English money (coins & paper?) have an elephant on it. I am trying to find out what the elephant is a symbol for. Its like our American eagle. \n\nPlease if anyone knows send to CProtz47@aol.com\n\nMany Thankes to you.\n\nCharlie in NY
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I believe it relates to the time when India was part of the British Empire.  Elephants were and are used as farm animals but were also used at events and celebrations.
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http://www.c-span.org/questions/week174.htm\n\n\n\nThis describes how both party's symbols became into existence!!!!\nhttp://www.infoplease.com/askeds/donkey-elephant.html
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Very Interesting. I have see variations of this before and it is intriguing indeed. I am curious if other currency from around the world would depict similar tragedies. Or perhaps that was a little "Final Destination" action going on there.\n\nUnfortunately, All systems eventually fail. All great Governments Fall.\n\nSee:    Rome Empire\n\n\n\nGreat Web-site! Reminds me of "Mad Magazine!"
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Why not?If you believe in buddhism but you are of english decent does that mean all you believe is worthless?I dont think so.Its your body,do whatever you like to it.Also,for a change you are looking at something meaningful to brand yourself with,a lot of kids gets stupid logos tattooed on them.My friend had a Nike tick on her belly.................she regrets it every day.Good on you!
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Depends on how far down the rabbit hole you are willing to go?\n\nYes, on the surface the symbology is the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States as passed by Congress in 1782. The symbol of the all seeing eye, the illumination and symbol of many secret societies dating back to the Egyptians.\n\nThen there is what it meant to the Egyptians- a symbol of power- the eye of Amen-Ra (Amen, the God you unknowingly call several times in Christian ceremonies...)\n\nDo you really want to dig any deeper? Let's stop there for the moment.
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The elephant is part of the Coat of Arms of Coventry.\n\nHere is the explanation as to why:\n\nMary Dormer Harris, the local historian thought that the elephant had a religious symbolism. The ancient 'Bestiaries' works of unnatural History, treat animals as religious types, and it is from these works that many of the animals and birds in church architecture derive. \n\nThe elephant is seen, not only as a beast so strong that he can carry a tower - Coventry's castle - full of armed men, but also as a symbol of Christ's redemption of the human race. The animal, according to one of the 'Bestiary' stories, is supposed to sleep standing, leaning against a tree. Hunters sever the trunk, and he falls helpless to the ground, until a small elephant approaches and pulls him up with his trunk. \n\nThe elephant, then, is a dragon slayer and is associated with a tree. There is a now forgotten tradition of dragon-slaying in the neighbourhood - Coventry is said to be the birthplace of St George, who slew the dragon. \n\nIn the medieval mind, the elephant suggested the eating of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, and did not merely symbolise strength.
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You would have to take it to a coin dealer to find out. They can grade its condition and look it up. Chances are, it isn't worth more than 25 cents, but it is worth at least a penny!
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You can see pictures of old Irish paper money at this site, none of them have pictures of  Americans.\nPre 1928 British notes were used in Ireland and they depicted Britannia or British royals. \nFrom 1929 - 1941 notes had a picture of a Ploughman \n1928 - 1977 - a picture of Lady Lavery\n1976 - 1993 - pictures of Scotus, Jonathon Swift, W.B.Yeats, and the harpist O'Carolan.\n1922 -2001 - Catherine McAuley, James Joyce, Daniel O'Connell, Douglas Hyde and Charles Stuart Parnell.\n2002 The Euro. The same throughout Europe, no people depicted.
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years ago, you could turn in your currency for gold or silver.  My father had bills that you could do that....way before my time.  Take it to a coin shop they should know....I used to work at a bank and all they can tell you if it is real or not....not worth if it is more than $50
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Well, obviously it is not from 1789. In Denver? At that time, the US Constitution had only been signed for about a year, the Department of the Treasury was formed by Act of Congress that year. So you have a coin that commemerates the founding of the Treasury and shows the Treasury Dept bldg in Washington DC. There should be a date showing the striking date and a valuation somewhere on the coin. Good luck in finding out more about it. I would suggest looking at some numismatistic sites on google.
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Donkey is the Democrat symbol and the elephant if the Republican symbol. It started with a newspaper article.
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I don't think England would be wise to give up the monetary system they currently have. Joining the Euro system would be the same as using the American dollar. You would be assimilated, with no identity then. I am an American, and I don't like the fascism going on with the Republicans, and the current Bush Administration. Americans wont go along with it for to long without a revolt, and I see that happening really soon.
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How did the animal icons of the Republicans and Democrats originate? \nTony\nAuburn, Indiana \n \nDear Tony: \nWe've always thought it a little strange that our nation's most prominent political parties are represented by two less-than-majestic animals. There must be a good reason why the Republicans use a pachyderm and the Democrats use an ass so we set out to find it. \nWe started our search by typing "republican elephant" into the search field. Although we didn't receive any Yahoo! category matches, we did receive 4,710 relevant web pages. \n\nThe first search result took us to "Origin Of The Republican Elephant," a web page on the Republican National Committee web site. \n\nAccording to the site, the symbol of the party was born in the imagination of cartoonist Thomas Nast and first appeared in Harper's Weekly on November 7, 1874. The entire explanation is rather convoluted, but the whole story is outlined in the article. \n\nInterestingly, Nast is also the person credited with gaining wide-spread acceptance of the donkey as a symbol for the Democratic party, although he was not the first to use the symbol. \n\nThe Republican National Committee web site provided a stellar answer, so we decided to use its counterpart, The Democratic National Committee web site to find the origin of the donkey. When we arrived at the site, we immediately searched for "donkey" and were presented with a number of pages. We clicked on the first document listed, "The Democratic Donkey," and found some interesting history behind its use. \n\nWhen Andrew Jackson ran for president in 1828, his opponents tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist views and his slogan, "Let the people rule." Jackson turned it to his advantage by using the donkey on his campaign posters. \n\nIn 1837, the donkey was used in a political cartoon for the first time to represent the Democratic party, again in conjunction with Jackson. Jackson was retired, but still considered himself the party's leader. The cartoon, titled "A Modern Baalim and his Ass," showed Jackson trying to get the donkey to go where he wanted it to go. \n\nTwice in the early 1870s, Thomas Nast used the donkey to represent the Democrats. He first used the animal in an 1870 Harper's Weekly cartoon to represent the "Copperhead Press" kicking a dead lion. He later used the donkey to portray what he called "Caesarism" showing the alleged Democratic uneasiness over a possible third term for Ulysses S. Grant. This later cartoon also marked the first use of the Republican elephant. \nThe donkey and the elephant have become the accepted symbols of the Democratic and Republican parties, even though the Democrats have never officially adopted the donkey as a party symbol. The Republicans, however, have actually adopted the elephant as their official symbol. \nGod bless America.
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not very original, i know\n\nbut the new bills have a LITTLE color http://images.usatoday.com/money/_photos/newbill-pop2.jpg
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What is a circle mark?  This is odd, very odd indeed.  I think you are reading something into something the wrong way.
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Fun! That would be a Morgan Dollar, named after the designer\n\nhttp://www.coinfacts.com/silver_dollars/morgan_dollars/1881_morgan_dollars/1881_morgan_dollar_obv.jpg\n\nAs of today (Apr 21) silver is at about $13 per ounce. US silver coins are 90% silver. There is a little premium because it is a Morgan dollar -- I would say that if you were selling the coin to a dealer he would give you about $13 and if you were buying one from him, he would charge you about $20\n\nLikely the coin has been in a peanut butter jar or coffee can, so it has no numismatic (collectable) value. If it were a proof coin it would be worth a couple 10s of thousands.\n\nEnjoy having it -- the fun is worth twenty bucks!\n\nSometimes I give silver dollars to my clients as closing gifts\n\nLeigh\nhttp://www.LeighMaynard.com
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The eye and the pyramid shown on the reverse side of the one-dollar bill are in the Great Seal of the United States. The explanation of having a pyramid on the Great Seal is that it symbolizes strength and durability. The unfinished pyramid means that the United States will always grow, improve and build. \n\nThe "All-Seeing Eye" located above the pyramid suggests the importance of divine guidance in favor of the American cause.