African coins...or....Coins from Dead nations

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28 August 2013, 04:07

bcolyer

African coins...or....Coins from Dead nations

This thread should probably go under some kind of miscellaneous catagory.....but here it is anyway. If you choose to move it. Just let me know where it went!

Having had the privilege of making a number of trips to numerous countries throughout Africa, I have had the privilege of picking up any number of BEAUTIFUL coins from now 'Dead Nations', as coins go. Except South Africa. I think they are still alive?

Anyway.....I sure like the older 2 Shilling coins from Rhodesia (the ones with the Sable on the reverse), and, the Absolutely beautiful Congo Elephant coins.

Anybody else so afflicted.

This is a Hunting site.....not a coin collecting site.........There, I said it first!

28 August 2013, 05:22

Equinsu Ocha

I have a few coins and bills from Rhodesia.

28 August 2013, 09:33

timg953

I have coins from Katanga and paper money from Biafra.

28 August 2013, 09:40

Scriptus

I have coins from South Africa, damn near worthless crap that even rusts when out of your wallet.

28 August 2013, 09:43

lavaca

Scriptus,

Funny. True. But I don't think it was on topic. :-)

28 August 2013, 10:17

JBrown

quote:
Originally posted by timg953:
I have coins from Katanga and paper money from Biafra.

I would be interested to know how you got it.

Jason

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28 August 2013, 17:30

Chiefen

Pictures is always nice:-)

28 August 2013, 21:19

Scriptus

quote:
Originally posted by lavaca:
Scriptus,

Funny. True. But I don't think it was on topic. :-)

Sorry, but Coins from Dead nations, well nearly there!!

28 August 2013, 21:49

sdirks

I remember that in the Milwaukee, WI area there used to be a chain of sandwich shops that gave away Biafran baknotes as coupons of some sort. This would have been in the early '70's. I had one that I carried around in my wallet for years as a curiosity, but I'm not sure where it is now. Obviously that was after the failed attempt to establish an independant Biafra. I wonder how they got their hands on the notes. If anyone knows, I'd love to hear the story.

29 August 2013, 07:35

timg953

I will try to post pics tomorrow. I attempted to cut off my trigger finger to night working on an ac unit. Luckily, I failed on the finger but succeeded on fixing the ac unit.