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New Zealand
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This one's a personal favourite from the places-on-coins genre... Prague on a Czech Republic bimetallic 50 Crowns from 2012. Shows Charles Bridge, the National Theatre, St Nicholas Church and Prague Castle. Curiously, the inscription is in Latin instead of Czech ("Prague mother of cities").  This is the real thing (wish I could say it was my photo): 
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New Zealand
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... and here's Australia's new Parliament building, to go with Pepactonius' old Parliament a few posts back. Aluminium-bronze Australia $5 1988. 
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New Zealand
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The Maiden's Tower in Baku on a 2006 Azerbaijan 5 qepik...  ... and the real thing: 
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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pdg those are some graet adds to the thread. Really like the Prague design. 
Edited by scopru 09/27/2018 08:01 am
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 United States
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Quote: Parliament House (old), Canberra, AU -- Australia, 1 florin, 1927: Quote: 1999 Espaņa. 2 euro cent. The cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Nice examples! 
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Quote: This one's a personal favourite from the places-on-coins genre... Prague on a Czech Republic bimetallic 50 Crowns from 2012. Shows Charles Bridge, the National Theatre, St Nicholas Church and Prague Castle. Curiously, the inscription is in Latin instead of Czech ("Prague mother of cities").This is the real thing (wish I could say it was my photo):
... and here's Australia's new Parliament building, to go with Pepactonius' old Parliament a few posts back. Aluminium-bronze Australia $5 1988....
The Maiden's Tower in Baku on a 2006 Azerbaijan 5 qepik... ... and the real thing: Nice trio, pdg! 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Grant House, Point Pleasant, OH, USA -- United States -- 50 cents, 1922:  
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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St John's Chapel on the Isle of Man:  My photo was taken hurriedly out of a bus window, so the angle is not quite the same: 
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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2009 (Gold) $10 Cook IS. 40th An. Apollo 11, Place: The Moon  
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New Zealand
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And here's another ... Devin Castle, on the banks of the Danube River just outside Bratislava. On a Slovakia 50 hellers from 1993.  It's more spectacular in reality: 
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 United States
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Quote: 2009 (Gold) $10 Cook IS. 40th An. Apollo 11, Place: The Moon Well played. 
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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South Carolina Capitol in 1786 and 1936, Columbia, SC -- United States, 50 cents, 1936:  
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New Zealand
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@scopru, @jbuck - thanks! Here's a couple more... The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, on a 1980 1 rial coin from Iran:  And the real thing: 
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