And I second that. The origin can be narrowed down geographically, as the "thousand separator" is a comma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimal_separator#Countries_using_Arabic_numerals_with_decimal_point Now 1945 might have something to do with WW2. But then one would probably not pick such obverse and reverse designs ... Christian
This forum post seems to reference this coin, could anybody decipher it? http://www.goldseiten-forum.de/index.php?page=Thread&postID=553644
I am thinking it is more likely some anniversary, likely of independence? The value of 65000 makes it likely of a poor country with inflation problems.
A war that relates to 1945-2010 might be the cold war. 1945 to 2010 equates to 65 years. Perhaps that has something to do with the number 65.000.00 on the piece. I don’t believe it is a coin. This hummingbird photo is kind of cool: http://photodude.com/pixelpile/2006/number/1945_hummingbird_wars_2.shtml
The first post (#16) asks what that piece could possibly be, and provides some info about the size: A little smaller than a 50 cent coin (Ø 23.25 mm) and a little bigger than a Vreneli (Ø 21 mm). No gold, he thinks, as the weight is just 5.8 g. The reply basically says "pix please" and that it is probably an MDM junk medal (MDM is a major coin dealer, but they also sell lots of "paranumismatic" stuff.) That's it - and I don't think the guess regarding MDM is right. Christian
The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 so that could not be it. I doubt the item is a coin - no country of issue and no denomination (65,000 is not a denomination - 65,000 what?).
For some reason that piece (or that type) is enjoying some popularity these days. Just came across it in another German forum: http://www.emuenzen.de/forum/auslaendische-muenzen/60467-braeuchte-auskunft-ueber-diese-muenze.html One of the answers says that it probably comes from an English language country, due to the way the "sixty five thousand" is written (see my reply #5 here). And somebody thinks these were/are used by a Dutch mail order company (flowers/plants). Now whether the latter is right ... I doubt it, but who knows. Christian
Thank you, guys, for your opinions and your help. Sooner or later we'll find out more about this "coin". :smile Danko
Just thinking out loud, 1945-2010 is 65 years so may be thats what the wiered denomination is "65,000,00". So may be a 65 years since discovering an island, and i think it is more like a token or a medal than a coin. Just my opinion
is that 65 million? perhaps a tribute to the rough estimate of 65 million soldiers who died in ww2? just a wild guess
No, about 60 million died during WW2, but two thirds of them were not soldiers. More importantly, the number is "65,000.00", with five zeros ... @digitaly: Hmm, the initial poster is from Slovenia as well. Would you write "sixty five thousand" as "65,000" in SI? Over here (DE) we would write that "65.000", and I thought that was used in Slovenia too - hence my assumption that the piece has some Anglo-American "background". But this is a wild guess too. Christian
You're right, Christian, This must be an anglo-american coin. I don't think it is a slovene one (we write 65.000,00). Danko
yes here in slovenia we write ,00 two decimal number at the end! So sixty five thousand = 65.000,00€ it's doesn't matter any way i found out where this coin is from. it was made as "lucky coin" for anniversary by company called Bakker-Holland 65.000,00 represent giveaway amount of cash you can get, but you must buy something first to participate in Mega Giveaway Contest ...
