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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1851309, member: 39&quot;]In France, by the way, they pick a new <a href="http://www.france.fr/en/institutions-and-values/marianne" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.france.fr/en/institutions-and-values/marianne" rel="nofollow">Marianne</a> model every couple of years. Mostly for busts that are used in schools and other public buildings. In my opinion such personifications on coins are kind of outdated, but dead presidents only ... not really an attractive alternative. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for why women are usually picked for such allegorical figures, maybe because the values they represent are (in Latin for example) mostly feminine words: Libertas, Sapientia, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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