Coins from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

The Cocos Islands (or Keeling Islands) are an Australian external territory located in the Indian Ocean. They were first claimed by the British in 1814, but not formally annexed until 1857; the islands were administered from Ceylon after 1870, and after 1886, from the Straits Settlements. Plastic token coinage was issued in 1913, and later in 1968. They were the scene of a WWI naval battle in 1914 where the German ship SMS Emden was sunk by an Australian cruiser. In WWII they were bombed, but not occupied by the Japanese; from 1946 it was administered from the colony of Singapore again (from Ceylon in wartime). In 1955 the British finally transferred the islands to Australia, under whom they have remained ever since, despite a 1984 referendum on self-determination. As of 2018 they have a population of about 600, and currently use the Australian dollar.
Wikidata: Q36004

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British rule - The Clunies-Ross family • Clunies-Ross IV (1910-1944)

5 Cents
1913

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn1, N# 70459
10 Cents
1913

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn2, N# 70460
Available for swap 25 Cents
1913

Token
Plastic • 24 mm
KM# Tn3, N# 27785
50 Cents
1913

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn4, N# 70461
1 Rupee
1913

Token
Plastic • 1.72 g • 29.8 × 29.3 mm
KM# Tn5, N# 70462
2 Rupees
1913

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn6, N# 70463
Available for swap 5 Rupees
1913

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn7, Pr# 1, N# 70464

British rule - The Clunies-Ross family • Clunies-Ross V (1946-1978)

1 Cent
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn8, N# 70465
5 Cents
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn9, N# 70466
5 Cents
1977

Token: 150th anniversary of the kingdom of the cocos islands
Bronze • ⌀ 18.5 mm
X# 1, Schön# 18, N# 17765
10 Cents
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn10, N# 70467
10 Cents
1977

Token
Bronze • 4.1 g • ⌀ 20 mm
X# 2, Schön# 19, N# 36431
25 Cents
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn11, N# 70468
25 Cents
1977

Token
Bronze • 5 g • ⌀ 22.1 mm
X# 3, Schön# 20, N# 36442
50 Cents
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn12, N# 70469
50 Cents
1977

Token
Bronze • 6.6 g • ⌀ 23.9 mm
X# 4, Schön# 21, N# 36443
1 Rupee
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn13, N# 70470
1 Rupee
1977

Token
Copper-nickel
X# 5, N# 318368
2 Rupees
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn14, N# 70471
2 Rupees
1977

Token
Copper-nickel
X# 6, N# 278314
5 Rupees
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn15, N# 70472
Available for swap 5 Rupees
1977

Token
Copper-nickel • 10.9 g • ⌀ 29 mm
X# 7, Schön# 24, N# 90832
10 Rupees
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn16, N# 70473
10 Rupees (Kingdom Anniversary)
1977

Token: 150 Years of the Kingdom of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Silver (.925) • 6.5 g
X# 8, N# 168643
25 Rupees
1968

Token
Plastic
KM# Tn17, N# 70474
25 Rupees (Kingdom Anniversary)
1977

Token: 150 Years of the Kingdom of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Silver (.925) • 16.25 g • ⌀ 32 mm
X# 9, Schön# 26, N# 45054
150 Rupees (Kingdom Anniversary; 0.75 Gold)
1977

Token: 150 Years of the Kingdom of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Gold (.750) • 10.37 g • ⌀ 21.75 mm
X# 10, KM# 10, N# 136085
150 Rupees (Kingdom Anniversary; 0.916 Gold)
1977

Token: 150 Years of the Kingdom of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Gold (.916) • 8.48 g • ⌀ 21.5 mm
X# 10a, KM# 10a, N# 137978

The Numista referee for coins of this issuer is brismike.

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