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Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4, 10, and 100 euros 2024. Brusnik black lizard

17/03/2024 / GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video, we present the new Croatian commemorative euro coins dedicated to one of our native animal species, the Brusnik black lizard (Podarcis melisellensis melisellensis). This coin series is part of the „Autochthonous Croatia“ series and consists of two gold coins (100 and 10 euros) and one silver coin (4 euros). Author

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Report from the Zagreb collectibles fair (Vukovarska), March 9, 2024.

10/03/2024 / Militaria, Banknotes, Numismatics, DECORATIONS, Video, BRANDS

Another traditional collectors' fair was held in Zagreb, gathering enthusiasts, collectors, and dealers of numismatics, philately, phaleristics, badges, postcards, and other similar items. This fair has been held for many years now and has been marked by ups and downs. But lately

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Numismatics is a hunt

10/02/2024 / ARTICLE, Numismatics

The greatest pleasure in numismatics is not just acquiring something missing from the collection, that is, filling a “gap,” but the very hunt for something we desire. The search for the “prey” sometimes lasts for years; it requires a ton of patience, nerves, effort... Along that path, we learn all sorts of things; we meet new people; we go through

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Coin display: Yugoslavia, silver coin set, Sarajevo Olympic Games, 1984.

19/01/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In today's video, we are presenting a set of commemorative silver coins of SFR Yugoslavia issued on the occasion of the 14th Olympic Games in Sarajevo in 1984. This is a set containing 15 different silver coins with nominal values of 100, 250, and 500 dinars. For each nominal value, five different specimens were made in

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The importance of collection recording and cataloging

16/01/2024 / ARTICLE, Numismatics, GENERAL

Recording and cataloging the numismatic collection are of immense importance when collecting coins and banknotes. First and foremost, it allows us to see what we actually have in the collection and what is still missing. Likewise, we have an insight into the value of the collection, i.e., how much we have spent on it, and

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The largest US banknote of all time – the 100,000 dollar bill from 1934.

07/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes, Numismatics

The 1934 US 100,000 dollar bill represents one of the most intriguing specimens in American numismatics. This rare banknote is a monetary monument and a reflection of a time when great economic uncertainty prevailed in the US, and it also represents the banknote with the highest nominal value ever issued in

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Coin review: Yugoslavia 25 para 1953.

01/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

The 25 para aluminum coin from 1953 is one of the rarest specialties of Yugoslav numismatics. It is a coin that was intended to be the smallest denomination in the 1953 coin series of the FPR Yugoslavia. However, it was never put into circulation, and the entire emission was melted down.

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Where does “lova” come from?

09/12/2023 / ARTICLE, Coins, Banknotes, Numismatics

In the world of numismatics, where money is studied not only as a medium of exchange but also as an object of cultural and historical value, the linguistic characteristics of money play a significant role; the inscriptions on the money; the script used; the language; and the official name of the money itself. Thus, in numismatics

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The female alchemist from Samobor on a commemorative 2-euro coin

05/12/2023 / ARTICLE, Coins, Numismatics

The Samobor alchemist, the Medvedgrad Black Queen, Šenoa's Snake Queen, or simply, factually, the Queen of Croatia-Hungary, Bohemia, and Germany and Empress Barbara of Celje (1381–1451) is a unique figure of (also) the Croatian ruling elite. Barbara of Celje, a woman of exceptional beauty, was the daughter of Count and Croatian Ban Herman II of Celje and Countess

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Exhibition of 18th and 19th-century Austrian and Hungarian silver krajcar coins

30/11/2023 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video, we present a small selection of silver kreuzers (kreuzer, kreutzer, krajczar). These 18th and 19th-century coins are among the most popular silver coins among numismatists and collectors in our region. They are characterized by a specific, very beautiful design; depictions of various rulers; a long period of issuance; and different

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With Ivan Odrljin of the Croatian Mint on Croatian numismatics today and future plans

22/11/2023 / Coins, Numismatics, CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, Video

The Croatian Mint, our national mint, has undergone major changes in the past few years. These changes are also reflected in the new numismatic issues, which have finally begun to match the pace of modern global numismatics. One of the people responsible for this is Ivan Odrljin, with whom we

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What do professional numismatic dealers do?

06/11/2023 / ARTICLE, Numismatics

Lately, quite a few people have been asking me, „What is it that you do?“. In my experience so far, most people don't even know what numismatics is, and consequently, what professional numismatists actually do and how they even make their money. That is nothing unusual.

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Overview of gold coins: Croatia 10, 25 and 100 Euros 2023. Lacemaking in Croatia

23/10/2023 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video we present commemorative Croatian euro gold coins dedicated to lacemaking in Croatia. These issues represent a continuation of the theme that began with the 10-kuna gold coin from 2012, thereby highlighting the importance of lacemaking as part of the Croatian cultural heritage. The presented gold coins were minted

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Coin review: Republic of Dubrovnik, Half Thaler (Half Bradan) from 1735.

20/10/2023 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

This video is part of a series on the coinage of Dubrovnik, where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. Today, it is a true numismatic rarity – the Dubrovnik silver half-thaler, specifically the Polubradan (Half-Bearded). These silver coins were issued only in 1731 and 1735. They had a face value of

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