The "Coin Uno" or "Follow the Leader" game (World Coins edition)

1888-1889 Chihli cash hsu410.3

 

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1889 Spain

 

1889 Sweden

 

Sweden, 1935

 

Albania 1935

 

Venezuela 1935

 

Peru 1934

 

I posted Venezuela 1954. Didn't state that because I thought it was clearly on the coin.

 

Looks like a 3 through the plastic, I`ll find another

 

Egypt AH1374-1954 10 Milliemes

 

Egypt 20 Piastres 1956

 

Egypt, 1944

 

Egypt (under Fatimid Dynasty Rule)
AV Dinar AH 467 (1083AD) Misr/Cairo Mint
al-Mustansir/Caliph

 

Nice coin, but I think it violates the guidelines:

"As much as I love ancient & medieval coins, for everyone's sanity, let's stick to dated coins from after 1500." (from post 1).

 

True! I think we've been playing a little loose with the 'undated' statement too...but when we had a clear range we've been using them.

So, fantastic as that dinar is (drool)...going to the prior coin which was Egypt 1944:

Japan, 10 sen, Showa 19 aka 1944. One of the last coins prior to the end of the war and the new Constitution and a single year issue for the type.

This falls under the 'modern' Japanese coins, which means those from 1870+ as this is when a significant monetary reform was instituted. This reform included using the western style minting process (and round coins) and using standardized weights and metal contents. The 'current' coinage designation is reserved for coins minted under the auspices of the the current government/post-WWII constitution--so even the 'current' coins have obsolete designs!

This particular coin is made of tin (or a tin alloy, I'm not completely sure) and resides in an NGC MS-64 slab. For a high mintage and low catalog value coin, it's really not easy to find these in as good shape.

 

My "only" Japanese coin/

 

1912 Russia 15 Kopeks

 

That's a beautiful example of your 'only' Japanese coin btw!

 

Russia, 1897 Rouble