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COINS FROM AROUND THE WORLD FEATURING NATIONAL PERSONIFICATIONS AND ALLEGORIES - One of many things I enjoy about numismatics is the use of allegorical designs on the coinage of western nations. Of particular interest is the use of ancient Greek and Roman mythology to represent western philosophies on modern coins. Another point of interest is that most national personifications employ feminine images, rather than masculine ones. These facts are my “inspiration” for creating this signature set entitled “Inspirational Ladies”.
In this section of the set, you will find coins that feature the goddesses Libertas (Lady Liberty), Britannia, Minerva, Nike, Lustitia (Roman goddess of justice), and Erato (one of nine daughters of Zeus called a muse). National personifications include Helvetia, Marianne, Fjallkonan, and Italia.
To mark this section of my collection, I have chosen three historical pictures, two of which feature Columbia. Columbia is a feminine personification meaning “the land of Columbus or the land Columbus discovered”. The first picture is a patriotic poster from World War 1 that features Columbia dressed in the stars and stripes. The other picture features Columbia with a warship bonnet, signifying the United States as an emerging world power in 1901.
The third picture, a Russian poster portrays an alliance or “triple entente” between Russia, France, and Great Britain during World War 1. Featured on the poster are “Marianne”, “Mother Russia”, and “Britannia”.