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Inverted anchor cross. A cross with slightly widened ends, with two anchor flukes coming out of the top and curving left and right, also with slightly widened ends.







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  • 1970 Muscat and Oman 10 Baisa

    1970 Muscat and Oman 10 Baisa

    One of the last coins from Muscat and Oman History Located in the far southeast of the Arabian Peninsula, Muscat and Oman (Today: The Sultanate of Oman) overlooks a 3,165-kilometre coastline. This stretches from the Arabian Sea and the gateway to the Indian Ocean in the southeast, to the Sea of Oman and ultimately Musandam…

  • 1882 Zanzibar 1 Pysa

    1882 Zanzibar 1 Pysa

    A KM1 coin from a small African island. Here it is! The final entry, Day 26, “Z” of the Blogging from A-Z April Challenge!Z = Zanzibar. Zanzibar The area known as Zanzibar has been home to humans for at least 20,000 years. Archaeological evidence includes Microliths (small tools used as spear points in the later stone…