Peace Gal Question

Bubblehead

I have a question for our serious Peace Gal Dollar collectors.
Why is "TRVST" spelled that way??
I know, from Carl, that the "U" and "V" are the same, in Latin, but that doesn't asnwer my question completely. Why just the Peace Dollar, and no others?
Thanks..

Baley

it's a design quirk, the standing lib quarter has Vs instead of Us, too, not only in trvst but in e plvribvs vnvm too.





And the Connecticut commem half has the most Vs of any coin, I count 7 of them, including "Vnited":

Bubblehead

Thanks Dave...
We're gettin' there... Sheesh.. Interesting history re the CT comm..
Hmmm? Both of my daughters were born in CT and I didn't know about the famous Oak Tree... I thought to look at the names of the designers of the Peace, SLQ, and the CT., for some connection.
All 3 different guys.. I can't see these designers getting away with using the latin letter... There's gotta be another reason... Surely someone would have complained? World's fulla complainers.
Look at the VDB Linc, and the T1 SLQ.
???

nwcs

A sign of the times, really. The end of the beaux art era and classical design.

FC57Coins

You see "latinized" lettering in a lot of art decco type works, so this is not uncommon for this period.

nankraut

Boy! I tried to pronounce "E PLVRIBVS VNVM" but now my tongue hurts!

richbeat

It's a design lettering style used at that time, based on the Roman? (I think) alphabet. Their alphabet does not have the letter U. If it's not the Roman alphabet, someone correct me.

robertpr

I thought, on the Peace dollar anyway, they used the V for Victory?

richbeat

I just checked the encyclopedia, and it is the Roman alphabet. They used V for both the U and V sounds.

richbeat

V for Victory is apparently an urban legend, or something to that effect. You hear the TV coin guys say that all the time. So far as I know, it wasn't based on that.

robertpr

I learnt all I know about coins from watching the Coin Vault

Vet

If this don't work go to coinsite.com search for Peace.

Larry

coppercoins

Richbeat is on the money...it's the roman alphabet and they didn't have a "u".

Conder101

<< <i>V for Victory is apparently an urban legend, or something to that effect. You hear the TV coin guys say that all the time. So far as I know, it wasn't based on that. >>


It wasn't. They have their wars confused. V for Victory was a popular slogan during the second world war. It MIGHT have been used during the first world war but if so it was not widely used. During WWII though it was seen all over the place.