Dates Coins and Music

[LawrenceChard]

I must spend too much time listening to the radio.

Quite often in conversations, something triggers a music cue in my mind. It can be for many different reasons, but it often involves gold, silver, other precious metals, coins, money, bullion.

I thought this would be an interesting channel to add stuff with a musical connection.

How about this 1812 French gold 40 Francs of Napoleon for starters?:

Or should I say Overture?

Of course, it is by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. As it was written in 1880, it pre-dates any recent embargos and sanctions on anything Russian.

Here is the reverse of the coin:

Napoleon's greatest military mistake is generally reckoned to be his attempted invasion of Russia. This has been mentioned frequently in recent days in relation to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, or as the Kremlin puts it "special military operation". (Don't mention the war!) 😎

 

[SeatonKev]

Dunno how to add videos. The Jeweller from This Mortal Coil is a sad beautiful song.

Jeweller has a shop on the corner of the boulevard.
In the night, in small spectacles he polishes old coins.
He uses spit and cloths and ashes.
He makes them shine with ashes.
He knows the use of ashes.
He worships God with ashes.
The coins are often very old by the time they reach the jeweller.
With his hand and ashes he will try the best he can.
He knows that he can only shine them, cannot repair the scratches.
He knows that even new coins have scars so he just smiles.
He knows the use of ashes.
He worships god with ashes.
In the darkest of the night.
Both his hands will blister badly.
They will often open painfully and the blood flows from his hands.
He works to take from black coin faces, the thumb prints from so many ages.
He wishes he could cure the scars.
When he forgets he sometimes cries.
He knows the use of ashes.
He worships god with ashes.
He knows, He knows
He worships God with ashes

[LawrenceChard]

11 minutes ago, SeatonKev said:

... he polishes old coins...
 

Sacrilege!

😎

[Bigmarc]

Ok I will have a go. 

The end of the first world war joint with the lack of silver marked the beginning of the de-basement of our currency in recent history. 

Any sabaton fans here? If you haven't heard of them they write songs about heroic battles and dedicated a whole album to ww1. The great war, and this is its title track. Not everyone's cup of tea but great in you want to teach a stroppy teenager history. 

 

 

[trozau]

The coin: 1995 Jamaica $100 Robert (Bob) Marley

 

The music: Jammin’

“No bullet can stop us now, we neither beg nor we won’t bow;

Neither can be bought nor sold

We all defend the right; Jah - Jah children must unite:

Your life is worth much more than gold.”