Coins And Tokens Of The Possessions And Colonies Of The British Empire (Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australia)

This book is a catalogue of the various coins and tokens struck by the British in their colonies the world over. The book is divided in to 5 sections the first area to be noticed is Europe, and includes the colonies of Gibraltar, East Friesland., Isle of Man, Malta etc.; then Asia is described, and the colonies noted include India, Ceylon, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Mauritius etc; Next is Africa that includes Gold Coast, Sierra Leone, St. Helena, the Cape Colony etc. American colonies describe early American coinage, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Canada, West Indies, etc; Australasia is the concluding section of this book and includes, apart from the continent, Tasmania and New Zealand. This book is a reprint of the 1889 edition.