A Libyan face with problems in retiring

[Afrasi]

Yesterday I got a Libyan token from Dale. Putting it in my boxes I found a medal, which I did forget for a long time.

It's actually up to date, but perhaps no more soon ...

[Ukrainii Pyat]

Gees, it is actually an almost flattering portrait of who is really a very ugly man.

[chrisild]

Gees, it is actually an almost flattering portrait of who is really a very ugly man.

Most people were more beautiful or handsome in their younger years.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Nasser_Gaddafi_1969.jpg

Not sure whether this is a Libyan token. The spelling "Gheddafi" is apparently Italian ...

Christian

[andyg]

Not sure whether this is a Libyan token. The spelling "Gheddafi" is apparently Italian ...

There are reportedly 110 variants on translation of Qaddafi.

[Afrasi]

Yes, this is not a token. That is clear. I never said this. It is made of silver, not a preferred material for tokens.
But I agree in the place of origine. Not only the spelling, but also the style of the letterings are typically for Italia.
May be a motive pattern of an Italian mint hoping for an order of a commemorative coin ...

[translateltd]

There are reportedly 110 variants on translation of Qaddafi.

True, but all the same "Ghe-" is the way the Italians would spell the G sound as in "good" followed by an E.  The phonetic transcriptions of each individual letter would be A-L-Q-A-DH-A-F-Y, but how it's actually written in Roman letters will depend on both the local pronunciation in Libya (no idea!) and the phonetic practice of the language used by whoever is transcribing it.  Or sheer ignorance, depending.

[Afrasi]

The phonetic transcriptions of each individual letter would be A-L-Q-A-DH-A-F-Y

And the sound of the Q is actually a snap deep in your throat if you start to speak any vocal ...

Found another one of Omar al Mukhtar, who fought against the Italians and was sentenced to death by those, a popular Libyan martyr.

[Ukrainii Pyat]

Omar al Muktar was the subject of a movie made in 1981, actually even by contemporary Italian accounts - they even had a begrudging respect for him - letting prisoners go free if they would carry their Italian flag back to their controlled territory etc.  He really was an overlooked outside of Libyan history character who is worthy of recognition outside of his country.

[andyg]

Yesterday I got a Libyan token from Dale.

Sounds interesting - not come across any Libyan tokens.....

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Not sure whether this is a Libyan token. The spelling "Gheddafi" is apparently Italian ...

Christian

President Reagan used to call him Gadaffy Duck. His first name is spelt usually as Muammar or Moammar. Easier just to call him Mummy Cadaver now, I think. I don't know what right his bunch of sand has to be such a big country. Let's hope it splits up and we'll get a few more coin sets to collect - although they'd probably be horrible.