Easter Islands Coins

Easter Island Coins

Fri May 18 07:39:13 2012

The Easter Islands are actually part of Chile but they minted these coins not long ago which I believe are very attractive. The Easter Islands are world famous for their ancient iconographic statues which mysteriously peer out over the ocean.

This coin is a Bi-metal peice and I think it is extrordinary how the facets of the design pop out in a 3 dimensional fashion, especially the feet of the sitting statue on obverse of the 2007 coin, which is why I left a full sized version of the image in this web page. Sorry about the slow download.

Several mints from around the world make exciting coin designs in circulating alloys, silver and gold. Among my favorites are the Perth Mint in Austrailia which produces a variety of coins for nations mostly through out the Pacific Rim. The Neatherlands has also produced some interesting designs, and several private US based mints have produced foreign currency on contract, include the Franklin Mint which has produced many Israeli Coins.

Our interest in foreign coins has been nominal but rapidly growing as it seems that US designs are so stuck in the mud. Also, foreign mints are creating bold new designs with color and bimetal designs that are both eye catching and fun.

This is a short list of our current modern design:

Australan Silver Koala
Australan Kookaburra Silver
Austrailian Silver Ringed Octopus
Chinese Silver Panda
Easter Islands
Indo-Sassanian Gadhaya Paisa Saurastrat - Silver Coin
Israeli Coins
Judean Roman Wars
Kashmir
Kurdistan
Macabean Coins
Netherlands Architecture Commemerative Euro
Western Satraps 1st Century - 2nd Centry India -R-Drachm
Israeli Akko, Birds, Red Sea and Elijah Coins. Perth Minti Kookabura and Koalas, and Van Gogh Coin from Niue Island