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What is the back side of a coin called?
The back side is called the reverse. The front side is called the obverse.
What are the sides of a penny called?
The front of a penny (Lincoln's profile) or the front of any coin is called the obverse or heads side, the back of a coin is known as the reverse or tails side. There is no jargon for the side or edge of a coin. Some coins have a ridge around the edge. The process for producing that ridge is ''milling''. Also, the corrugated edge of a coin, such as the quarter, is called a ''reeded edge''. The process for creating it is called ''knurling'' or, sometimes, just ''milling''.
Why is one side of a coin called tails?
The front (obverse) of a coin is called "heads" because there is usually a profile head image of an important person in the nation's history. Thus the reverse side becomes the anatomical opposite, or "tails."
What are the correct terms for the sides of a coin?
Obverse - (front) is the side of the coin that features the main design device, or effigy of the reigning Monarch. Reverse - (back) is the side of the coin that features the lesser design device. Edge - the outside circumference of the coin - the edge is either "plain" or "milled". There are often inscriptions on the edge, which may include the date in some cases.
What coin has an angel on the front and back?
it is a good luck charm and it is not a coin
What side of the Jamaican coin is the front?
The side with the national hero
What is the Observe in referring to coins?
I think you mean "Obverse", which refers to the front of the coin (usually, but not always, the side with the portrait or coat of arms), as versus the "Reverse", which refers to the back of the coin.
What is the Queen side of a British coin called?
Any country that has a King or Queen puts the monarch on the front, or the "Obverse" of the coin. The back side of the coin is called the "Reverse".
What is the back side of a coin called?
The back side is called the reverse. The front side is called the obverse.
What is an obverse quarter?
"Obverse" refers to the front of the coin (usually the side with the portrait), as versus the "reverse", or back, of the coin.
What does obverse mean in coin collecting terms?
It means the front side the "heads" of the coin. The reverse is the opposite end often called the "tails" of a coin.
What is the front of a coin?
Technically, the two surfaces of a coin are known as the obverse (front) and reverse (back). Informally, they are known as heads or tails. One side is called the obverse the other side is called the reverse. The obverse is general the side which features a monarch or president.
What coin has 1340 inside a star on the back side and a star on the front of the coin?
Not sure, could be Saudi Arabia. Try a good coin book and you can find it.
What is the name given o the back of a coin?
The front side (heads) is called the Obverse side and the back side (tails) is called the Reverse.
Why is Thomas Jefferson home on the tail side of nickel?
Because Jefferson himself is on the front of the coin.
Where would the p be on the 1979 liberty silver dollar coin?
Looking at the front of the coin, the mintmark is just above SBA's shoulder, on the left side.
What is the reverse of a coin?
All coins have two sides, an obverse and a reverse. The obverse is the front or the "heads" side, the reverse is the back or the "tails" side.
