I was just curious.
Does anybody know how the crest for LvMI came about? What is the significance of the symbols, colors, positioning, etc?
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For one, the Mises bust was produced by the free market, unlike the state's monuments.
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The staff of mercury(?) and the bible, open to the ten commandments.
Daniel: For one, the Mises bust was produced by the free market, unlike the state's monuments.
"Coat of arms of Ludwig von Mises' great-grandfather, Mayer Rachmiel Mises, awarded upon his 1881 ennoblement by Franz Joseph I of Austria"
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises#Early_life
Free market huh?
Arvin: Daniel: For one, the Mises bust was produced by the free market, unlike the state's monuments. "Coat of arms of Ludwig von Mises' great-grandfather, Mayer Rachmiel Mises, awarded upon his 1881 ennoblement by Franz Joseph I of Austria" Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises#Early_life Free market huh?
It doesn't. I'm sure knows what a coat of arms is, but he asked what mises's meant. I am curious too. What does the symbolism mean. Anybody?
"...The post-totalitarian system contrives to force life into its most probable states...This system serves people only to the extent necessary to ensure that people will serve it
Vaclav Havel
Whoops! Totally misread the OP.
Daniel: Arvin: Daniel: For one, the Mises bust was produced by the free market, unlike the state's monuments. "Coat of arms of Ludwig von Mises' great-grandfather, Mayer Rachmiel Mises, awarded upon his 1881 ennoblement by Franz Joseph I of Austria" Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_von_Mises#Early_life Free market huh? I do not understand your point. How does what you wrote refute what I wrote?
"Franz Joseph I (-German, I. Ferenc József in Hungarian, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) , reigned as Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and as King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916 [1]."
If it was given to the von Mises family by Franz Joseph I, then one can not claim it was produced by the free market. It would be like saying that the "Presidential medal of freedom" is a free market phenomenon.
I just found the bag of lapel pins I ordered from the LvMI, with every lapel pin, there is a note, and the note reads:
"Mises Family CrestThe Ludwig von Mises Institute's coat of arms is that of Mises's family, awarded in 1881 when Ludwig von Mises's great- grandfather, Mayer Rachmiel Mises, was enobled by Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary.
In the upper right-hand quadrant is the staff of Mercury, god of commerce and communication (the Mises family was successful in both; they were bankers and merchants). In the lower left-hand quadrant is a representation of the Bible, open to the Ten Commandments.
That is the only info I have.
The decalogue represents the Jewish heritage of the family. Then of course there is the Rose of Sharon in there. This was the crest given to the family.
Jeffrey TuckerEditorial VP, Mises
I now see that you were talking about the bust. I've been attacking a strawman, without even knowing it. >.<
I'm sorry, Daniel.
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