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Started by <k>, January 30, 2012, 12:25:54 AM

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malj1

#15
The new £2 coin to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Dickens that is composed from the titles of a selection of his most famous works.

"Something will turn up!"

Mr Micawber.
Malcolm
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A holed book.

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

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#17
Nepal

Oh what fun it is to ride
With so many different scripts

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

malj1

New £2 from the Royal Mint.
Malcolm
Have a look at  my tokens and my banknotes.

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In Nepal, books are sometimes open.

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

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#20
And sometimes closed.

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

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They read best when open.

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

<k>

#22


Isle of Man, 20 pence, year 2000. 

A monk in Rushen Abbey, creating a manuscript.
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In Egypt and the USSR books were used for hand support.

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

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But in Spain, some unlucky bird had to yield a feather to make a book.

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

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#25
So Spain gets to have the most books on a coin.

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

<k>

#26
Tajikistan 5 som 2004.jpg

Tajikistan, 5 som, 2004. 

Tenth anniversary of the constitution.
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<k>

#27

I've changed the topic title to include authors too, which makes sense.

Here is Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges.
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<k>

#28
10-Euro-Samuel-Beckett.jpg

Here is another one in the same tradition of anti-literature.

Samuel Beckett. The two tramps from "Waiting for Godot" are also depicted.
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<k>

#29
Spain 2 euro.jpg

Here is Cervantes on a Spanish 50 euro cents coin.

He is credited with inventing the novel.
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