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| iceman wrote: |
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How about one of these new Cyprus Euro coins with Greek & Turkish on them..
oooopssss.....No English on them 
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Iceman,the only new Euro coins I do have are the ones from Malta,which you can see here; http://www.omnicoin.com/?collection=BCNumismatics .
Eventually,I will be getting the Cypriot Euro coins for my collection to go with my Euro coins from both Ireland & Malta.
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:46 am |
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| Big Al wrote: |
| iceman wrote: |
Nadia
How about one of these new Cyprus Euro coins with Greek & Turkish on them..
oooopssss.....No English on them
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funny hows there's a fucking cross on the coins but no other religious symbols, cause all people that live in Cyprus are christian right??? |
Are you stupid?  The Idol of Pomos is from 30th century BC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_of_Pomos |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:48 am |
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Big Al,talking of idols,I can guess that you engage in idolatry - worshipping Pope Bentdick of Rome!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:52 am |
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| BC Numismatics wrote: |
Big Al,talking of idols,I can guess that you engage in idolatry - worshipping Pope Bentdick of Rome!
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:54 am |
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| Big Al wrote: |
| iceman wrote: |
Nadia
How about one of these new Cyprus Euro coins with Greek & Turkish on them..
oooopssss.....No English on them
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funny hows there's a fucking cross on the coins but no other religious symbols, cause all people that live in Cyprus are christian right??? |
I don't think displaying religious symbols was the idea when designing the coins..
The symbol on the above €1 and €2 coins is The Idol of Pomos, a cross-shaped idol dating back to the Cypriot chalcolithic period (3000 B.C.), found in Pomos, a village in the district of Paphos. It is a characteristic example of prehistoric art in Cyprus, representing the island’s antiquity, culture and civilization.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_of_Pomos
some more new coins
1 cent, 2 cent and 5 cent: The Mouflon, the most characteristic species of fauna in Cyprus, representing the island's nature and wildlife
10 cent, 20 cent and 50 cent: The Kyrenia ship of 4th Century B.C., representing Cyprus's history and its character as an island as well as its importance in trade. |
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| Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 2:07 am |
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| iceman wrote: |
| Big Al wrote: |
| iceman wrote: |
Nadia
How about one of these new Cyprus Euro coins with Greek & Turkish on them..
oooopssss.....No English on them
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funny hows there's a fucking cross on the coins but no other religious symbols, cause all people that live in Cyprus are christian right??? |
I don't think displaying religious symbols was the idea when designing the coins..
The symbol on the above €1 and €2 coins is The Idol of Pomos, a cross-shaped idol dating back to the Cypriot chalcolithic period (3000 B.C.), found in Pomos, a village in the district of Paphos. It is a characteristic example of prehistoric art in Cyprus, representing the island’s antiquity, culture and civilization.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idol_of_Pomos |
Thank you for repeating me iceman. Maybe bigAl will believe you.  |
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| Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 2:38 pm |
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| Big Al is limited in his knowledge and presumes that the cross is exclusively Christian and was invented by Christians. A closed mind. |
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