Hi, I'd Like To Ask What Coin Is This?

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Lightwind_99 Valued Member Philippines 52 Posts	Posted 04/28/2007 04:33 am I am unsure of the origin of this coin, I think it's somewhat arabic because of the symbols. And if its arabic, I heard that the Muslims have their own calendar, would like to add another question further the counterpart of the year 1371 to ours. any thoughts will help thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 04/28/2007 04:43 am Can you add a photo of the obverse? I believe the coin is from Morocco and is 10 Francs dated 1952. Ron view my collection at http://www.omnicoin.com/?collection=echizento Edited by echizento 04/28/2007 04:45 am Report this Post to the Staff
AuldFartte Pillar of the Community United States 830 Posts	Posted 04/28/2007 10:12 am I agree with echizento - definitely Moroccan 10 Francs. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 04/28/2007 11:59 am It looks Moroccan to me too!! Report this Post to the Staff
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 04/28/2007 6:08 pm Morocco, French protectorate period. Listed in the catalogue as y#49 10 Francs AH 1371 AD 1952 Its value is approximately F=0.15 VF=0.40 XF=0.85 UNC=2.00 US$ Report this Post to the Staff
Lightwind_99 Valued Member Philippines 52 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 04:45 am wow, thanks guys. I never thought it would be moroccon:) Report this Post to the Staff
monster Valued Member United States 414 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 6:23 pm What does "1371" mean? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
snowman Pillar of the Community United States 1840 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 8:05 pm 1371 is the year by the Arabic calender. Needless to say they don't go by the Christian BC & AD. Edited by snowman 04/30/2007 8:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 05/01/2007 02:48 am The Islamic calendar is different to the one used in Western countries. Their "Year 1" was in 622 AD, but their year is based on the lunar cycle, and is 354 days long. To convert Islamic "Anno Hegira" (AH) dates to Western (AD) dates, you can use the table provided in the Krause catalogues, or you can type a year into a calendar conversion website like this one and let it do the conversion for you. Note that the countries of north-west Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia) use "Western-style" numerals to write the date on the coins. This can cause some excitement among beginner collectors, who find a "really old coin from the 1300's" in a scratchtray. Most other Muslim countries use Arabic numerals. Also note that Iran and Afghanistan use a different calendar, the "Solar Hegira" (SH) where year 1 is the same (622 AD) but the years are "normal length". Sorry for rambling on. Collecting coins which feature the different calendars used in various parts of the world is a sub-theme I'm developing. (Edited because I seem to have trouble spelling. "Afgahnistan", indeed! ) Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Edited by Sap 05/01/2007 03:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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