In today's video, we are presenting a Yugoslav decoration – the Order of the Republic with a Silver Wreath (2nd class). It was awarded in socialist Yugoslavia for special merits in the fields of education, science, art, culture, and other areas of public activity. There are two variants of this decoration: with the coat of arms of the FPRY (5 torches) and the coat of arms
Planica is an alpine valley below the Ponca mountain in Slovenia, and is also home to ski flying. The FIS Ski Flying World Championships were held in Planica in 1985, and Yugoslavia issued commemorative gold and silver coins on that occasion. The commemorative gold coin from this series has a face value of
This video is part of a series about Dubrovnik currency where in each video we present one coin of the Republic of Dubrovnik. Today it is the silver Artiluk. These silver coins were issued between 1627 and 1702 and had a nominal value of 3 dinars or dinarići. In this video
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In today's video, we are presenting a high Yugoslav decoration – the Order of the People's Liberation. This decoration was established back during the Second World War, in 1943, and was most likely designed by Đorđe Andrejević Kun and Antun Augustinčić. The decoration changed its appearance twice, and on multiple occasions, they
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The Military Order of the Iron Trefoil, 4th Class, was a decoration of the Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945) and held the 22nd place in the order of precedence. It was awarded to domestic and foreign military personnel for wartime acts achieved through personal initiative, dedication, and deliberate leadership in operations that achieved particular success.
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The Order of the Croatian Trefoil is the 15th decoration in the significance sequence of decorations of the Republic of Croatia. It is awarded to Croatian and foreign citizens for special merits for the Republic of Croatia acquired in war, direct threat of war, or in exceptional circumstances in peace. In this video, we bring you an overview of the aforementioned decoration. This
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In this video we cover the topic of numismatic prices. Do numismatic prices always rise over time? Or are there also drops? What if we keep the collection for many years, will it eventually be worth more or less than what we paid? Answers to those and other similar
In this video, we talk about how much the condition affects the value of old money and why condition is important to collectors. We also discuss cases where the price drops drastically at lower grades of condition. For easier understanding of this subject, we provide a comparison of condition in numismatics with examples
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In this video, we present to you a complete set of Yugoslav silver coins dedicated to the World Canoe Sprint Championships in Belgrade – PESK ’82. The set consists of two silver coins; one has a face value of 1000 dinars and depicts the famous “Pobjednik” (Victor) monument on the obverse in
The local Dubrovnik television, Libertas TV, produced a report on the promotion of Zlatko Viščević's book „The Currency of the Republic of Dubrovnik,“ which was held at the Sponza Palace in Dubrovnik. The speakers at the promotion were: Darko Milošević, Marin Ivanović, Nikolina Pozniak, and Zlatko Viščević. The segment was broadcast on Libertas TV on March 14, 2019.
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In this video, we present the book „Coins of the Republic of Dubrovnik“. This is the most comprehensive and detailed numismatic catalog of Dubrovnik coinage ever published. The catalog covers all denominations of Dubrovnik money, all types and variants. The catalog is large format, simple, and clear. In the catalog are
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(...) Viščević, today a 37-year-old, succeeded in what few manage to do – turning his hobby into a profession he lives on. His company is one of only five or six in Croatia specialized precisely in numismatics, an auxiliary historical science dealing with the study of ancient and modern minted
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In this video, we present an Italian silver coin, a 1 lira coin from 1900. This beautiful and very elegant coin bears the image of the Italian King Umberto I. Umberto I was an Italian king from the House of Savoy. He was born in 1844, ascended the throne in 1878, and
In today's video we are talking about a banknote from the African country of Zambia. It is the 1000 kwacha banknote from 2011. This very colorful banknote is made of polymer plastic. The banknote was printed at the Giesecke & Devrient printing house, which also printed Croatian kunas. This
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