Hello all, This is my second post after the intro of course. I have a few foreign coins I 'd like to inquire about but for know I'll ask about one of them. If I had to make a guess I would say the coin is middle eastern but the only thing I can make out on the front is a big number 5 there is no english anywhere & on the back it has what looks like some kind of fruit. Cherries??? Tomatoes??? Cherry Tomatoes??? Frankly I can't make heads or tales of this coin lol. If anyone can help I would appreciate it. I'm going to try my hand at posting pictures so I hope they work. Here Goes.... Tanks again ,Jay
It's a 5 Agorot from Israel. Very best regards, collect89 P.S. I looked it up. The fruit is pomegranate.
Jay, Your coin is a 5 Agorah (or Agorot) coin of Israel, KM25, minted 1960-1977 and is aluminum-bronze - yours is dated 1972 (5732). The fruit are pomegranates, a common image on Israel's coins going back to ancient times. -Daniel
Wow thanks collect89 & danielf you gave me everything down to the fruit. You guys are good. I would have been here forever trying to figure this out as I could not read the language. You've been a big help. Thanks! BTW is the date on the front at the very bottom or on the back? ,jay
Jay, The side with the 5 (I am not sure if it is obv or rev) says "5 Agorot" and has the date on the very bottom. The other side says "Israel" in Hebrew on the bottom and in Arabic on the left side. -Daniel
fun it is Hello Jay, One time I was given a few pounds of world coins & I found it extremely fun & enlightening to look up each one in a Krause catalog. It surprised me how quickly I begin to recognize characteristics of different countries coinage & even learn to read dates & legends. (sorry I messed up on your coin's date). The experience teaches history, geography, politics, economics, etc. If you have any other world coins, we would be glad to help you identify them. The next time, see if you can look them up in a Krause catalog I think you will be pleasantly surprised to find how much fun it is. Thanks again for sharing the Israeli coin. Very best regards, collect89
thank you collect89,danielf & dctjr80 for all the extra info I might just look into a krause catalog and the web link is pretty helpful. as for the date I had a feeling it was at the very bottom below the number 5 cause when I finally found a picture online everything was the same between mine and the picture except the characters at the bottom. thanks again, jay
Jay... I'm with ya one identifying Middle Eastern, and even some Asian coins. Some of the languages are challenging, but then, that's half of the fun!
Yes, that is correct, although they still do have a 5 Agorah coin too. This one (the KM25) was in use in the monetary reform between 1958 and 1980. There have been 2 monetary reforms since then - one on 2/24/1980 and the second on 9/4/1985. They are currently on the 1985 monetary system. For that matter, until 1980, 100 Agorot made up 1 Lirah. Now 100 Agorot make up 1 Shekel. -Daniel
Hi and welcome to CT as you can see it's a great place to learn. There are truely some of the best here when it comes to finding information about coins. Bob
killer link.. thank you!! I have many coins I want to ID. from Saudi,Kuwait, and Bahrain. Here is the first.I know it is one silver Riyal. But I want to know the date and whatever else it says on this coin.My Arabic is a little rusty.LOL Also tell me which is the obverse side.thanks
The Obverse has the crossed swords and the date is just above the 1 on the Reverse. The pictures have been coming out small on CT, If I could see it better I could read the date.
My old eyes didn't see that until you pointed it out. I enlarged the picture, and the date is 1375AH, which began on August 20, 1955, and ended on August 7, 1956 by the western calendar.
Saudi Arabia, AH1370 (not AH1375), 1950. KM# 18 RIYAL 11.6000 g., 0.9170 Silver 0.3420 oz. ASW Obv: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, crossed swords below within design flanked by palm trees Rev: Inscription within beaded circle, legend above, value below within design flanked by palm trees
