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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Eidolon, post: 5143436, member: 102103&quot;]The elephant and castle is the symbol of Coventry, right?&nbsp; Such as on this Coventry Lady Godiva 1/2 penny Conder token from 1793.&nbsp; I doubt that coin made it as far as India unless there is an additional reason to think so.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207354[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Vandalizing coins of monarchs you didn&#039;t like was not uncommon.</p><p>For example:&nbsp; An 1807 5 Francs defaced by someone who disliked Napoleon</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207356[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>An 1866 2 Francs stamped &quot;Sedan&quot; in protest of Napoleon III&#039;s defeat and capture by Prussia in the Battle of Sedan</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207357[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I think in an era without free speech, vandalizing coinage was one of the few ways one </p><p>could quietly express disapproval of a monarch.&nbsp; The coinage would be to valuable to </p><p>discard, ensuring multiple people would be likely to see it, and it would be very difficult</p><p>for the authorities to find and punish the defacer.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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