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Started by <k>, August 18, 2011, 10:48:44 PM

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Figleaf

Fascinating piece, maxmissy. I find it inconceivable to have a loudly clanging ironworks at that address today. In fact, there is an old sign above the shop window of the bookshop housed there today proclaiming "FABRIQUE DE CHAPEAUX POUR DAMES ET FILLETTES" (ladies and girls' hat factory). That seems more fitting, though the iron manufactory could be older than the sign. 

A devil's face on a token may well be unique and to call it amusing begs belief. Was it a political token, maybe?

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

<k>

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Peru, 2 centavos, 1864.




France, 1 franc, 1931.

 The cornucopia as wreath or spray.
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Occasionally rope is used to make a wreath.  Sarawak, 20 cents, 1900.

 
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<k>

#78
Bolivia 50 ctvos 1987.jpg

Bolivia, 50 centavos, 1991.  A rope circle wreath.
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Papal States, 5 lire, 1870.jpg

A nice example from the Papal States. 5 lire, 1870.
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#80
Ukraine 1H 2002.jpg

Ukrainian, 10 hryvnia, 2002.

The bird is obvious, but what else can you see nestling in the sprays?
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SquareEarth


China: wreath of plum blossom, the only nice coin in the set.


Taiwan 10 Dollar coin, plum blossom.
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#82
Manchuria 1929 1 Cent
plum blossom
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<k>

#83
Ottoman Empire 100K 1873.jpg

Ottoman Empire. Sultan 'Abdul Aziz, 1277-1293 AH, 1861-1876 AD. 100 Kurush, Year 13 (1873).

Sprays, stars and a toughra.  And are these torches between the sprays?
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Central African States. 50 CFA francs.  Do you see the bananas?  :D  Another style that developed from the wreath, I think.
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#85
SUDAN Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, 1885-1898, AR 20 piastres, Omdurman, AH1304 year 5, KM-7.1.jpg

SUDAN Abdullah Ibn Mohammed, 1885-1898, AR 20 piastres, Omdurman, AH1304 year 5, KM-7.1

The wreath-like object looks very strange. What do you think it represents?
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