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We actually have these pictures on our Gold Sovereigns website on a page explaining that it is not the head upside down, but the reverse, and that this is called coin alignment as opposed to medal alignment. We also point out that in earlier times, if you had informed the monarch that his or her head was upside down on a coin, they would probably have had yours removed!
We actually have these pictures on our Gold Sovereigns website on a page explaining that it is not the head upside down, but the reverse, and that this is called coin alignment as opposed to medal alignment. We also point out that in earlier times, if you had informed the monarch that his or her head was upside down on a coin, they would probably have had yours removed!
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