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Strange Dominican Peso? (Id: Modern Fantasy Of St Gallen Shooting Medal And Domincan Peso)

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 Posted 10/25/2025  11:11 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add dar76124 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Any ideas on this one? The reverse is the standard reverse for a 1974 Dominican peso, the obverse looks like a 1874 Swiss shooting medal. the diameter is correct for a peso (38mm) but the weight is light (24.7g). It appears to be silver. Chinese fantasy coin?


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I would say it's a Chinese fantasy coin. When I was on a tour of China a few years ago the tour guide would stop at various stores and I saw lots of fantasy coins. I remember one that had a 1986 reverse showing Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson (from a Turks & Caicos Islands crown or similar) paired with a Queen Victoria obverse!
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Chinese fantasy coin?


My initial thought too. Is a strong magnet attracted to it? If not, what is the specific gravity?

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For the record, here are the two coins that have been fused together to make this frankencoin:

Dominican Republic peso 1974: https://en.numista.com/18470
St Gallen shooting thaler 1874: https://en.numista.com/17142

The Chinese are very good at making coins that might "look silvery" in-hand, but contain zero silver. Usually it's a nickel-brass alloy, and usually it turns out slightly yellowish when photographed.
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The Chinese are very good at making coins that might "look silvery" in-hand, but contain zero silver. Usually it's a nickel-brass alloy..


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... and usually it turns out slightly yellowish when photographed.
That is good to know.
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