Stuck

phut

inside watching the white stuff pile up.
Stuck on the identity of this coin that I got from a forum member several months ago.


Anyone?

Aethelred

A Spiel Mark perhaps?

AuldFartte

Forgive my undoubtedly stupid question, but how did Queen Victoria get on the obverse, when the reverse sure looks Austrian ???

Aethelred

<< <i>Forgive my undoubtedly stupid question, but how did Queen Victoria get on the obverse, when the reverse sure looks Austrian ??? >>



Wishful thinking perhaps?

phut

I looked through all countries with similar two headed turkey vulture things. They all have a common crown between the two heads, and none have Victoria on the obv.
The picture is pretty close to being the correct color, it's reeded, and is the size of a sovereign(a little smaller and thinner than a US quarter)

Aethelred

<< <i>I looked through all countries with similar two headed turkey vulture things. They all have a common crown between the two heads, and none have Victoria on the obv.
The picture is pretty close to being the correct color, it's reeded, and is the size of a sovereign(a little smaller and thinner than a US quarter) >>



It is without doubt not a coin. It could be a token or counter of some sort.

Askari

A Spielmarke seems most likely to me. They often imitated well-known coins, but to avoid accusations of counterfeiting (and suffering the mortal penalties thereof), they had to do something to make them obviously appear to be in-authentic.

lordmarcovan

What the Dead King and the Sorceror said.

Interesting piece.