Cocos (Keeling) Island coins

I see the 2004 coins are listed as Exonumia - fantasy coins.

However, the coin set is described as an official issue.

Surely this would class them as tokens, much like the 1977 Cocos coinage (which also was non-circulatory)?

The last official Cocos & Keeling Islands coins were issued in 1977. After that date Australian Dollars were the official currency.

The 2004 coins were issued as part of an unofficial Official 7 coin Uncirculated set. (However the coins are not legal tender).

They are basically a kind of Nostalgia edition.

Therefore the 1977 ones go in Coins and the 2004 ones go in Exonumia.

That set shown on Exonumia is my set.

Cheers Mike

I know they are shown as Exonumia.

On the set the wording says “official issue”. So is that a lie?

Did you read my reply? .. I said they are an unofficial “Official 7 coin Uncirculated set.”

They are fantasy coins. They have no legal value. They are not Legal Tender.

As to whether you want to call the wording on the set a lie .. that is up to you.

Mike

I didn't see the word “unofficial” in your original reply. I read too quickly sometimes! That's disappointing, that they are just money-making junk. In all fairness I got them from Russian/Crimean coin swappers on Facebook some years ago. A few loose coins, not a set. And I got other similar kind of coins like Pitcairn coins, except those seem to be an authorised non-circulating issue unlike the Cocos ones.

Looks like I'll have to keep searching to be able to properly tick off Cocos Is. from my list of wanted/needed countries.

I was aware these coins have no legal tender, and I can only imagine going to these islands and seeing the reaction of locals if I tried to pay with them!

ZacUK

brismike

That set shown on Exonumia is my set.

 Did not know they made a 2004 set in that packaging - 

mine were individuals. Maybe the seller took them out > 

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I have only seen the packaging from the Numista entries for each “coin”.
The ones I had were loose. I think that in some countries where there is a good demand for collectable / “collectable” coins / “coins”, sets like this are indeed broken up and loose ones sold. That way, each buyer can tick-off exotic countries.

ZacUK

ZacUK

brismike

That set shown on Exonumia is my set.

 Did not know they made a 2004 set in that packaging - 

mine were individuals. Maybe the seller took them out > 

 

N#12516 

I am missing the bimetallic 5 Dollars from my collection.

All the others in this type set I have in my collection.

Aidan.

BCNumismatics

ZacUK

ZacUK

brismike

That set shown on Exonumia is my set.

 Did not know they made a 2004 set in that packaging - 

mine were individuals. Maybe the seller took them out > 

 

N#12516 

 

I am missing the bimetallic 5 Dollars from my collection.

 

All the others in this type set I have in my collection.

 

Aidan.

Funnily enough, I got the loose bimetallic $5 from a swapper in Crimea back in perhaps 2017. I think it was my first fantasy coin; certainly among the first exotic coins / “coins” I got. I also only have the 5 and 10 cent.