Crosses on coins

[ciscoins]

Russia, XVIII century.

Roubles of four emperors whose names begin with P, bear the cross, made up of four Cyrillic letters P (П).

But at the rouble of Pavel/Paul I these letters are turned in the opposite direction.

[Figleaf]

A very impressive (and expensive) lineup, ciscoins.

You inspired me to make the point that, as an Indian design institute showed, you can also make a cross with a bunch of Ls, as in Louis.

Peter

[<k>]

Danzig, 2 Gulden, 1923. 

Do these two crosses from the Danzig coat of arms have any significance?

[chrisild]

Ah, I just replied to your post about Danzig here:
http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php/topic,11037.msg103428.html#msg103428

The crosses have had different shapes; usually the ends of the bars are wider (as in this case) but sometimes the bars and their ends are equally wide (as in a Swiss cross for example). The crosses may have something to do with the Teutonic Knights; if you look at the CoA of Kaliningrad for example, parts of which go back to the shield of the "Old Town" part of Königsberg-Altstadt (see here), you will notice some parallels. Kaliningrad has one cross only though ...

Christian

[<k>]

Thanks, Christian.  So the reason for there being TWO crosses is lost in the mists of time.

[<k>]

Dominican Republic, 2½ centavos, 1877.  The coin is copper-nickel.

[<k>]

Dominican Republic, 1 centavo, 1877.  The cross and bible appear in the coat of arms.

[izotz]

Spain KM#946 5 Pesetas (1995) Asturias.


You can see the Victory Cross

[<k>]

A bit bigger would be nice. 

[Arminius]

Byzantine Empire, Basil I (`the Macedonian´, 867-886 AD.), Cherson mint, cast 879-886 AD.,
Æ 18 (17-19 mm / 5,02 g), cast bronze, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (ca. 0°),
Obv.: large B on exergual line.
Rev.: cross floriate on three steps, dot on each side.
Sear 1719 ; DOC. 20 .

[brg5658]

[Arminius]

Well, not a real cross, but it fits the requirements of the title - and looks like a cross:



India? (14-16 mm / 7,00 g. / 4-5 mm thick), copper

Maybe someone can identify this?

Thanks

[<k>]

Western Samoa, 1 dollar.

[<k>]

Switzerland, 2 francs, 1860.

[<k>]

In 2010 a new pound series was started commemorating the capital cities of the UK's constituent countries: two in 2010 and two in 2011.

These designs were created by the renowned designer Stuart Devlin, who created Australia's first decimal reverses, the much loved wildlife series.

The cross of St. George, from the flag of England, appears on all the coins.