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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1643367, member: 39&quot;]Right, here (in the Fed. Rep.) the eagle as a symbol of the country is always depicted heraldically. That is, you will not find, say, a flying eagle on such a piece. The bird always looks to the left (from the viewer&#039;s perspective), has more or less spread wings, and visible feet or claws or whatever they are called. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> On the other hand, the coin designers are free (and actually encouraged) to adapt the style of the eagle to the overall design. The results are fine sometimes, and ho-hum or worse on other occasions ...</p><p><br /></p><p>On the other hand, the eagle on current Polish coins for example is always the same, but its size varies: On the circulation coins and the commemorative 2 zł coins it is featured prominently in the center, while on silver and gold collector coins it is&nbsp; just one, and sometimes small, element of the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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