Re: OT: coins and currency (was: [Theory] Types of numerals)
| From: | Tim May <butsuri@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, January 7, 2006, 20:18 |
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Nik Taylor wrote at 2006-01-07 00:15:39 (-0600)
> 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.
>
I'm not sure what distinction you're making between "rectangular" and
"oblong"; the two words are effectively synonymous to me.
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