Kurdistan Coins

After the 2nd Iraqi invasion the Kurdish peoples of Northern Iraq grew hopeful of establishing their own independent nation. Skipping to politics of all this, they did successful mint some nice coins which I managaged to obtain fine samples of, and which are not only historically interesting, but quite nice asthetic.

The coins themselves were minted by the Hoffman Mint in Fort Laudadale, Florida. Intresting enough, the original run of coins miss-spelled the name Kurdistan in Arabic. I have no idea if my coins have correct spelling or wrong spelling. Here is a decent write up on the mintage of these coins, the types and errors.

The Mountain motif on the back is an ancient pre-islamic symbol for Kurdistan

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