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karrlot Pillar of the Community United States 535 Posts	Posted 02/23/2008 10:55 am I've almost got this coin identified, but I need just a little more help. It reminds me of Germany or Austria, but I just can't pin it down. Here is what I know so far: It is round. It was minted at some point between the American Revolution and the First Gulf War. It is made of copper or a metal that looks like copper. It was minted by a government or agency that needed coins. That government had an attraction to something that looked like a two headed bird. It was worth twice as much as the single denomination of the currency unit. These are the best pictures I could come with. Image: Coin3Obv.jpg 69.91 KB Image: Coin3Rev.jpg 67.3 KB Edited by Sap 03/29/2008 02:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/23/2008 1:27 pm It's an Austrian 2 Heller coin, KM# 2801, bronze 1892-1915. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 02/23/2008 1:48 pm quote: That government had an attraction to something that looked like a two headed bird. That symbolized the Austro-Hungarian empire. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 02/24/2008 01:40 am The double-headed eagle is a common national symbol in central Europe and the Balkans, and dates back to the Byzantine period. One head looks east, one head looks west - the symbolism is that the Empire stretches from East to West, and aspires or claims the right to rule over both Europe and Asia. Austro-Hungary, more German than Byzantine in origin, nevertheless claimed to be the true heir of the old Empire, and took it's symbolism and made it their own. Later, when reforms saw the Empire reconstituted into two nominally equal halves (Austria and Hungary), the double-headed eagle took on extra symbolism, as two countries united as one. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
1337 Pillar of the Community United States 656 Posts	Posted 03/28/2008 5:51 pm sap how do you know these thing? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 03/29/2008 04:36 am quote: 1964S asked: sap how do you know these thing? Coins with coats of arms and other heraldic devices are a special collecting interest for me. For more information on the usage of double-headed eagles, check the Wikipedia article. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
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