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Posted 04/17/2008 01:54 am
Oh, I see a debate.
Yes, the poet´s bust only and his name, but the style is different. Hindenburg´s head fills all the surface of the coin, and his features are very hard. And the main difference is that Hindenburg was a soldier, a warrior.
Nazis want to legitimize their power, and they chose Hindenburg as a harmless symbol (Hindenburg died in 1934). Hindenburg´s bust had appeared in other coins in Weimar Republic, but then, he was the head of the Republic. Now he is the warrior. So, things was changing now.
Zaggy, you are right.
But the things that "can" appear in a coin depend on the date we talk about. These days, even Lady di can appear in a coin, but in 1900´s the coins designs were much more homogeneous. For example, as far as I know, the first "not in a shield" animal that appeared in a coin was a bee, in Italian 10 Centesimi (1919). Now, animals in coins are very common.
So, the really new in the Postdam church coin is the design, and the "idea" of a building in a coin.
Well, as you can see, all these things are personal opinions, but the interesting thing is how in Europe the political situation has influence in coins.
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But the Goethe coin (1932, last Weimar Republic commem) is kind of similar: poet's bust only, with just the six letters of his last name below
Yes, the poet´s bust only and his name, but the style is different. Hindenburg´s head fills all the surface of the coin, and his features are very hard. And the main difference is that Hindenburg was a soldier, a warrior.
Nazis want to legitimize their power, and they chose Hindenburg as a harmless symbol (Hindenburg died in 1934). Hindenburg´s bust had appeared in other coins in Weimar Republic, but then, he was the head of the Republic. Now he is the warrior. So, things was changing now.
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BUT at the same time, they are very definately commemoratives of the 'Day of Potsdam' and the Garison Church is the most obvious image to use!
Zaggy, you are right.
But the things that "can" appear in a coin depend on the date we talk about. These days, even Lady di can appear in a coin, but in 1900´s the coins designs were much more homogeneous. For example, as far as I know, the first "not in a shield" animal that appeared in a coin was a bee, in Italian 10 Centesimi (1919). Now, animals in coins are very common.
So, the really new in the Postdam church coin is the design, and the "idea" of a building in a coin.
Well, as you can see, all these things are personal opinions, but the interesting thing is how in Europe the political situation has influence in coins.
The Goethe pieces I mentioned because they are similar in style (OK, just vaguely, with regard to the design elements used) in style to the Garrison Church coins. Now the Hindenburg coins are much more traditional: big head in the middle, inscription that goes along the rim.
