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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 840386, member: 39&quot;]What the two have in common is the lion with the sword and the arrows - and that is part of the Dutch <a href="http://www.minbuza.nl/en/You_and_the_Netherlands/About_the_Netherlands/Highlights_of_Dutch_History/Dutch_Flag_and_Coat_of_Arms#internelink1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.minbuza.nl/en/You_and_the_Netherlands/About_the_Netherlands/Highlights_of_Dutch_History/Dutch_Flag_and_Coat_of_Arms#internelink1" rel="nofollow">coat of arms</a>. You will find it on many coins and medals issued in the past 400 years.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/img5/130-191.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>(Image: worldcoingallery.com)</p><p><br /></p><p>The seven arrows represent the seven provinces of the Union of Utrecht. On Dutch circulation coins that CoA was depicted until 1980 when Beatrix became queen.</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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