Posted 01/19/2009 07:06 am
The large dollars with the square pattern in the centre and athletes running around are from New Zealand; Christchurch, where the 1974 Games were held, is a city on the South Island. The other two large dollar-sized coins are 1 tala coin from what was then known as Western Samoa (and now prefers to be known simply as Samoa).
The other two coins in the middle picture are from America, but you probably already guessed that.
The large dollar coin has president Eisenhower on the obverse; these are affectionately known as "Ikes" and are now effectively obsolete.
The other two coins in the middle picture are from America, but you probably already guessed that.
The large dollar coin has president Eisenhower on the obverse; these are affectionately known as "Ikes" and are now effectively obsolete.
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
