THE ELEPHANT AS AN EMBLEM 



pecimens which have been and are in the possession of the Zoologi- 

 al Society, and other proprietors. It was apparently used in the 

 ast. Certain Carthaginian coins are stamped with a figure of 



,he African Elephant ; but in Africa no attempts are now made 

 ;0 utilise this creature except for food and ivory. 



The meaning of an Elephant as an emblem upon a coin 

 ippears to be eternity, and there is no question but that the 



