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Pillar dollar imitations

Posted by Sigrid van Roode on August 20, 2011 at 12:25pm

Inspired by Ayis' picture of a Nubian imitation coin, here are some of my imitation coins: imitations of the spanish pillar dollar. Its Spanish name, real, became the word of choice in Arabic for official coins: riyal. In Egypt, this coin was nicknamed Abu Madfa (Father of Guns) and often imitated.

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