Dubrovnik

New Vizilin from 1751

The paper discusses the variants of the new vižlin from 1751, which is the first year of minting that type of coin. A total of nine coins are analyzed, six of them for the first time. It is not exactly known by which decision the Senate of the Republic of Dubrovnik decided to mint talers. The decision of May 14, 1725, states

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

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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Republic of Ragusa, Poludinarić from 1795.

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

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Review of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Old vižlin from 1747.

This video is part of a series about Dubrovnik currency, where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The Old Vižlin is an example of a Dubrovnik thaler-sized silver coin with a nominal value of 60 dinars or dinarići. The author of the coin's artistic design was Niko Matov Fišević (or Fišić).

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Overview of the silver coin: Republic of Ragusa, Ducat from 1797.

This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. The silver ducat is an example of a larger Dubrovnik silver coin with a nominal value of 40 dinars or dinarići. The authors of the artistic design were Ivo Karlo Angeli and Antun Obad. On the obverse of the coin

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Zlatko Viščević – Statement for RTL Danas on the topic of the 25-kuna coin from 2022, Pelješac Bridge – August 13, 2022.

A short statement by Zlatko Viščević for the RTL Danas news program on the topic of the 2022 Croatian 25-kuna coin and the great interest of citizens and collectors in this coin. This video was recorded in August 2022 and broadcast as a feature in the RTL Danas show on RTL.

Zlatko Viščević – Statement for RTL Danas on the topic of the 25-kuna coin from 2022, Pelješac Bridge – August 13, 2022. Read more »

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