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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Maxfli, post: 3273011, member: 69089&quot;]It&#039;s well known the swastika was an important symbol in the Hindu and Buddhist religions and Native American culture.</p><p><br /></p><p>In all examples I can find, the aforementioned used the swastika in a square orientation (sides facing up, down, left and right, similar to the OP&#039;s coin).</p><p><br /></p><p>German Nazis used it in a diamond orientation (rotated 45 degrees so that corners point up, down, left and right).</p><p><br /></p><p>Given that, I&#039;m inclined to rule out a Nazi connection. And given the presence of the arrow and thunderbird imprints, I&#039;m inclined to believe they&#039;re Native American inspired.</p><p><br /></p><p>As others have noted, the coin&#039;s date is potentially misleading. I have a bunch of British pennies from that era, but I didn&#039;t acquire any of them in 1939. These marks could have been added at any time in the past 79 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all, a very interesting find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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