A number of cards are banned for using rules that do not apply to modern Magic, like Ante or Conspiracy mechanics, while others are banned across all formats for being culturally insensitive
You always cast the front face, and a TDFC always enters the battlefield with its front face up unless something explicitly says otherwise, such as Elesh Norn's last ability
Best check them out for yourself, you can find all of them in the New Arrivals Collection!
As the monarch, however, you can take creatures or lands from your hand and put them into play
Collectors seem to have also bought into this rationale and, for all intents and purposes, if a card exists with the same art and set symbol on both set lists, theres no real reason to figure out which version youre holding
The normal cards were completely fine, but the foiling effect on the other cards seemed to be magnified by the plastic (cheap) sleeves I was using