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Georgiestar Valued Member United Kingdom 104 Posts	Posted 03/13/2006 3:41 pm oh right thats what I thought.. but didnt want to make the same mistake as I did with the swiss lol.. I have some euros which my dad gave me when he went to germany and holand, they do not say the country on them but have recogniseable german symbols like the leaf and the bird.., I also have one from spain and sure enough theres a french one :) no idea how I got it lol.. anyway here are the french coins with the holes in the middle, http://hometown.aol.co.uk/HiOHell/i...s/hole+2.jpg back http://hometown.aol.co.uk/HiOHell/i.../rfcoins.jpg on the pics ive noticed that theres a green line going across all three of the coins this seems to be a scanner error ;p the hole in the middle fasinates me I have some spanish coins with them aswell :).. Edited by Georgiestar 03/13/2006 4:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 03/13/2006 5:06 pm Speaking of old French ; I have a 1857 20 Francs. The obverse is either a huge error with two sides filled-like, or someone literally "filled" the sides leaving the mid of the coin normal as a stripe. On the reverse says SF.ANGIVS.DVX.MLI.(O)LVDOVICVS.M Also I guess something is written on the collar of the king, but can't get it. The coin is excessively worn, seems like it is copper plated zinc . I wouldn't be surprised if it is a replica. Anyone seen something alike? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 03/14/2006 08:26 am That one's just weird, RenaL. It appears that Emperor Napoleon III's portrait and titles have been replaced with those of the crusading saint-king, Louis VI of France (or some other famous old French king named Louis). I can think of two explanations: 1. Emperor Napoleon III was pretty unpopular with his people after he surrendered in the Franco-Prussian war. Perhaps a French patriot (with monarchist tendencies?) obliterated his portrait in this way. 2. It's an "evasive imitation", sort of like the fake guineas and "To Hanover" coins in Britain. If this were the case, then the forger would have relied on the distinctly different obverse as his defence if he were caught: "I was selling religious medals. It's not my fault people were trying to use them as money!". My guess? It all depends on whether there's any genuine gold under there. If yes, then explanation 1; if no, then explanation 2. 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
RenaL Pillar Of The Community Turkey 1205 Posts	Posted 03/14/2006 4:00 pm I could bet on #2 the last element in this coin would be gold:) Thanks a bunch Sap It's good to know I have another imitation among the coins:LOL Edited by RenaL 03/14/2006 4:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Georgiestar Valued Member United Kingdom 104 Posts	Posted 03/15/2006 6:05 pm oh wow that is so cool Report this Post to the Staff
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