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The coins of Lundy are two unofficial issues of coinage from the island of Lundy, in the Bristol Channel off the west coast of England. Coinage is: currency The right or process of making coins The creation of a neologism, or new word; see word coinage This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
The Old Light, Lundy Lundy is an island in the Bristol Channel of Great Britain, administered as part of Torridge district of the English county of Devon. ...
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The first issue was issued in 1929 by the self-declared 'King of Lundy', Martin Coles Harman, who was an English businessman who bought Lundy in 1925. There were 2 coins - the Half Puffin and the One Puffin, which were rated at the same nominal value as the British Halfpenny & Penny. The obverse of the coins depict a portrait facing left with 'MARTIN.COLES.HARMAN'. The edges of the coins are lettered with the inscription,'LUNDY LIGHTS AND LEADS', a reference to the island's two lighthouses. The reverse of the Half Puffin coin depicts a puffin's head. The reverse of the One Puffin coin depicts a puffin facing left on a rocky ledge. The coins were made of bronze, and landed Harman in trouble with the British authorities in 1930 for unauthorised minting of money.The coins were struck in Birmingham,England (most likely at Heaton's Mint) Martin Coles Harman died in 1954. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Martin Coles Harman bought the island of Lundy in 1925 and proclaimed himself King of Lundy. ...
1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
Species Fratercula arctica Fratercula corniculata Fratercula cirrhata For the Puffin coin, see Coins of Lundy The puffin is an auk (or alcid) of the genus Fratercula (Latin: Little Brother - probably a reference to their black and white plumage resembling monastic robes) with a brightly colored beak in the breeding season. ...
The Peggys Point lighthouse in Nova Scotia, Canada An aid for navigation and pilotage at sea, a lighthouse is a tower building or framework sending out light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire. ...
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
In 1965, a second issue of coins was planned. These were a commemorative issue to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Harman's purchase of Lundy. The coins are of the same design as the 1929 issue coins, but have plain edges. They were struck only in Proof, in bronze, nickel-brass, and gold. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
See also
This article is about monetary coins. ...
Numismatics (ancient Greek: ) is the scientific study of money and its history in all its varied forms. ...
External links - Coincraft.com
- Krause catalogue of unusual coins
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