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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 955233, member: 15445&quot;]<b>In alphabetical order</b></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">A. Australia 6 Pence showing the reverse Commonwealth coat of arms including a kangaroo and an emu.&nbsp; The center shield includes the badge for each of the six Australian states.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">B. Austria 10 Schilling showing the reverse depiction of “a woman of Wachau”.&nbsp; Wachau is a nice area in lower Austria.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">C. Belgium 50 Francs reverse showing the helmeted head.&nbsp; This helmeted head design was also used on the 20 Franc coin of the time.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">D. Cambodia 10 Sen showing the bird statue.&nbsp; This same bird statue design was also used on 19th century Cambodian coins.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">E. Cuba 25 Centavos 1-year type celebrating the centennial birth of Jose Marti.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">F. Egypt 1957 10 Piastres has the Sphinx depicted on the reverse.&nbsp; I don’t know why Krause calls this the reverse as it sure looks like the obverse of the coin to me.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">G. Jamaica 1 Penny coin dated 1950 obverse depicting King George the sixth.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">H. Laos 1952 50 cent piece.&nbsp; Minor coins in the 1950s from Lao Peoples Democratic Republic are made of Aluminum &amp; have a hole at the center.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">I. Libya 1952 5 Milliemes depicts the ruler Idris I.&nbsp; This is a large bronze coin.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">J. Macau 1952 5 Patacas includes both Chinese and Western writing on the other side of the coin.&nbsp; </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">K. Mexico 1950 50 Centavos.&nbsp; Like most coins of Mexico, the national arms depicting the eagle &amp; serpent is on the other side (obverse) of the coin.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3">L. Sudan 1956 10 Ghirsh.&nbsp; The two common devices used on Sudan coins are either the eagle or the camel with rider.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Times New Roman">This fun quiz did not include my favorites from this batch.&nbsp; I’m going to post the entire batch in a separate thread.&nbsp; I had a great time looking through all the coins &amp; determining their countries, denominations, &amp; values.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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