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The UK's Royal Mint makes history with a new coin featuring Britannia as a woman of color
CNN ^ | March 19, 2021 | Leah Dolan

Posted on 04/12/2021 6:14:05 AM PDT by C19fan

The Royal Mint, the British maker tasked with producing all of the UK's coinage, has released a new limited edition coin design depicting the national icon Britannia as a woman of color for the first time. Britannia was the Latin name given to the UK by the Romans after their invasion in 43 CE. The weapon-clad warrior woman became a personification of the British Isles and has fronted the country's currency since 1672.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: 43ad; britannia; godsgravesglyphs; mythmaking; numismatics; racism; revisionisthistory; romanempire; uk; woke
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To: BenLurkin

I’m sure all I’ll ever see of it is an image on the Internet.


41 posted on 04/12/2021 8:32:59 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Lung cancer free since 11/9/07. Colon cancer free since 7/7/15. Obama free since 1/20/17. PTL ~ Þ )
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To: xp38

You are correct. Not enough coffee....


42 posted on 04/12/2021 8:38:56 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: PLMerite

See post19. Then coin says “1 kilo .999 gold”.


43 posted on 04/12/2021 8:40:24 AM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: C19fan

I’ve already quit watching TV because all they show are ‘people of color’ and queers.


44 posted on 04/12/2021 8:43:09 AM PDT by blam
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To: BykrBayb

Thank you!


45 posted on 04/12/2021 8:44:06 AM PDT by PistolPaknMama
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To: SunkenCiv

Hi.

I would have recommended a full bust.

Can I get an Amen? Brits?

5.56mm


46 posted on 04/12/2021 9:17:02 AM PDT by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
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To: Sirius Lee

If the mask had been pulled down, no one would “see” color


47 posted on 04/12/2021 9:24:30 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Lean on Joe Biden to follow Donald Trump's example and donate his annual salary to charity. )
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To: BykrBayb; Da Coyote; a fool in paradise
43 AD. I wish people would stop trying to change our dating system to one which denies the existence of Christ. It’s stupid.

When the date is before Christ's birth, the "B.C." follows the number, e.g.: 166 B.C.

When the date is after Christ's birth, the "A.D." precedes the number, e.g., A.D. 43 = "In the year of Our Lord (anno domini), 43."

Regards,

48 posted on 04/12/2021 9:47:24 AM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: alexander_busek
When the date is after Christ's birth, the "A.D." precedes the number, e.g., A.D. 43 = "In the year of Our Lord (anno domini), 43."

In the first millennium, the year was often preceded by an I, since Jesus was spelled Iesus, following Ancient Greek Ἰησοῦς (Iēsoûs) since the letter J didn't gain currency until the 1500s.

Old building had cornerstones with the date in this format, e.g. a building erected in 347 A.D. would be marked I347.

Which caused an apparent missing millennium in construction, as it was read as 1347, and therefore it looked like nothing survived from before 1000 A.D.

49 posted on 04/12/2021 10:01:58 AM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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To: C19fan

Boudica was a trans woman of color from Compton.


50 posted on 04/12/2021 11:10:51 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: BykrBayb

What a stupid coin. Greek helmet. Long flowing hair. Ambiguous facial features at best.


51 posted on 04/12/2021 11:13:09 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: null and void
In A.D. 347, the Anno Domini system of dating had not yet been invented. So no one would have used it--and they would not have used Arabic numerals on a cornerstone. If they tried to date it they would have counted from the foundation of Rome (753 B.C.) or used the names of the consuls of the year.
52 posted on 04/12/2021 12:10:19 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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To: Verginius Rufus

Fair point, and after Rome officially became Christian in 380 A.D., and the Roman empire fell in 476 A.D. would a fervent Christian date his new house as I477 or AVC1231?


53 posted on 04/12/2021 12:35:15 PM PDT by null and void (The media decides what news you can see and NOT SEE. But don't you dare call 'em Not-Sees)
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