Coins with rim devices

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Guyana, 1 cent, 1977.  Birds form rather large rim devices here.

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Indonesia, 5 rupiah, 1974. 

A rather strangely shaped star(?) as a rim device.

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Indonesia, 10 sen, 1951.  Small flowers.



What is the main shape here on the coin, on which the denomination sits?

There are two unusual mint marks too, just below the denomination.

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Indonesia, 50 sen, 1961. 


The rim flowers are rather differently shaped on this coin.

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Falkland Islands, 2 pounds, 2014. 

The devices on the rim look like representations of explosions.

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Argentina, 1 peso, 1996.  UNICEF commemorative.  Children's faces.

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What is the main shape here on the coin, on which the denomination sits?

I think it is a fruit of the fertile brain of the designer, Prof. Van Hengel (see below). It reminds me of similar geometric devices used on banknotes as a safety device.

There are two unusual mint marks too, just below the denomination.

They are actually quite usual ... on Dutch coins. The caduceus used to be the mark of the Utrecht mint and the fish is the mark of mint master Van Hengel. Hengel is angling rod; you get one chance to guess why he chose the fish.

Peter

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Thank you, Figleaf.

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Leaves of the mopane tree.




Botswana, 5 pula, 2007.




Botswana, 5 pula, 2013.

There are interesting differences between the Botswanan 5 pula coins of 2007 and 2013.

Both feature stylised mopane leaves within the outer ring.


The 2007 version did not show the stylised leaves on the obverse.

They appeared only on the reverse.


The 5 pula coin of 2013 featured them on both the obverse and reverse.

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Botswana, 2 pula, 2013.

Heads of sorghum are shown within the outer ring.

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There are two unusual mint marks too, just below the denomination.

Not very unusual for collectors of Dutch coins. On the right is a caduceus, mark of the Utrecht mint. On the left, mint master Van Hengel, left his mark. The fish is a speaking symbol: hengel is angling rod in Dutch.

Peter