I know this should go in the foreign forum, but im lazy, what do u guys think about it? btw- its mexican silver
Beats me! I tried lightening up the pictures, but still couldn't read any of the legends or make out any detail on the reverse. Lightened up, the bust somewhat resembles Pope John Paul II, who visited Mexico some years ago. It might be a commemorative medal from that trip. There's no coin remotely like it in Krause.
Joannes Paulus II pontmax on top obverse Zacatecas MCMMC on bottom obverse Zacatecane urbis FidelissimAE (that weird A and E thing put together) Montes Sicui Cera Fluxeruni- around top on reverse the rest i cant read, too little anyone understand? anyone?
Probably not a coin. John Paul II was in Mexico fifteen years ago, and on that trip he also went to the city of Zacatecas. The "MCMMC" should be MCMXC = 1990 The "urbis fidelissimae" motto (very faithful city, or so) refers to that place. That "montes" inscription should actually read "montes sicut cera fluxerunt". That is from some psalm and means "mountains (will) melt like wax" ... Christian
I think chrisild has explained it as best he can Spider - it's not a coin. It's a medal issued to commemorate the Pope's visit. There may be a book out there someplace with more info - but I'm afraid I don't have it.
Well, I for one am in the EU (NW, Germany), and no, this is very unlikely to be a coin Some - mostly African and Oceanian - countries make money by issuing coins that hardly anybody in the country of "origin" has ever seen; they are almost exclusively sold to collectors through major dealers. This way the Pope may well be on coins "from" Liberia, Niue and the like. But in such a case you would at least see a country name and a face value - which I think is not the case here. With such modern medals, a value is hard to estimate. There may be collectors who are after such pieces, but I would not expect much ... Christian
