Is This A Libyan Gold Coin Or Simply A Medallion?

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Andrew P Crellin New Member Australia 9 Posts	Posted 12/07/2009 9:16 pm A client of mine has asked for a valuation of his world coin collection - I've covered all of it with ease apart from this little jasper. From what I can see it looks to be a commemorative medallion from Libya, although for all I know it could be a coin, despite the fact it isn't listed in Krause. Technical details are as follows: Rose gold appearance, therefore presumably struck from a 0.9170 alloy Weighs in at 16.06g; 28.50mm diameter; 2mm thick Vertical milling around the edge Obverse: bust of Colonel Gaddaffi facing to right, dates (1969 and 1979) in Arabic script either side, one line of Arabic script below Reverse: building on top of ridge, 2 lines of Arabic script below Images: I presume it's going to be a commemorative struck for the 10th anniversary of the Libyan republic (their revolution was in 1969), but I'm blowed if I can find any information of substance on it at all. It certainly is interesting, if only for the fact it features the portrait of Gaddaffi (he is not depicted on the Libyan circulating coinage). Has anyone seen one of these before? Any information would be appreciated. Regards, Andrew Report this Post to the Staff

svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 12/07/2009 11:57 pm My first impression is that this is a medal (medallion). I have some Arabic students, I could ask them to translate the legend. Though, it looks like there's going to be a snowstorm for couple of days, so it may take a while. Maybe, meantime, someone knows exactly what this is. Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew P Crellin New Member Australia 9 Posts	Posted 12/08/2009 12:18 am I agree that it's most likely a medallion. All the best with the snowstorm! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 12/08/2009 02:27 am It's listed in the Krause "Unusual World Coins" catalogue, under "Medallic Issues". The gold one is KMX# 5, the silver with identical design is KMX# 4. They're "non-denominated", so it's basically a government-issued coin-like medallion. As you surmised, it's for the 10th anniversary of the presidency of Qaddafi. The book stats are 15.96 grams, 27mm diameter. I don't have a subscription to NumisMaster or the latest edition UWC, so I can't look up the actual catalogue value. Welcome to the forum, Andrew! 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
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 12/11/2009 10:03 pm Well, after three snow days I finally went to work today. So, here's the (somewhat loose) translation. "Announcing the 10th anniversary of the one who "opened the door" for the people." The largest looking phrase, along the bottom of the reverse, is just the formal name of the country, that is "Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" Nothing about any monetary value. Report this Post to the Staff
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