Tuesday, 24 June 2014

MY COLLECTION -ALBUM NO 5 - BHUTAN, BURMA & SINGAPORE COINS








CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY
C/O COL GKS REDDY


Secunderabad - 500015


Bhutan Coins



          The ngultrum (ISO 4217 code BTN) (Dzongkha: དངུལ་ཀྲམ) has been the currency of Bhutan since 1974. It is subdivided into 100 chhertum (called chetrums on coins until 1979).



          In 1974, aluminium 5 and 10 chetrums, aluminium-bronze 20 chhertums and cupro-nickel 25 chetrums and 1 ngultrum were introduced. The 5 chhertum was square and the 10 chhertum was scallop-shaped. A new coinage was introduced in 1979, consisting of bronze 5 and 10 chhertum, and cupro-nickel 25 and 50 chhertum and 1 ngultrum. Aluminium-bronze 25 chhertum were also issued dated 1979. The 5 and 10 chhertum have largely ceased circulating.










Five Chhertum - 1979 - Copper






Ten Chhertum - 1979 - Copper






Twenty Five Chhertum - 1979 - Nickel






Fifty Chhertum - 1979 - Nickel






One Ngultrum - 1975 - Nickel



Burma Coins


          The kyat /kˈɑːt/ (Burmese: ကျပ် [tɕaʔ]; ISO 4217 code MMK) is the currency of Burma (Myanmar). It is often abbreviated as "K" (singular or plural) or "Ks" (plural), which is placed before or after the numerical value, depending on author preference. 


First kyat 


          In 1852, Mindon, the second last king of Burma, established the Royal Mint in Mandalay (Central Burma). The dies were made in Paris. Silver coins were minted in denominations of 1 pe, 1 mu (2 pe), 1 mat (4 pe), 5 mu (10 pe) and 1 kyat, with gold 1 pe and 1 mu. The obverses bore the Royal Peacock Seal, from which the coins got their name. The reverse contained the denomination and mint date (in the Burmese era, which starts from AD 638). In the 1860s and 1870s, lead coins were issued for ⅛ and ¼ pya, with copper, brass, tin and iron ¼ pe (1 pya) and copper 2 pya. Further gold goins were issued in 1866 for 1 pe, 2½ mu and 1 kyat, with 5 mu issued in 1878. 



Second kyat 




No coins were issued for this currency. 



Third kyat 




          In 1956, coins were introduced for 1, 5, 10, 25 and 50 pyas and 1 kyat. The new coins bore the same obverse figure of the Chinthe from the Second kyat coins and the same reverse design, with the value of the coin in Myanmar writing and numerals surrounded by Myanmar flower designs. 











One Pyas - 1949 - Nickel






Ten Pyas - 1966 - Aluminium






Ten Pyas - FAO - 1983 - Copper






Twenty Five Pyas - 1957 - Nickel






Twenty Five Pyas - 1966 - Aluminium






Fifty Pyas - FAO - 1975 - Copper 






One Kyat - FAO - 1975 - Nickel



Singapore Coins



          The Singapore dollar or dollar (sign: $; code: SGD) is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies. It is divided into 100 cents.

          The Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Brunei Currency and Monetary Board still maintain the historic exchangeability of their two currencies, the Singaporean dollar and the Brunei dollar, respectively. The Singapore dollar is accepted as "customary tender" in Brunei according to the Currency Interchangeability Agreement. Likewise, the Brunei dollar is customarily accepted in Singapore.

          Between 1845 and 1939, Singapore used the Straits dollar. This was replaced by the Malayan dollar, and, from 1953, the Malaya and British Borneo dollar, which were issued by the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Malaya and British Borneo.

          Singapore continued to use the common currency upon joining Malaysia in 1963, but only two years after Singapore's expulsion and independence from Malaysia in 1965, the monetary union between Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei broke down. Singapore established the Board of Commissioners of Currency, Singapore, on April 7, 1967 and issued its first coins and notes. Nevertheless, the Singapore dollar was exchangeable at par with the Malaysian ringgit until 1973, and interchangeability with the Brunei dollar is still maintained.






One Cent - 1971 - Copper






One Cent - 1984 - Bronze






One New Cent - 1994 - Bronze






Five Cents - 1976 - Nickel






Five Cents - 1989 - Brass Plated Nickel






Ten Cents - 1981 - Nickel






New Ten Cents - 1993 - Cupro Nickel






Twenty Cents - 1976 - Nickel






New Twenty Cents - 1989 - Cupro Nickel






New Fifty Cents - 1986 - Nickel






New Fifty Cents - 1995 - Cupro Nickel








Note - Some of the images of coins in my collection, have been taken from the Gallery to the extent available, to save on time & effort involved in photography & editing

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