Four Unknown Coins | Identified - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 5 / Views: 1,212
JOE Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 03:31 am I had a pile of about 30 foriegn coins, which I was trying to sort. After a long time of online research, krause catalog browsing, and luck, I was able to identify most of them, but there are four that have me baffled, I was wondering if anybody might have any info on these coins. Edited by Sap 02/12/2009 06:55 am Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 03:39 am It's getting late, but the first one with the circle (Arabic number 5) looks Egyptian or Turkish. The Anna is Indian, predecimal coinage Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 04:04 am #1: Ottoman Egypt, 5/10ths of a qirsh, dated Year 29 of the reign beginning in 1293 - equalling AH 1321, or AD 1903. KM# 291. #2: As I said in this thread, it's not a coin, but a local token from the French city of Marseilles. Classified as "notgeld", even though it's French, not German. #3: Also identified in that thread: British East India Company, Bengal Presidency, ½ anna, undated (issued 1831 to 1835). KM# 59. #4: Tunisia 5 millim 1960. 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
JOE Valued Member United States 164 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 04:37 am Ah thanks again Sap, I had forgotten I posted those two in the other thread. Ohh so that Marseilles coin is actually a token... Hah, I spent about 20 minutes flipping through the Krause catalog trying to find it. Edited by JOE 02/07/2009 04:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
QuickSilver Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1077 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 06:15 am Surprising that on the Egyptian coin they use a 5 (as in 5/10ths) instead of 1/2. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 02/07/2009 07:07 am I believe they considered the "tenth-of-a-qirsh" as a de-facto separate denomination, so this coin would be considered five smaller units, rather than half a larger unit. It emphasised the decimal nature of the currency. In 1884, Egypt abolished the old Ottoman currency system of 40 para to a qirsh, replacing the para with a tenth-qirsh. It was in effect a true-decimal currency: 10 tenths to a qirsh, 10 qirsh to a piastre, 10 piastres to a pound. However, the only currency unit to be named on the post-1884 coins themselves is the qirsh; all coins were denoted in terms of fractions or multiples of the qirsh. 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
	Replies: 5 / Views: 1,212

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: World Coins and Commemoratives

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.23 seconds to rattle this change.