World War II

Selection from the display of decorations in the Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History in Brussels

Kraljevski muzej oružanih snaga i vojne povijesti u Bruxellesu (Musée royal de l’Armée et d’Histoire militaire / Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis) jedan je od najvažnijih vojno-povijesnih muzeja u Belgiji. Smješten je u kompleksu Parc du Cinquantenaire / Jubelpark, na adresi Cinquantenaire […]

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Novac Kraljevine Italije od 20 centesimi 1943 R – XXI pronađen u crkvi sv. Nikole u Zadru

U arheološkim istraživanjima na prostoru bivšeg samostanskog kompleksa Sv. Nikole u Zadru 2014. – 2016. (za vrijeme talijanske vlasti tamo su se nalazile vojna bolnica i kraljevska mornarička vojarna „Tommaseo Gulli“) pronađen je primjerak novca Kraljevine Italije iz emisije kovane 1943. R – XXI. U

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The enigmatic short-term circulation of the 100-dinar banknote of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated July 15, 1934.

It is known that the banknotes of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia are the product of the „French school“ of banknote printing. The first issues of royal Yugoslav banknotes (with the exception of the 10 dinar banknote of November 1, 1920, which was produced by the American Bank Note Co., New York) were designed and manufactured

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10 dinars banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated September 22, 1939.

Novčanica od 10 dinara s datumom 22.09.1939., izdanje Narodne banke Kraljevine Jugoslavije, pripada skupini najzanimljivijih i najintrigantnijih emisija jugoslavenskog (prije)ratnog novca. Iako je formalno pripremljena za redoviti optjecaj, njezina je stvarna sudbina neraskidivo vezana uz dramatične događaje travnja 1941. godine, što joj daje posebno mjesto

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“Jugolire” – paper money of the Economic Bank for Rijeka, Istria and the Slovenian Littoral

Following the end of World War II and before the signing of the peace treaty with Italy, Zone “B” – which included Rijeka, part of Istria, and the Slovenian Littoral – was placed under the administrative control of the Military Administration of the Yugoslav Army (VUJA). In accordance with the international rights belonging to occupying authorities,

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Milivoj Rodić – partizan s prve jugoslavenske poslijeratne novčanice

U jeku Drugog svjetskog rata, dok su borbe još uvijek trajale, u Italiji se krojio vizualni identitet buduće nove države. U travnju 1944. godine, istaknuti umjetnik i partizan Đorđe Andrejević-Kun, na prijedlog Ivana Milutinovića, tadašnjeg povjerenika za narodnu privredu u Nacionalnom komitetu oslobođenja Jugoslavije (NKOJ),

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Display of insignia: Croatia, breast badge of the Croatian Naval Legion

U ovom videu predstavljamo vojnu oznaku Hrvatske pomorske legije iz Drugog svjetskog rata. Hrvatska pomorska legija je bila mornarička postrojba Nezavisne Države Hrvatske koja se borila u sastavu njemačke ratne mornarice (Kriegsmarine) na Crnome moru. Službeni naziv ove postrojbe je bio Hrvatski pomorski odjel. Oznaka

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Prikaz kovanice: Hrvatska 2 kune 1941. Žetelica, probni otkov u srebru

Proslavljeni hrvatski kipar i medaljer Ivo Kerdić autor je mnogih medalja, plaketa, značaka i drugih umjetničkih djela. Osim toga, Kerdić je u numizmatici poznat i kao autor likovnih rješenja za kovani novac Nezavisne Države Hrvatske (1941.-1945.). Jedan od njegovih najpoznatijih radova u tom području je

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Award presentation: Croatia, Order of Merit 2nd Class for Christians

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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Visit to the “Žižkov” Military Museum in Prague

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

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Award Presentation: Croatia, Grand Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Swords

The Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir 1st Class with Swords is a decoration of the Independent State of Croatia that was established on May 17, 1941, by the Legal Decree on the Establishment of the Order of the Crown of King Zvonimir, and it occupied the 17th place in the order of precedence of decorations of the Independent State of Croatia. It was awarded to domestic and foreign military personnel for

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Sovjetski spomen znak: Partizan Jugoslavije – građanin SSSR-a

U znak obilježavanja 45. obljetnice sovjetske pobjede u Drugom svjetskom ratu, Svesavezni savjet veterana rata i rada SSSR-a odlučio se na izdavanje posebnog spomen znaka pod nazivom “Partizan Jugoslavije – građanin SSSR-a”. Ovaj znak odlikuje se svojom neobičnošću i rijetkošću s obzirom na vrlo mali

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