My other major passion is skyscrapes....but I figure there can't be too many of them on coins, so i'm widening this thread to coins with landmark buildings/structures on them aswell. I noticed the Illinois state quarter has some of the Chicago skyline behind abe...the John Hancock centre can clearly be made out. any more?
Russia has a fair amount of archtecture buildings, churches etc if that is something you are interested in. Here are some of mine: This is probably one of the largest building in Moscow: 1978 1 ruble: It's some 32 stories high if I am not mistaken. 1988 3 rubles: St. Sophia Catherdral in Kiev 1989 5 rubles: St. Basil Cathedral (poknovskii sobor) in Moscow Mosques of Registan in Samarkand Annunication Cathedral in Moscow 5 rubles commemorating bolshoi dvorez in Peterhof 25 rubles Russian Ballerina PROOF, featuring Bolshoi Theater etc The newer Russian 10 ruble bimetal coins are nice too. Do look at my omnicoin collection - I didn't list all of them.
You're forgetting about the Spitzbergen 10 Roubles that has the World Trade Centre in New York City billowing with smoke after the 2 planes hit the Twin Towers on September 11th 2001. Monticello appears on the U.S. 5c. nickel,& the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,D.C. appears on the U.S. 1c. coin. Aidan.
Bart, that's the parliament building of Malaysia... not really a skyscraper, coz it has only 17 floors.
There are lots of coins with buildings and skyscrapers... Let me show one from my country. This is a 1 ringgit 2005 coin from Malaysia to commemorate the 11th ASEAN summit, depicting the Petronas Towers, 2nd tallest in the world at the moment.
Sterling,I always thought that building was that of Bank Negara Malaysia (or 'National Bank of Malaysia' in English. That is a very nice Petronas Towers 1 Ringgit coin.Where in K.L. is the Petronas Towers? Aidan.
I am sure that somewhere I have some silver $5 Canadien coins showing the Montreal skyline, Olympic issues I think. De Orc
You were close Eddy but the building depicted is the Sears Tower not the John Hancock. They do resemble each other though and many people get them mixed up. The Sears Tower is the much taller one. Ryan unveils design for new Lincoln commemorative quarter by Juliet Martinez October 08, 2002 Gov. Ryan unveiled the design of the new Illinois commemorative quarter Tuesday, showing a young Abraham Lincoln framed by a silhouette of the state and flanked by the Chicago skyline and a farm scene. The coin was designed by Thom Cicchelli, 41, of south suburban Beverly. Cicchelli is a package designer from south suburban Beverly who enters design contests in his spare time. Cicchelli, Gov. Ryan, and Chicago Federal Reserve President Michael Moskow presented the new design at the Chicago Federal Reserve. Cicchelli said his goal in crafting the design was to include Abraham Lincoln in the Land of Lincoln. He called Lincoln this state's greatest citizen and representative, a symbol of freedom, equality, opportunity and integrity. The commemorative quarter will help Illinois students connect to the state's heritage, Ryan said. "I am proud that Lincoln is standing boldly in the center of the design. His resolve and example mean a great deal to people in Illinois and around the world." Cicchelli said he chose to depict Lincoln as a young man in order to emphasize the beginning of Lincoln's public service career. The image on the coin is based on a sculpture by Avard Fairbanks that shows Lincoln with a book in one hand and an ax in the other, symbolizing his time in New Salem, Ill., when he decided to abandon his life as a laborer and study law. The statue is located in New Salem, at the New Salem State Historic Site. Cicchelli was accompanied by his mother, Carol Ahrens, and other family members. Ahrens said she found out Monday night that her son's design had been chosen. "You could've knocked me over," she said. "I was flabbergasted, just flabbergasted. [And] definitely very proud." Another Cicchelli design appeared in the "Suite Home Chicago" contest that placed whimsical couches around downtown Chicago. The Illinois quarter is part of the 50 State Quarters Program, a 10-year series of commemorative state quarters. The first was issued in 1999, and five quarters will be issued each year until 2008, in the order of their ratification of the constitution and entry into the union. The Illinois commemorative quarter will be released in January. As the 21st state of the union, Illinois' commemorative quarter will be the 21st of the series. The design was selected from more than 6,000 entries. Major themes in the designs entered included Abraham Lincoln, the Sears Tower and prairie plants and animals. A committee of 14 teachers, state personnel and coin experts chose five finalists in April, and then decided on Cicchelli's design. Our former Gov. Ryan is now doing time in Federal prison rather than selecting state quarter designs.
I couldn't make out any of the setbacks like the sears tower has...I did think the antennae (sp?) was a bit small...but thought they would hardly going to be too accurate on a coin I know which ones which lol...just saying I found this on ebay just now Limited mintage of less than 100, also a 1.5 ounces silver piedfort...I should get it. But i'm not a fan of coloured coins... Also, as De Orc said... also... wow...I'm deffinately going to keep my eye out for one of them ^^
Eddy,that coloured Hong Kong handover item is not a coin,but a medal,even though it bears the British Trade Dollar design. Aidan.
Hi Eddy yep thats the baby (Montreal) also had forgoten that I also have the Honk Kong one (There are 2 different) De Orc :kewl:
Well, my mate sent me a load of HK coins in the post recently. Unfortunately only 2 of 14 made it through the post...and I had a letter with a hole in it. hmmmmmmmmmmm I'll ask him if he has that particular coin. (he recently went to HK and had dozens of coins left)
:thumb: yo Eddy, just drop me a line when u wanna come over... Besides the Petronas Towers, you can also take a tour up the KL Tower, where you will have a bird's eye view of KL city.
Well, many people have mistaken the parliament building for the BNM building actually... both the main towers look identical. Here, check out the attachment... that's how the BNM building suppose to look like on a coin. well, in short, it's located in the heart of KL... on the perimeter of the Kuala Lumpur City Center(KLCC).
If skyscrapers in the background count, here are two more ... France 2003, from the "Voyages" series - face value €1.50 (Ag) or €20 (Au) - with Manhattan skyline in the background: Germany 2007, 50 years central bank - face value €10 (Ag) - with high rises on the right scale: Christian
