Whats the story on coins of Colombia with an “NR” mintmark?
“NR” or “NORO” designates the Province of Nuevo Reino, in which Santa Fe, now Bogata, is located. The mint was at Santa Fe. Are Australia and New Zealand the only countries that have used both pennies and cents as denominations? They are but two of several countries. The list starts with Australia and includes the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, New Zealand, Rhodesia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Southern Rhodesia, Sri Lanka, Trinidad & Tobago and Zimbabwe. Was an actual person used as the model for Britannia on English coins? There are at least three answers to this question. Samuel Pepys in his diary, on Feb. 25, 1666, wrote, “Kings Medall which he saw that day had Miss Francis Stewart’s portrait, as well done as ever I saw anything in my whole life.” The second version is that it was based on an earlier Roman design. The third version is that the model was the mistress of Charles II, Nell Gwynn. Why do early Mexican and South American coins
