In today's video, we are presenting a rare coin pattern from the SFR of Yugoslavia, specifically the 500 dinar coin from 1987. This pattern, minted in nickel or a copper-nickel alloy, has a design reminiscent of the coins from the regular 1988/1989 series (10, 20, 50, and 100
Coin overview: Yugoslavia 500 Dinars 1987 trial strike Read more »
In this video, we present the new Croatian commemorative euro coins dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, our famous writer. This commemorative issue consists of a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros and a gold coin of 100 euros. Both the silver and gold coins have a metal purity of 999.9 and contain
Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4 and 100 Euros 2024 Ivana Brlić Mažuranić Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting the Croatian commemorative silver coin dedicated to the Trsat Dragon. This is a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros, containing 1 ounce of silver. The inspiration for this commemorative issue came from the bronze dragons placed in front of the „Peace of Heroes“ tomb at the Trsat Castle in Rijeka. The aforementioned dragons
Overview of the silver coin: Croatia 4 Euro 2024 Trsat Dragon Read more »
It is always a great pleasure to talk with people who have been in numismatics for many years, yet are still young, open-minded, and culturally broad. One such person is Natko Bajić, a fellow numismatist and friend from Split. Natko has been involved in numismatics since childhood.
Socialist Yugoslavia received its first commemorative gold and silver coins only in 1968, when a set of commemorative coins dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the 2nd session of AVNOJ in Jajce was issued. The set consists of four gold coins and two silver coins. Although the coins bear the year 1968, they were released
In an interview for the Ding podcast, Zlatko Viščević talks about the challenges of professional numismatics and faleristics. In the video, you can see how the professional path of a numismatist unfolded and what that job looks like more closely on a daily basis. Also, the interview discusses many of the problems as well
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
Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4, 10, and 100 euros 2024. Brusnik black lizard Read more »
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
Report from the Zagreb collectibles fair (Vukovarska), March 9, 2024. Read more »
Our colleague Ivor Altaras Penda was a guest on the popular HRT show, “Na rubu znanosti” (At the Edge of Science). On the show, he spoke about money, and the main topic was “What does money say?”. Related to this topic, the show discussed the images, symbols, and text on
In today's video, we are presenting two error coins from Yugoslavia. These are the 2 dinar coin from 1976 and the 50 para coin from 1965. Although collecting error coins is not as widespread among numismatists, there is still a certain circle of enthusiasts for these unusual coin oddities. Certainly, the circle
Overview of error coins: Yugoslavia 2 dinars 1976 and 50 para 1965. Read more »
Celebrated Croatian sculptor and medalist Ivo Kerdić is the author of many medals, plaques, badges, and other works of art. In addition, Kerdić is known in numismatics as the author of coin designs for the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945). One of his most famous works in that field is
Coin overview: Croatia 2 kuna 1941. Harvester, trial strike in silver Read more »
Out of all the coins in the world, one stands out in particular due to its massiveness and value: it is the one-ton gold coin from the „Australian Kangaroo“ series. This massive gold coin is also the most valuable gold coin in the world due to the amount of gold it contains, and it was produced by the Australian mint
The world's largest gold coin: The one-ton „Gold Kangaroo“ worth 59 million euros Read more »
Nikola Vudrag is one of the most prominent Croatian sculptors and medallists of the younger generation. He is a highly talented and globally recognized artist who has dedicated a part of his work and skill to what is most important to us numismatists—coins and medals. In medallic art as
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
Coin display: Yugoslavia, silver coin set, Sarajevo Olympic Games, 1984. Read more »
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