It commemorates 400 years producing bullion coins that are acceptable for payment in international trade by some company (I can't find a translation for dukatenslag) in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
To commemorate, celebrate or remember a specific event or person in the country of issue.
Some commemorative coins such as the Five Pound coins and the early Two Pound coins are not intended for circulation, but as souvenirs of an event of national significance. People tend to keep Commemorative coins because they are Commemorative coins.
"Jub" is possibly an abbreviation of "Jubilee". Commemorative coins are commonly issued to commemorate the 25th (Silver), 50th (Gold) or 60th (Diamond) Jubilee of the reigning monarch.
The best place to purchase Commemorative Coins is the US Mint. You can shop online. They have so many different commemorative coins available, it can be hard to choose which ones to get.
There were no Australian commemorative coins issued in 1979. The only Australian decimal coin to have the Coat of Arms on it is the non-commemorative 50 cent coin.
A few of the most coveted commemorative coins include the U.S. Commemorative Half-dollar, featuring George Washingon, and the more recent fifty states collection.
The unimetallic nickel/brass Two Pound coins were issued from 1986 to 1996 as a commemorative coin. They are legal tender and were never intended for circulation, but as a souvenir of the event that they commemorate. The bimetallic copper/zinc/nickel outer ring and copper/nickel centre were issued from 1997 to present as a circulating commemorative coin. Both types of Two Pound coins are worth Two Pounds if they have been circulated. As a collectable coin, there is no great difference in value between the coins of different years.
There's nothing called a "commerative" coin. There are COMMEMORATIVE coins, but an coin from 1985 is unlikely to commemorate any major bicentennial. Special coins were minted in 1976 for the 200th anniversary of independence, and others were minted in 1989 for the 200th anniversary of the Constitution.
Generally not, because commemorative coins aren't actual currency. Bring it to a jeweler or coin dealer instead.
The US Mint produces circulating coins, commemorative coins, and bullion coins for the United States.
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None for any of the non-commemorative coins since France uses the euro. However, Charles de Gaulle is on one of their commemorative 2 euro coins.