Need An Assist Identifying Countries Of A Few Foreign Coins Please...

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chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 09:42 am How do you identify coins like these? There isn't anything Googleable to go by. I don't even know where to start (except here). Thank you in advance. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Edited by chafemasterj 02/02/2018 09:42 am Report this Post to the Staff

scstrawn Pillar of the Community United States 536 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 09:56 am The lion is Ethiopian. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2974.html The euro is from Germany. They're big on oak leaves. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces106.html Bottom coin is from Taiwan. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces966.html Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 10:09 am I guess it's old fashioned knowledge and experience in identifying pieces like these. Thank you very much. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
scopru Pillar of the Community United States 5029 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 12:02 pm Here is always a great place to find information! Google can help by searching for specific details on a coin when the language on it is unknown. Numista is a wonderful resource too. A Krause Catalog of World coins is a great resource as well if you are going to get into World coins. After a bit of time, other languages and designs start to be recognized easily. If not to the specific country, enough to get you on the correct search path. I really like the Ethiopian coin you posted. Interesting history on those as - they were struck in 3 different places over the years: Phildelphia (1945-1963), Birmingham (1964-1966), and London (1974-1975)) Report this Post to the Staff
paxbrit Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 12:28 pm The lion is the Lion of Judah. Ethiopia is Africa's oldest Christian nation, which also claims ancient Jewish roots. The Ark of the Covenant is guarded in a monastery at Lake Tana, according to legend, where it was removed to when the Romans came to Judea. Report this Post to the Staff
chafemasterj Pillar of the Community United States 6514 Posts	Posted 02/02/2018 12:43 pm Cool information and history. Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 Report this Post to the Staff
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