Geography class it is

France 2003 Mona Lisa and Leonardo da Vinci 1.5 Euro ????

Oh dear, looks like some geography and maths class will help

BigM, since when Egypt is part of Asia or Europe?

and Dustin, I think 2003 is after 2000?

And one last major hint: Check out Tiff's collection at omnicoin - it's under one of her favourites. It pays to know her well.

Geez looks like I'll have to describe the elements of the art piece if this is not going to work out

Ever since I get disgruntled

No, wait, that copper...

eh sry not a good day lol

GX just single-handedly crashed Omnicoin!

Holy smokes this is tough! I guess it's a lot easier when you already know what it is, but we don't!

ok i pass bigm wins ^_^ xD lol....sheesh alot of coins in the world

YAY!

!!! have you seen tiffis list!!! ur mean!!!!

eheh 50/50 eheh lol nah jkin i think no1 will get this XD hmm gx pick 1 keep the names in a hat an pick 1

Wow, 5 people on one board. A record!
I actually looked through all the countries she had within the hints. FUN!

eh as payback we all should show up at gxs door and demand a 42 oz steak and lobster dinner!!!

oooo steak..... hmm ok!!! ^_^

I'll settle for 42oz of silver
(Watching me wait, see.)

my guess for tomarrow is am1977 International Society of Postmasters Official Commemorative Silver Proof Medal. Commemorating Czechoslovakian Folk Costumes. It came with a specimen of the official stamp released in Czechoslovakia eh prolly not it lol

http://www.pandaamerica.com/details.asp?it...=1&categ=27
KM# 960(a)
France 1986 100 Francs

I was thinking of that one as well, but this already exists in Omnicoin. I am confused about the Tiff hint. Is the coin in Omnicoin then or what? And who is Tiff? I guess not knowing that person reduces my chances. The only other coin I have in my mind is the 1996 2000 pesetas piece commemorating the Maja by Goya. Unfortunately I don't know how to connect it with a season and the one of the two dates is before 1800.

I really went through Krause today... from A to M and found nothing besides the coins already mentioned. My eyes probably didn't register it after the first 50 pages. I guess I will have to give up after four days of intense thinking and searching.


EDIT: Aaaah, you mean Tiffibunny, right?

Yup
Didn't do much looking through all the coins though.

Getting a bit hot here

I think I am blind. I went through all of Tiffibunny's coins yesterday. Nada, niente, nix, rien, nothing, tipota. I think I am a bit too obsessed with this contest.



Edit: Gxseries, is the coin we are looking for in Omnicoin after all?

I'm guessing it's a 1968 50 korun from the Czech Republic, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Czechoslovakia & the 20th anniversary of the People's Republic.

It has 1918-1968 on one side and 1948-1968 on the other, and I think the weight falls in your range (I just returned the 20th century Krause to the library for the 235th time... ). This may be a crazy stretch, but the woman on the obverse could be a version of the one in Alphonse Mucha's painting "Summer."

Insomnia strikes again!

Graikos, Tiff has a nice collection but obviously when I mentioned it's not in omnicoin, it's one coin she would love to have just for completeness

Ah! Thank you for the clarification.

You mean, mean, mean competition creator!



EDIT:

Aaaaaah, is it the French 10 Franc from 1996 with the Goya Maja Vestida on it?? Still don't know why it would relate to a season, but I am grabbing at straws after all.

Edit 2:

Well, it can't be, as it doesn't have two dates.

I've spent WAY too much time on this so far, and I'm still stumped. I'm sure I'm overlooking something. I'm hanging on for the next hint, though.

I thought it was the Greece 100 drachm piece commemorating the Summer Olympic games centennial (1896 - 1996) depicting ancient Greek runners. But it doesn't seem to fit all the clues.
Martin

Hint?

Oh dear, looks like I bargained more than I asked for

Remember the first medal - I didn't post it for no reason

Does anyone know what it depicts? Howz bout a KM#

KM number?

Oh boy, must have puzzled a fair bit of people here That's one of the aims accomplished

Well, if we are not talking about Western Europe, then the chances of talking about Orthodox Christians rises. As an Orthodox myself, I couldn't answer the season question just like that. It depends on how you look at it. Spring would be important, since it is the time Christ is reborn. Summer is important as it is the season we celebrate the Virgin Mary. Winter is not that important to Orthodox Christians, even if Christ's birth is celebrated in winter. Autumn is not important at all, I would say.

Grrrrr... Where are you Krause.... And again! From the beginning.

That's the only thing I do know. All of the other hints are throwing me way off the trail! LOL

Im going crazy on google

So far:
Wait...no...

One more try:

Lithuanian 50 Litu of 1996. It has two dates (1991 - 1996), shows a scene after the removal of the Christ which happens in the spring (before Easter), has probably been a theme for paintings and stamps (I am sure, but no idea where), it weighs 23.3 g and does not appear on Omnicoin. (KM 100)

Nice one there Graikos but I'm not a Christian although there are people around me trying to convert me

Here is the example Graikos is talking about:

http://www.lb.lt/eng/banknotes/coins_january13.html

Decided to add one more hint before I fall asleep

Czech Rep. 1996 200 Korun
200th aniv. Czech Xmas mass

Throw us a bone about the art part
Ugh. My thighs are sweaty from the stupid krause

Czechoslovakia 500 Korun 1987????

Two dates 1887 - 1987
Silver 24 g
Winter
Kids
It does not appear in Omnicoin
Artist: Josef Lada
KM# 136

- ummm. You're supposed to READ the Krause.

1992 Wales Pre-Euro Trade coin not ever released for circulation ???

1955 Czechoslovakia 10 Korun Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Liberation from Germany.

Mintage 5,000 an unknown number of proofs were melted by the Czech National Bank in 1997.

Graikos wins I'm still looking for some neat silver coins.

It has been very tough - thank you very much for participating. Had fun I hope?

Graikos, please send me an email at gxseries AT coinpeople.com (please do not PM me as my PM box is full!!!)

Also, BigM, roaddevil and dustin, I believe you are under 18 and hence deserve a special prize for participating. I can't afford to send silver coins for all lots, so please kindly forgive me. Please send me your address to the mailbox mentioned. Others, thanks for participating! (next time it will be TWICE as hard )

Thanks for participating everyone! I will photograph that coin when it arrives here. (To be honest, I don't even know how it looks like other than it being a proof )

Btw I found this to be very entertaining. Graikos, if you really did go on not believing Christmas is that important, you would have ignored that coin

Thank you others for bringing me attention to various interesting and beautiful world coins

Thanks!
Hahaha, I'm not going to try this one next time!

Yeeeha!

Indeed! Thank the Gods, I decided to look at it through western eyes and then Christmas IS the most known and important one(Btw... I know my way around the Orthodox faith, but I am far from being religious). The hint about kids being the only people on the coin was a big help as well!

Woa... that was fun, but hellishly exhausting. You are a torturer!

Email will be on the way shortly.

A big thank you to the rest for participating as well. That way I didn't feel half as crazy and obsessed!

Oh yes...
AMAZINGLY BIG conga rats for you, Graikos!!!

ty gx ^_^ nice contest xD dang i was close on the last 1 xD lol

thanks for the coin contest!! a lil hard, next time juss give me the answer i wont tell!!! hehe thanks again!

dustin