Musical Instruments On Coins But Not A Bagpipe In Sight!

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Sevensided New Member United Kingdom 12 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 07:34 am Having played the bagpipes for 25 years I have occasionally seen a medal or token with a bagper or set of bagpipes on, but whilst coins across the world frequently feature all sorts of other instruments I have never see a bagpipe on one - not even in Scotland!!! It is one of the oldest instruments instruments we have dating even back to Roman times and even possibly before with shepherds using them as a progression of the whistle/flute, yet I have never seen a proper legal tender coin with one on despite the bagpipe being a popular (and sometimes not!!!) insttument in many countries across the globe. Report this Post to the Staff

Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 09:06 am See thread "French Brass Token that Features a Bagpipe" just today. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 09:39 am That is the OP's topic. It is a token, not a coin. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 06/23/2021 3:50 pm @7s, if you are willing to stretch a little bit on how you define "proper legal tender coin", you might be in luck with these two NCLTs (one from Moldova and one from Russia): https://en.numista.com/catalogue/in...pipe&ct=coin "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
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5172 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 2:58 pm Also this Austrian 10 euros. It is frequently said that the emperor Nero issued a coin type featuring himself playing a bagpipe, but I was unable to find a picture (or anything at all besides the bare fact, which apparently originates from Suetonius). Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 3:01 pm Sorry, misunderstood. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 06/24/2021 4:15 pm Quote: Sorry, misunderstood. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sevensided New Member United Kingdom 12 Posts	Posted 06/25/2021 06:06 am Thanks for all the links to some of the other 'coins' which feature the bagpipe. They are interesting to my collection despite their 'legal status' considerations so am most grateful for everyone's help. I think Europa stamps issued a collection of bagpipe related ones a few years ago with 14 different countries producing their own version of the instrument. Fingers crossed the coin industry might do the same one day but I doubt it!!! Report this Post to the Staff
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