The German colonial empire was created relatively late compared to the colonial empires of Great Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, or the Netherlands. The German Empire, unified in 1871, became more actively involved in colonial expansion only in the second half of the 19th century. German colonies were located in Africa, Oceania, and
In numismatics, we are already used to all sorts of things and sometimes we think that nothing can surprise us anymore. Yet, almost every time we are wrong, because surprises are never lacking. This time, the surprise was provided by the world's most famous auction house, “Heritage Auctions” from the USA.
Every numismatist has faced the question at least once: should a coin be cleaned and years of accumulated dirt and oxides removed or not? This article does not offer a simple answer, because in the numismatic world there is a deep division of opinion. On the one hand, there is the fear of losing the coin's value, while
The Republic of Ragusa (Latin: Respublica Ragusina) was a patrician city-state that emerged from the medieval commune of Dubrovnik. It was established in 1358 and encompassed a major part of today's Dubrovnik-Neretva County. The Republic of Ragusa was territorially a small, but wealthy state with a highly developed trade and maritime sector. As such, it traded
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
Coin overview: Russia 5 kopecks 1771 Catherine II the Great Read more »
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik money, where in each video we present one coin of the Dubrovnik Republic. The copper minca (folar, follaro) was the smallest denomination of Dubrovnik money and made up the thirtieth part of the Dubrovnik dinar. The author of the visual design of this coin is probably Nikola Pribisalić Pećar. On
Coin overview: Republic of Ragusa, Minca from 1453. Read more »
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