Country Details & Historical Timeline
Brief details of each countries status, history, nationality, occupying force,
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A state in the Federation of Malaya.
Incorporated into Malaysia in 1963.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 Malaysian dollar.
An Indo-China Post Office in China.
Stamps of Indo-China.Currency :
- 1889 100 centimes = 1 franc.
- 1918 100 cents = 1 piastre.
Created in 1947 when the former India was split into two countries.
Became an independent Islamic Republic in 1947 within the British Commonwealth.
Became independent in 1956.
The eastern Province separated from Pakistan in 1971 and was renamed Bangladesh.
Left the British Commonwealth on 30 January 1972.Currency :
- 1947 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee.
- 1961 100 paisa = 1 rupee.
Formerly part of the United States Trust Territory in the Pacific.
Became independent in 1981. Used U.S. stamps until 1983.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 dollar.
A territory in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Captured by the British from the Turks in 1917.
Occupation ceased in 1920.
Became under a League of Nations Mandate in 1923.Currency :
- 1918 10 milliemes = 1 piastre.
- 1927 1000 mils = £P1
A country in Central America.
Formerly a State of Panama.
Independent republic from 1903.Currency :
- 1878 100 centavos = 1 peso.
- 1906 100 centesimos = 1 balboa.
Parts of Italy until Papal control until 1870.
Currency :
- 1852 100 bajocchi = 1 scudo.
- 1866 100 centesimi = 1 lira.
The Eastern portion of the island of New Guinea formerly known as British New Guinea.
Under Australian administration since 1914.Currency :
- 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
Combine territory on the island of New Guinea.
An Australian administration under Self Government took over in 1973.Currency :
- 1952 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1966 100 cents = 1 Australian dollar.
- 1975 100 toea = 1 kina.
Currency :
- 1870 8 reales = 1 peso.
- 1878 100 centavos = 1 peso.
- 1944 100 centimos = 1 guarani.
Formerly a Grand Duchy in North Italy.
Part of Sardina in 1860, then joined Italy.Currency :
- 100 centesimi = 1 lira.
A state in the Punjab, India, now using Indian stamps.
Currency :
- 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee.
A state in the Federation of Malaya.
Incorporated into Malaysia in 1963.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 Malaysian dollar.
One of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific and a dependency of New Zealand.
Currency :.
- 1902 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1973 100 cents = 1 Australian dollar.
A state in the Federation of Malaya.
Incorporated into Malaysia in 1963.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 Malaysian dollar.
A state in the Federation of Malaya.
Incorporated into Malaysia in 1963.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 Malaysian dollar.
A republic on the North West coast of South America.
Became independent in 1821.Currency :
- 1857 8 reales = 1 peso.
- 1858 100 centavos = 10 dineros; 10 dineros = 5 pesetas; 5 pesetas = 1 peso.
- 1874 100 centavos = 1 sol.
- 1985 100 centimos = 1 inti.
Islands in the China Sea to the East of Asia.
Passed to the United States after 1898.
Occupied by the Japanese between 1941 and 1945.
Independent in 1946 and a republic in 1946.Currency :
- 1854 20 cuartos = 1 real; 8 reales = 1 peso plata fuerte.
- 1864 100 centimos = 1 peso plata fuerte.
- 1871 100 centimos = 1 escudo (half a peso).
- 1872 100 centimos = 1 peseta (fifth of a peso).
- 1876 1000 milesimas = 100 centavos; 100 centavos = 1 peso.
- 1899 100 cents = 1 dollar.
- 1906 100 centavos = 1 peso.
- 1962 100 sentimos = 1 piso.
An island group in the Pacific Ocean.
Currency :
- 1940 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1967 100 cents = 1 New Zealand dollar.
A country between Russia and Germany.
Independent since 1918 apart from occupation by Germany between 1939 and 1945.Currency :
- 1860 100 kopecks = 1 rouble.
- 1918 100 pfennige = 1 mark.
- 100 halerze = 1 krone.
- 100 fenigi = 1 mark.
- 1918 100 groszy = 1 zloty.
- 1924 100 old leks = 1 new lek.
Post for a port used by Poland between the World Wars.
Currency :
- 100 groszy = 1 zloty.
Post used by the Polish Consulate in Constantinople.
Currency :
- 100 fenigow = 1 marka.
A district in the Azores.
Currency :
- 1000 reis = 1 milreis.
A state in Kashmir, India, now using Indian stamps.
Currency :
- 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee.
French post office in Turkey.
Currency :
- 25 centimes = 1 piastre.
French post office in the Egytian seaport.
Currency :
- 1902 100 centimes = 1 franc.
- 1921 1,000 milliemes = 1 Egyptian pound.
Currency :
- 1853 1,000 reis = 1 milreis.
- 1912 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
Stamps issued for Portugese controlled countries.
Currency :
- 1898 1,000 reis = 1 milreis.
- 1919 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
Formerly part of Angola to the North of the River Congo then under Portuguese control.
More recently called Cabinda.Currency :
- 1894 1,000 reis = 1 milreis.
- 1913 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
Formerly a Portugese territory on the West coast of Africa.
Used stamps of Cape Verde from 1877 to 1881.
Became independent in 1974 and renamed Guinea-Bissau.Currency :
- 1881 1,000 reis = 1 milreis.
- 1913 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
Formerly a Portugese territory on the West coast of India.
Made up of Goa, Damao and Diu.
Became part of India in 1961.Currency :
- 1871 1,000 reis = 1 milreis.
- 1882 12 reis = 1 tango; 16 tangos = 1 rupia.
- 1959 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
Formerly a kingdom in the North of Germany.
It became part of the North German Confederation in 1867.Currency :
- 1850 12 pfenige = 1 silbergroschen; 30 silbergroschen = 1 thaler.
- 1867 60 kreuzer = 1 gulden.
An island off the East coast of Canada.
Currency :
- 1861 12 pence = 1 shilling.
- 1872 100 cents = 1 dollar.
A West Indian Island, released by Spain to the United States of America after the war of 1898.
Currency :
- 1873 100 centimos = 1 peseta.
- 1881 100 mileslmas = 100 centavos = 1 poso.
- 1898 100 cents = 1 dollar.
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