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Title: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: AdamL on November 28, 2008, 02:42:56 PM

Are there any coins with turkeys on them?

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: Muckeye on November 28, 2008, 09:01:43 PM

Most of the coins with politicians on them seem to show more of a resemblence
to 'turkeys'  than the 'polly' in question.
However that's just my opinion ;D ;D
regards,

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: NumisMatty on November 28, 2008, 10:50:05 PM

There's always the ones with a country that's named "Turkey" on them but apart from that I'm clueless...Google doesn't do much to help either  :-\

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: scottishmoney on November 29, 2008, 12:19:12 AM

Several French coins, notably the 20 FF in gold had roosters on them.  I believe the 10FF coin during the 1950's also had a rooster.

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: longnine009 on November 29, 2008, 07:20:55 AM

Ben Franklin never like the eagle in the first place and wanted to make the wild turkey the national birdie. 

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: CoinCrusader42 on December 01, 2008, 08:26:47 PM

My wife owns one of the French rooster coins.  That's about as close to a turkey on coins that I've seen.

 :) :) :) :)

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: Topher on December 02, 2008, 01:15:41 AM

According to this list, there isn't any coin with the turkey on it.  Time to write a letter to Congress asking for a series of 50 Turkey quarters.  :D

http://www.coinlode.com/list_birds.php

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: Triggersmob on December 02, 2008, 10:10:21 AM

According to Don's Coin World this is a
5 Centims from Andorra, depicting a male Turkey.
The link that Topher provided states this is a Capercaille,
a member of the Grouse family. You make up your own mind.

(http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img12/204-181.jpg)

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: Nevol on December 03, 2008, 07:00:48 AM

I'd go along with Wood Grouse, but it might be the closest thing to a Turkey on a coin.  ::)

Other coins listed with Capercaille:
Finland   10 markkaa
Poland   100 Zl
Spain   2000 pta

Other coins listed with Grouse
Blue Grouse   Norway   2 ore
Caucasian Grouse   Russia   1 ruble
Caucasian Grouse   Russia   50 ruble


Might be time to ask the RAM to do an Aussie coin with a Scrub Turkey on it.  ;D ;D

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: AdamL on December 03, 2008, 09:40:12 AM

Thanks everyone for your responses. Ben Franklin would be sad that over 200 years later there are no turkeys on our coins, or anyone else's coins for that matter :D

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: Goose on December 03, 2008, 01:11:01 PM

Oh yeah, talk about the turkeys......the roosters.....the grouse...., BUT, what about the mighty GOOSE? How about the 1967 Canadian $1 coin? 'Tis one of my favorite coins!!

Title: Re: Are there any coins with turkeys on them?
Post by: Yass on December 03, 2008, 05:34:10 PM

And the Australian Goose dollar, which is actually a black swan.