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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:FoR movie coin.png|thumb|right|The coin featured in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.]] | [[File:FoR movie coin head.png|thumb|right|The coin's heads side featured in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series''.]] | ||
[[File:FoR movie coin.png|thumb|right|The coin's tails side featured in ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series.]] | |||
*The quarter seen above is not, in fact, a regular quarter, but a state quarter. | *The quarter seen above is not, in fact, a regular quarter, but a state quarter. | ||
*In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Dr. Halsey states that "People used coins like this for currency a long time ago, when Earth was the only planet we lived on," suggesting that coins or physical money are no longer used in the 26th century.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25'' (2001 edition)</ref> However, ATMs spitting out coins and paper money are featured in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' gameplay and in the game's [[audio log]]s. In light of this, Halsey's mention of "coins like this" could be interpreted as referring to the specific type of coin alone, as opposed to all physical currency. | *In ''Halo: The Fall of Reach'', Dr. Halsey states that "People used coins like this for currency a long time ago, when Earth was the only planet we lived on," suggesting that coins or physical money are no longer used in the 26th century.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 25'' (2001 edition)</ref> However, ATMs spitting out coins and paper money are featured in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'' gameplay and in the game's [[audio log]]s. In light of this, Halsey's mention of "coins like this" could be interpreted as referring to the specific type of coin alone, as opposed to all physical currency. | ||
*In the ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', the United States quarter is replaced with a coin depicting the side profile of a man's head reminiscent of George Washington on one side, and an eagle-like bird on the other | *In the ''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'', the United States quarter is replaced with a coin depicting the side profile of a man's head reminiscent of George Washington on one side, and an eagle-like bird beneath three stars on the other side. Halsey refers to the coin as "this is a coin," removing reference to the quarter seen in other interpretations of the scene.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach - The Animated Series'''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||