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New catalog “Money of the City of Split” – the first independent book on Split's municipal money

Croatian numismatics will soon be enriched by another extremely important edition. Following the great success and sold-out book „Slavonian Banovci,“ authors Zlatko Viščević and Tomislav Dundović will soon present a new book – the numismatic catalog „Money of the City of Split.“ This is the first independent numismatic catalog dedicated exclusively

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Glagolitic script on currency

Literacy is one of the fundamental elements of every nation's identity, and in the Croatian case, it historically developed through three scripts: Glagolitic, Cyrillic, and Latin. A particularity of Croatian cultural history is the fact that all three scripts also developed their own national variants: the Croatian (angular) Glagolitic script and the Croatian Cyrillic script (arvatica).

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INCC9 – The 9th International Numismatic Congress in Croatia held in Pula

At the Archaeological Museum of Istria in Pula, the 9th International Numismatic Congress in Croatia was held on November 14 and 15, bringing together experts from various fields related to numismatics this year; archaeologists; museum professionals; historians; and numismatic enthusiasts. During this two-day congress

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Numismatics that gladdens the heart and doesn't hurt the pocket: The beauty of carefree collecting of affordable coins and banknotes

In the world of numismatic collecting, a pattern is increasingly observed where collectors fall into frustration after an initial enthusiasm. After filling their collections with basic, easily accessible specimens, a feeling arises that this is nothing special and that a “real collection” exists only when it

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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 – Partisan on the first post-war Yugoslav banknote

In the height of World War II, while the fighting was still ongoing, the visual identity of the future new state was being crafted in Italy. In April 1944, the prominent artist and partisan Đorđe Andrejević-Kun, upon the proposal of Ivan Milutinović, the then commissioner for the national economy in the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia (NKOJ),

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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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Numismatic Quiz 1 – Frequently Asked Questions from the World of Numismatics

In this video, we provide answers to some frequently asked questions in numismatics and collecting: What is numismatics? What does numismatics deal with? What is important at the beginning of numismatic collecting? How important is the proper care of numismatic material? Why is proper storage of numismatics important? How to store numismatic material?

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