Ancient coins influencing modern coin/medal design

While surfing the net, I came across this award for excellence in obstetric care:



I was instantly reminded of an AV Octodrachm of Arsenoe and can't help but think that this Women's Choice Award, with its diademed and veiled bust right, was influenced by classical numismatics:



And, of course, the US trade dollars seem to have been influenced by the Pax seated reverse types on Roman coins:



What other modern coins/medals do you think were influenced by the ancient celators?

 

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I was aware of the 'influence' but those two examples look almost like replicas---amazing!

 

I posted these recently in another thread but they are directly applicable to this topic so I will post them again

 

Another obvious example is the Athenian Owls and the modern Greek euro

I like collecting ancient modern design pairs so I'm glad you posted this! I can think of at least 10 or so others. I currently have a few where I have one coin and I'm on the lookout for the others. I'll continue posting them to the thread as I get them

 

Medal of Giuliano II de' Medici, 1513.

 

Not a direct correlation but not a lot has changed in two thousand years, and they are both silver!


Nero minted in Antioch

 

I always felt this of Roman Victory to Modern Angel...


Roman Republic
Anonymous AR Didrachm. 6.55g, 18mm, 6h.
Rome, circa 265-242 BC.
Obv: Head of Roma right, wearing Phrygian helmet, cornucopiae behind
Rev: ROMANO, Victory standing right, attaching wreath to long palm, YY in right field.
Ref: Sear 25; Crawford 22/1; RSC 7.
From the Eucharius Collection

compared to:

Gold French 20 Franc lucky angel

 

I love the water effect!!!

 

Victory (Roman style)

 

Does this new bullion round look familiar ?
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Great work!!!

 

These 2 are bullion if that counts.