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<p>[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2376217, member: 39"]Seems to be a souvenir token, see here:</p><p><a href="http://myvimu.com/exhibit/7592617-zamek-krolewski-wawel-zeton" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://myvimu.com/exhibit/7592617-zamek-krolewski-wawel-zeton" rel="nofollow">http://myvimu.com/exhibit/7592617-zamek-krolewski-wawel-zeton</a></p><p><br /></p><p>No idea about a possible date, but judging from the design I'd guess it is fairly modern. Oh, and the symbol on the other side is a crowned K, originally used as the monogram of King Kazimierz (Casimir) III ...</p><p><a href="http://www.cracoviae.com/en/component/content/article/10-introduction-a-cracovie/23-quelques-dates.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cracoviae.com/en/component/content/article/10-introduction-a-cracovie/23-quelques-dates.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cracoviae.com/en/component/content/article/10-introduction-a-cracovie/23-quelques-dates.html</a></p><p>... but since the city name begins with a K as well ("Cracow" does not count <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ), the K with the crown is apparently used, by various companies/institutions, as a reference to or symbol of the city:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Kraków#Other_symbols" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Kraków#Other_symbols" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Kraków#Other_symbols</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Nice find, even though it won't make you rich. <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>
[QUOTE="chrisild, post: 2376217, member: 39"]Seems to be a souvenir token, see here: [url]http://myvimu.com/exhibit/7592617-zamek-krolewski-wawel-zeton[/url] No idea about a possible date, but judging from the design I'd guess it is fairly modern. Oh, and the symbol on the other side is a crowned K, originally used as the monogram of King Kazimierz (Casimir) III ... [url]http://www.cracoviae.com/en/component/content/article/10-introduction-a-cracovie/23-quelques-dates.html[/url] ... but since the city name begins with a K as well ("Cracow" does not count :) ), the K with the crown is apparently used, by various companies/institutions, as a reference to or symbol of the city: [url]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_Kraków#Other_symbols[/url] Nice find, even though it won't make you rich. ;) Christian[/QUOTE]
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