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Found one more. Gibraltar 2003 1 pound.  |
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Found one more. Gibraltar 2003 1 pound. Very nice!  |
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St. George on Russian coins. I don't think I ever had any of those in my collection but there's a bunch of 15th century Principality of Moscow types that depict (I quote from Numista here) "horseman looking to the right, striking a snake with a spear" that are usually interpreted to be Saint George. (Depictions of horsemen looking to the right striking a snake with a spear do not have to be Saint George, as hilariously illustrated by this CCF discussion of a coin type from Isinda, Pisidia that's about three centuries too old for St. George. In this specific case, however, the identification is likely due to the Moscow connection.) Here's a coin from 1728 that is definitely intended to depict Saint George...  Fun fact: the Russian coat of arms technically has a depiction of St. George in the middle! The coat of arms on coins used to be an abbreviated version that skipped this part, but a few years ago (in 2016 apparently) the design was changed to the full version.  (Not the best photo but the horseman and dragon should be visible in the middle.) Edited by january1may
04/25/2024 9:13 pm
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Very nice coins January1May
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Thanks for that info J1M. I hadn't noticed that previously. Here's another Russian 10 roubles from 2020.  |
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There's a whole series of British gold and silver bullion coins that depict various modernistic, stylized versions of St. George and the Dragon, and at least one even includes Princess Una. While I don't really collect them, this 2005 sovereign is one of several I've managed to accumulate over the years. I've always thought of these as representing the "Anti-Pistrucci" school of design.
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Very nice coin Daltonista.
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Great coin Dalt! |
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Lovely examples! |
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1951 - Festival of Britain - 5 Shillings (Crown) George VI. 28.3g, 38.6mm, CuNi In original box with insert card. Prooflike. Obv: Paget's bust of George VI facing left Rev: Pistrucci - St. George slaying the dragon      Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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1951 - Festival of Britain - 5 Shillings (Crown) George VI. 28.3g, 38.6mm, CuNi Fantastic! |
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This just in! I just found this yesterday...Hampshire Portsea token That George sure got around  |
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This just in! I just found this yesterday...Hampshire Portsea token... That George sure got around Excellent! |
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