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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1099445, member: 39&quot;]Basically the difference between a coin and a medal is that a coin is issued by a government as a means of payment. A medal can be made and &quot;issued&quot; by anybody. Also, a modern coin will usually have a country name and a face value. OK, British coins do not say &quot;United Kingdom&quot; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> but they will at least have a face value such as &quot;Ten Pence&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Problem is that some commemorative &quot;crowns&quot; from the UK do not even have that. If your crown looks like this piece <a href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/dec/25/25p77.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/dec/25/25p77.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pics/dec/25/25p77.jpg</a> , then that is actually a coin. Back then, the crown had a nominal value of 25p. Nowadays, commemorative pieces of the same size have a face value of £5, conveniently shown on the coin. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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