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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Is it a Thai temple token of some sort?
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I think it's either from Lao or more likely Cambodia (is that Ankor Watt?) - but I don't know which actual coin.
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05/30/2012 07:42 am
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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What threw me off the track was when svslav replied to "Thailand" as "too easy".
So we have chedis, an elephant and some Thai script that says "kung siam" (country of Siam).
It must be Thai but I have no idea what. From the clarity of the images I'd go for modern. As I have most commemorative 10 baht coins from King Rama IX I'd go for a commemorative (non-circulating) 20, 50, 100 or higher denomination. There are lots listed in Krauss but no images.
Best I can do.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I did everything I could to send you on a wild goose chase, and apparently I was successful. I knew thai-vic would be able to read it so I was deliberate in what part of the legend I'd choose. Let me know when you're ready to give up.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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Well I'm certainly ready to give up.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Norway
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Wouldn't surprise me if it turned out fo be a Liberian coin. I haven't seen one such, though.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Wouldn't surprise me if it turned out fo be a Liberian coin. I know where this is coming from.  OK, I've tortured you enough, it's about time I put you on a right track. Litotes' quote above is away from the truth by a single (!) letter. |
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Norway
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Litotes' quote above is away from the truth by a single (!) letter Sorry, I meant to write "to" and not "fo"  One letter off "Liberia" does not translate to any known coin producing entity I have ever heard of, I hope the hint will prove more helpful to others. Only thing making geographical sense to me would be "Iberia" but this does not look like a Spanish or Portuguese coin. I tried Gibraltar but came up empty. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I didn't even notice it was "typoed". I guess, with this in mind that's two letters.
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United States
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Siberia surely must be it?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I looked at some Siberian but all they have is mammoths :)
Liberia will put anything on their coins but I couldn't find anything like this.
Iberian and tiberian both sort of work and both have elephants but dang they are old :)
Had a great time looking. Must have learn a least dozen things.
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Pillar of the Community
Thailand
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Well done svslav I reckon you are the first to have us all flummoxed (good old English word meaning totally and utterly beaten).
Unless anybody else has an objection please put us (an utterly selfish, me) out of our (my) misery!
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Pillar of the Community
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Well done svslav I reckon you are the first to have us all flummoxed (good old English word meaning totally and utterly beaten).
Unless anybody else has an objection please put us (an utterly selfish, me) out of our (my) misery!
 you have us beaten,whipped and befuddled. Put us out of our misery  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It was the Iberian peninsula after all, Portugal to be exact. I started a new thread where I feature the coin. |
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