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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 8261630, member: 42773&quot;]Don&#039;t ask me why. But one thing that intrigued me was that most of the Eastern Bloc circulating coinage of the period was so much flimsy, boring junk - which is exactly what you&#039;d expect from an economic system that devalues private ownership and commerce. Meanwhile the Poles were making large coins with varied themes that were artistically worthy. How did they get away with a series commemorating Polish kings of all things? Wasn&#039;t the idea of monarchy completely taboo during this period?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456989[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456990[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456991[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456992[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The reverses all have some variation of an eagle that looks like it&#039;s drawn from folk art...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1456993[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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