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Ethnographic motif on the 100 Kuna banknote from 1943.

11/09/2025 / ARTICLE, LITERATURE, Banknotes

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

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The Numismatic Monster from Burundi: The World's Largest Banknote

05/05/2025 / ARTICLE, Banknotes

In early 2025, the numismatic world gained another world record. Specifically, the Central Bank of Burundi (Banque de la République du Burundi) issued officially the largest banknote in the world. This is a 10,000 Burundian franc banknote with imposing dimensions of 400 × 288 mm. This banknote

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20 euro banknote from 2015 with an interesting error on the back

08/05/2024 / GALLERY, Banknotes, Video

In today's video, we are presenting a 20-euro banknote from 2015 that features an interesting error. At first glance, the banknote itself looks like every other 20-euro banknote, but when looking at the reverse side, an interesting error that occurred during the process is visible

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Zlatko Viščević speaks for the Ding podcast about professional involvement in numismatics and phaleristics

21/03/2024 / Numismatics, DECORATIONS, CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE, Video

In an interview for the Ding podcast, Zlatko Viščević talks about the challenges of professional numismatics and faleristics. In the video, you can see how the professional path of a numismatist unfolded and what that job looks like more closely on a daily basis. Also, the interview discusses many of the problems as well

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Report from the Zagreb collectibles fair (Vukovarska), March 9, 2024.

10/03/2024 / Militaria, Banknotes, Numismatics, DECORATIONS, Video, BRANDS

Another traditional collectors' fair was held in Zagreb, gathering enthusiasts, collectors, and dealers of numismatics, philately, phaleristics, badges, postcards, and other similar items. This fair has been held for many years now and has been marked by ups and downs. But lately

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20-dollar bill and a banana sticker for 325,000 EUR

25/02/2024 / ARTICLE, Banknotes

In the numismatic world, the so-called „Del Monte“ banknote has been known for 20 years. It is a 1996 20-dollar bill that has a banana producer sticker from „Del Monte“ of Ecuador on it. This banknote appeared on the numismatic market back in 2003, and on

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The importance of collection recording and cataloging

16/01/2024 / ARTICLE, Numismatics, GENERAL

Recording and cataloging the numismatic collection are of immense importance when collecting coins and banknotes. First and foremost, it allows us to see what we actually have in the collection and what is still missing. Likewise, we have an insight into the value of the collection, i.e., how much we have spent on it, and

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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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Book Promotion: Memento moneta: Historical tales and mishaps told through money by author Ivor Altaras Pende

11/12/2023 / LITERATURE, Video, NEWS

On December 8, 2023, the promotion of the book „Memento moneta: Historical Adventures and Misadventures Told Through Money“ by author Ivor Altaras Penda was held at the premises of Libertas University in Zagreb. This is a very interesting book in which various numismatic topics are addressed through stories, combining numismatics with other

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Where does “lova” come from?

09/12/2023 / ARTICLE, Coins, Banknotes, Numismatics

In the world of numismatics, where money is studied not only as a medium of exchange but also as an object of cultural and historical value, the linguistic characteristics of money play a significant role; the inscriptions on the money; the script used; the language; and the official name of the money itself. Thus, in numismatics

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Montenegro 100 perpers 1912 – The rarest banknote in the territory of the former Yugoslavia

19/11/2023 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes, Video

In the opinion of many numismatists and collectors, the 100-perper banknote from 1912 represents the „Holy Grail“ of numismatics in the territory of the former Yugoslavia and as such is the subject of many unfulfilled (or fulfilled) desires. These banknotes are extremely difficult to come by, given that they are extremely rare. They can still somehow

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What do professional numismatic dealers do?

06/11/2023 / ARTICLE, Numismatics

Lately, quite a few people have been asking me, „What is it that you do?“. In my experience so far, most people don't even know what numismatics is, and consequently, what professional numismatists actually do and how they even make their money. That is nothing unusual.

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The smallest banknote of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes: 25 paras from 1921.

27/10/2023 / ARTICLE, GALLERY, Banknotes

Throughout the entire history of Yugoslav money, the 25 para banknote from 1921 represents the smallest paper money denomination ever issued by pre-war Yugoslavia (Kingdom of SCS). The amount of 25 para at that time was equal to a quarter of a dinar. The decision to produce this banknote was made on March 3, 1921.

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Banknote overview: Yugoslavia 100 Dinars 1946. Blacksmith, mower and fisherman

11/10/2023 / Banknotes, Video

Following the „wartime“ series of banknotes of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia dated 1944, the first „peacetime“ emission dated 1946 followed. In the meantime, the country changed its name to the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia and turned to new social themes; the establishment of the new political order, socialism, labor, reconstruction. Accordingly, and

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