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Here's another from the classic US Commemorative Coin series, the 1925 Battle of Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar.

The coin's obverse design is dominated by a depiction of the "Concord Minuteman" statue located in Concord, MA. The reverse design presents the Old Belfry Tower in Lexington, MA.

The obverse design is based on the Daniel Chester French statue created for Lexington-Concord's centennial in 1875

The minute men (or minutemen) were citizen-soldiers - often farmers, or some other tradesmen vs. professional soldiers. In his statue, French depicts his minuteman with his left hand gripping his plow (representing his primary occupation as a farmer) and his right hand holding a long gun that he will use, if necessary, to defend his family and home in his role as a part-time soldier. Chester Beach, the coin's designer, rendered the statue quite faithfully on the half dollar.

1925 Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial Half Dollar

2011 UK Olympic 50 pence - Shooting:

The 1900 Lafayette Memorial Silver Dollar, the first US commemorative coin of the one dollar denomination, features conjoined portraits of George Washington and Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette on its obverse. A preliminary version of a memorial statue in honor of Lafayette, sculpted by American-in-France artist Paul Wayland Bartlett, is on the reverse.

The statue depicts Lafayette with his sword drawn and held in his outstretched right hand. The sword is shown pointing down, to symbolize Lafayette offering his sword (and the benefit of his military experience) to the Americans. The coin's models were prepared by Charles E. Barber.

1900 Lafayette Memorial Silver Dollar





On the final version of the statue, Bartlett depicted Lafayette with an upraised right arm with his right hand holding his unsheathed sword aloft; his left hand again holds the reins of his horse. Also, the hat that was previously worn by Lafayette (shown on the coin) was removed and various changes to the depiction of the horse were made.

Bronze Lafayette Statue, on its Pedestal, Erected in Paris, France

Image Credit: George Grantham Bain Collection held by the US Library of Congress; Public Domain.

Marshall Islands 1995 $5

Outstanding pair!

Impressive!

I'm enjoying the coins being posted. Here's three more from my ancient coin collection:

Greek, island of Cos, 3rd-2nd cent. BC, obverse facing Helios, reverse club and quiver.

Roman Empire, Constantius Gallus 351-353 AD, reverse soldier spearing fallen horseman, Christ monogram Chi-Rho in field, mint Aquileia.

Greek, Syracuse, Sicily, 3rd cent. BC, obverse Persephone, reverse charioteer in biga holding kentron (spear)