silver

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

Vespa on the new Italian 5-euro commemorative coin Read more »

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

Ferdinandus Dei Gratia Hungariae Bohemiae Dalmatiae Croatiae Rex Read more »

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

Zlato i srebro stoljećima su imali posebno mjesto u povijesti novca. Od njih su kovane optjecajne i prigodne kovanice, u njima se čuvala vrijednost imovine, a njihov međusobni odnos bio je jedno od važnijih pitanja monetarne politike i trgovine. Za numizmatičare taj odnos nije samo

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

CROGOLD 2026: Konferencija o zlatu zanimljiva i za numizmatičku publiku

U Zagrebu je 21. svibnja 2026. godine, u hotelu Hilton Garden Inn, održana četvrta godišnja konferencija o zlatu CROGOLD 2026. Konferencija je okupila domaće i strane stručnjake za plemenite metale iz područja ekonomije, trgovine plemenitim metalima, kovničke i prerađivačke industrije, a među temama koje su

CROGOLD 2026: Konferencija o zlatu zanimljiva i za numizmatičku publiku Read more »

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

New Croatian gold and silver coins dedicated to the Vučedol culture Read more »

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

New Croatian gold and silver coins dedicated to August Šenoa Read more »

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

Hrvatska numizmatika bogatija je za još jedan stručni naslov. Objavljen je dugo očekivani katalog „Novac grada Splita“, autora Zlatka Viščevića i Tomislava Dundovića i od sada dostupan za narudžbu. Riječ je o prvoj samostalnoj numizmatičkoj knjizi koja sustavno i na moderan načib obrađuje splitski komunalni

New numismatic catalog „Coins of the City of Split“ published“ Read more »

New numismatic issue in honor of Croatian Queen Jelena

Hrvatska narodna banka, u suradnji s Hrvatskom kovnicom novca, predstavlja novo prigodno numizmatičko izdanje pod nazivom „Kraljica Jelena Slavna“, čime se nastavlja serija „Vladari“. Ovo izdanje posvećeno je jednoj od najvažnijih žena ranog hrvatskog srednjovjekovlja, čije je ime sačuvano u rijetkim, ali iznimno značajnim povijesnim

New numismatic issue in honor of Croatian Queen Jelena Read more »

500 lira „Caravela“ and its controversial little flags

Srebrna kovanica od 500 lira, izdana krajem 1950-ih, predstavlja jednu od najpoznatijih i najintrigantnijih emisija talijanske moderne numizmatike. Nastala je u razdoblju povoljne gospodarske konjunkture, kada se Italija, nakon ratnih razaranja i poslijeratne obnove, postupno vraćala stabilnosti i prosperitetu. Ujedno je postojala i potreba usklađivanja

500 lira „Caravela“ and its controversial little flags Read more »

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

O srebrnjaku od 5 kuna iz godine kovanja 1934. pisalo se u više navrata te je o njemu donijeto nekoliko, katkad oprečnih, zaključaka. Izvorni dokumenti iz Beograda, dostupni u obliku mikrofilmova u Hrvatskom državnom arhivu, rasvjetljavaju mnoge pojedinosti o djelovanju Ustaškoga pokreta u Italiji kojemu

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

When a person thinks they've seen everything in numismatics – behold, a horse's head!

Numismatics has long ceased to be a world exclusively of regular circles, dignified profiles of rulers, elegant artistic design, and refined symbolism. Today's numismatist, whether they like it or not, must come to terms with the fact that the boundaries of a „coin“ have been stretched to the point where we can sometimes justifiably wonder if we are looking at

When a person thinks they've seen everything in numismatics – behold, a horse's head! Read more »

Scroll to Top