Statues, monuments and memorials

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See also: World Landmarks on Coins

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Heroes' Acre, Zimbabwe.



Zimbabwe, 25 dollars, 2003. 

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Liberia, 5 dollars, 1985.  Military memorial.

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Malta, 50 cents, 1972.

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Czech Republic, 20 crowns.  Saint Wenceslas monument, Prague.

The legend translates as, 'Saint Wencelas, do not let us or any future persons perish'.

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Italy, 50 cents.

Art - Michelangelo's Piazza del Campidoglio, with the ancient statue of Marcus Aurelius.

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Italy, 20 cents: Art - Umberto Boccioni, Forme Uniche. (Futurist Sculpture).

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Monument for oil nationalisation, Mexico city.



Mexico, 5000 pesos, 1988.

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Isle of Man, 1 penny, 2004. 



Santon war memorial.

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Slovakia, 2 koruna coin.  The Venus of Hradok.



Nitriansky Hrádok is a district of a town of Šurany, Slovakia. 

A famous find was a neolithic figurine of a sitting woman.

It was dubbed the Venus of Hradok.

"Venus" is an umbrella term used in archaeology for objects of this type.

In 1997 a statue by Jaroslav Gubric was erected at Hradok, an enlarged copy of the figurine.

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Ecuador, 20 sucres, 1988.




See: Ciudad Mitad del Mundo.

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The Russian coins km1418-1416 show the monuments of the Russian victories (not the French defeats) of:

Battle of Smolensk
Battle of Borodino
Battle of Tarutino
Battle of Maloyaroslavets
Battle of Vyazma
Battle of Krasny
Battle of Berezina
Battle of Kulm
Battle of Leipzig



Aditya

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Perhaps the Singapore dollar of the new 2013 series is meant to represent the Merlion statue?

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Rs 5 and Rs 100 coins issued on 75 Years of Dandi March

The statue is known as Dandi March is located in South Delhi at the intersection of Sardar Patel Marg (SP Marg) and the Mother Teresa Crescent (Willingdon Crescent for old), near Teen Murti Bhawan.

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50 Years of Independence from India, coins of 50 Paise and Rs 50