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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 1057195, member: 19065&quot;]<b>I was likewise confusedby this design</b></p><p><br /></p><p>I also acknowledge that this is off-topic and refrained earlier today from comment, but it&#039;s been bugging me as well because I also found the design a confusing choice. </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin Update, in their <a href="http://news.coinupdate.com/army-commemorative-coin-designs-0574/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://news.coinupdate.com/army-commemorative-coin-designs-0574/" rel="nofollow">12/13 article</a> on the 2011 commemorative coin designs, didn&#039;t offer an explanation, only noted the designer&#039;s name...?<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie5" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of the new silver $1 commemorative is similar to the <i><u>many</u></i> (see link) seals of the <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&amp;search=Seal+Of+The+Executive+Office+of+the+President+of+the+United+States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&amp;search=Seal+Of+The+Executive+Office+of+the+President+of+the+United+States" rel="nofollow">Executive Office of the President of the United States</a> [wikimedia.org] :</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal.svg/200px-US-OfficeOfManagementAndBudget-Seal.svg.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But <u>NOT</u> to be confused with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_the_President_of_the_United_States" rel="nofollow">Seal of the President of the United States</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Seal_Of_The_President_Of_The_United_States_Of_America.svg/200px-Seal_Of_The_President_Of_The_United_States_Of_America.svg.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The seal on the reverse of the new $1 silver commemorative is also similar to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_state" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_state" rel="nofollow">Department of State</a>&#039;s seal:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQygfndZ1kNRxIuMEngtCvBqklMrrdwoi_Dmi_-xRkNajkzAFhJtw" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://news.coinupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/2011-army-silver.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Only the device over the eagle&#039;s head appears different from the other similar seals. Perhaps... <i>perhaps, </i>the decision was made not to use the Army&#039;s own seal in place of once similar to the Commander in Chief&#039;s... the President&#039;s own, but they cannot use that design (can they?) since it&#039;s already on the Kennedy Half Dollar (still being minted, but NIFC). </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.coinnews.net/images/2010/2010-Kennedy-Half-Dollar.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Just my thoughts on this...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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