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The Mercury dime is a ten-cent coin struck by the United States Mint from late 1916 to 1945. Designed by Adolph Weinman and also referred to as the Winged Liberty Head dime, it gained its common name because the obverse depiction of a young Liberty, identifiable by her winged Phrygian cap, was confused with the Roman god Mercury.
^β Some Modern United States commemorative coins are minted in this denomination. ^γ The United States government claims that it never officially released the 1933 double eagle. Examples of the coin were minted in that year, but were never released to circulation following Executive Order 6102.
The Canadian impression of the 20-cent coin is known as the "Ottawa Mint" version, which may be misleading as, post 1976, the Ottawa Mint only produced precious metal commemorative coins, like the Perth Mint, meaning the coins may have been produced at the Royal Canadian Mint's [2] Winnipeg facilities.
According to commentary in the Red Book, the twenty-cent piece failed because "the public was confused over the coin's similarity to the quarter dollar, which was better established as a foundation of American commerce", that fractional currency satisfied the need for small change in the East, and because "the twenty-cent piece was essentially ...
20 cents is a coinage value in some systems using decimal currencies.While some countries use a 20-cent coin, some countries use a 25-cent coin instead of a 20-cent coin. ...
The coins of the New Zealand dollar are used for the smallest physical currency available in New Zealand. The current denominations are ten cents, twenty cents, fifty cents, one dollar and two dollars. The $1 and $2 coins are minted in a gold colour, the 20c and 50c coins are silver colour and the 10c coin is plated in copper. Larger denominations of the New Zealand dollar are minted as ...
A–Z (alphabet) coins issued featuring 'Iconic Australia'. A total of 26 coins issued. 523,000 (each coin type) Great Coin Hunt – one A letter 'A' coin of the great coin hunt was released with a privy mark 'envelope'. 14,500 2020 Centenary of Qantas Logo of Centenary of Qantas 2,000,000 2020 Donation Dollar A dollar designed to be donated
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