Thursday, March 5, 2015

March 2015

 

The Queen of about Ten Billion or so Faces

Since her coronation in 1953, Queen Elizabeth the Second has gone through a lot of makeovers on the coins used by her subjects. After a bit of searching, here are some of the designs that I could find:

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And the newest design:

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“Hey… Is That Me?” Living People on U.S. Coins

Law prohibits any living person from being portrayed on a U.S. coins. So, naturally, there are people that have broken this rule. Five, to be exact…

1. Governor T.E. Kilby, Alabama Centennial Half Dollar

Alabama

He’s the guy on the right.

 

2. President Calvin Coolidge, U.S. Independence Sesquicentennial Half Dollar

1926 Commemorative Half Dollar

Also the guy on the right.

 

3. Senator Carter Glass, Lynchburg VA Centennial Half Dollar

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He appeared here, even though he really didn’t want to.

 

4. Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Arkansas Centennial Half Dollar

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This was actually the second design of this coin produced. The first featured two Native Americans.

 

5. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Special Olympics Silver Dollar

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The only (current) modern example of a living person on a coin.