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2532 (1989) Thailand.
10 Baht -Rama IX Wat Arun; 3rd portrait.



Arun Temple (Temple of the Dawn), Bangkok

(Educational Purposes**)

Here's a coin depicting a place - Mount Vernon, the Virginia home of US President George Washington.

1982 George Washington Half Dollar


The coin presents noted equestrian George Washington on its obverse and a depiction of his Mount Vernon home on its reverse. The coin was designed/modeled by US Mint Chief Sculptor-Engraver Elizabeth Jones, an outstanding artist and the creator of several noteworthy designs within the modern US commemorative series (IMO, her design of Nike, the goddess of Victory, for the obverse of the 1988 Olympic Games gold quarter eagle is of particular note).

View of Washington's Mount Vernon Home

(Image Credit: Image courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs division. https://www.loc.gov Public Domain.)

I visited Mount Vernon in my youth, but would like to go back as an adult with a better context for the experience. I've been told by a friend who visited a few years back that quite a bit of focus at the site has been shifted away from Washington and on to the issue of the enslaved individuals who worked at the plantation. While obviously in need of their story being told, I don't think they should overshadow one of the central figures in US history. Maybe other recent visitors of Mount Vernon can chime in.


For more of my posts about commemorative coins and medals, check out: Read More: Commems Collection.

Here's a coin that presents the ruins of the church tower constructed at Jamestown.



The coin's reverse depicts the church tower that was constructed circa 1680 near the original James Fort settlement site. It was part of a chruch built to replace an earlier church that was located within the Fort - its construction was long after the James Fort had fallen out of primary use and the settlement had expanded into the surrounding area. Contrary to what is indicated on the US Mint web site about the coin, the Tower it is not part of the original Jamestown settlement (circa 1607).

The design is the work of United States Mint Artistic Infusion Program Master Designer Susan Gamble.

Jamestown Church Tower Ruins - Circa 1906

(Image Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public Domain.)

Jamestown Church Tower Ruins - Circa 2019 - With Jamestown Memorial Chruch (Reconstructed Circa 1908) Behind Tower

(Image Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public Domain.)



For other of my posts about commemorative coins and medals, see: Commems Collection.

Another from the modern US commemorative coin series - 1995 Civil War Battlefields Silver Dollar.

1995 US Civil War Battlefields Commemorative Silver Dollar


The coin's reverse, by John Mercanti, features the memorial "castle" built to honor and remember the deeds of New York's 12th and 44th Regiment Companies during the Battle of Gettysburg during the US Civil War. It is the largest regimental memorial on the Gettysburg battlefield.

New York 44th and 12th Castle Memorial on Little Round Top, Gettysburg Battlefield

(Image Credit: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Public Domain,)

Many moons ago, while touring the Gettysburg Battlefield, I was able to visit the castle - it's an impressive memorial.


More on this coin can be found here:

- 1995 US Civil War Battlefields - Coin Designs by John Mercanti Thread
- 1995 US Civil War Battlefields - Commemorative Coin Program