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@HumblePie: No worries! Quality coins are always welcome - duplicate or not.
You've got a nice one! Thanks for sharing.
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2001 Espaņa 2000 Pesetas - Juan Carlos I.   |
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Nice examples!  Quote:
... was also Bolivia's first president (just like George Washington who is depicted on the 1926 US American Independence Sesquicentennial commemorative half dollar) and Banzer was the country's president at the time the coins were released (just like Calvin Coolidge was on the US coin). Also, as with the US Sesquicentennial coin, the figure from the past (Bolivar) is depicted as the forward portrait with the then-present-day figure (Banzer) presented in the rear position. Undeniable design parallels! That is fascinating!  |
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@jbuck: Yes, it's one of many cross-border linkages found in numismatics! Design influences abound at many levels.
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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1991 Espaņa 2000 Pesetas-XXV Olimpiada Barcelona 1992 Juan Carlos I Olympic symbols.   Edited by Dorado
08/24/2021 10:40 pm
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A very nice one for you all.   Belgium 1951 100 Francs - 4 kings Dutch text.These were large silver (5/6 - .833) coins that were circulating but kind of commemorative too. Issued between 1946 and 1951, they were 34mm in size and weighed 15 grams. They were issued in French and Dutch(Flemish) language - mine is Flemish. Belgie = Flemish (Konigrijk van Belgie) Belgique = French (Royaume du Belgique) The coins show the 4 kings of Belgium to that date, from left to right, King Leopold III, Albert, Leopold II (The butcher of the Congo), Leopold I. The coin was not issued in 1952 as Baudouin had become King! It is strange as many European countries did not issue silver pieces until the 1950s after WW2 and then only into the 60s. The fact this coin is quite worn (Mid VF) is proof that these coins were circulating. Edited by Princetane
08/24/2021 11:53 pm
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  This British "Odd Fellows" token is a Conder halfpenny issued by Thomas Spence during the last decade of the 18th century. The maximally conjoined gentlemen depicted here are William Pitt the Younger and Charles James Fox, both statesmen and high government officials who opposed one another from opposite ends of the political spectrum. Fox, for example, was known as a radical Whig and espoused anti-monarchist views, while Pitt served as George III's Prime Minister in the 1780's. The Latin phrase "Quis vides" translates loosely as "Who are you laughing at?" Listed in Dalton & Hamer as Middlesex 804c.
"If everything seems to be under control, you're just not going fast enough."
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@daltonista: Nice! Definitely an "odd" design on that one! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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1948 Belgium. Leopold III Dutch text - Kings.   |
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Fantastic examples! |
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1901 A Kingdom of Prussia (German states) 2 Mark - Wilhelm II Kingdom of Prussia.   |
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The obverse of the 1881 Yorktown Surrender Centennial medal features conjoined portraits of George Washington (forward portrait) and the Marquis de Lafayette - two of the military leaders of the Continental forces at the Battle of Yorktown. The decisive defeat of the British at Yorktown in 1781 ultimately brought about the surrender of all British forces, an end to the American Revolution and the signing of the 1783 Treaty of Paris between the US and England. The medal was designed/modeled by Peter Krider (a silversmith and medalist based in Philadelphia at the time) and appears to have had a major influence on Charles Barber as he prepared the designs for the 1900 Lafayette Dollar - the obverse of the coin features very similar conjoined portraits of Washington and Lafayette (see below). The reverse of the medal depicts the scene as General Charles O'Hara surrenders to General George Washington (on horseback). British Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis, leader of the British troops at Yorktown, claimed to be too ill to attend the formal surrender ceremony; he sent his second-in-command to deliver his sword to the American and French commanders. I've included an image of the obverse of the 1900 Lafayette dollar below for comparison with the medal. I'll leave it to you to decide how much Barber "borrowed" from Krider! 1881 Yorktown Surrender Medal  1900 Lafayette Memorial Silver Dollar  Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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I've included an image of the obverse of the 1900 Lafayette dollar below for comparison with the medal. I'll leave it to you to decide how much Barber "borrowed" from Krider! Very interesting! |
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