One of the beauties of engaging in numismatics is that it broadens our horizons, and not only in terms of knowing the coins (and banknotes) themselves, but also through learning about the history, geography, and culture of various parts of the world. A numismatist very quickly realizes that money is not just a medium of exchange, but
Detailed observation of the 5, 20, and 50 kuna banknotes leads to interesting discoveries. Namely, the microtext printed on the obverse of the banknotes repeatedly repeats one and the same text, but upon careful reading of that text, we find grammatical errors. The question arises here whether these are accidental grammatical
Security features or grammatical errors on Croatian kuna banknotes? Read more »
In the area of the Latin cities, in the central part of the Apennine Peninsula, the city of Rome was founded (according to tradition in 753 BC). From the initial settlement on the Palatine, the city gradually developed and, after the abolition of the monarchy (around 510 BC), became a republican aristocratic state in which two high-ranking
Roman coinage from the earliest times to the fall of the Roman Republic (450–31 BC) Read more »
Myanmar, Myanmar, Burma, Bama... is a country of rich history and a unique heritage such as linguistic diversity, Buddhist temples, indigenous food and customs (read, for example, about their personal names...). Unfortunately, since its (re)independence, it has been in a state of constant internal conflicts and political instability with no end in sight. In
In the history of money, there are numerous examples of the adaptation of materials and shapes to specific living and economic conditions. One of the most unusual and interesting such examples comes from distant Alaska, where in the 19th century monetary vouchers made of parchment, specifically from seal and walrus hide, were in circulation.
The 10,000 dinar banknote of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia dated September 6, 1936, is today the most rarely seen banknote bearing the name of the National Bank of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. There are not many who have had the luck for their collections to be adorned by that exceptional specimen of national notaphily—national for collectors
10,000 dinar banknote of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from 1936. Read more »
During archaeological research at the site of the former St. Nicholas monastery complex in Zadar from 2014 to 2016 (during Italian rule, it housed a military hospital and the „Tommaseo Gulli“ Royal Navy barracks), a specimen of the Kingdom of Italy coin from the 1943 R - XXI emission was found. I
The paper discusses the variants of the new vižlin from 1751, which is the first year of minting that type of coin. A total of nine coins are analyzed, six of them for the first time. It is not exactly known by which decision the Senate of the Republic of Dubrovnik decided to mint talers. The decision of May 14, 1725, states
The author expresses his opinion on the newly discovered Slavonian banovac minted during the time of Duke Stephen Angevine. In the paper, he also reviews the theories on this denar presented by Szilveszter Gerlovics and Ferenc Soós in the work Anjou István herceg szlavón pénzei. A few years ago, about a dozen
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In the immediate aftermath of World War II, a unique numismatic phenomenon emerged in the territory of the then FPR Yugoslavia. It was a currency of its own belonging to a foreign refugee community within a sovereign state. This currency is known as the Buljkes dinar and was used between 1945 and 1949 in
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
It is known that the banknotes of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia are the product of the „French school“ of banknote printing. The first issues of royal Yugoslav banknotes (with the exception of the 10 dinar banknote of November 1, 1920, which was produced by the American Bank Note Co., New York) were designed and manufactured
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
Croatian numismatics is richer by another expert title. The long-awaited catalog „Money of the City of Split“, authored by Zlatko Viščević and Tomislav Dundović, has been published and is available for order from now on. This is the first independent numismatic book that systematically and in a modern way covers the Split communal
New numismatic catalog „Coins of the City of Split“ published“ Read more »
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