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Round 1 - 1950 to Present - E/F


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Which one do you like the best?  

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  1. 1. Which one do you like the best?

    • E. Stujoe's 1966 Gambia 4 Shilling
      11
    • F. banivechi's Poland 10 Zlotych 2000 "Shadows on the Pavement"
      18


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<b><font size="4">Round 1 - 1950 to Present - E/F (</font></b><font size="4"><a target="_blank" href="

http://www.stujoe.com/pci5/pci5.htm">CompetitionProgress</a><b>)<br></b></font><br><br><b><font size="4">E. Stujoe's 1966 Gambia 4 Shilling<br></font></b><img border="0" src="http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/889401.jpg" width="605" height="320"><br><b><i><a href="http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=889401" target="_blank">OmniCoinDescription</a></i></b><br><br><b><font size="4">Versus</font></b><br><br><b><font size="4">F. banivechi's Poland 10 Zlotych 2000 "Shadows on the Pavement"<br></font></b><img border="0" src="http://stujoe.com/pci5/gallery_20_40_12396.jpg" width="600" height="300"><br><b><i><a href="http://none" target="_blank">OmniCoin Description</a></i></b>

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I like crocs but the shadows make me wonder what the coin is all about.

It commemorates the revolt or unrest in Gdansk and some other Polish cities in December (=Grudnia) 1970, after the government had announced price increases for various products. Several people were killed by the police then, and to prevent an escalation, party chief Gomulka resigned ...

 

Christian

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It is shaping up to be about what I figured. But, you all have not seen the last of my slender snouted crocodile! There will be other PCI's in the future! :ninja:

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I really want that Croc to go places, preferably places like further on up the rounds of PCI rather than the cast off pile.

 

I'm really not liking that Polish coin, having said that though i generally don't like Polish coin designs anyway. Too modern, too abstract. Not regal enough.

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I really want that Croc to go places

Like into my collection? Nah, it's already there, along with the Mighty Hippo 8 shillings piece. Well, that crocodile can be found on current coins from Gambia (which do not have Liz on the other side of course). But my hippo was discontinued ...

 

Christian

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