Can anything be identified from this?

kahnjar1 · 10th May 2021, 08:38 AM

I go back to my reply (#4 above) in which IMHO the "coin" may have no bearing on the origin of the Dha itself. What I should perhaps have added is the the Chinese Province of Yunnan borders Burma, Laos, Cambodia to the north, and indeed Dha also originate from there. The dha you have, do not however show typical Yunnan traites such as a typical chinese style hand guard and typical scabbard decoration. (Pic attached) The coin though could well have come from that region.
Stu

JeffS · 10th May 2021, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kahnjar1

I go back to my reply (#4 above) in which IMHO the "coin" may have no bearing on the origin of the Dha itself. What I should perhaps have added is the the Chinese Province of Yunnan borders Burma, Laos, Cambodia to the north, and indeed Dha also originate from there. The dha you have, do not however show typical Yunnan traites such as a typical chinese style hand guard and typical scabbard decoration. (Pic attached) The coin though could well have come from that region.
Stu

Understood, I didn't think you were suggesting Chinese origin to the sword. I actually just found the correct coin, which sadly is not as interesting as a rebellion token, but certainly makes more sense for the location of the dha. 1 Centime - French Indochina - 1896 -1939.

Ian · 10th May 2021, 10:52 AM

Hi Jeff,
Just catching up with your new post. The French Indo-China coin is entirely consistent with a Cambodian sword made at the end of the 19th C. As noted, this one centime coin dates as far back as 1886, and I’d say likely contemporaneous with the sword.
It is really hard to find old Cambodian darv in such good shape.

Ren Ren · 10th May 2021, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JeffS

Understood, I didn't think you were suggesting Chinese origin to the sword. I actually just found the correct coin, which sadly is not as interesting as a rebellion token, but certainly makes more sense for the location of the dha. 1 Centime - French Indochina - 1896 -1939.

Yesss!! You found that coin! Congratulations!
And I was wrong about one character 分.
一分之百 Probably right is "one part in a hundred".

10th May 2021, 08:38 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,810	I go back to my reply (#4 above) in which IMHO the "coin" may have no bearing on the origin of the Dha itself. What I should perhaps have added is the the Chinese Province of Yunnan borders Burma, Laos, Cambodia to the north, and indeed Dha also originate from there. The dha you have, do not however show typical Yunnan traites such as a typical chinese style hand guard and typical scabbard decoration. (Pic attached) The coin though could well have come from that region. Stu Attached Images

10th May 2021, 10:52 AM	#3
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,519	Hi Jeff, Just catching up with your new post. The French Indo-China coin is entirely consistent with a Cambodian sword made at the end of the 19th C. As noted, this one centime coin dates as far back as 1886, and I’d say likely contemporaneous with the sword. It is really hard to find old Cambodian darv in such good shape.