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Pillar of the Community
United States
524 Posts |
I now have some coins from Mongolia! For a long time I refused to collect coins from Mongolia until their government apologized for the war crimes committed under Ghengiz Khan. However, I saw these two and had to have them:  Mongolia 1 Tugrik 1981 - Soviet-Mongolian Space Flight Mongolian Cosmonaut Gurragchaa Jugderdemid flew on the Soviet Soyuz-39 on March 22, 1981  Mongolia 1 Tugrik 1984 - 60th Anniversary of Mongolian State Bank  |
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Pillar of the Community
Norway
510 Posts |
I do not see why the current Mongolian government should apologize for Ghengiz Khan, if anyone should after 700+ years that is a task better left for the Chinese as Inner Mongolia is well within their borders. But that is another story. The coins are very nice!
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Rest in Peace
United States
1729 Posts |
If I collected no coins from countries which had committed "war crimes" over the past millenium, I'd be limited to ... what? Luxembourg?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I have no Mongolian coins--those are cool!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Philippines
1156 Posts |
those are very nice coins! For Mongoli, I've been looking for their silver crowns - but not succesful to date, I dont think they ever issued any
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Pillar of the Community
Luxembourg
588 Posts |
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If I collected no coins from countries which had committed "war crimes" over the past millenium, I'd be limited to ... what? Luxembourg? I would not bet on that. Some rulers were emperor of the Holy German Empire. I have difficulties to believe everything was always very clean  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
I collect coins from Sweden due to their tradition of neutrality and non-aggression.  |
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Valued Member
United States
380 Posts |
What about Vikings? They were in Sweden... and you KNOW some of them had to commit war crimes.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
remmy, it was a joke. Sweden was busy long after the Vikings; their neutrality now is understandable.
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Valued Member
United States
380 Posts |
Oh I know... hence my little laughing dude. no worries. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
10045 Posts |
Yeah...my dry humor does not always convey. Gotta admit--compared to most of Western Civ, Mongolia has been well-behaved lately. |
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Posted 09/27/2010 11:13 am
