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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;karrlot, post: 157908, member: 4476&quot;]Here&#039;s a little more:</p><p><br /></p><p>Going back hundreds of years, the portrait of each monarch alternates direction - Victoria faced left, Edward VII faced right, </p><p><br /></p><p>George V faced left, there are no coins with Edward VIII, George the VI faced left.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Although Edward the VIII was supposed to face right, he was partial to his left facing portrait, so he was going to buck this tradition and have his portrait facing left. But the coins were never minted.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There were a few countries of the Commonwealth (I think two: Brittish West Africa, and East Africa) that did issue coins with his name on them in 1936, but none had his portrait.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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