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Why are the back sides of US coins backwards of the other side?
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∙ 16y ago
It's purely a design choice.
The U.S. uses what's called "coin rotation", where the two sides of a coin are oriented oppositely. If you think of what happens when you flip a coin, both sides then appear to be oriented the same way as it tumbles vertically.
Some other countries use "medal rotation", where both sides point the same way. That's the same as a medal that's hung on a strap so both sides point the same way as it rotates horizontally.
Neither one is better than the other, it's just the way each country decides to do things.
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