It is a great honor and pleasure to speak with people who have made history, especially history that is a subject of one's personal interest. One of those people is the academic sculptor, university professor, and academician Kuzma Kovačić, the man who visually designed the kuna and lipa coins. In this
Interview with academic sculptor Kuzmo Kovačić, “father of the minted kuna and lipa” Read more »
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
Display of insignia: Croatia, breast badge of the Croatian Naval Legion Read more »
“Surove strasti” is the leading business and lifestyle audio podcast in our country, hosted by Saša Tenodi and Ivan Voras. In it, we meet people who are passionate about what they do. The podcast recently hosted Zlatko Viščević, who talked about numismatics and faleristics, and
In today's video, we present a selection of pieces from the collection of Croatian and Croatia-related medals. These are mostly medals from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which represent true small masterpieces of miniature sculpture. Among these medals, the works of our
Exhibition of selected items from the collection of Croatian and Croatia-related medals Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting the largest gold coin issued during the time of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, which is the quadruple ducat from 1931 featuring the image of King Alexander I Karađorđević and Queen Maria. This gold coin bears the „bird“ hallmark (stamp). The ducats themselves are not money in the legal sense, but rather
Veronafil u Veroni jedan je od najvećih sajmova kolekcionarstva u Europi. Ove godine, na svom 138. izdanju, privukao je velik broj ljubitelja starog novca, poštanskih maraka, faleristike, militarije i drugih sitnih kolekcionarskih predmeta. Sajam je održan od 23. do 25. svibnja u jednoj od velikih
Report from the Veronafil collectibles fair, Verona, May 23-25, 2024. Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting a Yugoslav gold coin issued on the occasion of the 8th Mediterranean Games held in Split in 1979, specifically the 2500 dinar gold coin from 1978. This gold coin is the second largest gold coin in the aforementioned series of commemorative currency. The obverse of the gold coin depicts, at the time
Gold coin presentation: Yugoslavia 2500 Dinars 1978 Mediterranean Games Split ’79 Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting a rare coin pattern from the SFR of Yugoslavia, specifically the 500 dinar coin from 1987. This pattern, minted in nickel or a copper-nickel alloy, has a design reminiscent of the coins from the regular 1988/1989 series (10, 20, 50, and 100
Coin overview: Yugoslavia 500 Dinars 1987 trial strike Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting a 20-euro banknote from 2015 that features an interesting error. At first glance, the banknote itself looks like every other 20-euro banknote, but when looking at the reverse side, an interesting error that occurred during the process is visible
20 euro banknote from 2015 with an interesting error on the back Read more »
Sajam papirnog novca u Maastrichtu (MIF Paper Money Fair) je najveći sajam za papirni novac u svijetu koji okuplja brojne trgovce, kolekcionare i zaljubljenike u novčanice. Na ovogodišnjem sajmu koji je održan od 3. do 5. svibnja sudjelovalo je čak 233 izlagača iz čak 62
Report from the MIF Paper Money Fair, Maastricht, May 3–5, 2024. Read more »
In this video, we present the new Croatian commemorative euro coins dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić, our famous writer. This commemorative issue consists of a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros and a gold coin of 100 euros. Both the silver and gold coins have a metal purity of 999.9 and contain
Overview of commemorative coins: Croatia 4 and 100 Euros 2024 Ivana Brlić Mažuranić Read more »
In today's video, we are presenting the Croatian commemorative silver coin dedicated to the Trsat Dragon. This is a silver coin with a nominal value of 4 euros, containing 1 ounce of silver. The inspiration for this commemorative issue came from the bronze dragons placed in front of the „Peace of Heroes“ tomb at the Trsat Castle in Rijeka. The aforementioned dragons
Overview of the silver coin: Croatia 4 Euro 2024 Trsat Dragon Read more »
It is always a great pleasure to talk with people who have been in numismatics for many years, yet are still young, open-minded, and culturally broad. One such person is Natko Bajić, a fellow numismatist and friend from Split. Natko has been involved in numismatics since childhood.
Socialist Yugoslavia received its first commemorative gold and silver coins only in 1968, when a set of commemorative coins dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the 2nd session of AVNOJ in Jajce was issued. The set consists of four gold coins and two silver coins. Although the coins bear the year 1968, they were released
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