Styles of numismatic design

<k> · July 16, 2020, 03:50:00 AM

Mythology still sometimes appears on modern coins.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 03:52:48 AM

Symbolism has many uses. Communist hands and EU/EEC hands.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:02:10 AM

Patterns and motifs. The geometric motifs above are from the Netherlands.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:03:18 AM

Arabesques from Morocco.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:06:01 AM

Now we come to humans. Above we see a highly realistic style.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:10:37 AM

Stylised portraits of Queen Beatrix. Was she actually a real person?

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:11:21 AM

Was the King of Sweden a robot?

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:13:58 AM

Belgium.

Luxembourg.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:26:26 AM

Stylised animals.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:28:17 AM

Realistic animals without a background.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:30:59 AM

Animals against a natural background.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:35:27 AM

High realism in portrayal of humans.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:36:41 AM

Heroic portrayal of humans on coins of communist Yugoslavia.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:38:46 AM

Political symbolism and humans.

The sunrise supposedly symbolises a bright future for workers in the Soviet Union.

<k> · July 16, 2020, 04:41:09 AM

Which other styles have you noticed on coins?

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