Waz up guys! Can anyone tell me where is this coin from? First of all I got it from a friend last week but he couldn't tell me anything about it. I noticed that it does not have a year on it and the reverse of the coin is not made like the coins here in the states, that when you flip the coin the reverse is upside down, well this coin is not like that , plus the rim of this coin is silver in color, it doesn't have the two tone like any other coin. So can anybody tell me from what country it is and some more info.
My guess would be Taiwan. Looks like Generalissimo Chang Kai Sheck. Year 17, 1967 or maybe 1929? Traci :rolling:
It is listed in the Krause catalog as a Taiwan 10 Yuan with individual mintages for each date between 1981 and 2000. I don't read the date on your coin. Y 553 26 mm diameter 10 Yuan Unc= $.75 BU= $1.00
Let me re-phrase that:smile. I don't read Chinese characters. 1= I 2= II 3= III 4= x 5= upside-down T 10= + I don't really read or write Chinese but you get the idea.
The inscription on the obverse is read right to left as zhong hua min guo jiu shi qi nian which translates as "Republic of China 97 year". The date of the coin should therefore be 2008 (1911 + 97 = 2008). This Chinese inscription on the reverse, also read right to left, is shi yuan which means "ten yuan". Gary
When the yuan is finally unleashed from being pegged to the dollar, you could see that puppy go up in multiples just from currency appreciation!
Also note that the 98 NT$10 was the only coin issued for that year other than the uncirculated sets. I have yet to see any 98 coins this year (2009). There were many high quality near perfect in circulation when I was there. The NT is not pegged to the dollar. It is already free floating. Was roughly NT$32=US$1.
Where is it written that every country in the world must use what are commonly referred to as Arabic Numerals (although they aren't), and express their dates according to the Christian calendar? The Taiwanese, like the Chinese, Japanese, and others, DO date their coins, just using their own numeric characters and calendar systems.
I agree with hontonai, there is no reason to use a western date model on all countries coins. I find it interesting in specializing in Taiwan coins they they still mostly use their own dating system beginning 1911 as year zero [not year 1--not like Japanese coins--hontonai please correct me on this if need be]. I have seen western dates beginning on NT$50 coins [1992 to present--no mintage for 1994-5] but not for the NT$20 [only circulated coin 2001--though available in uncirculated sets for each year since??]. Am told that beginning with the ROC year 100 [2011] there will be a new design for coinage! Should be interesting! Anyone with prevues? Don't forget, Taiwanese Chinese dates are written right to left (backwards to English) ending with the character for year. There are enough of us to date any postings if someone needs it. William now in Atlanta.
Hontonai, I am now dating my Japanese coins since am back in the states and wondered how to add the date. For Showa Era add 1926? and for Heisei Era added 1989? Seems most of mine are Heisei Era so far. Have about 50 or so to sort. Any key dates to look for in these two periods especially dates closer to our era (approx 1950+). thx
Welcome home. Meiji Gan ("First") = 1868, so for the western date just add 1867 to the date on the coin. Taisho Gan = 1912, so add 1911. Showa Gan = 1926, so add 1925. Heisei Gan = 1989, so add 1988. On a related topic - the year of an Emperor's death has two designations on the Japanese calendar. One is the final year of the old era, and the other is the first year of the new. Thus 1989CE was both Showa 64 (Jan. 1-7), and Hesei Gan (Jan. 8-Dec. 31). Of the 2,492,870,000 ¥1 coins minted that year, a comparatively paltry 116,100,000 (4.7%) are dated Showa 64. The ¥5, ¥10, ¥100 and ¥500 mintages are comparably related. There were no ¥50 coins dated Showa 64. There were, however, 200,000 proof coins dated Heisei Gan in each denomination, including ¥50.
Hontonai: thx for Japanese dating. Home now is both countries. Plan is to retire to Taiwan--within several years if not sooner! Good source of Japanese coins, too. Not sure that I'll get started on that. Prefer circulated non-silver (cheaper!) though love to find those loose sliver coins. What was the last circulating silver Japanese coin? Taiwan ROC was 1949 NT$.50 (roc year 38).
flipping the coin side to side to get backside view is always true for Taiwan coins and Japanese coins, to my knowledge. US coin is flipped top to bottom to get reverse side view. Other coins like this??? Mexican is side to side for 1977 2peso & top to bottom for 1976 $.20; Portuguese is top to bottom; Bermuda is side to side; British is top to bottom; Hong Kong/Korea/Euro/Malaysia/PRC/Jamaica/Bahamas all side to side; France/Nedelands/Costa Rica/Ecuador/Old Spain[1957]/Panama/Portuguese all top to bottom.
