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79thPA  | 12 Jun 2018 7:04 a.m. PST |
I found this out quite by accident, but the Austrian government (and other mints) has been re-striking the Maria Theresa Thaler. A cool collectable and conversation piece. You can find it here, as well as elsewhere. link |
| Costanzo1 | 12 Jun 2018 8:13 a.m. PST |
I think the most "ever green" coin. |
| Corto Maltese | 12 Jun 2018 10:25 a.m. PST |
They were used for exchange in some African and Arab states well into the twentieth century. A former colleague's husband worked in finance and one of his jobs was to help move them onto more negotiable currencies. I've had one for a while now. We used to use it to settle any disputes in our Warfare in the Age of Reason games. |
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snapped some photos of games he didn't get a chance to play in at Council of Five Nations.