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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bardolph, post: 8219358, member: 96174&quot;]I&#039;m fairly sure that it is meant&nbsp; to be a rhinoceros. From a couple of centuries BC, well into medieval times,&nbsp; Arab&nbsp; Persian, Egyptian and Jewish merchants traded directly or indirectly with India, and one of the most lucrative products was rhino horn, from the African rhino, which was regarded both as an aphrodisiac and a medicine.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is an Asian or Indian rhino (as well as a Sumatran species), but these have practically no horn, just a hard triangular lump, or a small protuberance.</p><p><br /></p><p>So&nbsp; if you have never seen an African rhino, you won&#039;t know&nbsp; if its horn curves&nbsp; outwards or inwards, nor if it has big floppy ears or very tiny ones. So you have&nbsp; to use your imagination when you want&nbsp; to show a luxury item on your coin[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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