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“Other Coins”

The summary of some of the coins that has been dug up in the “Golden Triangle” area are as follows:
This is the statue of Jeanne D’ Arc (Joan of Arc) erected at the town of Reims, in France. She was born in the year 1412, the daughter of a peasant of the village of Domremy, on the Meuse. She was a pious girl, unable to read and write, but proud of her skill in needlework, and able to help her father with his flocks and herds. When she was twelve, she declared that she had heard a voice from God. Then on she vowed that she would remain a virgin and lead a holy life. In 1428 when she was sixteen, she told about what she heard to Robert de Bandricourt, who held Vaucouleurs for the dauphin. At first she was unsuccessful in persuading him. She try again with the result that in January 1929, dressed as a man, and with six followers, she set out for Chignon. There Charles received her with open arms. He gave her an army of four thousand men, and accompanied by the Duke of Alencon, arrived before Orleans. On April 28, Joan in white armour, wearing a sword with five crosses, she planed assault after assault and it was successful.
The French enter the Tourelles with the maid’s banner borne aloft in triumph. Later in the valley outside the town of Compiegne she with a few of her followers was unfortunately captured by John of Luxemberg. Then she was sold to her enemy who condemned her to the stake. The last scene took place in the market square of Rouen, on May 30, 1431. It is to be noted that her activities was included with “The hundred year’s war (1337-1453)”. 

(Fig-1) is the coin with the picture of Joan of Arc, holding a “Maid’s Banner” in her left hand and a spear in her right hand. The coin was minted in her honor at Zug (Zurich, Switzerland). Nearly five hundred years afterward, in 1919, Pope Benedict (XV) raised the peasant maid of Dormer to the  alters of the alters of the Catholic Church among the saints of God. 

(Fig-2) Elizabeth (II) as shown in the picture (b-1926) ascended the throne of England in February 1952, on the death of her father George (VI). The picture as the coin was engraved in memory of Queen Victoria who was declared Empress of India and the annexation of Tranvael to British Empire in the same year of (1877). 

(Fig-3) The coin show in the picture was the coin minted in memory of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, June 22nd 1897. The coin was actually mint a year later in (1898).
(Fig-4) The five shilling piece is issued to commemorate the Royal Wedding bore on the obverse. It is the coin of colonial territories in accordance with tradition in which it bear the name of the present reign. The year 1086 was the year in which the compilation of Dome day Book was completed. (Fig-5) The 50 pence piece was also issued to commemorate the Royal Wedding bore on the obverse. It is the coin of colonial territories in accordance with tradition and bears the name of the territories (St.Helena and Ascension Islands) and designed for the present reign, the crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. (Fig-6) is the image of king Victor Emmanuel II, (Victoria Emmanuel II) of Italy minted in 1873. He was also named by the Italian people as “regalanmo” Italy which means “The honest king and gentle man”.

(Fig-7) is the image of William II, the Kaiser (1859-1941). He was King of Prussia and Germany Emperor 1888. He abdicated in November 9 (1918) and lived in complete retirement until his death in June 1941. 

(Fig-8) is issued to commemorate the king Carlos III, of Spain. The word in Latin “Dei Gratia” bore on the obverse means “By the grace of God”. On the reverse side of the coin is the inscriptions “Hispan” which means Spain Et IND REX means blessed be the king and all in the name of God.

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