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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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I think this one probably falls a bit more on the Allegory end of the scale vs. pure Mythology, but here's the 2015 Barclays Bank (Canada) Silver $5 coin from the Royal Canadian Mint's Bank Note series. The coin's reverse presents an allegorical/mythological female figure looking upon a globe - turned to present the Western Hemisphere - with her chin supported by her left hand and a winged wheel being supported by her right. Historically, the winged wheel represents speed and transport. Here, it is meant to be symbolic of the British bank's expansion into Canada.   For more about the coin and the note upon which its design is based, see: - 2015 Barclays Bank (Canada) - Coin 4 Of 4 Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very nice addition, commems.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270 |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice addition, commems!  Errers and Varietys.
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year 1 (1934) China - Japanese Puppet state - 1 Chiao   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice addition, Dearborn.
Errers and Varietys.
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Thanks Errers! |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Very good, Dearborn.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270 |
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Thank you Gary! |
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Nice examples! |
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Here's a commemorative medal (aka, So-Called Dollar) for the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia. The obverse design of the medal features a bale of cotton with a phoenix rising from the flames above it. The phoenix is a mythological bird that is symbolic of birth/re-birth and immortality - it dates back to Egyptian and Greek mythology.   For more about the medal, see: 1895 Cotton States And International Exposition Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice addition, commems.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270 |
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Here's a commemorative medal (aka, So-Called Dollar) for the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia. Very nice!
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