Dvojica mladih konjanika s kopljima, u punom galopu, i zvijezdama iznad glava jedan su od najprepoznatljivijih motiva na rimskom republikanskom novcu. To su Dioskuri, Kastor i Polideuk (rimski Poluks), junaci grčke mitologije koji su za Rimljane postali simboli pobjede, zaštite i odanosti. Braća koja su
Dioskuri na rimskom novcu: Božanski blizanci koji su Rimu donosili pobjedu Read more »
For years, claims have been appearing on the Internet that the 2002 Greek 2-euro coin, which has the letter „S” in one of the stars, is extremely rare and worth several thousand, even tens of thousands of euros. Such information regularly generates great interest, especially among
Greek 2-euro coin from 2002 with the letter „S”: A rarity or an internet delusion? Read more »
The Croatian National Bank, in cooperation with the Croatian Mint, presents a new numismatic issue titled „Croatian Shepherd” from the „Autentic Croatia” series. The issue includes three gold coins and two silver coins, and is dedicated to the domestic breed of dogs that for centuries has accompanied the life and work of Slavonian rural farms. The coins bear the year
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There are few banknotes whose history can compete with the opulence of their artistic design. The French 5,000 francs of 1918, known as the „Flameng”, belong to this group. The banknote combines allegorical figures, a Parisian panorama and rich ornamentation with an unusual destiny: it was created from a project for an entirely different denomination, produced
On September 21, 2026, the Croatian National Bank put into circulation a new 2-euro commemorative coin „City of Vukovar”. The issue is part of the „Croatian Cities” series and is dedicated to a city of exceptional historical, cultural, and symbolic significance for the Republic of Croatia. The coin was issued in a total quantity of 500,000.
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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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In numismatics and collecting, we encounter almost daily two seemingly opposite situations that actually have the same cause: In both cases, the underlying problem is usually neither the coin nor its objective market value, but the fact that one party's expectations are not met, after which an ordinary difference
Collectors and numismatists usually see only the finished, struck coin, while the demanding process that precedes minting mostly remains hidden to them. Italian coin designer and sculptor Sandra Deiana recorded the creation of the original model for the Luxembourg 5-euro collector coin dedicated to the red squirrel. Several weeks of research, drawing,
The Czech Republic is a numismatically very interesting country, with a rich and long monetary tradition that reaches deep into the Middle Ages and continued through various political and state frameworks all the way to the modern Czech koruna. Precisely because of this, Prague and its surroundings offer multiple attractions that can be
Američka kovnica novca U.S. Mint u povodu 250. obljetnice neovisnosti Sjedinjenih Američkih Država izdala je kovanicu od jednog dolara s portretom predsjednika Donalda J. Trumpa. Već sam izbor motiva bio je dovoljan da ovo izdanje privuče pozornost daleko izvan uobičajenih numizmatičkih krugova. Donald Trump jedna
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A new chapter has been published on the NumizmatikaNET portal as part of the „Numismatics Guide” project, intended for everyone who wants to systematically learn the basics of numismatics, as well as expand their existing knowledge. The new, fifth chapter is titled „Basic Characteristics of Coins and Banknotes” and details the fundamental features of metallic and paper money.
We are once again witnessing inflation and the gradual loss of the value of money. Until recently, a 100 kuna banknote still represented „something,” while today 13 euros is almost „nothing.” It is not uncommon for a „round” of drinks at a café to cost that much. And a 100 euro banknote, which until recently was „something,” today
A numismatic catalog is one of the essential tools for every numismatist and collector, regardless of whether they deal with ancient, medieval, or modern money, coins of a specific country, paper money, or some narrower specialized field. Almost everyone who starts taking numismatics more seriously sooner or later comes
Numismatic catalogs: what they are, how they are used, and how much can we trust them? Read more »
Croatian kuna and lipa circulating coins had one interesting feature that made them recognizable among numismatists worldwide. Depending on whether they were minted in an odd or even year, the coins bore Croatian or Latin names of the plants and animals depicted on the reverse. On coins with odd
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