period years) 1492-1992
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1992
Edge: G - grained, type: bars - Buy Now:
- VisitColnectCom
50 Dollars (Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León)
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Series:
- 1990~1993 - 500 Years of America
- Catalog codes:
- Col:CK-000518, WCC:km197
- Themes:
- Compasses | Explorers | Maps | Queens
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Last issue date:
- VisitColnectCom
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Franklin Mint, Exton, PA, U.S.A.
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.1035 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Face value:
- 50 $ - Cook Islands dollar
- Composition Details:
- 925/1000 Silver .9250 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper925/1000 Silver .9250 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
- Score:
- 98% Accuracy: Very Low
- Description:
- ColnectScrp
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50 Dollars (Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza)
- Country:
- Cook Islands
- Series:
- 1990~1993 - 500 Years of America
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectScrp
- Themes:
- Buildings | Explorers | Queens
- Issued on:
- 1992
- Last issue date:
- 1992
- Distribution:
- Numismatic Product
- Mints:
- Franklin Mint, Exton, PA, U.S.A.
- Composition:
- Silver
- Orientation:
- Medal alignment ↑O↑
- Shape:
- Circular
- Rim:
- Raised. Not decorated. Both sides
- Weight:
- 31.1 grams
- Diameter:
- 38.7 mm
- Face value:
- 50 $ - Cook Islands dollar
- Composition Details:
- 925/1000 Silver .9250 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper925/1000 Silver .9250 oz. ASW, 75/1000 copper
- Score:
- 100% Accuracy: Very Low
- Description:
- Front: Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza (front-right)
first Governor of New Andalusia
* c. 1487, Guadix, Granada, Spain
† 23 June 1537, Atlantic Ocean
in front of obelisk and 2 buildings
legend: (left-above, series) 500 YEARS OF AMERICA
(up-right, period years) 1492-1992
(below, value) 50 DOLLARS
Back: Crowned head queen Elizabeth II (right, 1952-)
designer: (on trucation) RDM (Raphael David Maklouf, sculptor, 1936-)
legend: (left, ruler) ELIZABETH II
(right, free association of New Zealand) COOK ISLANDS
(bottom, year) 1992
Edge: Smooth with inscription
Lettering: PEDRO DE MENDOZA ° FOUNDER OF BUENOS AIRES °, type: bars - Buy Now: