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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;BRandM, post: 7787101, member: 22729&quot;]I heard back from three collectors after I inquired about your piece. All three are certain that it&#039;s not a coin, rather a token or medallion. I think a token myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>In any case, neither one could identify it with certainty but offered some interesting observations. My English contact thought it had an Azrec appearance. Perhaps a God on the reverse and a dancing priest or holy man on the reverse. This indicates a Central or South American orogin. The two symbols on the far left and right resemble an open &quot;9&quot; or a &quot;g&quot; on the left and a &quot;V&quot; on the right which would point to a relatively modern origin.</p><p><br /></p><p>A collector from the Netherlands disagrees about the Aztec look and associates it with a Belgian Carnival society early 20th century. The symbol resembles symbols sometimes seen on the coat-of-arms of a public society. The dancing figure seems to be a fusion between Punch (Jan Klassen) and Hermes with wings and a caduceus. </p><p><br /></p><p>I thought this observation was particularly interesting as I think you mentioned the original owner was actually Belgian though he lived in South America for many years.</p><p><br /></p><p>My third contact, a Frenchman, had a different take. Though he thought it looked South American his reasoning was different. He thought he detected an undertype which would make it originally a coin, but altered. He thought the &quot;G&quot; and &quot;V&quot; were possibly the initials of the issuer and noted that South American street sellers would often sell altered coins as souvenirs or jewelry, especially to tourists.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nothing definitive here but at least you have some areas that you can research, sky. Good luck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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