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Ivan Vučetić on new Croatian gold and silver coins

The Croatian National Bank and the Croatian Mint presented a new numismatic issue dedicated to Ivan Vučetić, a Croatian pioneer of dactyloscopy whose system of personal identification by fingerprints left a lasting mark on the development of modern criminalistics. The issue entitled „Innovations of Ivan Vučetić“ is part of the „Croatian Innovators“ series, and

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Vespa on the new Italian 5-euro commemorative coin

The Italian Mint marked the 80th anniversary of the Vespa with a commemorative silver coin with a face value of 5 euros. The new 2026 edition is dedicated to one of the most famous products of Italian industry, as well as a symbol that has long outgrown its original role as an ordinary city means of transportation. On the coin are connected

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Ferdinandus Dei Gratia Hungariae Bohemiae Dalmatiae Croatiae Rex

From the Middle Ages until 1918, the title of King of Croatia existed continuously, which clearly testifies to the millennium-long constitutional and legal continuity of Croatian statehood. With the disappearance of the native Croatian ruling dynasty, the Croatian royal title did not disappear as well, but rather continued to live on in the titulature of the Hungarian and then

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How many grams of silver was a gram of gold worth? The historical gold-to-silver ratio from 1900 to 2026

Gold and silver have held a special place in the history of money for centuries. Circulation and commemorative coins were minted from them, they were used to store the value of assets, and their mutual ratio was one of the more important issues of monetary policy and trade. For numismatists, that ratio is not only

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CROGOLD 2026: Gold conference interesting for the numismatic audience as well

On May 21, 2026, the fourth annual gold conference CROGOLD 2026 was held in Zagreb at the Hilton Garden Inn hotel. The conference gathered domestic and foreign precious metal experts from the fields of economics, precious metal trading, minting, and processing industries, and among the topics that

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New Croatian gold and silver coins dedicated to the Vučedol culture

The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, has issued a new series of commemorative coins entitled „Vučedol Culture“, continuing the „Croatian Heritage“ series. This issue pays tribute to one of the most significant prehistoric cultures in the territory of present-day Croatia, the traces of which have left a deep mark

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New Croatian gold and silver coins dedicated to August Šenoa

The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, presents a new numismatic issue entitled „August Šenoa“, the third in the „Croatian Literature“ series. This issue pays tribute to one of the most significant Croatian writers, whose work strongly marked the cultural and social life of the 19th century. Coins from

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New Vizilin from 1751

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

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New numismatic catalog „Coins of the City of Split“ published“

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

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New numismatic issue in honor of Croatian Queen Jelena

The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, presents a new commemorative numismatic issue entitled „Queen Jelena the Glorious“, continuing the „Rulers“ series. This issue is dedicated to one of the most important women of the early Croatian Middle Ages, whose name has been preserved in rare, but extremely significant historical

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500 lira „Caravela“ and its controversial little flags

The 500 lira silver coin, issued in the late 1950s, represents one of the most famous and intriguing issues of modern Italian numismatics. It was created during a period of favorable economic conditions when Italy, following wartime destruction and post-war reconstruction, was gradually returning to stability and prosperity. At the same time, there was a need to harmonize

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On the planned introduction of the kuna as the official currency in the Ustaše emigration in 1934

The 5-kuna silver coin minted in 1934 has been written about on several occasions, and a number of sometimes contradictory conclusions have been reached regarding it. Original documents from Belgrade, available in the form of microfilms in the Croatian State Archives, shed light on many details about the activities of the Ustasha movement in Italy, to which

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