Jester's Challenge #217

1jester

Welcome to Jester's Challenge, an interactive history lesson.

Inspired by many others here on the Darkside forum, I'd like to present what I hope will turn into a great learning experience for all of us. Many members on this World and Ancient Coin Forum have done a formidable job of sharing with us many fascinating and historically important coins. Since looking at coins is also one of my greatest pleasures, I'd like to try to follow in that time-honored tradition and submit for your pleasure and entertainment some world coins I've come across in my short lifetime.

I will pick out a coin on a regular basis, and post it along with the challenge to you to name the coin, its provenance, denomination, metallic content, mintage, any distinguishing characteristics or noteworthy features, and its value. The more information, the better. I'd like as many people as possible to participate, regardless of how little knowledge you might have on the subject. I appreciate comments on every aspect of the coin, including its history, or its role in human history, or info on similar coins in its series, etc. I myself don't presume to know 1/1000 of what you collectively know, hence my challenge to all of you to share your knowledge with the rest of us. Hopefully this exercise will encourage thought, discussion, and most importantly, more friendship.

Thanks for your participation!!!

Here is the two hundred seventeenth selection:

spoon

Well no one's commented on this one yet so I'll just say that I like it my birth year too

Relevant stats: Rep. South Africa 2 cents, 1981--KM 83, bronze, 79M+ minted.

JohnZ

I can't make out the device on the reverse. What's going on there?

1jester

John, it appears to be weakly struck on the reverse, but they've incorporated the old ZAR coat of arms along with some other animals. In fact, I don't know anything about the details of this reverse. Where are all the experts???

Philip

<< <i>my birth year too >>






I thought I was the youngest around?

joecool

Very Nice....