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<p>[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5348084, member: 109923"]British coins aren't great for saints, except one (even though he's the English saint!):</p><p><br /></p><p><b>George VI Crown with St George, 1951</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226566[/ATTACH]</p><p><b><b>London. </b>Copper-nickel, 38.6mm, 28.3g. Festival of Britain Commemorative issue. GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D FIVE SHILLINGS (S 4111).</b> This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when decimalization was introduced in 1971, so is still legal tender (but worth 25 pence).</p><p><br /></p><p>St George also features in the middle of a lot of Russian coins:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Catherine II the Great 5 Kopeks with St George, 1781</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1226573[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Ekaterinburg (EM). Copper, 42mm, 58.68g. Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II within wreath. Eagle of 1780-1787 with St George in the middle (Bit 632).</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I'm not entirely sure how a Roman soldier of Greek origin became so strongly associated with two seemingly unrelated countries, although I believe the Crusades and the Orthodox Church have something to do with it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="John Conduitt, post: 5348084, member: 109923"]British coins aren't great for saints, except one (even though he's the English saint!): [B]George VI Crown with St George, 1951[/B] [ATTACH=full]1226566[/ATTACH] [B][B]London. [/B]Copper-nickel, 38.6mm, 28.3g. Festival of Britain Commemorative issue. GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D FIVE SHILLINGS (S 4111).[/B] This coin was not included in demonetization legislation when decimalization was introduced in 1971, so is still legal tender (but worth 25 pence). St George also features in the middle of a lot of Russian coins: [B]Catherine II the Great 5 Kopeks with St George, 1781[/B] [ATTACH=full]1226573[/ATTACH] [B]Ekaterinburg (EM). Copper, 42mm, 58.68g. Crowned monogram of Ekaterina II within wreath. Eagle of 1780-1787 with St George in the middle (Bit 632). [/B] I'm not entirely sure how a Roman soldier of Greek origin became so strongly associated with two seemingly unrelated countries, although I believe the Crusades and the Orthodox Church have something to do with it.[/QUOTE]
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