World silver crown-size type coin collectors?

lovely stuff, really like the secundo crown, the NZ crown and everything else everyone posted!, wowzah!

 

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Scene of baptism of Jesus, I assume? I'm digging that classic fraktur font.

 

A few randoms.

 

I *really* like the reverse on that Anhalt thaler, @longshot.

 

Since I was burned on that Cypriot coin (for which I did eventually get all my money back, thank goodness), I'm testing all my coins (weight, diameter, and ping test). This latest haul from a reputable seller all checks out! Interestingly, I did notice that the ping test was less decisive for the coins lower in silver content, but a very gentle strike full on the rim did the trick.

Mexico, 1947 5 Pesos


Morocco 1347 (1929) 20 Francs - mintage just 177,000


Egypt 1968 Pound, Aswan Dam Power Station (circulating commemorative)


Macau 1974 20 Patacas, Macau Bridge (circulating commemorative)

 

The Cuauhtemoc 5 pesos is one of my favorites. Not rare or particularly valuable, but just a great looking crown. More impressive in hand than in photos.

 

It's quite flashy! And the image of Cuauhtemoc has a lot of interesting detail. I also really like the designs of the Moroccan coinage, although the 20 Franc I got is probably low AU and doesn't have much luster. In general, I find many of the Arabic and Ottoman coins very attractive because of their abstract designs and calligraphic writing. The early 20th/late 19th c. Ottoman 20 kurush pieces are on my "priority" list, as is the Yemen Arab Republic rial from 1387 (1968).

 

Newps! These are more half-crown size than crown-size, but they fit within my 10g minimum silver content rule. And they're just barely too big to fit in my half-dollar air-tites. :-/

Macau 1952 5 Patacas, $15.49 shipped

Denmark 1923 2 kroner, Silver Wedding Anniversary, $16.92 shipped

 

1931 Wreath Crown

 

lovely stuff, lets keep this thread alive!!

 

1977 Mexico 100 pesos

 

1928 Wreath Crown. I see I have enough crown type coins to post one a day for several months, so I will endeavour to do that, and hopefully others will post theirs as well.

 

I was wondering if we were going to see any of the French Indo-China Piasters !
Page 5 before one showed up.

 

Turkey 1777-8 2 Zolota

 

Malta 1757 30 Tari

 

Venice 1792 Taller

 

Eritrea Tallero

 

1895 Ethiopia 1 birr

 

Nice thread, thank you.

 

@coin_nut has persuaded me to contribute. Here is one I picked up a few weeks ago -Straits Settlements Dollar, 1908:

...and here is one I have had for a while, tucked away in my "tangents" section - Frankfurt Thaler 1860: