We have all heard the story of Ben Franklin and his reverence for the Turkey. And thank god there were other founding fathers.
The eagle is ours, dude.
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@jmlanzaf said:
Truly an icon of the Roman Empire.
Ok, we are dying to know how you will transform our national bird into something else on Coumbus Day
One of the reasons that Benjamin Franklin preferred the indigenous turkey was that it was truly American. The eagle is not really a distinctly American icon, it is a neo-classical appropriation going back to the Roman Empire, at least.
The eagle, yes.
But bald eagles are indigenous only to North America.
@jmlanzaf said:
Truly an icon of the Roman Empire.
Ok, we are dying to know how you will transform our national bird into something else on Coumbus Day
One of the reasons that Benjamin Franklin preferred the indigenous turkey was that it was truly American. The eagle is not really a distinctly American icon, it is a neo-classical appropriation going back to the Roman Empire, at least.
The eagle, yes.
But bald eagles are indigenous only to North America.
Yes, including Canada and Mexico. And those same Eagles were symbols to pre-Columbian Native American tribes.
Well obviously Canada and Mexico are included in North America.
But I don't think the Roman Empire officially stretched that far.
@jmlanzaf said:
Truly an icon of the Roman Empire.
Ok, we are dying to know how you will transform our national bird into something else on Coumbus Day
One of the reasons that Benjamin Franklin preferred the indigenous turkey was that it was truly American. The eagle is not really a distinctly American icon, it is a neo-classical appropriation going back to the Roman Empire, at least.
The eagle, yes.
But bald eagles are indigenous only to North America.
Yes, including Canada and Mexico. And those same Eagles were symbols to pre-Columbian Native American tribes.
Well obviously Canada and Mexico are included in North America.
But I don't think the Roman Empire officially stretched that far.
I dont know, that flat earth people might believe it.
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That is a fantastic picture...Thanks for posting it here...Cheers, RickO
Ok, we are dying to know how you will transform our national bird into something else on Coumbus Day
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
We have all heard the story of Ben Franklin and his reverence for the Turkey. And thank god there were other founding fathers.
The eagle is ours, dude.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
It's called the American Bald Eagle for a reason:
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
The eagle, yes.
But bald eagles are indigenous only to North America.
Well obviously Canada and Mexico are included in North America.
But I don't think the Roman Empire officially stretched that far.
I dont know, that flat earth people might believe it.
I came in expecting a coin, then realized the title said icon, not coin.. I can't be the only one, right?
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The Golden eagle was and is common to all of scandinavia and Europe including Italy.
Not the bald eagle.
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The Ben Franklin turkey story is more tongue-in-cheek than anything else. He wasn’t seriously proposing changing the national bird.
The story is part of American mythology now.
Ben Franklin wanted to use the turkey..... Even ol' Ben is entitled to one bad idea....
Ironically, "coin" and "icon" have the same letters. Whatever significance that holds.
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