Ku Klux Klan

[Richard Day]

Ken Barr wrote:
>
> It is a So-Called dollar issued by the Ku Klux Klan (HK-908). I've only
> seen it struck in nickel, so I presume the "silver medal" means "silver
> colored". If it's really struck in silver, please let me know ...
>
> The standard KKK reference book is "Ku Klux Klan Tokens" by D. E. Birdsell,
> 2nd edition, 1981, Research Associates (privately published). SYMWAO is
> an acronym for "Spend Your Money With Americans Only", but I forget what
> the others stand for and I misplaced my copy of Birdsell some months
> ago ... There is a short write-up in "So-Called Dollars" by Hibler and
> Kappen (1963, The Coin and Currency Institute) as well. HTH
>
> [posted and e-mailed]
>
> In article <32B30F...@prairieweb.com>, re...@prairieweb.com wrote:
>
> >I have a token, silver metal, half dollar size, dated 1922
> >Obverse has a scroll with "Constitution of the United States" in relief.
> >Top of scroll is centered with a cross, the letters U.S.F.K above the
> >cross.
> >There is a Holy Bible and Flag of the US at the bottom of the scroll
> >
> >Around the outside edge are the words "ONE COUNTRY.ONE FLAG.ONE LANGUAGE
> >
> >The reverse of the "coin" has a box (aprox one inch size) centered.
> >The four corners of the box have the letters "A K I A"
> >
> >At 3:00 o:clock is the date 1922
> >At 9:00 o:clock is the date 1866-1915
> >
> >At 12:00 o:clock is the word "SYMWAO"
> >At 6:00 O:clock iis the word "MOKANA"
> >
> >In the box at top is F.B.P
> >In the box at bottom is L.F.E.
> >
> >NON SILBA
> >SED ANTHAR are in the box.
> [snip]
> (snip)
still looking for information about the acronyms.
like:acronym for "Spend Your Money With Americans Only"
NON SILBA SED ANTHAR don't sound like acronym to me

Does anyone know about KKK?
Can you suggest a news area where some of these questions might find an
audience. I know this is thin ice. I'm not looking for trouble, just
education.

[JSTONE9352]

I don't know anything about the tokens but I have read that the Klan
numbers only about 6,000 members today, down considerably from
their heyday of the 1920's-30's when they yielded quite a bit of
political power in various state govts. and among local politicians.

John S.

[Steve Cindric]

>
> >The reverse of the "coin" has a box (aprox one inch size) centered.
> >The four corners of the box have the letters "A K I A"
>

I can help with this one... "A Klansman I Am"..

Steve in Mich.