Money Money MONEY

[ankhorite]

This is a very old post I made as a remark in Vandringar's LJ, but I'm reproducing it here because I just spent ninety minutes looking for it and I don't want to go through that again. So this news is four years old, forgive me, or not.

On October 11, 2005, Ankh said to Van:

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Buffalo Nickel Decidedly Male

[ankhorite]

Indeed! The artist certainly made that clear. Male also on the older coin, too worn to see so well... anyway, yes, traditionally animals shown on coins are males.

If birds or lions, male plumage looks better and more dramatic, but the real reason male images are preferred is male animals are perceived as more powerful than females.

OTOH, I don't know...maybe in India or other nations, power and wealth are better expressed by female cattle? It would make sense here, too, since a bull is just a bull, but a cow is a cow-making machine.

Don't know! :)

Re: Buffalo Nickel Decidedly Male

[ankhorite]

Yeah, there's that!

I'm sorry you lost your treasures. :(

[pshaw_raven]

I have an old Buffalo nickel. It's mixed in with Shrine goodies and stuff, but I got it as change at Taco Bell. Sometimes you find the damndest things ....

[pshaw_raven]

I LIKED the Iggle on the Sacagawea Dollars. WHY CHANGE THE IGGLE.

Beak power!!!

Beak Power

[ankhorite]

Oh, OKAY! Stop your cawing! Here your iggle again, click it to biggen:

Re: Beak Power

[pshaw_raven]

I like that image :>

[labyris]

That is so cool how you got those excellent images in your post, side by side your text. How did you do that!!??!!

Images

[ankhorite]

Email lesson on the way!

Re: Images

[labyris]

You are a dear!

Re: Images

[ankhorite]

No, no!

I am a hamster! A hamster, I tellz you!

:) You're welcome.