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Montenegro 100 perpers 1912 – The rarest banknote in the territory of the former Yugoslavia

Po mišljenju mnogih numizmatičara i kolekcionara, novčanica od 100 perpera iz 1912. predstavlja „Sveti gral“ u numizmatici na području bivše Jugoslavije i kao takva je predmet mnogih (ne)ostvarenih želja. Do ovih novčanica je izrazito teško doći, budući da su ekstremno rijetke. Još se nekako mogu

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The smallest banknote of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: 25 paras from 1921.

U cjelokupnoj povijesti novca Jugoslavije, novčanica od 25 para iz 1921. godine predstavlja najmanju nominalu papirnog novca koju je predratna Jugoslavija (Kraljevina SHS) ikad izdala. Iznos od 25 para tada je bio jednak četvrtini dinara. Odluka o izradi ove novčanice donesena je 3. ožujka 1921.

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Award presentation: Croatia, Order of Merit 2nd Class for Christians

During its brief existence (1941–1945), the Independent State of Croatia created and awarded numerous decorations. One of these decorations is the Order of Merit, specifically the Order of Merit 2nd Class. This decoration was established on December 19, 1942, by the Legal Decree on the Establishment of the Order of Merit and occupied

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Report from the Collecta Ljubljana Numismatics and Collectibles Fair, September 27–29, 2023.

Collecta in Ljubljana is the largest numismatics and collectibles fair in Slovenia. Until „corona,“ Collecta was practically the most significant professionally organized fair in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. This year's Collecta, the 15th in a row, was organized on a more modest scale and was held in Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana. Despite this,

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Visit to the “Žižkov” Military Museum in Prague

The “Žižkov” Military Museum is the most significant military-historical museum in the Czech Republic. The museum is located in the capital city of Prague, at the foot of Vitkov Hill, and has existed since 1929. The museum abounds with numerous exhibits, among which entire uniforms, sabers, medals, and the like particularly stand out. As such, this museum is

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Walking around the Sberatel coin and collectibles fair in Prague, September 7–9, 2023.

In this video we show a short walk through the autumn numismatic and collector fair Sberatel, which was held in Prague from September 7 to 9, 2023. In the footage you can see a display of part of the offer from the fair: coins, silver coins, gold coins, banknotes, decorations, and more. There were as many as 274 exhibitors at this fair, so

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The image of Our Lady of Sinj on the Croatian 2015 commemorative 20 kuna gold coin

Velika Gospa (Vela Gospa) is the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. It is regularly celebrated on August 15 every year. That day is also a national holiday in the Republic of Croatia. According to Catholic theology, Mary was taken up to heaven body and soul, and the doctrine of

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Award Presentation: Croatia, Grand Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Swords

The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Swords is a decoration of the Independent State of Croatia that was established on May 17, 1941, by the Legal Decree on the Establishment of the Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, and it occupied the 17th place in the order of precedence of decorations of the Independent State of Croatia. It was awarded to domestic and foreign military personnel for

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Lipov list – znak Hrvatske legije jednog domobranskog poručnika iz Požege

One of the most interesting insignia from the NDH period is certainly the so-called „linden leaf“ or the Croatian Legion (HL) badge, and the great popularity of this unit raises it above all insignia of the NDH military. The badge was officially prescribed in mid-1942 and all members were entitled to it

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Golden ducat – Croatian royal city of Knin

On the occasion of the liberation of the occupied parts of northern Dalmatia, Lika, Kordun, and Banovina, as well as the Croatian royal city of Knin as part of the military and police operation “Storm” in August 1995, the Croatian National Bank (at the time the National Bank of Croatia) issued the gold ducat “Croatian Royal City of Knin”. On the obverse of the ducat, in the central

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