I just started looking into world coins. I have a couple pounds of modern currency, as a cheap way to see if I like the idea. Some coins are from countries I've not heard of and can't find in the world atlas Perhaps someone with more wordly experience could advise me. Suomen Tasavalta 1952....where is that located? Republik O'sterreich 1962...what part of the globe is that? What country uses a coin called "Peseta"? South Arabia 1964. Is that a country or a region? Besides learning the mottos and language of countries through their coins, you also get a geography lesson!
"Suomen Tasavalta" is Finnish for The Republic of Finland South Arabia as a general term refers to several regions as currently recognized, in chief the Republic of Yemen; yet it has historically also included Najran, Jizan, and 'Asir which are presently in Saudi Arabia, and Dhofar presently in Oman. The frontiers of South Arabia as generally conceived include the historic peoples speaking the related South Arabian languages as well as dialects of Arabic in South Arabia, and partaking of its traditions and culture, which would considerably overlap recently settled political boundaries.
I mean nothing. That is a direct quote from Wiki. However, that sort of sounds like what it is saying.
I guess its gonna be a good lesson for all of us if TW can post the pics of the 1964 South Arabian coin and its probably gonna be easier to id the particular country its from.
Never mind.....I have found out that South Yemen was indeed called South Arabia until it was unified with North Yemen in 1990. Some more history and info: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ym.html
