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Did the US Mint ever make patterns for another country?

ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,119 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 14, 2017 3:23PM in U.S. Coin Forum
Given that the US Mint has made many patterns and has also minted coins for other countries, has the US Mint made patterns for other countries?

Here's one that the UK Mint made for Israel. I like the Britannia Moneta slogan.

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,144 ✭✭✭✭✭
    There were a few patterns made for South American countries in the 19th century.

    As to that British piece, I don't think it was made for Israel. They used that star on some British West African coinage.
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  • TopographicOceansTopographicOceans Posts: 6,535 ✭✭✭✭
    Not a pattern, but they minted these for the 2000 commemorative set sold in the US

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,541 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Up until the very early 1980s the mint struck coins for many Latin American countries, Australia, Dutch East Indies etc. I think the first coins struck were for Venezuela back in the 1870s. So patterns must exist.

    As for the Royal Mint pattern above, it was struck as a British pattern - as noted above the Star of David was used on British West African coinage during that era.
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