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Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 7:53 pm I'm sure the swastika (with arms pointng counter to the Nazi type) was meant as a "good luck" symbol, but I still imagine that it's there at all indicates that this predates Hitler and his party's rise to power in the 1930's. The Buddha-like figure holding a horseshoe {which by popular convention is oriented in the wrong direction, incidentally) is also a bit strange. Size is a bit over 32mm in diamster. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 04/11/2017 8:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 8:16 pm The "Buddha" is most likely a Billiken, a good luck figure that dates to the early 1900s. It is a bit obscure, the only reason I recognize it is the fact that I live in St. Louis and the mascot for St Louis University is the Billiken. Report this Post to the Staff
Circus Pillar of the Community United States 3079 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 8:58 pm Not anything sinister as the swastika is a good luck symbol before it was co opted by the Nazis http://www.sageventure.com/coins/tokens.html link Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 04/11/2017 11:29 pm Quote: The "Buddha" is most likely a Billiken, a good luck figure that dates to the early 1900s. Good call on that. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billiken Still kind of creepy. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
willieboyd2 Pillar of the Community United States 525 Posts	Posted 04/14/2017 7:37 pm The Billiken is very popular, I also have a Rexall Drug Store Billiken token. Rexall Drug Stores Billiken Good Luck Coin Brass, 32mm, 11.06gm Obverse: OPTIMISTIC AND PROGRESSIVE ORDER OF REXALLITES MEMBER'S COIN Billiken and horseshoe GUD LUKK / GOD OF GOOD LUCK, GOOD HEALTH AND GOOD CHEER Reverse: I AM A REXALLITE BECAUSE MY DRUG STORE NEEDS BE THEY FEW OR MORE I CAN ALWAYS BUY BEST AT THE REXALL STORE THE REXALL STORE IN MY TOWN IS ONE OF THE WORLDS 7000 BEST DRUG STORES Rexall was a chain of North American drugstores which operated from 1920 to 1977. This item dates from the 1920's. https://www.brianrxm.com The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin Coins in Movies Coins on Television Report this Post to the Staff
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