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Coin orientation (or coin alignment or variations of these) is the relation of the vertical orientation of the images on the obverse and reverse sides of
coin A coin is a small, flat (usually depending on the country or value), round piece of metal or plastic used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produced in large quantities at a mint in order ...
s to one another. The two basic relations are called ''medallic orientation'' and ''coin orientation''.


Medallic orientation

Medallic orientation (or ''medal alignment'', or variations of these) derives its name from medals tagged to a uniform. For a medal to display properly, when the obverse of the medal is right side up, a left or right turn must show the reverse also to be right side up. In other words, the tops of the obverse and reverse share the same position. In Britain this is sometimes called "British turnover". British coinage, most other
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coinage,
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ese yen coinage, and Euro coinage have medallic orientation.


Coin orientation

''Coin Alignment'' or ''Coin orientation'' is present when the top of the designs are aligned opposite of each other. The concept originated as a western style that was adopted by countries like Japan in the late 19th century.


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