I'm learning, but still need ID help.

satootoko

Some of the country identification tips in recent threads led me to check Pakistan for my unknown coins which had both a toughra and a crescent, and sure enough:

1971 nickle-brass 5 paisa, 19mm square, 1g, KM#26. . . . . . . . . .1989 aluminum 5 paisa, 19mm square, 3.1g, KM#52


But, what on earth is this 20 something brass, al-bronze or ni-brass 22mm, 4.2g, with a finely reeded edge, and what clues lead you to the answer?

laurentyvan

I want to say Turkey but I'm probably way off base. I promise to read Krause tonight to try and find it. Of course LordM will glance at it or Tbirde will chuckle and have the answer immediately.

kuhli

Top 2 are Pakistan, bottom one is Tunisia.

kuhli

<< <i> and what clues lead you to the answer? >>



Years of reading Krause from cover to cover!!! Some are easy to remember, some aren't.

satootoko

Very good Kuhli. The picture of KM#307, a Tunisian brass 20 millim certainly resembles my coin, although the printing is much fainter than most Krause photos, and the picture has a diameter about 1.5mm smaller.

Curious., since Krause's claim of "life-size" pictures usually does check out.

farthing

When I see a Crescent moon and star - I start in Pakistan

Shipcoin

Great shipcoin, Satootoko! The only one, that Pakistan have minted (if I'm not mistaken) and looks to be UNC with full lustre!!!

newsman

<< <i>and what clues lead you to the answer?

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For me, I can read Arabic and see that the legend on the obverse reads "Tunisian Central Bank" and know it's from Tunisia. The denomination on the reverse is indeed 20 milliem.

Also, I would note that the crescent moon and star is also on the coins of Malaysia. The key to telling the difference is that Urdu, the language of Pakistan, uses Arabic script.

satootoko

<< <i>I can read Arabic >>

That's an unfair advantage, and much harder than reading Japanese numbers.