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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3425313, member: 39&quot;]See those arrows on the Spanish 50 cts coin? They are a political statement. But since this is not about current politics, it should be safe to explain it. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoke_and_arrows" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoke_and_arrows" rel="nofollow">Yoke and Arrows</a> have been symbols of the Spanish monarchy for a long time. Now if look at the images on that page, you will see that usually the arrows would point downward. So when that coin was designed, the mint came up with exactly <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/espagne/g884.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/photos/espagne/g884.jpg" rel="nofollow">that</a>. The Falange movement (the sole party in dictatorial Spain) however used the yoke with the arrows pointing upward. When the &quot;mistake&quot; was discovered, that design had to be modified ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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