Need Help Identifying Foreign Coin - 1966

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jerome0828 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 2:50 pm I have attached photos of the obverse and reverse. I cannot identify this particular coin. Even if someone can help with a country or what the word next to the 50 on the obverse I would be very thankful! Thanks! Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Edited by jerome0828 03/24/2018 2:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5246 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 3:00 pm to the CCF The country is Greece. The word after 50 transliterates as "aspra", but I cannot figure out what coin it is, if it is indeed a coin. It would help if you showed us both sides completely, not just closeups. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 3:19 pm @jerome, first welcome to CCF. Second, the bits of your coin that I see look like a match for this one: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces58856.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jerome0828 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 3:22 pm Thanks Spence! Yes that is the coin that I have. I have a few of them. I appreciate the help in locating this coing for me. Ionian Islands Zante 50 Aspra Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 03/24/2018 3:23 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 03/25/2018 04:40 am The "coin" is an unofficial coin, issued by the Franklin MInt and purporting to be in the name of the "order of Saint Dennis of Zante". As for the OP's questions: the top pic has the word "tharros", which translates to "courage". The other two words in the obverse legend are "pistes" (faith) and "Iaswn" (Jason). In the second pic, from the reverse, we have the word "ellenikon", meaning "Greek" or "Hellenic". "Tagma", the next word, means a division of soldiers; the English word "Order" is a better translation. Thus, "Ellenikon Tagma" means "Greek Order". To the best of my knowledge, the "Sovereign Greek Order of Saint Dennis of Zante" isn't a "real" order issued by a government. It might be Masonic or something similar. 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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