Emblems shared by the Bok Tech Theater and the Winged Liberty dime inspire our communities.
Earlier this week we posted about the symbols on the front of the Winged Liberty dime, the 10 cent coin in circulation during the Great Depression. The symbolism on the reverse also resonates deeply with the Spare A Dime project and our city neighborhoods. The same motifs even appear in the architecture of our performance venue, the WPA-built Bok Tech Theater!
The central image on the flipside of Winged Liberty is a bundle of sticks tied together. Called a fasces, this ancient Etruscan symbol was common in the Roman Republic. Fasces represent "strength in unity," i.e., many bound together are stronger than one alone. Such strength in unity is a main theme in the Spare A Dime project, as well as being a core value of COSACOSA and our constituent communities.
The central image on the flipside of Winged Liberty is a bundle of sticks tied together. Called a fasces, this ancient Etruscan symbol was common in the Roman Republic. Fasces represent "strength in unity," i.e., many bound together are stronger than one alone. Such strength in unity is a main theme in the Spare A Dime project, as well as being a core value of COSACOSA and our constituent communities.
At the center of the bundle is an ax, representing both the preparedness and power of those united. An olive branch encircles the fasces, emphasizing the importance of tempering power with peace. To quote FDR, "I should like to have it said of my first Administration that, in it, the forces of selfishness and of lust for power met their match... That is why the recovery we seek, the recovery we are winning, is more than economic. In it are included justice and love and humility, not for ourselves as individuals alone, but for our Nation. That is the road to peace."
Images (from top): Fasces that surround the Bok Tech stage are a central image on the back of the Winged Liberty dime.
Images (from top): Fasces that surround the Bok Tech stage are a central image on the back of the Winged Liberty dime.