Some coins depict an idea that serves to inspire and arouse us, perhaps awaken and motivate us to action. Others are straight-forward... no room for the imagination, whatsoever.
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2021 Niue Silver Icons of Inspiration: da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci had a fairly long life, 1452 to 1519, and died at 67 years old. He is most famous as a scientist. He was an expert on human anatomy, and of course, an inventor... bicycles, mills, and even flying machines. These aspects of Leonardo fascinate us today. Leonardo da Vinci is best known for his iconic art The Mona Liza which still remains in the hearts and minds of people centuries after his death.
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2021 St Helena Silver Queen’s Virtues Victory Coin
1st release in the 6-Coin Queens Virtues Series. During the 19th century the Queen of England, Victoria, instituted a set of conventions that give information for guidance, instructions, or orders for a course of procedure, and guide the views and behaviors of the monarch of England. Those Queen's Virtues are carried forward in the 21st century by England's longest-reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
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2021 Niue Silver Icons of Inspiration: Galileo
Galileo Galilei was an Italian mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, born in Pisa in early1564. He is one of the innovators in scientific history making unusual and irregular observations with permanent implications in Physics. He became the first person to look at the Moon through a telescope and make his first discovery in astronomy.
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2021 St Helena Napoleon Angel
This is the 1st issue of the Napoleon Angel coin. Issued at a face value of 1 Pound by St. Helena, it is 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver. Elizabeth II is on the obverse. This was produced the East India Company.
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In case you missed it:
My 2021 Coins #7: Coat of Arms
My 2021 Coins #6: Dragons
My 2021 Coins #5: Animals Part 3
My 2021 Coins #4: Animals Part 2
My 2021 Coins #3: Animals Part 1, Lunar Coins
My 2021 Coins #2: Birds
My 2021 Coins #1: Ships
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