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Cleaned up and better pic of the Penny black

Cleaned up and better pic of the Penny black

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Cleaned up and better pic of the Penny black

Cleaned up and better pic of the Penny black

At spot for the piedfort, couple quid over for the penny black...

At spot for the piedfort, couple quid over for the penny black...

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Picked up two amazing fractionals today. 
1/10 penny black( yep is a black colour gold coin) mintage 2015 (needs a bit of a clean) 
1/10 2009 Isle of Man Angel Proof Piedfort. Interestingly it’s NOT a 1/10 but 1/5 being twice the weight and thickness  of a 1/10.
The mint decided to retain the 1/10 denomination, which is really odd lol. Mintage circa 499
 

Made some pictures today when I visited my coins in the Bank.
Very bad light in the basement so the pictures didn't come out very well. In real they look alot better.
 
20 Lire Italy 1923, 1 year type, Mintage 20k
 

 
40 Lire Maria Luigia 1815, two year type, Mintage 220 K
40 Lire Napoleon 1814, Mintage 264 K
 

 
 
 
20 Pesetas 1889,  three year type, Mintage 875 K
20 Pesetas 1899, two year type, Mintage  2,1 Million, many melted down
10 Pesetas 1878 (EMM), two year type, Mintage 90 K

20 Franga Skanderbeg 1927, two year type, Mintage 5 K
20 Franga Amet Zogu 1927, two year type, Mintage 6K 
 

Added a whole bunch of 1/25s to my fractional collection. A nice varied selection 

https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/52793-1_Riyal-1953~1964_-_2nd_King_Saud-Saudi_Arabia
So I may have been right about the Philly connection to this version

https://colnect.com/en/coins/coin/52793-1_Riyal-1953~1964_-_2nd_King_Saud-Saudi_Arabia
So I may have been right about the Philly connection to this version

They pegged 40 silver Ryal to 1 gold Guinea but since silver was the breads d butter for trading the supposedly stuck with the silver equivalent  (again from @Fathallazf's link)
Early in the month of Safar 1372H., the Gold Saudi Riyal was put into circulation. Exchange rate for this Riyal was defined at Gold Saudi Riyal 1 = Silver Saudi Riyals 40, ie; the equivalent of (10.90) dollars in agreement with the targeted exchange rate of the Saudi Riyals against the US Dollar (US$ 1 =  Saudi Riyal 3.70).

Details are very sketchy as far as I know. The info I have is limited to a few sites that I have researched. 
There isn’t clear info on both issues, as there was a 1950 issue AND a 1957 issue. 
Originally they were supposed to have been struck at the Saudi Royal Mint in Mecca, however I believe the 1950 issue was actually struck in Lahore, Pakistan. Only the 57 was struck in Mecca. 
 

Obverse
Lettering: 
ملك المملكة العربية السعودية
عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن بن فيصل آل سعود
Translation: 
King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
'Abd al-'Aziz bin 'Abd al-Rahman bin Faisal Al Sa'ud
Reverse
Lettering: 
جنيه عربي سعودي واحد
ضرب في المكرّمة مكة
١٣٧٠
١
Translation: 
One Saudi Arabian Pound
Struck in the Holy City of Mekka
1370
1

Probably not in Hawaii though lol 

Added a whole bunch of 1/25s to my fractional collection. A nice varied selection