Can someone please help me figure out where this coin is from. I'm a novice numismatist and cannot seem to figure this one out. Thanks!
Dimkasmir,welcome aboard. Nepal uses the Vikram Samvat (VS) calendar like some of the Indian Princely States did on their coins.To convert a VS date to an AD date,just take away 57. For example VS2057 = AD 2000. Aidan.
The date on this coin is VS 2028 which was last year of King Mahendra Vir Vikram and first year of King Virendra Vir Vikram. Both kings issued coins with this date. Regards Ballabh Garg
Using the formula which you gave in a previous message, if I take away 57 from VS 2028 it comes to AD 1971. This was the year when Virendra Vir Vikram Shah became the King of Nepal. However, the name written on this one paisa coin is "Shri 5 Mahendra Vir Vikram ShahDev". So, this is a 1971 dated coin issued under King Mehendra Vir Vikram. Regards Ballabh Garg
Ballabh,I checked my 1981 Krause.VS2028 actually converts to 1972,as King Birendra (ruled 1972-2001) came to the throne in that year. Aidan.
Thank you very much! I actually found it myself after I posted his :-D. Now can someone tell me what this one is? It seems Korean to me, but I can't seem to find it anywhere.
Y#536 is a cu-ni-zinc 1 Yuan minted from 1960-80, and worth anywhere from a quarter to a buck in BU condition, depending on the year. Sorry, not enough contrast in the obverse pictures for my old eyes to read the date.
Dimkasmir,in Chinese,the Taiwanese Dollar is called 'Yuan',but the name 'Yuan' itself actually applies to the Communist Chinese currency,which is also called Renminbi. Aidan.
Thanks for the quick reply. Can anyone either tell me or provide a link on how to find the date for Chinese coins (such as this one)? Thanks!
Start by going to this site, and scroll down to the chart of the Japanese numbers. Since the Japanese numbers are actually Kanji (Chinese characters), you now have a way to read the date on Chinese Coins. Taiwan, the Post-Imperial Chinese Republic, and the People's Republic of China, all date their coins in the year of the Republic, which is 1912, so once you have the Republic Year, just add 11 and you have the Western Calendar date. Most milled Chinese Imperial coins, national or provincial, and for the Japanese-occupied areas, are dated in the year of the ruling Emperor's reign. Conversion to western dates requires knowledge of the characters for the Emperors' names and the years they reigned. I usually rely on Krause listings to date those coins. Depending on the date and country, the characters for the date may be in the traditional Asian right to left order, or the modern left to right sequence. Just look for the "nen (year)" character - it will always be at the end of the date.
