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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;sixsix, post: 680503, member: 20180&quot;]<b>Wish I had stayed tuned in last night...</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks to all,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Especially raider34 - His original answer is more what I was looking for:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Quote:</p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="2">Alignment refers to the relative positioning of the obverse and reverse designs of a coin or medal. Historically, until the last few centuries, most coins were issued with the sides rotated 180 degrees (ie. the reverse is upside down to the obverse). This is known as <b>Coin Alignment</b> or <b>Coin Rotation</b> and continues to be observed by some coin issuing nations such as the United States of America. However, most countries in recent times now align obverse and reverse at 0 (or 360) degrees. This is known as <b>Medal Alignment</b> or <b>Medal Rotation</b>. See also the entry for <b>upset</b> error coins.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The rest of you went off on some tangent about obverse and reverse - but hey, that&#039;s ok - nice to see everyone jumping in.&nbsp; And once again, I learn something.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Does anyone know of other countries that use &quot;Coin Alignment or Rotation&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All I got,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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