Mägi Päiväine, a creation of Bill Turner, is located in an isolated valley somewhere in the existing Russia. Mägi Päiväine's borders are hard to define. Those who call Mägi Päiväine home have lived here for generations with very little contact with the outside world. The high mountain valley and surrounding area has never been officially claimed, in person anyway.
At the end of World War II, a small group of Russian soldiers found Mägi Päiväine. They were tired, hungry and suffering from exposure from the elements. The folks of Mägi Päiväine took them in, tending to the injuries of a couple of soldiers. The show of compassion was just what Mägi Päiväine needed. The returning soldiers set in motion a chain of events that would conditionally allow Mägi Päiväine to exist. Formal papers soon arrived stating Mägi Päiväine was an autonomous region. In essence, it was independence for the people and a guarantee that they could control their destiny so long as they did not interfere with the Soviets. However, no records of these papers are found among the former Soviet government.
Mägi Päiväine is currently home to about 100 people, living in a dozen households, who speak what many consider to be an almost dead language, Vepsa.
The Mägi Päiväine government is made up of a council of 'ancients' or elders who tend to the functions of government. This council elects a president who serves for a single 5 year term.
The first coins from this place where minted in 2000 to celebrate the new millennium, and following issues where produced in later years.

Northern Cyprus, also known as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, is a de facto independent state, located in the northern portion of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This republic declared its unilateral independence in 1983, nine years after a Greek Cypriot coup attempting to annex the island to Greece triggered a Turkish invasion of Cyprus.

Northern Cyprus has received diplomatic recognition only from Turkey, upon which it is dependent for economic, political and military support. The rest of the international community, including the United Nations and the European Union, recognises the de jure sovereignty of the Republic of Cyprus over the entire island.

Attempts to reach a solution to the dispute have so far been unsuccessful. The Turkish Army maintains a large force in Northern Cyprus; its presence is supported and approved by the de facto local government, but the Republic of Cyprus and the international community regard it as an illegal occupation force, and its presence has also been denounced in several United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Northern Cyprus extends from the tip of the Karpass Peninsula in the northeast, westward to Morphou Bay and Cape Kormakitis, and southward to the village of Louroujina. A buffer zone under the control of the United Nations stretches between Northern Cyprus and the rest of the island and divides Nicosia, the island's largest city and capital of both states.

The Kingdom of Redonda is a micronation based on the tiny island of Redonda, situated between the islands of Nevis and Montserrat in the Caribbean Sea.

The island, which is uninhabited, is currently a dependency of the country of Antigua and Barbuda.

Redonda also is, or appears to be, a micronation which may, arguably and briefly, actually have existed as an independent kingdom during the 19th century. The title to this supposed kingdom is still contested to this day. The Kingdom of Redonda is also often associated with a number of supposed aristocratic members, whose titles are given out freely by whoever is currently the king. As of today, there are a number of different individuals in several countries who claim to be the sole legitimate king of Redonda.

The idea of the kingdom appears to originate with Matthew Phipps Shiell (1865-1947) an author of fantasy fiction. He claimed that in 1865, his father Matthew Dowdy Shiell, from the nearby island of Montserrat, proclaimed himself to be the rightful, and supposedly legal, king of the island of Redonda in order that he might establish his son as the rightful heir to the throne. This story, as first recounted by the son in a promotional leaflet for his books, may be partly or entirely fictional.

Following Matthew Phipps Shiell death in 1947, John Gawsworth took over as King of Redonda as King Juan I, and Arthur John Roberts was crowned as King Juan II after Gawsworth death in 1967. When Roberts died in 1989, a number of individuals claimed their right to the throne, among them, William Leonard Gates from Great Britain, Robert Williamson from the United States, or the famous writer Javier Marías from Spain.

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands  are a group of 394 islands in the Bay of Bengal and a Union Territory of India, although only 38 of them are permanently inhabited. The total population of the islands is around 380,000. The territory's capital is the Andamanese town of Port Blair.

The territory is located geographically 150 km (93 mi) north of Aceh in Indonesia and separated from Thailand and Burma by the Andaman Sea. It comprises two island groups, the Andaman Islands in the north and the Nicobar Islands in the south. The Andaman Sea lies to the east and the Bay of Bengal to the west.

The Andaman and Nicobar islands have been inhabited for several thousand years. The various Andamanese people maintained their separated existence through the vast majority of this time, diversifying into distinct linguistic, cultural and territorial groups.

The history of organized European colonization on the islands began with the Danish East India Company in 1754–1756 when they were administrated under the name of Frederiksøerne. Danish colonization lasted more tan a century, until October 1868, when the Danish rights to the Nicobar Islands were sold to Britain, which made them part of British India by 1869 when the British took possession. The British continued their occupancy until the Japanese invasion and occupation of the Andaman Islands during World War II. At the end of the war, the islands were reoccupied by British and Indian troops in October 1945, to whom the remaining Japanese garrison surrendered.

At the independence of both India (1947) and Burma (1948), the departing British announced their intention to resettle all Anglo-Indians and Anglo-Burmese on the islands to form their own nation, although this never materialized.

 The Andaman and Nicobar Islands became part of the Indian union in 1956, and they were declared a union territory on this same year.

On 26 December 2004 the coasts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands were devastated by a 10 m (33 ft) high tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. More tan 6,000 people were believed to have been killed on the Nicobar and Andaman Islands during the disaster. The worst affected Nicobar islands were Katchal and Indira Point, the latter the southernmost point of India, which was submerged by the ocean.

While newer settlers of the islands suffered the greatest casualties from the tsunami, most of the aboriginal people survived because oral traditions passed down from generations, which warned them to evacuate from large waves that follow large earthquakes.

The major languages spoken in the Andamans are Bengali, Hindi, Tamil and in some areas, English. The majority of Andamans are Hindus, with significant Muslim, Christian and Sikh minorities.

The Pitcairn Islands, officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory (formerly a British colony), the last remaining in the Pacific. The four islands are spread over several hundred miles of ocean and have a total area of about 18 square miles (47 km2). Only Pitcairn, the second largest and measuring about 2 miles (3.2 km) across, is inhabited.

The original settlers of the Pitcairn Islands were Polynesians who appear to have lived on Pitcairn and Henderson for several centuries. Ducie and Henderson Islands were discovered by Portuguese sailor Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, sailing for the Spanish Crown, who arrived on 26 January 1606.

Pitcairn Island became a British colony in 1838 and was among the first territories to extend voting rights to women. By the mid-1850s the Pitcairn community was outgrowing the island and its leaders appealed to the British government for assistance. They were offered Norfolk Island and on 3 May 1856, the entire community of 193 people set sail for Norfolk on board the Morayshire, arriving after a miserable five-week trip. But after eighteen months on Norfolk, seventeen of the Pitcairners returned to their home island; five years later another twenty-seven did the same.

Since a population peak of 233 in 1937, the island has been suffering from emigration, primarily to New Zealand, leaving some fifty people living on Pitcairn.

The majority of the resident Pitcairn Islanders are the descendants of the “HMS Bounty” mutineers in 1789 and Tahitians (or Polynesians). Pitkern is a creole language derived from 18th century English, with elements of the Tahitian language. It is spoken as a first language by the population and is taught alongside standard English at the island's only school. It is closely related to the creole language Norfuk, spoken on Norfolk Island, because Norfolk was repopulated in the mid-19th century by Pitcairners.

Niue is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia”. Niue is 2,400 kilometers (1,500 mi) northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to the southeast. The land area is 260 square kilometers (100 sq mi) with about 1,400 people who are predominantly Polynesian.

Niue was settled by Polynesians from Samoa.  Until the beginning of the 18th century, there appears to have been no national government or national leader. Before then, chiefs and heads of families exercised authority over segments of the population. Around 1700 the concept and practice of kingship appear to have been introduced through contact with Samoa or Tonga.

The first European to sight Niue was Captain James Cook in 1774. Cook made three attempts to land on the island but was refused permission to do so by the Polynesian inhabitants. He named the island "Savage Island" because, legend has it, the natives that "greeted" him were painted in what appeared to Cook and his crew to be blood. However, the substance on their teeth was that of the hulahula, a native red banana.

In 1887, King Fata-a-iki, who reigned from 1887 to 1896, offered to cede sovereignty to the British Empire, fearing the consequences of annexation by a less benevolent colonial power. The offer was not accepted until 1900.

Niue was a British protectorate for a time, but the UK's direct involvement ended in 1901 when New Zealand annexed the island. Independence in the form of self-government was granted by the New Zealand parliament with the 1974 constitution.

Though self governing, Niue is in free association with New Zealand, and lacks full sovereignty. Queen Elizabeth II is Niue's head of state. Most diplomatic relations are conducted by New Zealand on Niue's behalf.

Seventy-five percent of the population of Niue belong to the "Ekalesia Nieue" (a national Congregationalist body). Other religions present in the island include "Latter-day Saints" (mormonism) and Catholicism.

Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying 12 miles (19 km) off the coast of Devon, England, approximately one third of the distance across the channel between England and Wales. Lundy gives its name to a British sea area and is one of the islands of England.

As of 2007, there was a resident population of 28 people, including volunteers, most live in and around the village at the south of the island. Most visitors are day-trippers, although there are 23 holiday properties and a camp site for staying visitors, mostly also around the south of the island.

The entire island has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and it was England's first statutory Marine Nature Reserve, and the first Marine Conservation Zone, because of its unique flora and fauna. It is managed by the Landmark Trust on behalf of the National Trust.

The island of Lundy is known for its population of puffins, which may have given the island its name. Puffin population declined in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, and in 2005 the breeding population estimated to be only two or three pairs, as a consequence of depredations by brown and black rats and possibly also as a result of commercial fishing for sand eels, the puffins' principal prey. Since 2005, the breeding numbers have been slowly increasing. Adults were seen taking fish into four burrows in 2007, and six burrows in 2008.

Martin Coles Harman, a British merchant,  purchased the island in 1924, proclaimed himself the "king" of the island and in 1929 issued two coins, a bronze 1/2 Puffin and 1 Puffin. In the 1930’ British justice fined Mr. Harman for the unauthorized mintage of the coins, and since then, the coins have been very popular for collectors. A new issue was released in 1965; the coins had the same design but were struck in different metals.

This 5 coins set was released in 2011.  As with the original coins Mr. Harman is depicted on the obverse.  The 1/2 Puffin and 1 Puffin coins -copper-plated zinc - maintain the same design that the 1929 issues.  The brass 2 Puffins pictures two puffins in flight, and the brass 4 Puffins depicts four puffins flying around the Old Light House -built in 1787.  

Bonaire is a special municipality of the Netherlands, consisting of the Caribbean island of Bonaire and, nestled in its western crescent, the uninhabited islet of Klein Bonaire. It has an area around 288 km² and 14.000 inhabitants. Together with Aruba and Curaçao it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles. The name Bonaire is thought to have originally come from the Caiquetio word 'Bonay'. The early Spanish and Dutch modified its spelling to Bojnaj and also Bonaire, which means "Good Air".

Dutch is the official language on Bonaire, since it is part of the Netherlands. Nevertheless, Papiamentu is recognized as another language on the island. Bonaire was part of the Netherlands Antilles until the country's dissolution on 10 October 2010, when the island became a special municipality within the country of the Netherlands. Since January 1, 2011, the U.S. dollar has been the official currency, replacing the Netherlands Antillian Guilder.

Bonaire's economy is mainly based on tourism. The island caters mainly to scuba divers and snorkelers, as there are few sandy beaches, while the surrounding reefs are easily accessible from the shore. Bonaire is world renowned for its excellent scuba diving and is consistently rated among the best diving locations in the world

This coin set includes: a 1-5-10-25-50 Cent; 1 Dollar, a bimetallic 2 ½ Dollar and a bimetallic 5 Dollar coin. On the obverse of the coin is depicted Netherlands Queen Beatrix, along with the name and arms of the island; and on the reverse the coins feature several native plants.

Sint Eustatius is a Caribbean island of around 21 km² and 3.000 inhabitants, and a special municipality of the Netherlands.

The official language is Dutch; however English is also recognized as an administrative language.  A local English-based creole is also spoken informally. Formerly part of the Netherlands Antilles, Sint Eustatius became a special municipality within the country of the Netherlands on 10 October 2010. Since January 1, 2011, the U.S. dollar has been the official currency, replacing the Netherlands Antillian Guilder.

In the 18th Century Sint Eustatius was a prosperous free port. Since the island sold arms and ammunition to anyone willing to pay, it was one of the few places from which the rebellious Thirteen Colonies could obtain weaponry, and became the major supplier of arms to United States during the Revolutionary War against Great Britain.

Nowadays, the University of Sint Eustatius, School of Medicine attracts students from the United States and Canada, but also from many other international locations. These students provide an important source of revenue for the island and local economy, bringing in tens of thousands of dollars every semester for food, accommodations and more.

This coin set includes: a 1-5-10-25-50 Cent; 1 Dollar, a bimetallic 2 ½ Dollar and a bimetallic 5 Dollar coin. On the obverse of the coin is depicted Netherlands Queen Beatrix, along with the name and arms of the island; and on the reverse the coins feature several native fish.

Saba is a small and rocky Caribbean island - about 13 square km- and the smallest special municipality of the Netherlands. Saba became a special municipality within the country of the Netherlands after the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles on 10 October 2010. At the 2010 Netherlands Antilles census, the population was 1,737 inhabitants.

As the island is part of the Netherlands, Dutch is the official language. Despite the island's Dutch affiliation, English is the principal language spoken on the island and has been used in its school system since the 19th century. English can therefore be used in communications of and to the government although there is a local dialect. Since January 1, 2011, the U.S. dollar has been the official currency, replacing the Netherlands Antillian Guilder.

Because of the rocky landscape at the island and the difficulty in farming, Saba’s men were traditionally pirates or legitimate sailors. The most notable native Saban pirate was Hiram Beakes, who famously quipped, "Dead men tell no tales."  

This coin set includes: a 1-5-10-25-50 Cent; 1 Dollar, a bimetallic 2 ½ Dollar and a bimetallic 5 Dollar coin. On the obverse of the coin is depicted Netherlands Queen Beatrix, along with the name and arms of the island; and on the reverse the coins feature several native birds.