Saint Helena

Saint Helena

English Dependency (1659-1707), British Dependency (1707-present)

Location: South Atlantic Ocean

Capital City: Fort St. John (1659-1665), Jamestown (1665-present)

Government type: British Territory

Main languages: English

Main religions: Protestant Christianity

Chronology

1659: English settlement on Saint Helena established

1673: Brief Dutch occupation

1673-1834: Governed by East India Company

1922: Ascension Island placed under Saint Helena

1938: Tristan da Cunha placed under Saint Helena

2009: Ascension and Tristan da Cunha separated

Currency

Pound (1821-1970)

1 Pound = 20 Shillings = 240 Pence

Pound (1970-present)

1 Pound = 100 Pence

Coins from Saint Helena in the collection

•1/2 Penny, 1821 (King George IV (1820-1830), copper, Soho Mint (Handsworth), KM#A4)

•1 Penny, 1997 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), copper-plated steel, Llantrisant mint, KM#13a)

•10 Penny, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#4)

•20 Penny, 1998 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#21)

•25 Penny, 1973 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, Llantrisant mint, KM#5) Commemorative: 300th Anniversary of Restoration of British Rule after Dutch Occupation

•50 Penny, 1984 (Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), cupronickel, KM#13) Commemorative: Royal Visit