iconography

The Resurrection of Christ on a gold ducat

The depiction of the Resurrection of Christ is one of the most powerful and recognizable motifs of Christian iconography. Yet, despite its theological importance, this scene very rarely appears on coinage. Precisely for this reason, the gold ducat from Ferrara, minted during the time of Ercole I d’Este in the late 15th century, represents an exceptional combination of religious message

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Long-standing dilemma regarding the identification of the girl on the 5000 Kuna banknote of the Independent State of Croatia

5. rujna 1923. godine u Zloselima kraj Kupresa rođena je Zorka (Zora) Livančić, kao peto i ujedno posljednje dijete Ilije i Kate (djev. Milorad). Zbog oca kovača, Zora je imala trajni nadimak Kovačuša. Zlosela su bila najveće hrvatsko selo u kupreškom kraju, koje je u

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The Political and Ideological Background of the Design and Iconography of Banknotes of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 1929–1941

Novčanice Narodne banke Kraljevine Jugoslavije – ratne novčane rezerve (novčanice “za potrebe zemaljske odbrane” i “za potpuno izvanredne potrebe”) Novac Kraljevine Jugoslavije, 1929. – 1941. godine, kao uostalom i svaki drugi novac u prošlosti i danas, odašilje mnoge simboličke poruke na više razina. Njihovim iščitavanjem

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