"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

1994 Romania 100 lei

 

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Here we have Admiral Yi Sun-sin featuring some exceptional facial hair:

1972 South Korea 100 Won (currently residing in an ANACS EF-40 slab).

 

Jozef Pilsudski's massive moustache

Poland - 5 Złotych, 1935

 

The Man with the Walrus Mustache! How could he eat? Here's another bearded beatnik of old, Phraates IV of Parthia

 

Z.A.R. - 3 Pence,1897

 

Oom Paul, can't forget him! Here is a 1990 Greece 50 drachma

 

And Zeus

Greece 20 Drachma 1930

 

Not as impressive as some of the other beards, but still good.

I suspect he was busy trying to disguise his weak chin!

 

1870 Netherlands 2 1/2 gulden with a nice beard plus a 1998 Poland 2 zlote with really wild hair on his head.

 

I forgot about Ptolemy



Here is my favorite facial hair on coins.


This used to be my avatar.

 

Frederik VII King of Denmark

Danish West Indies - 5 Cent, 1859

 

Yay! Wild Man! He has chin whiskers too, 1758 BLC 4 marien groschen

 

This guy has got something cool hanging off of him.

Soviet Union
1991 CE
1 Ruble
Magtymguly Pyragy​

 

Similar style here - Guyana 1 Dollar, 1970

 

1909 Belgium 1 frank. Theme still facial hair.

 

I think I must have sold you that one Ed! I posted a picture of it on the previous page in this thread...

 

That Leopold is an ugly looking fellow, and I hear he was a cruel boss as well. I can check my records, it is very likely you did sell it to me...yes, 06-26-18, bought from you, at a good price too.

 

Here’s a 1988 Mexico 100 Pesos with a portrait of Venustiano Carranza Garza showing some exceptional facial hair.


1981 Dominican Republic 25 Centavos, depicting Juan Pablo Duarte showing off his facial hair.


I am enjoying this topic, so let’s stick with it!

 

2009 Australia 2 dollars. The guy on the reverse has whiskers, not Queen Elizabeth.

 

Wow, he invested a lot of time in that beard.