Although his return ship was overtaken by an English privateer, Audubon and his hidden gold coins survived the encounter.

Although early Cretan coins occasionally exhibit multicursal patterns, the unicursal seven-course " Classical " design became associated with the Labyrinth on coins as early as 430 BC, and became widely used to represent the Labyrinth – even though both logic and literary descriptions make it clear that the Minotaur was trapped in a complex branching maze.

Although Hamilton understood that adjustment might be needed from time to time as precious metal prices fluctuated, he believed that if the nation's unit of value was defined only by one of the two precious metals used for coins, the other would descend to the status of mere merchandise.

Although coins were never minted with the face of Odaenathus, soon after his death, coins were made with image of his son.

Although widely blamed for causing national disunity and losing the country later to the Chinese Ming Dynasty, Hồ Quý Ly's reign actually introduced a lot of progressive, ambitious reforms, including the addition of mathematics to the national examinations, the open critique of Confucian philosophy, the use of paper currency in place of coins, investment in building large warships and cannon, and land reform.

Although the archetypical image of Britannia seated on a shield first appeared on Roman bronze coins of the 1st century AD struck under Hadrian, Britannia's first appearance on British coinage was on the farthing in 1672, though earlier pattern versions had appeared in 1665, followed by the halfpenny later the same year.

Although there are variations, the Minor Arcana commonly employ the Italo-Spanish suits: Wands ( alternatively, batons, clubs, or staves ), cups, swords, and pentacles ( alternatively, coins, disks, or rings ).

Although the Bank has tried to encourage users to collect full sets of these coins, issuing special display folders for the purpose, the high cost involved has worked against them.

Although nominally issued as legal tender, these coins ' face value as currency is far below that of their value as bullion.

Although the Euro became the official currency of Austria in 1999, euro coins & notes were not introduced until 2002.

Although Digges may have created a rudimentary instrument involving lenses and mirrors, the optical performance required to see the details of coins lying about in fields, or private activities seven miles away, was far beyond the technology of the time.

Although the coin is now known as the " five guinea " piece, during the 17th and 18th centuries it was also known as a five pound piece, as during the reign of Charles II a guinea was worth twenty shillings — until its value was fixed at twenty-one shillings by a Royal Proclamation in 1717 the value fluctuated rather in the way that bullion coins do today.

Although one side of the coins is used for different national marks for each country, all coins and all banknotes are legal tender throughout the eurozone.

Although some eurozone countries do not put 1 cent and 2 cent coins into general circulation ( prices in those countries are by general understanding always rounded to whole multiples of 5 cent ), 1 cent and 2 cent coins from other eurozone countries remain legal tender in those countries.

Although it is not specifically mentioned on them, the face values of gold coins are 50p ; £ 1 ; £ 2 ; and £ 5, a mere fraction of their worth as bullion.

Although the euro became the currency of the eurozone countries including Ireland on 1 January 1999, it was not until 1 January 2002 that the state began to withdraw Irish pound coins and notes, replacing them with euro specie.

Although they called themselves " Satraps " on their coins, leading to their modern designation of " Western Satraps ", Ptolemy in his 2nd century Geographia still called them " Indo-Scythians ".

Although these coins were theoretically worth eight sestertii, the average sestertius was worth far more in plain terms of the metal they contained.

Although the duty of moneyers during the Empire is not known, since the position was not abolished, it is believed that they still had some influence over the imagery of the coins.

" Although the writer did not seriously expect people to get rid of their coins, this quotation demonstrates that the Romans attached a moral value to the images on their coins.

Although mandated by law, compliance data from the EPA for 2008 showed, however, 25 % of Bt corn growers were not in compliance.

Although Croatian economy had showed signs of recovery in the last quarter of 2010 and officially exited recession in the first quarter of 2011, economic indicators suggest that the recovery may be sluggish with the economy expected to grow by 1. 5-1. 8 % in 2011.

Although bacteriophages were first described in 1927, it was only in 1959 that Sinshemer working with phage Phi X 174 showed that they could possess single stranded DNA genomes.

Although he showed piety and intelligence, Edward VI was only nine years old when he took the throne in 1547.

Although the Social Democrats showed strong support for the expellees especially under Kurt Schumacher and Erich Ollenhauer, social democrats in more recent decades have traditionally been less supportive — and it was under Willy Brandt that West Germany recognized the Oder-Neisse line as factual as part of his Ostpolitik.

Although both types showed some favourable results, they were both prone to fickleness.

Although the government complained that ambassadors had abused their privilege, the diplomatic corps showed discontent that they were not expressly exempted in the new tax law.

Although not spectacular numbers, it showed that Sosa improved as a hitter.

Although the cervical vertebrae were undamaged ( as they often are in hanging victims ), radiography showed that the tongue was distended — an indication of death by hanging.

Although Berzelius claimed to have first isolated vanadium in the 1830s, in 1867 Henry Enfield Roscoe showed that he had only obtained the oxide, and finally in 1869 Roscoe demonstrated a method to obtain the pure element.

Although Willkie had initially supported the draft, he waffled and reversed his stance when polls showed that opposition to entering another world war was a popular issue for the Republicans.

Although it showed pride for her many achievements, its use of dialect (" I nebber run my train off de track "), apparently chosen for its authenticity, has been criticized for undermining her stature as an American patriot and dedicated humanitarian.

Although photos that were published at the time showed rows of Sheridans ready to defend against Iraqi tanks, they would not have been very effective against the Soviet-designed T-72s which comprised the bulk of the Iraqi Republican Guard.

Although these tests did not produce a thermonuclear detonation, they showed that a small fusion component could significantly enhance a fission explosion.

Although High Noon increased Kelly's prominence in Hollywood, director John Ford noticed her by seeing a 1950 screen test which showed, he said, that Kelly had " breeding, quality and class ".

Although Reagan would win a landslide victory, the polls showed the two major party candidates even ( the New York Times had it 44-43-8 ) going into the last weekend and it was clear that many would-be Anderson supporters were now supporting their second choice.

Although killing two brothers and deposing his father contradicted the Confucian value of filial piety, Taizong showed himself to be a capable leader who listened to the advice of the wisest members of his council.

Although Brewer had told him he would not have a career in music, Novello from his early youth showed a facility for writing songs, and when he was only 15, one of his songs was published.

Although the Union troops failed again at Laurel Hill, an innovative assault attempt by Col. Emory Upton against the Mule Shoe showed promise.

Although no major Western dignitaries were present, Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin showed up.

Although they were not ready to commit to funding such a large project, the British government showed interest due to the logic of locating the capital on high ground safe from tidal waves.

Although the Governor General was not obligated to dissolve parliament until early 1985, Turner was persuaded by internal polls that showed the Liberals were ahead of the Tories ; after Turner won the leadership his party surged in the polls to take a lead, after trailing by more than 20 percentage points before he was selected.

Although it was to be several years before Bristol showed any profit from the aero engine division, the Jupiter engine eventually proved enormously successful: indeed, during the inter-war period the aero-engine division was more successful than the parent company and Bristol came to dominate the market for air-cooled radial engines.

Although the Supreme Soviet of the Belarusians SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Belarusian Soviet Socialist Republic on July 27, 1990 ( some two weeks after Russia had declared its own sovereignty ), the March 1991 referendum held throughout the Soviet Union showed that 83 percent of Belarusians wanted to preserve the Soviet Union.