elverno Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 1796 Solidi, Poland(?) about 20mm I think, can't find my calipers I'm not sure if this is Poland, I'm guessing maybe Prussian Poland but can't find it. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hmmm I don't see it either. Unless it's South Prussia C#1 which doesn't have a picture. All it says for reverse is value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted September 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Cool. Thanks, it matches what I would expect, but couldn't confirm... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hmmm I don't see it either. Unless it's South Prussia C#1 which doesn't have a picture. All it says for reverse is value. From the actual Craig catalog: 1/SOLID(us). FWR monogram in crowned oval. Rev. value/BOR.MER. issued in 1796 & 1797. more info: Bor Mer on reverse stands for Borussia Meridionalis. Annexed by Prussia in 1793, taken by Napoleon for the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in 1807. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted September 12, 2006 Report Share Posted September 12, 2006 From the actual Craig catalog: 1/SOLID(us). FWR monogram in crowned oval. Rev. value/BOR.MER. issued in 1796 & 1797. more info: Bor Mer on reverse stands for Borussia Meridionalis. Annexed by Prussia in 1793, taken by Napoleon for the Grand Duchy of Warsaw in 1807. What does Borussia mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 I was thinking Bohemian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlavicScott Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 What does Borussia mean? Wikipedia is our friend. Borussia is Latin for Prussia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Wikipedia is our friend. Borussia is Latin for Prussia. Thanks I just saw football teams in google. Did the Romans actually call that area Borussia or did it come along later (who would make new latin words later?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 Thanks I just saw football teams in google. Did the Romans actually call that area Borussia or did it come along later (who would make new latin words later?) Sort of of topic... Japan refers to itself as "Nippon" which they claim is Latin for "Japan" though I'm pretty sure the Romans knew nothing of their existance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted September 13, 2006 Report Share Posted September 13, 2006 (who would make new latin words later?) Well, Latin survived - as a church language - for centuries. Also, Prussia came into existence at a time when much of Central Europe was the "Holy Roman Empire". If you use Latin as an official language, be it on coins or government documents, you need to have Latin words for modern phenomenons ... Besides, for a long time "literate" people sometimes latinized or graecized (sp?) their names. If you do that with people, why not with countries too? Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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