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).
Mnogi numizmatičari, odnosno kolekcionari novca, gaje posebnu sklonost prema novčanicama velikog formata. Razlozi za to nisu samo kolekcionarski, već i psihološki, estetski i povijesni. Velike novčanice već na prvi pogled ostavljaju snažan dojam i zauzimaju posebno mjesto u svakoj zbirci. U ovom članku razloženi su
Novac u kolonijama za gubavce bio je posebna vrsta novca (žetoni, bonovi ili posebne kovanice i novčanice) koja je bila u opticaju isključivo unutar leprozorija, odnosno sanatorija za oboljele od gube. Razlog njegova uvođenja bio je strah da bi običan novac mogao prenositi zarazu i
The ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943 represents the main visual element of the reverse side, located in its central part. It consists of the depiction of a woman with a little girl in her arms, dressed in folk costumes characteristic of certain settlements in the Zagreb sub-mountain region (Prigorje). At the time the banknote was created, those settlements
Ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943. Read more »
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,
Početkom 2025. godine numizmatički svijet dobio je još jedan svjetski rekord. Naime, Burundijska središnja banka (Banque de la République du Burundi) izdala je službeno najveću novčanicu na svijetu. Radi se o novčanici od 10.000 burundijskih franaka impozantnih dimenzija od 400 × 288 mm. Ova novčanica
The Numismatic Monster from Burundi: The World's Largest Banknote Read more »
In this video, we present a complete set of Croatian commemorative gold coins dedicated to Baranja. This set was minted in only 300 copies and contains 500 and 1000 kuna gold coins, as well as 150 and 200 kuna silver coins. The motifs on this commemorative currency are Kopačevo (or Kopački)
Overview of Commemorative Coins: Croatia, Gold and Silver Coin Set, Baranja, 1997. Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting a “heavy hitter,” which is a very rare Hungarian 100-korona gold coin from 1907. This impressive gold coin of significant weight and diameter was minted in the Kremnica mint in a very small quantity of only 1,088 pieces. On the obverse
Gold coin overview: Hungary 100 Korona 1907 Franz Joseph I Read more »
This video is part of a series on Dubrovnik currency, where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. Today it is the silver half-perper from 1801. These silver coins were issued only in 1801 and had a nominal value of 6 dinars or dinarići. On the obverse of the silver coin
Review of the silver coin: Republic of Dubrovnik, Half Perper from 1801. Read more »
In this video, we present the commemorative gold and silver coins dedicated to the most famous Croatian garment – the necktie. The 100-euro gold coin and the 6-euro silver coin stand out for their uniqueness. This is the first Croatian gold coin of irregular shape, while the silver coin is the first coin with a “hole” which also has
Issue of commemorative coins: Croatia 6 and 100 euros 2023. Contour tie Read more »
It is a great honor and pleasure to speak with people who have made history, especially history that is a subject of one's personal interest. One of those people is the academic sculptor, university professor, and academician Kuzma Kovačić, the man who visually designed the kuna and lipa coins. In this
Interview with academic sculptor Kuzmo Kovačić, “father of the minted kuna and lipa” Read more »
“Surove strasti” su vodeći audio podcast za biznis i lifestyle u našoj zemlji, koji vode Saša Tenodi i Ivan Voras. U njemu upoznajemo ljude koji su strastveni u onome što rade. Podcast je nedavno ugostio Zlatka Viščevića, koji je govorio o numizmatici i faleristici, te
U današnjem videu predstavljamo najveći zlatnik izdan u vrijeme Kraljevine Jugoslavije, a radi se o četverostrukom dukatu iz 1931. s likom kralja Aleksandra I. Karađorđevića i kraljice Marije. Ovaj zlatnik na sebi sadrži puncu (žig) „ptice“. Sami dukati u zakonskom smislu nisu novac, već se
U današnjem videu predstavljamo jedan jugoslavenski zlatnik izdan povodom održavanja 8. mediteranskih igara u Splitu 1979., a radi se o zlatniku od 2500 dinara iz 1978. Ovaj zlatnik je drugi po redu najveći zlatnik u navedenoj seriji prigodnog novca. Na licu zlatnika je prikazan, tada
Gold coin presentation: Yugoslavia 2500 Dinars 1978 Mediterranean Games Split ’79 Read more »
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