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Double-headed eagle

双頭の鷲 ／ double-headed eagle　—　Reading

The national coat of arms of an eagle looking to the East and West. In Russia, it disappeared in 1917, and an eagle with different details returned after 1992.

Quarter Reichstaler Quarter Reichstaler1624 Maria Theresa thaler Maria Theresa thalerDated 1780 50 Ruble Assignat 50 Ruble Assignat18th–19th centuries
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The coat of arms of a double-headed eagle looking to the East and West simultaneously. It was inherited from Byzantium by Russia and the Holy Roman Empire and was long used as a design on coinage. In Russia, it disappeared from coins in 1917, and an eagle with different details returned after 1992.

⚠ The discontinuation and revival of the design serves as a timeline for the discontinuation and revival of the political system.