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> Wasn't Edward VIII the only king to insist he face the wrong way?
There weren't many of his coins released, but those I've seen he does face left like his father. But, then his brother took over and faces the same way. So, what's up with that?
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It was to stick to tradition...because Edward V111 should have faced right...the new king faced left as he should have on his reign
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02/09/2011 6:23 pm
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hmm, I guess I was wrong, I thought no political/religious views/debates were allowed
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Canada
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hmm, I guess I was wrong, I thought no political/religious views/debates were allowed Allowed or not allowed, I can see why they should be avoided. It gets people's blood boiling too easy. Quote:
It was to stick to tradition...because Edward V111 should have faced right...the new king faced left as he should have on his reign That's right. Back in the days when I had only seen coins from George V and VI and Elizabeth I used to think the tradition was that males and females would face opposite ways. Now I understand that it was good ol' Edward who confused us. Quote:
There weren't many of his coins released... Woah, I thought none of his coins were released. (at least not in Canada!) Were they already released in the UK? |
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Edward VIII was King for only 10 months in 1936 and none of his coins were issued for circulation. One genuine British Crown of Edward VIII has come up for sale and it sold for about £65,000.00!...from the web
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United States
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Speaking of Edward VIII..., facing left.   |
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Canada
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Thanks again Can-Coins for your pic contribution...outstanding
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hmm, I guess I was wrong, I thought no political/religious views/debates were allowed Political and religious discussions are discouraged, especially where there is no numismatic relevance. However, there has not been anything political or religious discussed. Civilized debate is allowed and encouraged. We all have opinions, but how they are presented and how those of others are respected is what we look for when moderating. |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Back to the original post, found this on another site. Coin of Will and kate... not for me I'm afraid :3  Anyone verify that it is real? |
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Not very flattering at all.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 full-face or 3/4 portraits usually don't work on low-relief, modern coins. |
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Canada
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Yes that is the right coin being offered on The Royal Mint....Like I said many Brits dislike it...someone said ...why is William on a coin with Janis Joplin...LOL...wonder how well it is selling |
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Why does he remind me of Beavis?
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Why does he remind me of Beavis? Good one!  I can totally understand the Janis Joplin comments. The depictions are really generic. Remove the legend and I doubt many would be able to correctly identify the subject. |
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> Woah, I thought none of his coins were released. (at least not in Canada!) Were they already released in the UK? None in Canada. Not even a pattern, as far I know, because they would have been waiting for the tooling from The Royal Mint. Some of what were planned as circulation, but became patterns, leaked in the UK, I believe. No circulation. There is a holy grail specimen set. Some colonies did release coins without a likeness, but with details EDWARD VIII REX ET IND:IMP. New Guinea used ERI (I believe that what it it is, meaning Edward Rex Imp, I presume). |
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