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<p>[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 4164477, member: 28550"]I've been putting together a group of numismatic items showing Saint George slaying a dragon for a type collection with the intent of exhibiting. Just picked up one of the pricier pieces in that "series" - a Russian 50 Ruble from 2009 (a 1/4 ounce gold piece). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1073685[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I'm wondering if you know of any obscure coins that have different variations on this theme? I got started a few years ago when I acquired a German silver medal showing Bismark as Saint George in a clear homage to the British Sovereign design by Pistrucci. I thought I might be able to find 3 or 4 interesting variations on that theme and put together a page in a binder. </p><p><br /></p><p>20 or 30 pieces later, I keep finding examples of this design (from the Dutch Peace Corp commemorative medal for JFK to the Russian 1757 2 kopek, to the 2003 Gibraltar pound, the 1994 Italian 1000 lire commemorating Tintorreto, a Canadian $25 silver piece celebrating an old $5 bill, and more). </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1073698[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1073699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1073700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1073701[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>What are some of the examples of Saint George in your collection?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GeorgeM, post: 4164477, member: 28550"]I've been putting together a group of numismatic items showing Saint George slaying a dragon for a type collection with the intent of exhibiting. Just picked up one of the pricier pieces in that "series" - a Russian 50 Ruble from 2009 (a 1/4 ounce gold piece). [ATTACH=full]1073685[/ATTACH] I'm wondering if you know of any obscure coins that have different variations on this theme? I got started a few years ago when I acquired a German silver medal showing Bismark as Saint George in a clear homage to the British Sovereign design by Pistrucci. I thought I might be able to find 3 or 4 interesting variations on that theme and put together a page in a binder. 20 or 30 pieces later, I keep finding examples of this design (from the Dutch Peace Corp commemorative medal for JFK to the Russian 1757 2 kopek, to the 2003 Gibraltar pound, the 1994 Italian 1000 lire commemorating Tintorreto, a Canadian $25 silver piece celebrating an old $5 bill, and more). [ATTACH=full]1073698[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1073699[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1073700[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1073701[/ATTACH] What are some of the examples of Saint George in your collection?[/QUOTE]
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