Motorcycles on Coins

In the past Hans de Kloet has paid attention to motorcycles on coins in various articles. Most times this concerned coins from the Isle of Man, or Ellan Vannin, the sea-god island according to Hans in his article in the Dutch philatelic magazine "Filatelie" (October 2015). Sometimes also from other countries, like Palau and Cook Islands.

Click here or on the image to see the whole article (in Dutch)

Not only because it is nice to mention this kind of issues, but also because some MFN members collect not only stamps with motorcycles. Here a supplement to the already known issues for those members who also want to get the coins. First a short summary of the coins already mentioned by Hans, and after that coins that have not been mentioned before.

Other countries:

• 2007, Cook Islands, Newsletter 88, set of 5 coins with old motorcycles
• 2009, Palau, Newsletter 96, Troy Bayliss on Ducati

All these coins can be found back in the respective Newsletters, or on the MFN website with the Search possibility.

Now we come to the coins with motorcycle images that have not been mentioned before. Not surprising that also now most of them are Isle of Man coins.

• 1981, 50 Pence, Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 1982, 50 Pence, Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 1983, 50 Pence, Tourist Trophy Motorcycle Races, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 1984, 50 Pence, Motorcyclists within sprigs, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel

Often these coins are offeres in nicely looking sets with descriptions of the images:

• 1988, 50 Pence,  Christmas, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 1996, 50 Pence, Two motorcyclists (front) above, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 1997, 50 Pence, Motorcyclists, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 1998, 50 Pence, Motorcyclists, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel

• 2007 - 1, 50 Pence, Centenary of TT Motorcycle Races, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 2007 - 2, 50 Pence, TT 100 Years, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 2007 - 3, 1 Crown, Centenary of the TT races, round, copper-nickel

• 2009, 50 Pence, 50th Anniversary of Honda TT, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 2010, 50 Pence, 50 Years of Racing by Suzuki, 13.4 gr, 30 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel and silver
• 2014, 50 Pence, TT Isle of Man, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel
• 2015, 50 Pence TT legends, 8 gr, 27.3 mm Ø, heptagonal, copper-nickel

Other countries:

Benin:

Tuvalu:

2008, 5x 1 Dollar, Old motorcycles, 31 gr, 40.6 mm Ø,  silver
Of this coin set 1500 are known.

As far as we know these are the usable coins with images of motorcycles. If anyone has or knows other coins, please don't hesitate and let us know.

Nico Helling

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