Statues, monuments and memorials

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South Korea, 100 won, 1975.  Collector coin. 



Independence Gate, Seoul, South Korea.

From Wikipedia:

Dongnimmun (Independence Gate) is a memorial gate located in Seoul, South Korea. The gate was built following the First Sino-Japanese War to inspire a spirit of independence away from Korea's previous status as a Chinese tributary state, which was declared by the Treaty of Shimonoseki.

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Canada, 25 cents, 1992.   Northwest Territories.

Inukshuk, the stone cairns built by the Inuit.

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100 Tögrög Taj Mahal; colorized.  © Coins-SPB

There may be more than 50+ taj mahal themed coins, issued by all the usual suspects except its home country

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True! What the Ashoka column is for Indians, the Taj Mahal is for the rest of the world. Then again, there is AFAIK no British coin for the Tower of London...

Peter

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there is AFAIK no British coin for the Tower of London

See: Tower of London.

[krishna]

leaving aside all my prejudices and opinions, i really feel touched by this video of Paddington and Elizabeth

[krishna]

True! What the Ashoka column is for Indians, the Taj Mahal is for the rest of the world. Then again, there is AFAIK no British coin for the Tower of London...

Peter

yes an awesome observation,  now i feel a bit stupid (how could i not notice it!!!), the ashoka pillar has adorned every indian coin since 1950

[krishna]

All the pictures are taken from numista
monuments and statues depicted on indian coins