I have wanted one of these for a long time, finally I found one. This image is very close to the actual size of the piece, it is 21cm in diameter, or about 8.25" The shiney bronze looking thing is a USA cent for comparison of size.
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I have wanted one of these for a long time, finally I found one. This image is very close to the actual size of the piece, it is 21cm in diameter, or about 8.25" The shiney bronze looking thing is a USA cent for comparison of size.
Jesus. You can knock someone off with that O_O
QUOTE(gxseries @ Jun 18 2005, 02:33 PM)
Jesus. You can knock someone off with that O_O
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I have several coins that were more suitable as weapons, couple of pieces of plate money from Sweden, a Manilla from Nigeria, AE 46 from the Ptolemy III of Egypt, a couple of the Siberians, and lets not forget that corral of 5 Kopeks.
I need to do a page on huge coins.
LOL copper plates and 5 kopeks 
Too bad the Russians didn't go far enough to make precious metal plates or it would have been too interesting
Imagine if this did circulate
http://www.goldbergauctions.com/cgi-bin/vi...ale=31&lot=1868
Too bad the Russians didn't go far enough to make precious metal plates or it would have been too interesting
Imagine if this did circulate
http://www.goldbergauctions.com/cgi-bin/vi...ale=31&lot=1868
QUOTE(gxseries @ Jun 18 2005, 03:19 PM)
LOL copper plates and 5 kopeks
Too bad the Russians didn't go far enough to make precious metal plates or it would have been too interesting
Imagine if this did circulate
http://www.goldbergauctions.com/cgi-bin/vi...ale=31&lot=1868
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Too bad the Russians didn't go far enough to make precious metal plates or it would have been too interesting
Imagine if this did circulate
http://www.goldbergauctions.com/cgi-bin/vi...ale=31&lot=1868
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I think I heard somewhere that the piece went for about $150000. I love that coin, it must have been quite a job to create.
150,000... O_O You can buy a house for that price... Geez... I wished i am a millionaire now...
Or... the mint can always make copies out that... I would be really interested...
Or... the mint can always make copies out that... I would be really interested...
Wow! What a Kreuzer!
Interesting, is/was it actually currency from somewhere? How old is it?
A handy link here ^_^
http://www.joelscoins.com/odd.htm#katanga
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive money It is large cast copper cross, about 7 inches across, that was used in parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy about 22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
http://www.joelscoins.com/odd.htm#katanga
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive money It is large cast copper cross, about 7 inches across, that was used in parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy about 22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
QUOTE(gxseries @ Jun 18 2005, 12:15 PM)
A handy link here ^_^
http://www.joelscoins.com/odd.htm#katanga
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive money It is large cast copper cross, about 7 inches across, that was used in parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy about 22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
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http://www.joelscoins.com/odd.htm#katanga
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive money It is large cast copper cross, about 7 inches across, that was used in parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy about 22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
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Interesting link... thank you.
I am kind of surprised more of these things did not get melted down by the Belgian colonials when they replaced these with their own coinage. These have a lot of copper.
QUOTE(gxseries @ Jun 18 2005, 10:15 PM)
A handy link here ^_^
http://www.joelscoins.com/odd.htm#katanga
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive money It is large cast copper cross, about 7 inches across, that was used in parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy about 22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
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http://www.joelscoins.com/odd.htm#katanga
The Katanga cross is a scarce and unusual piece of primitive money It is large cast copper cross, about 7 inches across, that was used in parts of what is now Zaire up to the early 20th century. One would buy about 22 pounds of flour or five or six chickens. Two would buy a gun.
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Nice.
QUOTE(banivechi @ Jun 19 2005, 03:15 PM)
Nice.
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I can proudly state that I got a bigger piece it is about 21 cm or about 8.25" which was common for the earlier ones, and at less than a third of the price on the pieces on that site
Less than 1/3 of the price? O_O But the shipping would have killed!!!
QUOTE(gxseries @ Jun 19 2005, 03:27 PM)
Less than 1/3 of the price? O_O But the shipping would have killed!!!
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No actually it didn't. It was about 6.5$
The coins of Katanga which were issued in 1961 also depict the copper Katanga cross as well.
Manilla rings were used in northern Nigeria for the purchase of slaves.They were in use right up to the 1940's.
Aidan.
Manilla rings were used in northern Nigeria for the purchase of slaves.They were in use right up to the 1940's.
Aidan.
QUOTE(sibirskmoneta @ Jun 19 2005, 12:21 PM)
I can proudly state that I got a bigger piece it is about 21 cm or about 8.25" which was common for the earlier ones, and at less than a third of the price on the pieces on that site
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That's a very nice example of a Katanga Cross, i remember seeing those at Lisboa flea market (from Angolan sellers) for 1000 Esc. a piece (around 5 euros), but i was never drawn into collecting "primitive money" so i never bought one.
Jose
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