CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY
C/O COL GKS REDDY
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 /kiːˈɑːt/ (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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