Interesting Emblem On The Coin - What's Its Provenance

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wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 08/08/2015 06:16 am Seeing the reverse of the coin for the first time, I felt odd about putting two wild men as part of the coat of arm of the Kingdom of Prussia. To my understanding, "wild men" would be interpreted "un-civilized", so why are they there? Would it be the lovely philosophy of western culture behind? In Chinese, we have something similar. To bless people living in a house/building/temples safe, we would like to put two Door Gods (one on the left and the other right) at each side of entry. The Door Gods would fight against anything evil and keep them out of the buildings. Just a digression here as I know there is no relation of superstition about the wild men on the national emblem. But, who knows the provenance of the two wild men? Are there any relationship with the House of Hohenzollern? (A generalized picture of Door Gods) Report this Post to the Staff

jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 08/08/2015 07:31 am I am not sure about about the history of the Wildman, but I have to say, I love many of the designs he is featured on, especially many of the early pieces with the Wildman and tree Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
thai-vic Pillar of the Community Thailand 1509 Posts	Posted 08/08/2015 08:44 am They are mythological 'wild men' of Celtic and Germanic origin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_...s_of_Prussia Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 08/08/2015 11:36 pm Thank you Vic, this is what I need. Report this Post to the Staff
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