Hats and other headgear

[paisepagal]

India - Rs 1, Rs 2 and Rs 5 - Saint Thiruvalluvar

I was debating on this one whether that is just his hair simply tied up similar to what one sees a sadhu, or is there indeed some sort of material that holds up the hair.

[dheer]

I was debating on this one whether that is just his hair simply tied up similar to what one sees a sadhu, or is there indeed some sort of material that holds up the hair.

Ya kind of hard to tell ...
But if I look more closely, there seems to be some loose hair over the ears and then a cloth flowing down back ... putting up better images

[SquareEarth]

Tunku Rahman, Father of Malaysia, 1971, 5 Ringgit.

The headgear is called "songkok", which was said to be an adaptation of a fez and almost every Malay man wears it (contrary to the lavish headgear some Muslim dictators wear.) It is an important part of Malay identity.
Although a modern "Mat" prefers baseball cap, the songkok is at least worn on Fridays.


The songkok-wearing boy (Mukhsin) is about to kiss his love (Orked), in a Malaysian film directed by the late Yasmin Ahmad.

[SquareEarth]

China: Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, 1988, 100 Yuan.


The headgear is a type of Fútóu(Head Wrapper), it began during the Tang Dynasty (with its ribbons flown behind).

(The hat's Tang Dynasty predecessor, worn by Emperor Taizong, China 1987 100yuan)

During Song Dynasty, it developed into a bamboo hat coated with silk and painted black, with the ungodly long "wings" behind.

[redwine]

A token gesture from me

[redwine]

From the Total collection

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South Korea, 100 won.  1970s issue.

The 100 won portrays Yi Sun-shin (1545-1598), a Korean naval commander.

He famed for his victories against the Japanese navy.

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South Korea, 100 won.  In the 1980s, the design was changed.

[dheer]

India Rs 5 and Rs 100 Swami Vivekananda

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India Rs 5 and Rs 20 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

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India Rs 5 and Rs 150 Madan Mohan Malaviya

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India Rs 10 and Rs 125 Dr S Radhakrishnan

[Bimat]

Philippines P10: Miguel Malvar.



Aditya

[Henk]

Very unusual!

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Lesotho, 1 sente, 1979. 



The Mokorotlo is a type of straw hat.

It is widely used for traditional Sotho (South Africa and Lesotho) clothing.

It is the national symbol of the Basotho and Lesotho peoples.

The hat's design was allegedly inspired by the conical mountain Mount Qiloane.