Ugliest Coin of the Week - Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

[LawrenceChard]

Ugliest Coin of the Week -  Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

2005 Cambodia Gold Proof 3,000 Riels

King Jayavarman VII 1162 - 1201

Kindgom of Cambodia

 

Reverse:

2005 The Wonders of the World Collection Gold Taj Mahal of India 999.9 Gold

Our photographer's comments:

Coin designer: Can I add some bone to make it look as though his arms have been chopped off?
Boss: Yeah go for it
Coin Designer: Can I add some blood and torn sinews?
Boss: No!

 

I hope nobody is offended by the humour, it's only good 'armless fun!

😎

Edited September 13, 2022 by LawrenceChard

[stefffana]

25 minutes ago, LawrenceChard said:

Ugliest Coin of the Week -  Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

2005 Cambodia Gold Proof 3,000 Riels

King Jayavarman VII 1162 - 1201

Kindgom of Cambodia

 

Reverse:

2005 The Wonders of the World Collection Gold Taj Mahal of India 999.9 Gold

Our photographer's comments:

Coin designer: Can I add some bone to make it look as though his arms have been chopped off?
Boss: Yeah go for it
Coin Designer: Can I add some blood and torn sinews?
Boss: No!

 

I hope nobody is offended by the humour, it's only good 'armless fun!

😎

 "good 'armless fun"....

[DrDave]

1 hour ago, LawrenceChard said:

Ugliest Coin of the Week -  Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

2005 Cambodia Gold Proof 3,000 Riels

King Jayavarman VII 1162 - 1201

Kindgom of Cambodia

 

Reverse:

2005 The Wonders of the World Collection Gold Taj Mahal of India 999.9 Gold

 

I guess that it was based on this statue, but it looks like the love child of Homer Simpson and Gemma Collins!

Edited September 13, 2022 by DrDave

[SemolinaPilchard]

'tis but a scratch

[LawrenceChard]

29 minutes ago, DrDave said:

I guess that it was based on this statue, but it looks like the love child of Homer Simpson and Gemma Collins!

At least he's got legs!

 

[SidS]

2 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Ugliest Coin of the Week -  Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

2005 Cambodia Gold Proof 3,000 Riels

King Jayavarman VII 1162 - 1201

Kindgom of Cambodia

 

Reverse:

2005 The Wonders of the World Collection Gold Taj Mahal of India 999.9 Gold

Our photographer's comments:

Coin designer: Can I add some bone to make it look as though his arms have been chopped off?
Boss: Yeah go for it
Coin Designer: Can I add some blood and torn sinews?
Boss: No!

 

I hope nobody is offended by the humour, it's only good 'armless fun!

😎

Was he supposed to have arms?

It can't be worse than your posthumous Charles I beheaded Unite! 😁

Edited September 13, 2022 by SidS

[bluffer]

3 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Ugliest Coin of the Week -  Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

2005 Cambodia Gold Proof 3,000 Riels

King Jayavarman VII 1162 - 1201

Kindgom of Cambodia

 

Reverse:

 

2005 The Wonders of the World Collection Gold Taj Mahal of India 999.9 Gold

Our photographer's comments:

Coin designer: Can I add some bone to make it look as though his arms have been chopped off?
Boss: Yeah go for it
Coin Designer: Can I add some blood and torn sinews?
Boss: No!

 

I hope nobody is offended by the humour, it's only good 'armless fun!

😎

you better hope we dont have any thai or khmer members!

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62885149

 

[LawrenceChard]

6 minutes ago, bluffer said:

you better hope we dont have any thai or khmer members!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62885149

 

No, because they might leave, and TSF would be "dismembered"!

😎

[CollectForFun]

6 hours ago, LawrenceChard said:

Ugliest Coin of the Week -  Ex-King with Arms Chopped Off

2005 Cambodia Gold Proof 3,000 Riels

King Jayavarman VII 1162 - 1201

Kindgom of Cambodia

 

Reverse:

 

 

5 hours ago, DrDave said:

I guess that it was based on this statue, but it looks like the love child of Homer Simpson and Gemma Collins!

Just to add a little bit of context for those who prefer not to remain ignorant:

Material: Sandstone
Dimensions: H:137. 5 cm
Date: late XIIth - early XIIIth century
Provenance: Krol Romeas, Angkor Thom
(Siem Reap)
Collection: National Museum of Cambodia,
Phnom Penh

This statue is dated to the Bayon style. Portraiture art of this period is marked by smiling and mystical expression. The quality of the modelling of this work reveals an exceptional mastery of the art.

His facial expression is accentuated by semi-closed eyes, a light smile, nose with three lobes, large forehead, lips that are neither thin nor thick, and long ear lobes. All these traits represent the Khmer physiognomy. The king’s power as expressed by his facial expression evokes supreme knowledge, compassion and peacefulness.

https://www.cambodiamuseum.info/en_collection/stone_object/jayavaraman.html

The true gesture of Jayavarman VII statues was in the form of a sampeah – a Cambodian traditional way of showing respect. Source