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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2691761, member: 39"]The coins from Tabora - even the gold pieces <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> - were notgeld, so nobody really cared about whether the material used was copper or brass. Also, the dies had to be replaced several times, which also explains the many variants. Similarly, the 15 Rupien gold coins were made from local gold which contained a lot of silver. So typically you have 75% gold, some silver (15 to 20%) and some copper (5 to 10%) ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2691761, member: 39"]The coins from Tabora - even the gold pieces :) - were notgeld, so nobody really cared about whether the material used was copper or brass. Also, the dies had to be replaced several times, which also explains the many variants. Similarly, the 15 Rupien gold coins were made from local gold which contained a lot of silver. So typically you have 75% gold, some silver (15 to 20%) and some copper (5 to 10%) ... Christian[/QUOTE]
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