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Worldwide Coins & Bank Notes => Other World Coins => Topic started by: CoinCrusader42 on May 10, 2008, 11:09:10 AM

Title: Help Needed To ID
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on May 10, 2008, 11:09:10 AM

This will probably be a tough one, if not impossible.

But, here goes.

A clerk at a local convenience store found a foreign coin in a roll of quarters today.  She asked me what country it was from.  I had no idea.

I don't have the coin with me as she is very taken by it and wants to keep it with her to show friends.

Basically, there is a portrait on the obverse, and what looks like a pagoda on the reverse.  I didn't recognize the language used.  On the reverse is "UM 5," which I suppose is the denomination.

Just from looking at the portrait of the man on the obverse, I guessed Singapore, but I really have no idea.

If anybody can help identify the country the coin is from, the owner would be thrilled to know.  It would interest me also.

Thanks.

 :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Help Needed To ID
Post by: scottishmoney on May 10, 2008, 11:44:14 AM

Sounds Thai to me.

Title: Re: Help Needed To ID
Post by: Topher on May 10, 2008, 02:05:50 PM

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/74/5_baht_Reverse.png/150px-5_baht_Reverse.png)

I'm with Scottishmoney, sounds Thai to me.

Title: Re: Help Needed To ID
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on May 10, 2008, 03:40:46 PM

Thanks everybody!!!!

I'll tell the lady tomorrow, and she will really appreciate the information.

Topher, that's the coin!!

Thanks again.

 :D :D :D :D

Title: Re: Help Needed To ID
Post by: S.George on May 10, 2008, 07:26:25 PM

 :D

I go with Scottishmoney, as most of the Thailand coins have Pagodas
George