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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 915128, member: 39&quot;]And not only back then. Monaco also used that horse/rider (the 13/14c seal of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_I_of_Monaco,_Lord_of_Cagnes" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainier_I_of_Monaco,_Lord_of_Cagnes" rel="nofollow">Admiral Grimaldi</a>) on the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins until 2004: <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8549.gif" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8549.gif" rel="nofollow">http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/images/image8549.gif</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A similar depiction (the &quot;Vytis&quot;) can be found on most current Lithuanian coins: <a href="http://www.lb.lt/lt/banknotai/monetos/5lt_av_2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.lb.lt/lt/banknotai/monetos/5lt_av_2.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.lb.lt/lt/banknotai/monetos/5lt_av_2.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another piece from Luxembourg with an interesting design (Image: BCL). It shows an ancient Roman helmet mask which was found in Hellange, LU in front of a map of the country:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.bcl.lu/fr/monnaie/numismatique/piece_Hellange/or-2004-mh--2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Attached is an image of the helmet mask; more info is here:</p><p><a href="http://www.bcl.lu/en/currency/numismatic/piece_Hellange/index.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bcl.lu/en/currency/numismatic/piece_Hellange/index.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bcl.lu/en/currency/numismatic/piece_Hellange/index.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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