Believe it or not, the EU received its own decoration last year. Yes, you read that right: after the common currency, common directives, common funds, common crises, and the common feeling that no one knows what was actually decided in Brussels, the European Union also got its own order. Officially it
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In phaleristics, an auxiliary historical science that deals with the study of decorations, medals, orders, commemorative plaques, military insignia, and related items, the term miniature has a very clear meaning. Miniatures are scaled-down versions of decorations, made to look like the original, full-sized decoration, but in a smaller format. They are not a replacement in the sense of a regular
The Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels (Musée royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire militaire / Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis) is one of the most important military-historical museums in Belgium. It is located in the Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark complex, at Cinquantenaire
In this video, we present the military insignia of the Croatian Naval Legion from World War II. The Croatian Naval Legion was a naval unit of the Independent State of Croatia that fought as part of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) on the Black Sea. The official name of this unit was the Croatian Naval Detachment. Insignia
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Pjero Baranović is one of the most interesting interlocutors in Croatia when it comes to decorations. He is a man of a very interesting biography, inexhaustible energy, and conversations with him can last for hours without a person even noticing. In this interview with Pjero, we talked about
With Petar Baranović on phaleristics and collecting Read more »
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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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,
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
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
Walking around the Sberatel coin and collectibles fair in Prague, September 7–9, 2023. Read more »
The Autumn Sberatel in Prague is one of the most important numismatic and collecting fairs in Central Europe. As many as 274 exhibitors from the fields of numismatics, notaphily, philately, phaleristics, and other collecting fields exhibit at this fair. According to the organizers, about 10,000 people visit this fair, which is certainly
Report from the Prague Numismatics and Collectibles Fair Sberatel, September 7–9, 2023. Read more »
In this video, we talk about what to do when your family complains about spending money on buying coins, banknotes, and other items for your collection. These are certainly unpleasant situations and often lead to conflicts, and in extreme cases, even divorce.
Fairs and collector gatherings are the main places where people from the collector community meet. These are places for trade, the exchange of items, knowledge, and experiences, and socializing among collectors. Therefore, every enthusiast of numismatics, phaleristics, philately, militaria, and collecting in general should not miss them. In the upcoming
On this day five years ago, August 16, 2018, the NumizmatikaNET YouTube channel was launched. The first video was published two days later, August 18, 2018. The channel was launched with the goal of popularizing numismatics, phaleristics, and collecting in general among the younger generation. When creating video content, special emphasis was placed on their educational
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To mark the 45th anniversary of the Soviet victory in World War II, the All-Union Council of War and Labor Veterans of the USSR decided to issue a special commemorative badge entitled “Partizan of Yugoslavia – Citizen of the USSR.” This badge is distinguished by its unusualness and rarity given its very small
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