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<p>[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3330945, member: 19165"]I would strongly suspect that these Vatican coins relate basic Bible stories, or encourage good Catholics to perform good deeds (acts of service or kindness). They also may relay images of saints, or virtues. </p><p><br /></p><p>For example, the armored individual has "Fortitudo" written underneath - extolling the virtue of courage. </p><p><br /></p><p>The hands reaching through the gates are almost certainly encouraging taking care of prisoners (visiting them or feeding them, etc). This is a reference to Matthew 25:31-40. </p><p><br /></p><p>The seated lady with the child is extolling the virtues of motherhood (and is probably a reference to a version of the Madonna and Child). </p><p><br /></p><p>Not entirely sure what the top left one is, but the halo implies that this is a saint (or maybe a pilgrim). The open door and welcoming gesture indicates that this is encouraging hospitality. It may be a reference to a specific saint, or it may be more general, although saints are usually depicted with identifying symbols. </p><p><br /></p><p>Krause does have descriptions of some of these coins, and might at least give you enough words to search for more information. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you're stumped after checking Krause, you might consider visiting a priest and have him explain some of the images - iconography is historically extremely important to the Catholic church. You see the same types of images used for hundreds or thousands of years, and someone involved in the church should be able to identify many of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="physics-fan3.14, post: 3330945, member: 19165"]I would strongly suspect that these Vatican coins relate basic Bible stories, or encourage good Catholics to perform good deeds (acts of service or kindness). They also may relay images of saints, or virtues. For example, the armored individual has "Fortitudo" written underneath - extolling the virtue of courage. The hands reaching through the gates are almost certainly encouraging taking care of prisoners (visiting them or feeding them, etc). This is a reference to Matthew 25:31-40. The seated lady with the child is extolling the virtues of motherhood (and is probably a reference to a version of the Madonna and Child). Not entirely sure what the top left one is, but the halo implies that this is a saint (or maybe a pilgrim). The open door and welcoming gesture indicates that this is encouraging hospitality. It may be a reference to a specific saint, or it may be more general, although saints are usually depicted with identifying symbols. Krause does have descriptions of some of these coins, and might at least give you enough words to search for more information. If you're stumped after checking Krause, you might consider visiting a priest and have him explain some of the images - iconography is historically extremely important to the Catholic church. You see the same types of images used for hundreds or thousands of years, and someone involved in the church should be able to identify many of them.[/QUOTE]
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