1. So the first coin from my collecting coming to my mind is this 5 Franc coin from Monaco having a real nice looking legend + the nice monogram on the reverse. The thing I dont like too much is this crude bust of Rainier III. - thats where I like the 1 Franc coin from around the same time much more:


2. This is one of my favorite legends from my ancient collection. During roman antiquity the style of the legends changed often and where unique from coin to coin due to the handmade dies but this one is really special having a style that could also fit pretty good on some modern metal or hard rock band covers:

3. So this one is a small one being only one word (the name of the commemorated city) but one of few in my collection with this gothic writing style:

So I hope this topic is interesting to you guys and that you can add some contributions showing what kind of calligraphy you really like to see on coinage.












