SAN MARINO COIN SET

San Marino is a tiny, mountainous country completely surrounded by Italy. This five coin set from San Marino includes some attractive designs. The 1995 1 Lire features a young child with an olive branch standing on a broken sword. The 1994 10 and 100 Lire features St. Marino on one side and various stone cutters building San Marino on the other. The 2000 10 Lire portrays a child and a poinsettia with the globe behind. The 20 Lire shows a pair of hands about to grasp. All five coins are Uncirculated.

SCARCE 2009 VATICAN 2 EURO

Because the Vatican is not a Euro member, it is allowed to issue only a very limited number of Euro coins through a pre-existing treaty with Italy. The 2009 Vatican 2 Euro commemorates the International Year of Astronomy. It comes in a special yellow presentation folder.

FIRST MODERN COINS OF DARFUR FEATURE AFRICAN WILDLIFE

The Sultanate of Darfur recently released an attractive set of seven coins that include a bi-metallic, unusual shapes and feature African wildlife. The non-circulating coins are the first modern coins for the embattled sultanate that is engaged tragic war in an attempt to regain independence from Sudan. The Bi-metallic 500 Dinars features the Nile crocodile. The eight-sided 250 Dinars pictures an African elephant. The square 100 Dinars has a leopard. The scalloped edged 50 Dinars shows a hartebeest. The 25 Dinars pictures a camel. An African civet is on the 10 Dinars, and an African wild dog is on the 5 Dinars. All coins are dated 2008 and have an Arabic inscription on the obverse.

AFRICAN WILDLIFE COINS FROM SIERRA LEONE

SIERRA LEONE 2007 AFRICAN WILDIFE COINS: cheetah, elephant, rhinoceros, zebra

SIERRA LEONE 2006 AFRICAN WILDIFE COINS: chimpanzee, impala, camel, lion

SIERRA LEONE 2005 AFRICAN WILDIFE COINS: crocodile, giraffe, mountain gorilla, hippopotamus

Sierra Leone recently released the latest four coins in their annual series of African Wildlife coins. The 2007 coins feature a cheetah, elephant, rhinoceros and a zebra. We also have the first two sets in this series. The 2006 set includes the chimpanzee, impala, camel and a lion. The 2005 set includes the crocodile, giraffe, mountain gorilla and a hippopotamus. Each set contains four beautiful 39mm (silver dollar size) 1 Dollar coins in Brilliant Uncirculated with the animal on the front and the arms of Sierra Leone on the back.

SIERRA LEONE DINOSAUR DOLLARS

Dinosaurs are featured on these four 39mm (silver dollar size) copper-nickel 1 Dollar coins from Sierra Leone. The 2006 dated coins feature the Brontosaurus , Stegosauru, Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the Triceratops. All four coins are Brilliant Uncirculated.