Tribal art and extinct civilisations

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Fiji, 3 pence, 1947.

Native hut.

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New Caledonia, 50 francs.

Native hut.

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French Polynesia, 50 and 100 francs.

Native hut.

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Cyprus, 2 cents, 1983.

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French Polynesia, 10 francs, 1967.

Upper part of a ceremonial pole.

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Canada, $10, 2013.  Inukshuk.

See:

What is an Inukshuk?

Wikipedia: Inuksuk

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Guatemala, 10 centavos, 1950.

The Quirigua Monolith.

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Guatemala, 10 centavos, 1964.

The Quirigua Monolith.

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Dominican Republic, 1 centavo, 1989.

Taino Trigonolith.

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Guatemala, 10 centavos, 1964.  The Quirigua Monolith.

Looks great in my opinion. What is the size/diameter of that coin?

Christian

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Looks great in my opinion. What is the size/diameter of that coin?

Christian

Diameter is only 21mm, so they have packed a lot of detail into the design.

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Iran, 50 rials, 1971.

2500th anniversary of the Persian Empire. 

Winged griffin with ram antlers.

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Cyprus, 20 pounds (gold and copper), 1992.

Special Government Fund for the erection of a new building for the Cyprus Museum.


A composition from a silver stater of Idalion (5th century B.C.).

It depicts a Sphinx, and also signs of Cyprosyllabic symbols.

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Cyprus, 5 mils, 1955.

Bronze age man carrying copper bar.

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Greece, 5 drachmai 1973.  Pegasus.

From Wikipedia:

Pegasus is a winged divine stallion usually depicted as pure white in colour. He was sired by Poseidon, in his role as horse-god, and foaled by the Gorgon Medusa. He was the brother of Chrysaor, born at a single birthing when his mother was decapitated by Perseus.

Greco-Roman poets write about his ascent to heaven after his birth and his obeisance to Zeus, king of the gods, who instructed him to bring lightning and thunder from Olympus. Friend of the Muses, Pegasus is the creator of Hippocrene, the fountain on Mt. Helicon. He was captured by the Greek hero Bellerophon near the fountain Peirene with the help of Athena and Poseidon. Pegasus allows the hero to ride him to defeat a monster, the Chimera, before realizing many other exploits. His rider, however, falls off his back trying to reach Mount Olympus. Zeus transformed him into the constellation Pegasus and placed him up in the sky.