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Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4 and 100 Euros 2024 Ivana Brlić Mažuranić

20/04/2024 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

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

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Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4, 10, and 100 euros 2024. Brusnik black lizard

17/03/2024 / GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics, Video

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

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Ivor Altarasa Penda's guest appearance on the show “On the Edge of Science” on the topic “What Does Money Say?”

04/03/2024 / Coins, Banknotes, CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, Video

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

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The world's largest gold coin: The one-ton „Gold Kangaroo“ worth 59 million euros

28/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins

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

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The largest US banknote of all time – the 100,000 dollar bill from 1934.

07/01/2024 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes, Numismatics

The 1934 US 100,000 dollar bill represents one of the most intriguing specimens in American numismatics. This rare banknote is a monetary monument and a reflection of a time when great economic uncertainty prevailed in the US, and it also represents the banknote with the highest nominal value ever issued in

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Overview of gold coins: Croatia 10, 25 and 100 Euros 2023. Lacemaking in Croatia

23/10/2023 / Coins, Numismatics, Video

In this video we present commemorative Croatian euro gold coins dedicated to lacemaking in Croatia. These issues represent a continuation of the theme that began with the 10-kuna gold coin from 2012, thereby highlighting the importance of lacemaking as part of the Croatian cultural heritage. The presented gold coins were minted

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The image of Our Lady of Sinj on the Croatian 2015 commemorative 20 kuna gold coin

14/08/2023 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins, Numismatics

Velika Gospa (Vela Gospa) is the feast day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary into heaven. It is regularly celebrated on August 15 every year. That day is also a national holiday in the Republic of Croatia. According to Catholic theology, Mary was taken up to heaven body and soul, and the doctrine of

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Golden ducat – Croatian royal city of Knin

05/08/2023 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Coins

On the occasion of the liberation of the occupied parts of northern Dalmatia, Lika, Kordun, and Banovina, as well as the Croatian royal city of Knin as part of the military and police operation “Storm” in August 1995, the Croatian National Bank (at the time the National Bank of Croatia) issued the gold ducat “Croatian Royal City of Knin”. On the obverse of the ducat, in the central

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Gold coins without numismatic value

04/03/2023 / Coins, Numismatics

Contrary to some general belief, not all gold coins have numismatic value. There are gold coins that are worth only as gold and nothing more than that. This seems unusual to some, because these are very often gold coins dating even from the 19th or early 20th century. The question arises: „How

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Overview of the gold coin: Yugoslavia 10000 Dinars 1985 World Ski Flying Championship Planica 50

03/08/2022 / Coins, Numismatics

Planica is an alpine valley below the Ponca mountain in Slovenia, and is also home to ski flying. The FIS Ski Flying World Championships were held in Planica in 1985, and Yugoslavia issued commemorative gold and silver coins on that occasion. The commemorative gold coin from this series has a face value of

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Overview of the gold coin: Austria 1 Ducat 1891 Franz Joseph I

22/02/2022 / Numismatics

Austrian gold ducats are very common gold coins in our region. Especially single and quadruple ducats. The single ducat is usually called the “small ducat”, and the quadruple – the “large ducat”. In today's video, we present the Austrian single ducat from 1891 featuring the image of Emperor Franz Joseph I. In

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