New Acquisition: Landis Coins
- Post Date: 6/17/2008
- Reading Time: 2 minute read
Collected by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Landis on a tour around the world in 1931, these coins were donated by their daughters Martha Landis and Julia Landis Casa. Representing their parents’ travels through Asia are 5 coins from Indochina, 6 coins from China, 5 coins from Hong Kong and 8 coins from the Straits Settlement. The coins are dated between the late 1800s to 1927.
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China Coin Manchu characters on both sides. date unknown 2004.06.0005 -
French Indochina Coin 1 Cent. Human figures with French writing on one side with Chinese characters on the other. 1922 2004.06.0008 -
Hong Kong Coin 10 Cents. Queen Victoria on one side with Chinese characters on the other. 1900 2005.03.0004 -
Straits Settlement Coin: 1 Cents One Cent. Queen Victoria on one side with the words “Strait Settlement” and “1 Cent 1897” on the other. Straits Settlement, 1897 2005.03.0008 -
Straits Settlement Coin: 10 Cents 10 Cents, George V. King, Emperor of India, on one side with “10”, “Straits Settlement” and “10 Cents 1917” on the other. Straits Settlement, 1917 2005.03.0013
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