SAKHALIN, SET OF SEVEN COINS SHIPS, SAILBOATS 2014 IN SOUTH AFRICA

Sakhalin, set of seven coins Ships, Sailboats 2014 Edition Technical Specs Presentation Country:   Sakhalin Metal Purity:    nonprecious metal Box:   Year of Issue:   2014 Weight:   CoA:   Face Value:   Dimensions:       Quality:       Mintage:     Coins have some scratches and oxides Sakhalin (Russian: ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿, pronounced [s?x??l?in]) is a large Russian island in the North Pacific Ocean, lying between 45¿50' and 54¿24' N. It is Russia's largest island, and is administered as part of Sakhalin Oblast. Sakhalin, which is about one fifth the size of Japan, is just off the east coast of Russia, and just north of Japan.The indigenous peoples of the island are the Ainu, Oroks and Nivkhs. Sakhalin has been claimed by both Russia and Japan over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. This has led to bitter disputes between the two countries over control of the island. Russia seized the island from the Japanese near the end of World War II. Most Ainu moved to Hokkaid? when the Japanese were displaced from the island in 1949. ____________________________________________________  Feel free to e-mail me with any questions.