US paper money and coins less artistic - The Arizona Republic
May 12
And no, not just that the American peso has dropped historically against the euro, making trips to France and Italy half-again more costly than they used to be.
Rather, our $5, $10 and $20 bills and our coins have suffered a severe drop in quality when considered as art.
Yes, money is art, whether it’s the engraving that makes up the bills or the bas-relief sculpture on our coins. There are long histories in both as art mediums, from the intricate lozenge-and-dot portraits of the 17th and 18th centuries and the commemorative medallions struck from the Renaissance on.
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