"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

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  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Hibiscus, it looks like.

    Edit- no, not quite. Bet it's an orchid. Isn't there a Hong Kong orchid?

    Update: yep! That's it!
     
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  3. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

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  4. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    1941 GB florin with a thistle flower on the reverse, and some other kind of flower as well. 1941 GB florin obv (2).JPG 1941 GB florin rev (2).JPG
     
    coin_nut, Mar 15, 2019
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  5. chrsmat71

    chrsmat71 I LIKE TURTLES!

    I got a crowned Scottish thistle...

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    Charles II (1649-1685), Copper Bawbee or Sixpence, 1677

    Obv: CAR•II•D•G•SCO•AN•FR•ET•HIB• ; Rev: draped and laureate bust left, R: crowned thistle, NEMO•ME•IMPUNE•LACESSET•1677•
     
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  6. Stork

    Stork I deliver Supporter

    Japan, one of the clay/porcelain types that were not officially released. This type has both a cherry blossom and a chrysanthemum. combo small.jpg
     
    Stork, Mar 15, 2019
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  7. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    1975 Japan 100 yen - Flowers 1975 JP 100 y obv.JPG 1975 JP 100 y rev.JPG
     
    coin_nut, Mar 15, 2019
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  8. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Thistle for Scotland, Tudor rose for England, and shamrock for Ireland.
     
    lordmarcovan, Mar 16, 2019
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  9. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Neato! Despite being of Scots-Irish ancestry, I have yet to own a Scottish coin. I've come close a few times, but they've always just slipped out of my grasp.

    I have my eye on this 1702 William III Scottish 5-shilling piece and might just bid on it. So it's not my coin (yet), but we'll see... ;)

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  10. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    @Stork- those clay coins are cool! I like the early 20th century German porcelain coins, too. Nonmetallic coins can be interesting, and maybe I should add one to my Eclectic Box someday, if I can find a type that PCGS will certify.

    @Aethelred told me he just acquired a Keeling Cocos Island plastic coin, and was excited to get it, since those had fascinated him since he was a kid and saw them listed in Krause. I think he said PCGS certified it, too, though how one grades a plastic coin I have no idea.
     
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  11. Muzyck

    Muzyck Rabbits!

    Tibet. A flower in a vase.

    Tibet 1 & Half Srang obverse.jpg
    Tibet 1 & Half Srang reverse.jpg
     
    Muzyck, Mar 16, 2019
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  12. Muzyck

    Muzyck Rabbits!

    Rose of Sharon, national flower of Korea

    South Korea 1 Won 1967 obverse A.jpg
    South Korea 1 Won 1967 reverse A.jpg
     
    Muzyck, Mar 16, 2019
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

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  14. coin_nut

    coin_nut Well-Known Member

    I think I see a chrysanthemum on this 1909 Japan 50 sen. I should see that Stork gets it... 1909 JP 50 s obv.JPG 1909 JP 50 s rev.JPG
     
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    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

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  16. Stork

    Stork I deliver Supporter

    @lordmarcovan I do believe PCGS has taken to slabbing the clay coins. Here is one of the much less common patterns I randomly found, but the common fuji one is slabbed now too. This is a link to the PCGS census, but if you do a search on eBay for PCGS Japan Clay periodically one can be found.
    https://www.pcgs.com/valueview/1-sen-1869-1958/1945-h20-p1-sen-km-pn74/4834?sn=418415&h=pop

    @coin_nut LordM is being optimistic. It does indeed have the chrysanthemum crest, but I do NOT have a 68 (in that year... ;) ).
     
    Stork, Mar 16, 2019
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  17. Muzyck

    Muzyck Rabbits!

    We are still on flowers? Been there for a while so I will post some flowers and change the theme to shields

    Greenland 1 Krone 1964 obv A.jpg
    Greenland 1 Krone 1964 rev A.jpg
     
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  18. dirty_brian

    dirty_brian Well-Known Member

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  19. Muzyck

    Muzyck Rabbits!

    I bought this because I was drawn to the dragon. A closer look and it looks more like a cross between a dragon and a chicken. A bunch of shields too.

    Switzerland Basel 5 Francs 1879 OBV B.jpg
    Switzerland Basel 5 Francs 1879 REV G.jpg
     
    Muzyck, Mar 23, 2019
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  20. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    I count 18 shields on this one!

    I thought it might get snatched up in my recent selloff, when I put all my stuff up for sale, but it's still here with me, and I'm happy about that.

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  21. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    Yep, chicken is right. After all, "a basilisk is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, which was hybrid from a rooster and a serpent, who can cause death with a single glance. (...) The basilisk is also the guardian creature and traditional symbol of the Swiss city Basel." (Source) :)

    Christian
     
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