Can someone please post a coin from New Guinea?

ajaan · July 29, 2010 4:50AM

I just found out me uncle died. Not a biological uncle, my mom's sister's husband but for the first 22 years of my life he lived right next door to us so I was closer to him than most of my DNA uncles. He wasn't young, lived a full life and died at the age of 87.

Why New Guinea? He was in the Army in WWII and fought in the jungles of New Guinea. His death just got me to thinking how many WWII vets are now passing. In the past few years I've had 3 uncles die who were in the service during WWII. One was a tail gunner in a B-24, completed his 25 missions, one was a pilot who never left the states, one fought with Patton in North Africa/Italy, and now this one. I'm not usually sentimental about things like this, it just got me thinking.

So, in memory of Uncle Ed, please someone post a New Guinea coin.

Sorry if some of you feel this is OT and feel free to report it to the mods.

1jester · July 29, 2010 5:00AM

I'm sorry about your uncle, Don.

SYRACUSIAN · July 29, 2010 5:25AM

I wish a had one Don, sorry for your loss. It seems that some of us have reached an age at which we're going to a lot of funerals, as opposed to 15-20 years ago, when we used to go to a lot of marriages.

WillieBoyd2 · July 29, 2010 7:14AM

Both of my parents were in the US Navy during World War II but neither went outside the US.

Here's some from New Guinea:

New Guinea coins all had holes in them so that the residents oould thread cords through the holes and carry coins without using purses.

New Guinea Six Pence 1935 - George V The scripted "GRI" is "Georgius Rex Imperator"

New Guinea Shilling 1935 - George V

New Guinea Penny 1936 - Edward VIII

One of the few coins issued for the "King for a Year". They didn't need his portrait for the coin because of the hole. The scripted "ERI" is "Edwardus Rex Imperator".

New Guinea Shilling 1938 - George VI

New Guinea Penny 1944 - George VI

New Guinea Three Pence 1944 - George VI

New Guinea Six Pence 1943 - George VI

New Guinea Shilling 1945 - George VI

I suspect that the silver shillings in nice shape were brought to Australia or the US by servicemen returning from World War II.

newsman · July 30, 2010 10:43AM

Sorry for your loss, Don. My grandfather was an Army officer who fought in New Guinea, too. The coins he brought back were some of the first world coins I ever had.

debsbuying · August 1, 2010 5:00PM

Don pm me your address and i will send you a Territory of New Guinea silver Shilling,,it will be coming from Australia so might take about 10 days,its free,just remember next time your at McDonalds buy some kid an ice cream

DNADave · August 4, 2010 9:58AM

Walter · August 4, 2010 6:52PM

PCGS / 16254591

Sorry about your loss Don.

Can someone please post a coin from New Guinea?

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