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I was in a discussion this morning about Women on coins. In the USA except for the new First Spouse Gold Coins This is the information I found from the US Mint Quote:Women on the Nation's Coins With regard to the total number of real women ever portrayed on U.S. coins, our records show the following: Circulating Coins: * Helen Keller on the reverse of the Alabama quarter: 2003 * Sacagawea on the dollar coin: 1999-Present * Susan B. Anthony on the dollar coin: 1979-1981 Commemorative Coins: * Queen Isabella of Spain on the Columbian Exposition Quarter Dollar: 1893 * Eunice Kennedy Shriver Silver Dollar: 1995 * Virginia Dare, with her mother Eleonor Dare, on the Roanoke Island, North Carolina Half Dollar: 1937 Other than Queen Elizabeth, What other women have been on coins?Pictures would also be nice for the rest of us.  rggoodie
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Queen Victoria; in the Netherlands Queen Wilhelmina, Juliana, Beatrix..
it would be a long list if we'd try to consider world coins.
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The more the Merrier  rggoodie
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In Poland:  Marie Curie (chemist) - 10 zł 1967; 100 zł 1974; 1000 zł 1979; 2 zł 1998 (also portrayed on the 20.000 zł banknote).  Helena Modrzejewska (XIX c. actress) - 100 zł 1975.  Maria Konopnicka (writer) - 20 zł 1978.  Queen Jadwiga (XIV c.) - 100 and 500 zł 1988. |
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Well, all the other regnant queens have appeared on coinage of their various countries. For England / Great Britain, you've got Victoria, Anne, Mary I, Mary II and Elizabeth I. Other monarchies are much the same. The Netherlands has had queens on their coins since 1890 - three generations of royal women.
Perhaps the most famous coin-with-a-woman-on-it is the Maria Theresa thaler, from the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Going back further in time, while women generally didn't appear too much on mediaeval coins, they certainly take their fair share of ancient coins. Goddesses feature just as often, if not more often, then gods. Once portraits of rulers become fashionable in the Hellenistic period, queens appear on the coins wherever and whenever they reigned.
In Roman times, while women never ruled in their own right, the emperors often put family members on their coins - including their wives.
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In the Netherlands:  Wilhelmina (1890-1948), last portrait, used in 1948.  Juliana (1948-1980)  Beatrix (1980-date) There also was a coin that portrayed 4 queens (the three mentioned above and Queen Emma, who was the regent during the first years of Wilhelmina's reign). |
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99 Dolly Madison Commemorative
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99 Dolly Madison Commemorative I have one of the proofs ... she is HOT!   |
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Here's a German coin from Mecklemburg-Schwerin (1904) featuring Alexandra who was a "Grossherzogin" (Grand Duchess) of this German state.  |
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World coins offer a lot of choices. Can't forget all the lovely images of Brittania, Liberty and her sisters on coins from Great Britain, France and colonies, and the US. These are some of my favourites. :)  This coin is a silver 25 Gourdes Commem from Haiti, and is one of my favourite coins.  This 1933 Guinea 5 centavo coin is also really lovely; the design is also on coins from Portugual, Cape Verde, Argentina, etc. for this time period.  San Marino 1973 500 Lira, silver.  Romania, 1912 2 Lei  Iceland, 1974 500 Kronur  Greece, 1960 20 Drachmas silver.  Australia's 2007 Year of the Surf Lifesaver 20 cent  Edited by ElleKitty
07/24/2008 2:06 pm
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If we were to include the allegorical (or whatever the word) images of Liberty etc., I'd have to add some coins to my Polish list. That would include ~  -> 1 and 2 zl (series 1924-25) called "Girl with ears of corn",  -> 2, 5, and 10 zl (series 1932-34) called "Woman's head" . There also was a pattern for a 1 zl like this. -> 5 zl Nike (series 1928-32), -> "50" pre-war pattern coin with a girl. Edited by DL20K
07/24/2008 2:17 pm
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Wonderful pictures, everyone! Thanks for sharing!  |
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DL20K.........That Queen Jadwiga coin is a stunner !.....Beautiful rendition with her royal regalia and the crown.......fierce, determined, but kind look about her as well.....I really like that one !....  ...  ..
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07/24/2008 3:07 pm
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Voilŕ, women (real or allegorical) from current euro coins. Circulation pieces only - adding collector coins would have made the list pretty long. 1/2/5 ct FR (Marianne)  2 ct SM (Statue of Liberty)  10 ct IT (Botticelli's Venus)  10/20/50 ct FR (Semeuse - Sower)  €2 GR (Europa on the bull/Zeus)  €2 AT (Bertha von Suttner)  Christian |
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Two times the Helvetia from Switzerland ... 5/10/20 ct/rp  1/2 fr, 1 fr, 2 fr  Christian |
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my goodness there are some beautiful coins out there in the world. Thanks for the pictures.
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