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

Yessir

1876 or Mexico

 

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Mexico 1959

 

Ooh, I'd love to share this one:



...and its buddy:



East Africa - 1959 1 Cent

 

1952 East Africa

 

And it's buddy

 

Ah, 1952! My birth year. How about Finland. The first Olympic commemorative coin.

 

This is a medal from Finland, 1975. First picture doesn't show the date, but I'm getting the others uploaded and will edit. A medal with 6 faces!



This first shot shows the normal obverse and reverse.





However, the medal splits in the middle and shows a different design, a pregnant woman, in both the normal raised relief and mirrored incuse.




But wait, there's more! The woman's abdomen can also be removed showing the fetus in a third design in the raised/mirror incuse.



And now you know how I got hooked on 'mom/baby' medals.

Kakuo Rasanen made many multi part medal designs, but I don't think any had more 'sides' than this one.

Next up: Finland, 1975 and how about a wild card of a coin/medal with more than two sides (not counting the rim or edge, well unless there's a good story for it ).

 

Finland, Finland, Finland...
The country where I want to be...
Eating breakfast or dinner,
or snack lunch in the hall.

Finland, Finland, Finland...
Finland has it all.

 

That's a trip... I like it

 

Mind. Blown.

 

Switzerland - 1910 1/2 Franc

 

Switzerland - 1959 1/2 Franc

 

Switzerland or 1975 next

 

Liberia or 1975

 

Poland - 1975 200 Zlotych Proof Pattern (Proba)

(love the double swords)

 

Poland or 1959

 

Nice 1959 10 Zlotych! Here's another Proba version of the 1965 10 Zlotych (mintage of 30,000):



And it's brother:



Side note: There are two metal compositions to this pattern, one copper-nickel and one nickel. I'm really not sure how to tell the difference between the two. First coin pictured weighs 13.0 grams, second 12.9 grams. Not sure if I have one of each composition (I hope so, as the nickel variety books for $175) or if the color difference between the two is just due to toning variance. Anyone know more about these than I do?

 

Well, pure nickel is magnetic. Copper-nickel could be depending on how much nickel, but more than likely it is not.

 

Well, neither of them are attracted to my magnet. I mean, maybe they just aren't it's type; maybe, like ballerinas, they tend to go for greasy looking magnets with long hair who are in terrible bands.

Poland - 1990 100,000 Zlotych Proof (currently in Grading/Quality Control at NGC):

 

I would have said 'it's sister'

Thanks for this... I have a couple of the 1971 probas...one with a distinctly different appearance and I've been curious if it was a nickel one. Next time I run across them I'll give this a try.



Heisei 2, 1990. Next, Japan or 1990.