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The Changing Color Of Money

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"The Changing Color of Money: European Currency Iconography and Collective Identity"

An interesting read about how coin and currency design reflect the values of a country at a given time in history.

https://dornsife.usc.edu/assets/sit..._article.pdf
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Great read
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Yes, it draws some interesting conclusions.
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I wonder if there are still some countries that use allegorical themes for their coins.
I have only found a few in Latin America that use allegorical themes on their Great Seals, but nothing overtly.
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Thanks for the link.
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