In the numismatic world there are all sorts of things; normal and wonderful people, social averages, but also complete lunatics and psychopaths. Likewise, one part of people is completely normal in everyday life, but has crazy expectations when it comes to numismatics. From those expectations and beliefs they do not
Russia is a big country today, just as the Russian Empire once was. The Russian Empress Catherine II was also Great, and accordingly, her 5 kopecks were also big. Today we are presenting this massive copper coin which is most interesting due to its unusual
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In today's video we are presenting a particularly interesting coin, and it is the Japanese Tenpo Tsuho coin with a face value of 100 mon. These unusually shaped bronze coins were minted between 1835 and 1870 and were produced in a quantity of over 480 million pieces. By the way, it is
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This video is part of a series about Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The copper solad was a small Dubrovnik coin with a nominal value of 5 minci (folara). On the obverse of the coin is the image of St. Blaise on the Dubrovnik walls. Along the edge of the coin is a semicircular
Coin exhibition: Republic of Ragusa, Solad from 1729. Read more »
In today's video, I am answering very common questions: What is the numismatic value of a coin that has been pierced or has a welded „loop,“ clasp, or similar attachment on it? What about gold-plated and colored coins? Do they have numismatic value or are they considered damaged specimens? Some will answers
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Contrary to some general belief, not all gold coins have numismatic value. There are gold coins that are worth only as gold and nothing more than that. This seems unusual to some, because these are very often gold coins dating even from the 19th or early 20th century. The question arises: „How
Political iconography has always been present on currency, from ancient times to the present day. We can say that it is inseparable from money as one of the symbols of a country's statehood. What did political iconography look like on our currency; regarding the banknotes of the Independent State of Croatia; the currency of socialist Yugoslavia,
The idea was to meet Viščević at his home in Kastav near Rijeka. We wanted to see his coin empire from which he runs his company Monetalis. In a journalist's mind, we imagined a room with hundreds of banknotes and coins hanging on the walls and displayed in cabinets. Plan
Zlatko Viščević's statement for Dnevnik Nova TV on the topic of kuna and lipa and their numismatic potential in the future. This topic is already getting a bit boring for the numismatic community, but it is still in the focus of Croatian media due to public interest. Especially since the appearance of the “Pelješac Bridge” phenomenon and
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The silver ducat is an example of a larger Dubrovnik silver coin with a nominal value of 40 dinars or dinarići. The authors of the artistic design were Ivo Karlo Angeli and Antun Obad. On the obverse of the coin
Overview of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Ducat from 1797. Read more »
In today's video, we are talking about the 1000 Kuna banknote of the Independent State of Croatia, issued on May 26, 1941. At the time of its release into circulation, this banknote represented the highest denomination in circulation. This banknote in brown tones was designed by our famous painter Ljubo Babić. On the obverse of the banknote
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Statement by Zlatko Viščević for the show “Euro kutak” on Radio Sljeme. The topic of the show was numismatics. A mistake slipped into the show during the listing of rarer kuna coins. Namely, instead of 2 and 5 kuna from 2021, 2001 was mistakenly said. Show host: Ivan Hlupić. This audio recording is
Statement by Zlatko Viščević for the show “Dnevni ritam” on the 1st program of Croatian Radio. The topic of the show was “numismatics and kunas”. Host and editor of the show: Ivica Ružičić. This audio recording was made in September 2022 and was broadcast as part of the show “Dnevni ritam” on the 1st program.
In today's video, we are presenting one of the newer Croatian silver coins. This is a 10-kuna commemorative edition from 2021 dedicated to the Dalmatian dog. In the opinion of many, this is one of the most beautiful Croatian commemorative coins ever issued, and the author Nikola Vudrag did an excellent job here. The motif
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