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New Acquisition: Landis Coins

  • Post Date: 6/17/2008
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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.

  • golden brown tinted coin with square cut out in center, surrounding center square hole are Chinese characters
    China Coin date unknown 2004.06.0005 Manchu characters on both sides.
  • brown tinted coin with circular hole cut out of middle, Chinese characters surrounding circular hole. There is writing looped around outer edges of the coin including a date.
    French Indochina Coin 1922 2004.06.0008 1 Cent. Human figures with French writing on one side with Chinese characters on the other.
  • two adjacent images of silver tinted coins showing the top and bottom of coin
    Hong Kong Coin 1900 2005.03.0004 10 Cents. Queen Victoria on one side with Chinese characters on the other.
  • copper tinted coin with a woman whose hair is tied facing to the left. Victoria Queen is printed looping around the edges
    Straits Settlement Coin: 1 Cents Straits Settlement, 1897 2005.03.0008 One Cent. Queen Victoria on one side with the words “Strait Settlement” and “1 Cent 1897” on the other.
  • A worn silver tinted coin of a man's profile with a crown, text looping around the outer edge
    Straits Settlement Coin: 10 Cents Straits Settlement, 1917 2005.03.0013 10 Cents, George V. King, Emperor of India, on one side with “10”, “Straits Settlement” and “10 Cents 1917” on the other.

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Landis Coins (2004.06, 2005.03)