The catalog was wrapped in plastic, holding the medal in place , no problem removing it from the thick carton cover. Design by a dutch lady Corine Ton - Rekers (1970) , and made by Gerrit Ton.
Definitely plate money. The crown monogram seems to have R and I ... The R could stand for Regina or Rex, or it could be the first name (Richard?). Either way, I think it's a clear indication of European monarchy. Perhaps Danish West Indies? The last plate seems to depict a woman churning butter. Of course you probably know all this already ... but that's the extent of my observations.
Edit: since the designs seem to be raised, at least some, and you say they are lead ... Could these be dies? Used to imprint the plate money?
<< Wow I have so much to learn of this century. What a cool piece! That's not Newark, NJ is it??? >>
No, it is Newark in Nottinghamshire which was a Royalist stronghold in the predominantly Parliamentarian east side of the country and as such a continual thorn in the side. As a consequence it was besieged several times in the Civil War, finally surrendering on the orders of Charles I after he had given himself up to the Scots at nearby Southwell on 5th May 1646
I knew it wasn't from NJ the moment Rob said it was a siege piece. I mean, get real! Who would ever want to take Newark, NJ?
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Lochness, Honestly, I have absolutely NO idea.. I have these for a couple of years now.., and seriously, am in the dark... am off fishing tomorrow and will post the others on the weekend. Maybe someone here can shed some light on this... would be nice H
My best guess is that these are 17th century emergency coins, issued by a city under siege. After a couple of weeks / months , the local city authority would run out of proper coins, so they paid their bills / wages with all kind of emergency money made of all kind of metals, even paper coins. with the promise these could be changed in proper coins , once the enemy retreated.
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ok Fellows, following are the last e sets of these "funny Money" maybe, just maybe someone knows anything about it. I acquired these all together and it appears that these is some commonality between them. Perhaps I only imagine things? I am not even sure if I have them right side up etc...??
#6 appears to be in Hebrew, images upside down. Rotate 180 degrees and you'll see חשד. This should be the Hebrew calendar date. Which makes sense since it's right above another calendar date in Arabic numerals.
#5 the copper one appears to be counterstruck? The center looks like it says "cob" which if memory serves was a denomination often used in conjunction with Reales. Many S. American nations used foreign coinage for counterstriking, yes? Maybe these are Argentina or carribean isles circa colonial times.
Edit: #6 is definitely Hebrew. The object on your left (or when properly rotated, your right) is a Torah scroll. Whoever made it knew something about Judaism.
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Design by a dutch lady Corine Ton - Rekers (1970) , and made by Gerrit Ton.
some more medals from Corine :
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I suspect it is plate money of some kind??
this is the second of 6 of an unknown monetary(?) device:
The last plate seems to depict a woman churning butter. Of course you probably know all this already ... but that's the extent of my observations.
Edit: since the designs seem to be raised, at least some, and you say they are lead ... Could these be dies? Used to imprint the plate money?
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That's not Newark, NJ is it??? >>
No, it is Newark in Nottinghamshire which was a Royalist stronghold in the predominantly Parliamentarian east side of the country and as such a continual thorn in the side. As a consequence it was besieged several times in the Civil War, finally surrendering on the orders of Charles I after he had given himself up to the Scots at nearby Southwell on 5th May 1646
I knew it wasn't from NJ the moment Rob said it was a siege piece. I mean, get real! Who would ever want to take Newark, NJ?
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Honestly, I have absolutely NO idea..
I have these for a couple of years now.., and seriously, am in the dark...
am off fishing tomorrow and will post the others on the weekend.
Maybe someone here can shed some light on this...
would be nice
H
so they paid their bills / wages with all kind of emergency money made of all kind of metals, even paper coins.
with the promise these could be changed in proper coins , once the enemy retreated.
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maybe, just maybe someone knows anything about it.
I acquired these all together and it appears that these is some commonality between them.
Perhaps I only imagine things?
I am not even sure if I have them right side up etc...??
as I said before, ANY help is much appreciated and welcome.
thanks everyone
H
#5 the copper one appears to be counterstruck? The center looks like it says "cob" which if memory serves was a denomination often used in conjunction with Reales. Many S. American nations used foreign coinage for counterstriking, yes? Maybe these are Argentina or carribean isles circa colonial times.
Edit: #6 is definitely Hebrew. The object on your left (or when properly rotated, your right) is a Torah scroll. Whoever made it knew something about Judaism.
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8 Reales Madness Collection
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D'oh, Billy beat me to it.
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8 Reales Madness Collection
Love the finish on that one. Gorgeous. Looks like it would feel really smooth in hand. My favorite.
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