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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tom Maringer, post: 178466, member: 7033&quot;]<b>Politics, Religion, and World Events Forum?</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I looked around, but did not find the &quot;Politics, Religion, and World Events Forum&quot;&nbsp; that you mentioned. Can you provide a link please? </p><p><br /></p><p>I can see that there is a grey area here... as all coin designs are politically motivated, and therefore comments on coin design precepts (as opposted to artistic interpretation or execution) will inevitably have political overtones. Coins are and have always been a form of advertisement for the issuing entity, a way of expressing the power and authority of the people in charge as well as portraying in the concise language of coins the historical story that those in power wish to have accepted.... whether it is true or not. Therefore opposition parties, variant opinions, and disenfranchised minorities will inevitably often have grievances with the designs chosen that they interpret as humiliating or untrue. This is simply part of the discussion of coin design.&nbsp; But I also see the point that the ensuing political debates can become fractious if and when they impinge on modern or current administrations, and therefore a separate forum for the purpose might be in order. </p><p><br /></p><p>But is there one?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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