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New Member
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I've had this coin for awhile, I found it a yard sale and got it for free. But ever since then I have not been able to figure out where it's from or what it means. here are some pictures of it.  |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to the Community! My translation from Greek: Around the edge: something Memorial something (another comes up as: atdios memory mess  ). Below the structure: Naval Museum My guess is that it is a medal or token for a war memorial museum gift shop. |
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New Member
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So I did guess right. I thought it might have to do with some kind of navy because the front had an image of an anchor with wings around it. Now I just need to figure out what the other two words mean.
Thank you!
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Moderator
United States
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You are welcome. Well, I have spent the last twenty minutes trying to figure out what kind of "memory mess" deserves a naval museum, but have had no luck. Many years ago I lived in a predominantly Greek neighbourhood and had a lot of Greek friends in High School. The translation would have been much easier then.  |
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New Member
United States
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lol that would've made finding out the meaning of this extremely easy. But I've also been searching on the internet for information on this coin and I could only find the information that you also found and I've had this coin for some years now. So I'm guessing finding the rest of the translation will be difficult...
Thanks for your help!
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Moderator
United States
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You are welcome! I hope in time someone else might chime in. I am going to keep the photo handy in case I run into one of my old friends.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I think the translation of the coin is
"Live (dwell)in our everlasting memory"
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New Member
United States
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Thank you jbuck!
So no2003, what make you think that is the translation?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Because that is what my roommate who used to be a theology student (and hence has had some classes on classical Greek) said he thought it might be.
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United States
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Oh, yes, I do recall that classical Greek is very different than modern Greek. It makes sense to see classical Greek just as it does to see Latin. Good information!  |
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New Member
United States
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Well that translation would make sense since it has a museum on the back.
Well thank you all for telling me the translation of the coin!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Regarding classical vs modern Greek, I am told that they can be very similar, but that if you try speaking classical Greek to a modern Greek person, it would be like talking to someone from a Renaissance fair. It is like the difference between today's English and Shakespeare.
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Posted 06/30/2010 4:40 pm
