Re: OT: coins and currency (was: [Theory] Types of numerals)
| From: | Nik Taylor <yonjuuni@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 7, 2006, 6:16 |
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Nomad of Norad -- David C Hall wrote:
> Another thing that seems a mite peculiar: Most of the coins I've seen
> pictured from all over the world tend to be round, or at least round-ISH.
Historically, Japanese silver and small gold coins were rectangular,
while large gold coins were oblong. Copper coins were circles with
square holes.
For example,
http://cgi.ebay.com/4-Japan-1-Shu-Silver-1800s-Choice-High-Grade_W0QQitemZ8370265202QQcategoryZ3391QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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