{"title":"World coins","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBritish sovereigns, American dollars, German thalers, Spanish reales, and well beyond. The scope is open: what decides is the coin, not the country that struck it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"portugal-jean-vi-1-2-peca-3200-reis-1822-lisbonne-ngc-ms-64","title":"PORTUGAL - JOÃO VI - 1\/2 PEÇA 3200 REIS 1822 LISBON - NGC MS 64","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJoão VI, 1\/2 Peça (3200 Reis), 1822, struck at Lisbon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: laureate and draped bust of the king right. Reverse: crowned shield bearing the arms of Portugal, within palm branches. Variety with the radiant cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eOnly minute handling marks in the fields, a small red spot on the bust, attractive original golden patina. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57278923702603,"sku":"A856","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A856.png?v=1778574837"},{"product_id":"chine-hupeh-10-cash-1902-1905-ngc-ms66-bn-top-pop","title":"CHINA - HUPEH - 10 CASH (1902-1905) - NGC MS66 BN - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChinese Empire, Hubei Province, copper 10 cash, struck between 1902 and 1905 under the Guangxu Emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: coiled imperial dragon, flaming pearl at the centre, English legend HU-PEH PROVINCE above and TEN CASH below. Reverse: inscription in Chinese and Manchu characters, value \"10 cash\" and province name, central flower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eRetaining some of its original red colour, with a light brown patina. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the only graded example!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: these Chinese provincial dragon coins were struck during the reign of the Guangxu Emperor (1875-1908), at a time when the final years of the Manchu Empire saw the emergence of modern coinage in the southern provinces. Hubei, whose capital Wuhan housed one of the most important mints in China, struck cash in large quantities, but examples preserved in Mint State with their original red are particularly rare. The presence of legends in English and Chinese reflects the forced opening of Imperial China to trade with the Western powers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57600940605771,"sku":"A718.14","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A718.14.png?v=1781688143"},{"product_id":"monaco-honore-v-essai-demi-franc-argent-1838-paris-ngc-pf64-top-pop","title":"MONACO - HONORÉ V - SILVER 1\/2 FRANC PATTERN 1838 PARIS - NGC PF64 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHonoré V (1819-1841), silver pattern for the 1\/2 franc, 1838, struck at the Paris Mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of the prince left. Legend HONORE V PRINCE DE MONACO. Signature E. ROGAT below the bust. Reverse: crowned lozengy shield of Monaco, supported by two monks armed with swords. 1\/2 FRANC and date 1838 M in exergue. Signature E.R. to the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof strike, reeded edge, cabinet toning with rose highlights. Rare. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the two monks supporting the shield recall the capture of the Rock in 1297 by Francesco Grimaldi, who entered the fortress disguised as a monk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57601196982603,"sku":"A761.4.5","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A761.4.5.png?v=1781689640"},{"product_id":"monaco-honore-v-essai-quart-de-franc-argent-1838-paris-ngc-pf64-top-pop","title":"MONACO - HONORÉ V - SILVER 1\/4 FRANC PATTERN 1838 PARIS - NGC PF64 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHonoré V (1819-1841), silver pattern for the 1\/4 franc, 1838, struck at the Paris Mint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of the prince left. Legend HONORE V PRINCE DE MONACO. Signature E.R. below the bust. Reverse: crowned lozengy shield of Monaco, supported by two monks armed with swords. 1\/4 FRANC and date 1838 M in exergue. Signature E.R. to the right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof strike, reeded edge, cabinet toning with iridescent highlights. Rare. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the two monks supporting the shield recall the capture of the Rock in 1297 by Francesco Grimaldi, who entered the fortress disguised as a monk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57601206714699,"sku":"A761.4.6","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A761.4.6.png?v=1781689781"},{"product_id":"italie-etrurie-10-lire-charles-louis-et-marie-louise-1807-florence-pcgs-ms63","title":"ITALY - ETRURIA - 10 LIRE CHARLES LOUIS AND MARIA LUISA 1807 FLORENCE - PCGS MS63","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKingdom of Etruria, Charles Louis of Bourbon (1803-1807) and the Regent Maria Luisa, 10 lire 1807, struck at Florence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: jugate busts right of the young King Charles Louis and his mother the Regent Maria Luisa, legend CAROLVS LVD. D.G. REX ETR. ET M. ALOYSIA R. RECTRIX. Signature L.S. of the engraver Luigi Siries. Reverse: crowned grand arms of the House of Bourbon, legend DOMINE SPES MEA A IUVENTUTE MEA, in exergue FLOR. and date 1807. Edge in relief, with LIRE DIECI incuse. Hammer privy mark of the mint master Giovanni Fabbroni.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eSlight circulation wear, attractive grey toning. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the Kingdom of Etruria was a short-lived state created in 1801 on the territory of Tuscany within the Napoleonic sphere, entrusted to the House of Bourbon-Parma. Charles Louis, who came to the throne as a child in 1803, reigned under the regency of his mother Maria Luisa until the kingdom's annexation by France in 1807, the very year of this striking. A coin of a brief period, at the crossroads of Tuscan history and the Napoleonic epic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57603481174347,"sku":"A805.3","price":2000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A805.3.png?v=1781699976"},{"product_id":"espagne-joseph-napoleon-4-reales-de-vellon-1809-madrid-ngc-ms64-top-pop","title":"SPAIN - JOSEPH NAPOLEON - 4 REALES DE VELLÓN 1809 MADRID - NGC MS64+ - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eJoseph Napoleon (1808-1813), 4 reales de vellón 1809 struck at Madrid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Joseph Napoleon left, legend IOSEPH NAP DEI GRATIA. Reverse: crowned arms of Spain, legend HISPANIARUM ET IND REX, denomination 4 R, crowned mint mark M (Madrid) and assayers' initials A.I.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eClose to as-struck condition, original mint lustre and velvety mint bloom clearly present. Rare in this state of preservation for this module. Mint State.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the finest example graded to date!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: Joseph Napoleon, elder brother of Napoleon, was placed by him on the throne of Spain in 1808. His reign, never truly accepted, unfolded entirely during the Peninsular War and ended in 1813 with the retreat of the French armies. His coinage is a direct witness to the short-lived Napoleonic domination of Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57605581504843,"sku":"A968","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A968.png?v=1781710154"},{"product_id":"royaume-ditalie-napoleon-ier-2-lire-1813-milan-ngc-pf62","title":"KINGDOM OF ITALY - NAPOLEON I - 2 LIRE 1813 MILAN - NGC PF62","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKingdom of Italy, Napoleon I, King of Italy, 2 lire 1813 struck at Milan as a proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: bare head of Napoleon right, legend NAPOLEONE IMPERATORE E RE, date 1813, mint letter M (Milan). Reverse: crowned great arms of the Kingdom of Italy, the imperial eagle supporting the shield on a mantle, legend REGNO D'ITALIA, denomination 2 LIRE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof strike, the devices lightly satin and the surfaces barely toned, close to as-struck condition. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: this example shows an unrecorded date variety. The date 1813 was re-engraved on an earlier die, an 8 remaining clearly visible beneath the date. The reverse also shows the triangular halberd points characteristic of this die.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609431449931,"sku":"A1036.98","price":5000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1036.98.png?v=1781767969"},{"product_id":"monaco-louis-ii-essai-10-francs-argent-1945-ngc-pf64-top-pop","title":"MONACO - LOUIS II - SILVER 10 FRANCS PATTERN 1945 - NGC PF64 - TOP POP","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMonaco, Louis II, silver 10 francs pattern 1945, struck as a proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: uniformed bust of Louis II left, his chest adorned with decorations, signed P. TURIN, legend LOUIS II PRINCE DE MONACO. Reverse: crowned arms of the Grimaldi supported by two monks armed with swords, denomination 10 FRANCS and the word ESSAI between two laurel branches, date 1945.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof, attractive toning, only minimal traces of friction. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTop Pop: this is the only graded example!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the portrait is the work of Pierre Turin, one of the great French medallists of the 20th century, also the author of the 20 francs Turin bearing the effigy of the Republic. The pattern was struck in only 200 examples.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609482895691,"sku":"A1037.1","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1037.1.png?v=1781768906"},{"product_id":"cambodge-republique-khmere-50-000-riels-danseuses-khmeres-1974-ngc-pf69-ultra-cameo","title":"CAMBODIA - KHMER REPUBLIC - GOLD 50,000 RIELS KHMER DANCERS 1974 - NGC PF69 ULTRA CAMEO","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKhmer Republic (1970-1975), gold 50,000 riels, 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eObverse: three apsara dancers wearing tall ornate headdresses, hands joined in a dance position. Legend RÉPUBLIQUE KHMÈRE. Reverse: arms of the Khmer Republic, stylised Angkor temple framed by motifs, legend in Khmer. Denomination 50.000 RIELS and date 1974 in exergue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eProof strike. Proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNote: the three figures depict apsara dancers, emblems of Khmer classical dance and of Angkorian art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57609561375051,"sku":"A1065.4","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0976\/0345\/3259\/files\/A1065.4.jpg?v=1781769112"}],"url":"https:\/\/taittingernumismatics.com\/en-sg\/collections\/world-coins.oembed","provider":"Hugo Taittinger Numismatics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}