Clocks and Watches on Coins

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The UK five pound coin celebrating the Millennium and Greenwich Mean Time.

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The Castle Rushen Clock appears on the reverse of the current twenty pence coin of the Isle of Man.

According to Wikipedia:

Castle Rushen is a medieval castle located in the Isle of Man's historic capital, Castletown, in the south of the island. The castle is amongst the best examples of medieval castles on the British Isles and is still in use as a court house, museum and educational centre. The castle includes a medieval chapel, housing Castle Rushen's clock mechanism. The still functioning Castle Rushen clock is a notable landmark in Castletown, having been presented by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1597, while she controlled the island during a dispute.

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The reverse of the 2 korun coin of the Czech Republic.

It always looks like a jewelled pocket watch to me.

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UK 2009, 5 pounds. Big Ben clock face.

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The design on the reverse of the 2 korun coin of the Czech Republic always looks like a jewelled pocket watch to me.

Jewel yes, clock no. The central bank describes it as "a Great Moravian button-jewel". But here is a Czech collector coin (image from numista.com) which does show (parts of) a clock:



That clock can be found in Prague: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Astronomical_Clock

Christian

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No watches on Swiss coins but they did issue a clock related commem in 2003 which shows the Zytglogge tower in Bern.


(Image: Wikipedia)

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Latvia, 1 lats 2004, "Coin of time"
No pointers, only a clock face.

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The reverse - here is the Classic Corum watch, made from 20 US Dollar Gold Coin.
This watch is made from 20 dollars Gold coins, after slicing the coins in two halves, scrapping the metal from the coin, and fitting the watch movement  between the two halves.

Abhay

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No watches on Swiss coins but they did issue a clock related commem in 2003 which shows the Zytglogge tower in Bern.

I guess astronomical clocks count as clocks. The coin correctly shows two equal length hands. Underneath the tower, in the gallery, are several local lengths in metal, mounted on a wall, showing that people realized that metal expands in heat (contrary to rumour, the sun does occasionally shine in Switzerland. ) My fond memory of this tower is having personally wound the intricate medieval clock during a visit to the tower innards. Not a big thing, but it beats watching TV by a very long distance.

Does the liberty bell count as a clock?

Peter

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The one in Philadelphia? I have seen it from outside (through the windows) only, but did not notice anything that would turn it into a clock.

But now Benjamin Franklin comes to mind and the commemorative dollar based on a 1776 design that was based on his ideas. (Larger image: http://www.usmint.gov/downloads/pressroom/2006FranklinFoundingUnc_Rev.zip



So here we have a coin which shows a coin (well, pattern - see here) which shows a sundial. That qualifies methinks.

Christian

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UK, 2004, 50 pence. Stopwatch: the 4 minute mile.

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Isle of Man, 1 crown, Year 2000.

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Czech Republic, 200 korun, 2008.   100th Anniversary of the National Technical Museum.

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The design on the reverse of the 2 korun coin of the Czech Republic always looks like a jewelled pocket watch to me.

On the coin two Czech crown depicts  Gombik (chesh. gombík) - jewelery, characteristic of the Great Moravian Empire in the IX - X centuries. Represents a hollow spherical object with eyelet consisting of two hemispheres connected.

Gombík ? Wikipedie

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MONIMAN TWA LEZEL –BICENTENNIAL MONUMENT

A grand white geometrical sculpture, with three pairs of extending wings that are exquisitely curved upwards, this symbolic monument was inaugurated on the 4th June 1979 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the town of Victoria since it was founded in 1778 by Charles Routier de Romainville. The monument was designed and created by Italian artist Lorenzo Appiani.

Locals call it the Moniman Twa Lezel (three-Wing monument) for its unusual resemblance to the Seychelles' tropical white tailed bird, the Payanke. The monument symbolizes the triadic origins of the Seychellois people, namely the three continents – Africa, Asia Europe.



THE VICTORIA CLOCK TOWER

The Clock tower was officially erected and inaugurated on the 1st April 1903. It was originally black but was painted silver in 1935 to commemorate and celebrate King George V's Jubilee.

It still stands today as a symbolic monument to Queen Victoria and the link Seychelles has with the United Kingdom: the Seychelles' very own little Big Ben.

See: The Monuments of Victoria.



Seychelles, 1000 rupees, gold.  10th anniversary of independence. 

A silver 100 rupees was issued with the same design, which was created and modelled by Robert Elderton.