Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-07

are a mixture Of gold and silver.
but are not honored now
The coin bears exactly the same
markings as other Mexican dol
lars issued at that time, with the
exception the word Liberty" Is re-
placed with "Zapata".
An 1918 coin, large, heavy, bear
ing the British coat Of arms.
brought forth the comment that
1T was minted the year before the
first steamship crossed the At
lantic." This was the Savannah,
which went from New York 10 Sa-
vannah, and thence to Liverpool.
In bad weather. the paddle wheels
were unshipped and slowed away
on deck. and sails were used in
stead.
Around 1860. a series OF pennies
we're issued. Mr.. Tipps has sew
eral Of the coins. One was minted
in 1858. and is almost bare Of let
tering. II has a design OF a flying
eagle. Still another penny. dated
1885,, had a design of a boat with
the word Union. and on the
other side, the two words In large
capitals. Our Navy. A third coin.
made during the Civil War, has
the words Union Forever" and
shows a man on horseback hold
ing a sword in his hand. He has
many others.
An 1888 penny bears no resem-
blapce to the present coin of this
denomination. One In the Mata-
moros mans possession Is large
about the size Of a fifty-cent piece
and heavy.
All Nations Represented
But the old coins are not cCnfin-
ed to United States, Mexico. Spain,
France They represent practically
every country IN the sor!d.
There IS one dated 1887. from
Italy. on the diverse side II has
a picture Of Umberto /, vita flow
ing moustaches. and on the reverse
size has the Italian coa- Of arms.
A Bolivian coin, minted IN 1857
Bolivia vas founded III 1925 and
named after Bolivar, the s-eat
South American idol has the le-
gend "Libre Por La Constitution"
and on the head has z design Of a
two-headed swan under q large
palm tree.
A German coin bears the most
complicated cat Of arms OF any III
the collection. II is dated 1880, the
year of the French revolution, and
the Orleanist succession. The worlds
first railway was opened during
this year. between Liverpool and
Manchester. England. The lettering
on this old German coin, over a
hundred years old, Is as follows:
"Friedr. Wilhelm III, Kocnig v.
PreuSSen."
Older still is a German penny,
dated 1916. The design on the OBJ
verse side shows a two-ncaded
eagle in a scroll.
From France comes a coin dated
1853. with Nap. III. Emperor. En-
pire F~rancais.'
An old Chinese coin with a square
hole In the center is one Of the
unusual pieces of the collection. II
is very old. but the Chinese figures
could not be read.
The smallest piece OF money in
the collection Is from Guatemala.
1t was made in 1890. and is about
the size of a button on a man N
shirt. The lettering is almost too
small and fine to read. II is valued
at a fourth Of a real, or about three
cents.
Largest and Smallest
The largest copper is from Rus
STA, dated 1882. IL Is very simple,
with the picture Of a two-headed
eagle IN one side. and merely two
Russian symbols on the other.
An 1854 coin has the following
legend: "Frederigus VII ID. @. Da-
nias-V. q. Rex" On the e.
side it has q Rigsdaler".
An 1927 peseta. issued BY the Re-
public of Mexico a hundred and
four years ago. is patterned after
the French coins OF that period.
On the picture Of a peasants cap
as worn by the French at that
time is the word Ley.
An English coin, 1916, the year
after Napoleon returned from Elba
to France. has a picture of George
III and the English coat OF arms
Although the majority Of the
coins have designs OF some kind or
other on both diverse and reverse
sides. there IS one United States
penny dated 1912 which Is almost
covered with lettering on the re-
verse side. The lettering is close to-
gether. and covers the coin from
top 10 bottom. side TO side.
Among the most interesting Of the
coins are many issued before the
Civil War in the United States
which have no monetary value. but
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