This thing is giving me mixed messages.... anyone seen it before?
Olympia obviously makes me think Greek, but the lettering isn't greek. Couldn't find it anywhere in the colnect coin catalogue. (Which if you haven't bookmarked yet, check this out - http://colnect.com/en/coins/countries
Anyone seen this monster before?
Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
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Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by OneBiteAtATime » Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:05 am
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Re: Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by Country » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:09 am
Looks Chinese to me. It could be one of their knockoffs to sell to collectors.
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Re: Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by Cerulean » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:20 am
Perhaps this is a token used by Japanese or Chinese immigrants in the Seattle area some number of decades ago.
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Re: Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by AGgressive Metal » Mon Aug 22, 2011 8:47 am
Could be from an Olympics held in Asia at some point.
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For nothyng is better than lyberte
For lyberte shold not be wel sold for alle the gold and syluer of all the world
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Re: Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by Cerulean » Mon Aug 22, 2011 3:09 pm
AGgressive Metal wrote:Could be from an Olympics held in Asia at some point.
Japan has hosted the Olympics a few times in the past. The summer Olympics were held in Tokyo in 1964. Sapporo hosted the Winter Games in 1972. Winter games were also in Nagano in 1998, but your coin looks older than that.
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Re: Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by OneBiteAtATime » Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:39 pm
Ok. I sent a pic to one of my buddies in Japan.... but I don't know anyone who reads Chinese.
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Re: Asian or Arabic symbols, the word Olympia, what is this?
by OneBiteAtATime » Tue Aug 23, 2011 8:27 am
My buddy in Tokyo says its Japanese. Says it says central hall. probably a token of some sort.
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"Thanks to God that he gave me stubborness when I know I am right." - John Adams
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