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Helios, the Greek sun god on this hemidrachm of Rhodes (c. 150 BC)  Libertas, the Roman personification of freedom, holding a freedman's cap; the traditional gift to a slave upon releasing them. (Trebonianus Gallus, 251-253 AD)  Another Genius, this time of the Senate (Volusian, son of Gallus, 251-253)  |
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Libertas, the Roman personification of freedom, holding a freedman's cap; the traditional gift to a slave upon releasing them. @Finn235: It's interesting because the freedman's cap, called Pileus, is the origin of the Phrygian cap in the modern Liberty personifications From Wikipedia: "The Phrygian cap is a soft conical cap with the top pulled forward, associated in antiquity with several peoples in Eastern Europe and Anatolia, including Phrygia, Dacia, and the Balkans. In early modern Europe it came to signify freedom and the pursuit of liberty through a confusion with the pileus, the felt cap of manumitted (emancipated) slaves of ancient Rome. Accordingly, the Phrygian cap sometimes is called a liberty cap; in artistic representations it signifies freedom and the pursuit of liberty." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrygian_cap |
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Another nice allegory of "The Republic", this time from Cuba.
ABC Peso 1939 - Silver Very nice!  |
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Uruguay
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I like the Barber Liberty type.  Dime 1897   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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1950 France 20 francs   |
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I like the Barber Liberty type. Very nice! If you have not seen it already, check this out... http://goccf.com/t/132805 |
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If you have not seen it already, check this out.. I had not seen this thread, thanks jbuck! |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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2008 France 5 euro.   |
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Uruguay
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Well, now I post Brazilian allegories. 1889 500 Reis - Silver Phrygian capped Liberty Head.   1901 100 Reis - Copper-Nickel Bust of Liberty facing right.   1927 1000 Reis - Aluminium-Bronze It depicts the figure of abundance, holding a cornucopia. In the frontal field, the constellation of the Southern Cross.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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1901 Brazil 200 reis.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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1946 France 2 francs.   |
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Valued Member
Uruguay
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The Obelisk of Montevideo "Obelisco a los Constituyentes" is a monument located in Montevideo (Uruguay), was built in 1930 (inaugurated 1938) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first Constitution of Uruguay. It has three bronze statues on its sides, representing "Law", "Liberty" and "Force". The coin bellow depicts the Liberty statue, an allegorical female figure breaking her chains. Uruguay N$200 - 1989 Copper-nickel     Edited by cara
12/09/2017 8:02 pm
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Not the actual image of my set, but looks better than the photo I tried to take of mine.   |
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Not the actual image of my set, but looks better than the photo I tried to take of mine. I had not seen this design before, the African-American Liberty is a beauty, thanks for sharing jbuck. |
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Thank you, I really like them. There is a fifth medal, a Philadelphia proof, sold on its own in a nice presentation display.  |
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