Our colleague Ivor Altaras Penda was a guest on the popular HRT show, “Na rubu znanosti” (At the Edge of Science). On the show, he spoke about money, and the main topic was “What does money say?”. Related to this topic, the show discussed the images, symbols, and text on
In today's video, we are presenting two error coins from Yugoslavia. These are the 2 dinar coin from 1976 and the 50 para coin from 1965. Although collecting error coins is not as widespread among numismatists, there is still a certain circle of enthusiasts for these unusual coin oddities. Certainly, the circle
Overview of error coins: Yugoslavia 2 dinars 1976 and 50 para 1965. Read more »
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
20-dollar bill and a banana sticker for 325,000 EUR Read more »
Celebrated Croatian sculptor and medalist Ivo Kerdić is the author of many medals, plaques, badges, and other works of art. In addition, Kerdić is known in numismatics as the author of coin designs for the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945). One of his most famous works in that field is
Coin overview: Croatia 2 kuna 1941. Harvester, trial strike in silver Read more »
Out of all the coins in the world, one stands out in particular due to its massiveness and value: it is the one-ton gold coin from the „Australian Kangaroo“ series. This massive gold coin is also the most valuable gold coin in the world due to the amount of gold it contains, and it was produced by the Australian mint
The world's largest gold coin: The one-ton „Gold Kangaroo“ worth 59 million euros Read more »
Nikola Vudrag is one of the most prominent Croatian sculptors and medallists of the younger generation. He is a highly talented and globally recognized artist who has dedicated a part of his work and skill to what is most important to us numismatists—coins and medals. In medallic art as
In today's video, we are presenting a set of commemorative silver coins of SFR Yugoslavia issued on the occasion of the 14th Olympic Games in Sarajevo in 1984. This is a set containing 15 different silver coins with nominal values of 100, 250, and 500 dinars. For each nominal value, five different specimens were made in
Coin display: Yugoslavia, silver coin set, Sarajevo Olympic Games, 1984. Read more »
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 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
The largest US banknote of all time – the 100,000 dollar bill from 1934. Read more »
The 25 para aluminum coin from 1953 is one of the rarest specialties of Yugoslav numismatics. It is a coin that was intended to be the smallest denomination in the 1953 coin series of the FPR Yugoslavia. However, it was never put into circulation, and the entire emission was melted down.
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
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
Before a final design for a coin is adopted or before the minting of circulation coins even begins, the mint produces a small number of specific trial (test) coins. In numismatics, such trial coins are called trial strikes or patterns.
The Samobor alchemist, the Medvedgrad Black Queen, Šenoa's Snake Queen, or simply, factually, the Queen of Croatia-Hungary, Bohemia, and Germany and Empress Barbara of Celje (1381–1451) is a unique figure of (also) the Croatian ruling elite. Barbara of Celje, a woman of exceptional beauty, was the daughter of Count and Croatian Ban Herman II of Celje and Countess
The female alchemist from Samobor on a commemorative 2-euro coin Read more »
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