Talk:Newfoundland 2-dollar coin

The only colony?
Just off the top of my head I remember seeing that India issued circulating 5 and 15 rupee gold coins in the reigns of Victoria and George V respectively while it was still a British possession, and there may be others. I'd have to do some research but I know of those two at least. How is "colony" being defined when making the statement that it was the "only British colony to issue circulating gold coinage"? Talshiarr (talk) 14:47, 3 September 2010 (UTC)
 * This is the exact quote from the book: "Newfoundland was the only British colony with its own gold issue". What I think this implies (I strongly agree it's hazy -- India under British rule, at the same time as this coin was in use had gold coinage) that because Newfoundland has responsible government unlike the British Raj (ie in the context of Canada, it was self-governing) thus Newfoundland took the decision to issue gold coinage independently of London, which I believe differentiates it from India. The hook itself says that it was "the only British colony to issue" (emphasis mine) so I guess that implies self-governance. I added a bit more clarification to the article. Hope this clears it up. Zmyrst (talk) 17:24, 3 September 2010 (UTC)

What about the gold pound coins issued by the Government Assay Office in Adelaide in 1852? I think the article is a little North-American centric. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 113.52.232.5 (talk) 21:49, 10 December 2011 (UTC)