Lot 3890

Description

World coins, 1600s-1980s, includes issues in silver and bronze from many countries including China and provinces (8); Palestine (5), noted fifty mils, 1927 (KM.6); Egypt (4 in silver); Turkey (2 in silver); Chamber of Commerce of Algeria, ten cents, 1917; also copy of an ancient Israel shekel from biblical times as used to pay Judas for his betrayal, obverse features an urn with sacrificial fire and Hebrew inscription, 'Shekel Israel' and the reverse depicts an olive branch and the inscription, 'Holy Jerusalem'; Isle of Man, crowns, 1982 World Cup in Spain (4, different); and Japan, one hundred yen, 1964 Olympics (KM.Y.79), cased; many hundreds more. Poor - uncirculated. (approx 540)