I got to tell you, I've been really busy at work and I just didn't think about this project until this weekend. I pulled up the prompt and took a look at what I had shot and nothing was particularly good for the theme. I was digging around in a closet and found some boxes. One contained a bunch of stuff I had saved from a trip to Europe in the summer of 1987. Among that stuff, some film containers with coins from some of the countries we visited. So, like my kids cramming for a final, I laid the coins out and did what I could with the iPhone. I'm not proud of them; but I didn't get a zero either! :)
So here's a small collection of coins. I need to get those cool little clip on lenses!
These are from Czechoslovakia, pre-Czech Republic. We weren't supposed to take any money out so 18 year old me was terrified when we were stopped at the border.
The 500 Lira coins were my favorite. I keep some in my golf bag, I like to use them as markers.
I had a bunch of coins from Austria for some reason.
A few from England.
And we'll wrap it up with some Swiss francs.
I'll start working on next month right now so I don't have to cram!
5 comments:
Foreign currency is always interesting, not to mention, making excellent souvenirs of your travels. We have similar ones. Cheers!
My entry: MONEY, HONEY!
Yay, you featured "my" country's money (Switzerland) - one of the few that still exists from your selection.
I have coins from several countries in Europe from the mid 1980s when I lived in Germany.
Dawn aka Spatulas On Parade
I'll say this... do not get the iPhone "clip on" lenses. The Moment lenses I recently got are a game changer. Look into them. They are so nice. Legit glass for phones. That being said, I thought this still came out well. I love seeing coins from around the world.
Definitely better than a zero! I couldn't help notice the similarity (two metals) between the Italian 500 lira coin and our own Canadian toonie ($2) coin. I know the spelling's weird - you'd think it would be two-ney, but it's toonie because that's similar spelling to the $1 Loonie coin that came out several years earlier (and features a loon water bird on one side). The other coin in your set of photos that most caught my eye is the British one with the hexagonal trim line - very distinctive.
Hope you're making good progress on this month's theme. I'm always struggle with the number themes.
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