Stars on coins

[villa66]

Thanks.

The first Cuban coin series after independence (1915?) was struck in the U.S., I think I remember, and might actually have been designed by one of the mint's employees. But I'm not sure about any of this. Guess I know what I'll be reading up on later.

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USSR, 1 rouble, 1967.

The red star of Communism.

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US half dollar, 1934.

Texas Centennial Eagle Star.

[Figleaf]

Brunei cent.

The other lone star state floating on oil. What was the Caltex logo again?

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[malj1]

This Star Trek is interesting.

eBay has huge numbers of Mardi Gras doubloons. This one reads, "Space, the Final Frontier." It shows the Star Ship Enterprise. It was minted for Mardi Gras 1985 by the Krewe of Pegasus.

Mardi Gras doubloons are brightly colored aluminum coins about the size of a silver dollar. They are 1 1/2 inches in diameter. They were thrown by Krewe members from Mardi Gras floats. Doubloons usually have the symbol of the Krewe on the front along with the date the Krewe was organized, the back side usually has the theme for that years parade as well as the date. Each Krewe may have a number of different doubloons for each years parade. Usually the silver ones are the most common, followed by a range of colors from red to gold. Some Krewes mint real bronze, silver and even gold doubloons, however these are very rare and seldom put up for sale. Many Mardi Gras doubloons are fairly rare outside of New Orleans, and many are rare even in the city.

Information obtained from eBay.

The background on these Doubloons contain many stars.

[villa66]

Confederate stars on another Mardi Gras token.

v.

[malj1]

That is reminiscent of our Eureka flag.



More here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Flag

[villa66]

I had no idea...thanks.

v.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 feninga, 2017.

The stars on the Bosnian coins come from their flag and symbolise Europe.

They are meant to be infinite in number and thus they continue from top to bottom.

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Congo Free State, 5 centimes.

This star comes from the Congo Free State's flag.

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Mauritius, 1 rupee, 1987.

The coat of arms of Mauritius is seen here on the reverse of a 1 rupee coin.

It shows a white star in the lower right quarter, and on the left-hand side is a key.

These are referred to in the Latin motto "Stella Clavisque Maris Indici".

That means "The Star and the Key of the Indian Ocean".

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Somalia, 1 centesimo, 1950.

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Comoros, 100 francs, 2003 and 1977.

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Malaysia, 1 sen, 1967.

[chrisild]

Atatürk attempted to secularise his country, but he never secularised the flag, nor that part of it that appears on Turkey's coins.

What I have always found interesting about the Turkish flag is the orientation of the star. Usually, and especially if you have just one five-pointed star, one point is at the top. Not in this case ...

Interestingly the star and the crescent were, at least originally, not really Islamic symbols.* Seems they were popular in Asia Minor even in ancient and Christian (Byzantium) times. So Atatürk sure wanted to emphasize a certain continuity, but not necessarily a religious one..

* Had you lived in Vienna in the 16th and the 17th century, you would have found perfectly normal, I guess, that at the top of St. Stephen's Cathedral they did not have a cross but a star-and-crescent symbol. From what I have read, that referred to the Emperor (moon) and the Pope (star). After the second siege, or Battle of Vienna, that symbol was taken away as it was the emblem of the enemy ...

Christian