Hrvatski optjecajni kovani novac kuna i lipa imao je jednu zanimljivu osobitost koja ga je činila prepoznatljivim među numizmatičarima u svijetu. Kovanice su, ovisno o neparnoj ili parnoj godini kovanja, nosile hrvatske ili latinske nazive biljaka i životinja prikazanih na naličju. Na kovanicama s neparnim […]
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The Croatian National Bank and the Croatian Mint are continuing the „Croatian Ships“ commemorative numismatic program series with a new issue dedicated to the Neretva boat, one of Croatia's most recognizable traditional vessels. The new issue includes three gold coins and two silver coins of different face values and weights, made of gold and silver with a purity of 999.9/1000.
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From the Middle Ages until 1918, the title of King of Croatia existed continuously, which clearly testifies to the millennium-long constitutional and legal continuity of Croatian statehood. With the disappearance of the native Croatian ruling dynasty, the Croatian royal title did not disappear as well, but rather continued to live on in the titulature of the Hungarian and then
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In the world of notaphily, there are banknotes that have “that certain something,” a magical beauty that appeals not only to paper money enthusiasts, but also to lovers of everything pleasing to the eye. Such banknotes are not only interesting because they were a means of payment, but also because they carry within them the spirit
Among American coins of the second half of the 20th century, few issues are as recognizable as the John F. Kennedy half dollar. It is a 50-cent coin that has been minted in the United States from 1964 to the present day, and it was created in
In 2022, on the NumizmatikaNET portal, we published an article and a video about the most expensive gold coin in the world – the 1933 American 20-dollar gold coin, known as the 1933 Double Eagle. This is a coin that already had an almost cinematic story at the time: from the mint in
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Among the Latin American coins of the early 19th century, a special place is held by the Chilean silver peso known by the popular name “Volcano Peso”. This is one of the most recognizable coins of the early Republic of Chile, and its motif of an erupting volcano has been attracting the attention of numismatists for over two centuries,
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We live in a numismatic present in which the criterion of hardness of value has become almost absolute. Everything has its price, everything is valued, and so is old money. In such an environment, numismatics has partly adopted standards from philately, where the perfection of preservation plays a key role. Coins and banknotes are valued
Numismatics has long ceased to be a world exclusively of regular circles, dignified profiles of rulers, elegant artistic design, and refined symbolism. Today's numismatist, whether they like it or not, must come to terms with the fact that the boundaries of a „coin“ have been stretched to the point where we can sometimes justifiably wonder if we are looking at
When a person thinks they've seen everything in numismatics – behold, a horse's head! Read more »
Throughout the centuries, coins have experienced many forms and variations: in material, size, shape, and design. There are truly all kinds of them, even with holes! Today, coins with a hole can be found all over the world, but historically they are somehow most associated with money from East Asia. Hole
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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
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,
Tema koja će mnogima izazvati nelagodu i „okrenuti želudac“, ali je itekako važna, osobito u kolekcionarskom svijetu gdje se često brišu granice između hobija i poslovne aktivnosti. Iako se velik dio transakcija u ovom sektoru odvija neformalno „ispod stola“, odnosno u sivoj ili čak crnoj
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Certificiranje (gradiranje) kovanica i novčanica na našim prostorima još uvijek nije uzelo maha kao što je to slučaj u ostatku svijeta, osobito u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama i Aziji. Zbog toga se mnogi numizmatičari s pravom pitaju: Što je zapravo certificiranje? Čemu služi? I što se
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