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  1. Interesting #novelty #coin of the day: This piece has a #Plague doctor on one side - this was a volunteer or an actual doctor, though the duty was often more to record accurate numbers of deaths than curing people (though some charged promising cures). Although often a #caricature, beaked masks like this have been dated to the 1700s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_d Wearing a modern medical coat & stethoscope (invented in 1816).

    The other side has a #clock at 8:55 (Does anyone know a potential reason for that?) with the dates 1347-1351 in the centre - that was the rough years of the #Black #Death in Europe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_De

    I can't read the text above the centre?

    The piece itself is an Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided), about 25mm diameter, similar to a 1991-1994 Jamaica 25 cents: en.numista.com/6476 & about 3mm thick.

    I'll tag #Histodons since the theme is historical, though the piece isn't.

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #BlackDeath #Pandemic #History @numismatics @histodons

  2. Interesting #novelty #coin of the day: This piece has a #Plague doctor on one side - this was a volunteer or an actual doctor, though the duty was often more to record accurate numbers of deaths than curing people (though some charged promising cures). Although often a #caricature, beaked masks like this have been dated to the 1700s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_d Wearing a modern medical coat & stethoscope (invented in 1816).

    The other side has a #clock at 8:55 (Does anyone know a potential reason for that?) with the dates 1347-1351 in the centre - that was the rough years of the #Black #Death in Europe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_De

    I can't read the text above the centre?

    The piece itself is an Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided), about 25mm diameter, similar to a 1991-1994 Jamaica 25 cents: en.numista.com/6476 & about 3mm thick.

    I'll tag #Histodons since the theme is historical, though the piece isn't.

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #BlackDeath #Pandemic #History @numismatics @histodons

  3. Interesting #novelty #coin of the day: This piece has a #Plague doctor on one side - this was a volunteer or an actual doctor, though the duty was often more to record accurate numbers of deaths than curing people (though some charged promising cures). Although often a #caricature, beaked masks like this have been dated to the 1700s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_d Wearing a modern medical coat & stethoscope (invented in 1816).

    The other side has a #clock at 8:55 (Does anyone know a potential reason for that?) with the dates 1347-1351 in the centre - that was the rough years of the #Black #Death in Europe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_De

    I can't read the text above the centre?

    The piece itself is an Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided), about 25mm diameter, similar to a 1991-1994 Jamaica 25 cents: en.numista.com/6476 & about 3mm thick.

    I'll tag #Histodons since the theme is historical, though the piece isn't.

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #BlackDeath #Pandemic #History @numismatics @histodons

  4. Interesting #novelty #coin of the day: This piece has a #Plague doctor on one side - this was a volunteer or an actual doctor, though the duty was often more to record accurate numbers of deaths than curing people (though some charged promising cures). Although often a #caricature, beaked masks like this have been dated to the 1700s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_d Wearing a modern medical coat & stethoscope (invented in 1816).

    The other side has a #clock at 8:55 (Does anyone know a potential reason for that?) with the dates 1347-1351 in the centre - that was the rough years of the #Black #Death in Europe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_De

    I can't read the text above the centre?

    The piece itself is an Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided), about 25mm diameter, similar to a 1991-1994 Jamaica 25 cents: en.numista.com/6476 & about 3mm thick.

    I'll tag #Histodons since the theme is historical, though the piece isn't.

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #BlackDeath #Pandemic #History @numismatics @histodons

  5. Interesting #novelty #coin of the day: This piece has a #Plague doctor on one side - this was a volunteer or an actual doctor, though the duty was often more to record accurate numbers of deaths than curing people (though some charged promising cures). Although often a #caricature, beaked masks like this have been dated to the 1700s: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_d Wearing a modern medical coat & stethoscope (invented in 1816).

    The other side has a #clock at 8:55 (Does anyone know a potential reason for that?) with the dates 1347-1351 in the centre - that was the rough years of the #Black #Death in Europe: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_De

    I can't read the text above the centre?

    The piece itself is an Equilateral curve heptagon (7-sided), about 25mm diameter, similar to a 1991-1994 Jamaica 25 cents: en.numista.com/6476 & about 3mm thick.

    I'll tag #Histodons since the theme is historical, though the piece isn't.

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #BlackDeath #Pandemic #History @numismatics @histodons