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

South Africa, 5 Rand. 1994 and 1995

 

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Djibouti - 5 Francs, 1991

 

Ethiopia

 

Israel - 1 Lirot, 1961 (Hanukkah - Maccabean Hero)

 

2005 Greece 1 Euro

 

Thrace Istros - Drachm, circa 350 BC

 

Guinea

 

1972 Trinidad and Tobago
2 Large birds

 

Ignore, posted twice

 

Switzerland 1753

 

Here's another lion.


Antoninus Pius
Ae As, Rome ninth century celebration
148 – 149 A.D.
Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS P P TR P XII; laureate head right
Reverse: MVNIFICENTIA AVG COS IIII S-C; Munificentia standing left, holding wreath and sceptre: at feet; lion.
RIC IV Rome 861

 

Australia - Penny, 1964

 

Rhino, 2015 Tanzania 50 shillings

 

Peru Lima - 1/4 Real, 1855

 

Another rhino, 2006 Mozambique 1 centavo

 

Madagascar - 50 Centimes, 1943

 

1971 Malagasy Republic 20 francs, big cow

 

West African States - 10 Francs, 1971

 

Central African 50 francs 1961. We seem to be having fun with this 'animal' theme.

 

I could probably go on with the series of French colonial and later independent states for quite a while. Unfortunately I didn't make image files for most of what I have. Sad to admit that I only recently realized that the obverse of this coin is actually a fish and not a stylized mask of a gazelle that I thought it was for many years.

West African States - 25 Francs, 1972

 

I read somewhere about that sawfish having some cultural significance in that part of the world. The French do make some very artistic coins. Here is a similar coin, 1957 Togo 10 francs.