Thread: would you please help me understand the value or the importance of this coin.

My father worked in a restaurant in Kuweit and received a coin from one of his customers. before leaving the costumer told my father : "you will one day know the value of this piece". Can you help me please. thanks a lot.

the first face says :государствнныи музеи истории космоиавтики им к.3 циолковского
the second face : konusu tchaikovsky

it doesn't look like a coin without nominal value engraved on it

more like a commemorative medal

Did the customer paid for his dinner or he just gave this thing and ran away while your father was in confusion?

yeah no date is engraved on the piece. :/

hhhh i don't think so. my father used to be a good athlete.

The engraving reads: "Калуга. Государственный музей истории космонавтики им. К.Э. Циолковского" - "Kaluga. The Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics". Kaluga is a town. It's definitely not a real coin. It's a souvenir from the museum. It still can have some value among collectors. I had to mirror the picture to read the engraving. If it is actually flipped over the coin can be a rarity.

Originally Posted by Полуношник

If it is actually flipped over the coin can be a rarity.

He just made a picture if the reflection in the mirror
I don't think it costs a lot and I also think that it might be a fake. Hard to tell from these pictures

i forgot to mention that this happened during the 1980's. that's when my father worked in kuweit. it might be a souvenir from the museum as you said.

and the coin is flipped over but i used my webcam to take the pictures. (mirrored for Skype )

Originally Posted by Doomer

He just made a picture if the reflection in the mirror
I don't think it costs a lot and I also think that it might be a fake. Hard to tell from these pictures

It doesn't look like fake. and it dates back to the 80's so USSR was still there.

Something similar is being sold:
Подарочная монета им.Циолковского из музея в калуге,привезена давно. - Новосибирск - Искусство, Коллекционирование, Хобби - ост.Цум

I am afraid, you can't obtain a lot of money, but at least, you have learnt now Циолковский who is famous man in Russia.

Originally Posted by maxmixiv

Something similar is being sold:
Подарочная монета им.Циолковского из музея в калуге,привезена давно. - Новосибирск - Искусство, Коллекционирование, Хобби - ост.Цум

I am afraid, you can't obtain a lot of money, but at least, you have learnt now Циолковский who is famous man in Russia.

yeah looks pretty much the same. thanks a lot.
actually i don't intend to sell it. my father is a collector and wanted to know its value.
thanks again.