The 2015 Argentine 50-peso banknote is one of the more interesting modern world banknotes, not only because of its interesting artistic and security features, but also because of the strong political message it carries. At first glance, it is a commemorative circulation banknote dedicated to the islands that Argentina
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Numismatics often reflects history, identity, and collective memory, yet it rarely sparks an open political conflict between states. That is precisely what happened in 2015, when Belgium planned to issue a commemorative 2-euro coin marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo. Instead of a routine numismatic release, the entire project
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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
In the height of World War II, while the fighting was still ongoing, the visual identity of the future new state was being crafted in Italy. In April 1944, the prominent artist and partisan Đorđe Andrejević-Kun, upon the proposal of Ivan Milutinović, the then commissioner for the national economy in the National Committee for the Liberation of Yugoslavia (NKOJ),
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In this video, we present the military insignia of the Croatian Naval Legion from World War II. The Croatian Naval Legion was a naval unit of the Independent State of Croatia that fought as part of the German Navy (Kriegsmarine) on the Black Sea. The official name of this unit was the Croatian Naval Detachment. Insignia
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During its brief existence (1941–1945), the Independent State of Croatia created and awarded numerous decorations. One of these decorations is the Order of Merit, specifically the Order of Merit 2nd Class. This decoration was established on December 19, 1942, by the Legal Decree on the Establishment of the Order of Merit and occupied
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Croatian collectors of national paper money often discuss which issue of SFR Yugoslavia banknotes was the last one belonging to the Croatian national issue. Was it the 1990 banknote series or the 1991 series? The arguments vary, and the aim of this paper is to reasonably provide
In today's video, we are presenting the Order of Ban Jelačić, the tenth most important decoration of the Republic of Croatia. This decoration is named after Count Josip Jelačić Bužimski, a Croatian national hero and ban. The Order of Ban Jelačić is awarded to officials, officers, and commanders for success in command and military merits.
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In today's video, we are presenting a banknote from the “Informbiro series” – 5,000 dinars 1950. This is an unissued banknote that belongs to a reserve series of banknotes normally used in extraordinary circumstances such as war. The name “Informbiro series” arose from the political circumstances in which Yugoslavia
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Operation Flash is the name of the military and police operation by the Croatian Army and special police that liberated the area of Western Slavonia. In recognition of Croatian soldiers and police officers for their participation in the military-police operation Flash, the military medal of the same name was established on August 7, 1995. In this video, we present a view of that medal. The video is
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