Coin designs and subject matter-Post images of what you find interesting.
laurentyvan
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There’s battles to be won
and battles to be lost
In the establishment of grades
And what a coin should cost.
There are opinions on strike,
Luster and eye appeal,
And arguments result
On which slab is most ideal.
Die cracks and errors
Have interest for us all,
But it’s the design on the coin
That holds me most in thrall.
Lions and leopards,
Kings and shepards,
Queens of the realm,
Captains at the helm,
Thistles and weeds,
Victories and deeds,
judges and jesters,
Even the earl of Leicester.
The history of mankind
Is struck on what we collect,
And the choice of subject matter
Often makes me reflect.
So please, post images diverse
On any design you like;
Showing obverse or reverse,
From Haiti to Hitler's 3rd reich.
I like the allegorical symbols of countries, long term reverses like the eagle and the snake on Mexico's money.
and battles to be lost
In the establishment of grades
And what a coin should cost.
There are opinions on strike,
Luster and eye appeal,
And arguments result
On which slab is most ideal.
Die cracks and errors
Have interest for us all,
But it’s the design on the coin
That holds me most in thrall.
Lions and leopards,
Kings and shepards,
Queens of the realm,
Captains at the helm,
Thistles and weeds,
Victories and deeds,
judges and jesters,
Even the earl of Leicester.
The history of mankind
Is struck on what we collect,
And the choice of subject matter
Often makes me reflect.
So please, post images diverse
On any design you like;
Showing obverse or reverse,
From Haiti to Hitler's 3rd reich.
I like the allegorical symbols of countries, long term reverses like the eagle and the snake on Mexico's money.
One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
And in three distinct styles as well, interpreted by the engravers of three different countries. I don't recognize your first dragon coin however-will you educate me?
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
Edit to Add: BTW, excellent lines ..........
Lloyd
is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
Here's my favorite design for both Obv. and Rev.
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DPOTD Jan 2005, Meet the Darksiders
The Prehistory of mankind
is struck from what I collect.
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First DAMMIT BOY! 25/9/05 (Finally!)
" XpipedreamR is cool because you can get a bottle of 500 for like a dollar. " - Aspirin
and its mythological "rebirth from the ashes" symbolism,
was chosen as the new denomination of the modern Greek state in 1828.
One year type.It was replaced by the re-introduction of the drachma in 1832.
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DPOTD 3
I'll bet you all expected St. George...but this guy is pretty cool too
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This design ( Reverse) just keeps growing on me.
My long time favorite, despite its wallet emptying capabilities is still St George.
<< <i>My long time favorite, despite its wallet emptying capabilities is still St George.
nice proof!
Imaged by cosmicdebris