Okay, so I'm a huge fan of Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, and along with Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island, it's actually one of the things that led me to like coins when I was a kid.
And while looking up (back) on what kind of coins were used/mentioned in the films, I noticed that one of the trinkets that decorate Captain Jack Sparrow's iconic bandanna looks like a coin from Myanmar, having the Chinthe image (the POTC Wiki says it's an ancient Burmese coin but I highly doubt it, at least irl).
I can't make out the reverse date but the design looks so similar! I don't know who came up with this, whether Depp or a costume/prop designer, but this is certainly an anachronism...isn't it? (The first film, The Curse of the Black Pearl, takes place around 1725, I believe.)
Same with me! I remember, as a 10- or 11-year-old, reading Treasure Island and noting every coin that was mentioned – guinea, louis d'or, moidore, sequin, some Chinese cash and pieces of eight – and I still like to collect coins from pirates-related countries and periods.
Quote: "Cuthwellis"Oh, I saw that one too but assumed it was 1 Pe from the Chinthe. My bad!
That means the coin is even newer than I first thought, though, a tiny bit more anachronistic...
I see what you mean. Maybe the obverse picture was too closely cropped?
Quote: "Cuthwellis"Same with me! I remember, as a 10- or 11-year-old, reading Treasure Island and noting every coin that was mentioned – guinea, louis d'or, moidore, sequin, some Chinese cash and pieces of eight – and I still like to collect coins from pirates-related countries and periods.
@ January First-of-May
Possibly so! I don't think they just picked up a 50-year-old coin and used it as a film prop without a little modification or such, anyway...
@ CassTaylor
Nice article! I haven't seen the film since I did at the cinemas two years ago but I remember that scene. Didn't recognize it back then because I lacked knowledge of old American coins, though!
Fantastic! Great reasoning and research I must say, I am a great fan of the movie series as well! Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of information :)
