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Nov 26, 20212 min read
Coins Of The Kaiserreich: 10 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, 1900)-Article
This Imperial German coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the pre-WWI Goldmark (1871-1914). Notably prior to WWI (1914-1918)...
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Nov 26, 20212 min read
Coins Of The Kaiserreich: 10 Pfennig (Imperial Germany, 1876)-Article
This Imperial German coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the Goldmark (1874-1914). Notably Imperial Germany issued gold-backed...
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Nov 24, 20213 min read
Borjgali, Coins From The Flow Of Time: 5 Tetri (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This small Georgian coin represents the 3rd denomination coin of the Georgian Lari (First Series, 1993). The Lari (ლარი) was preceded by...
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Nov 17, 20213 min read
Borjgali, Coins From The Flow Of Time: 1 Tetri (Georgia, 1993)-Article
This small Georgian coin represents the 1st denomination coin of the Georgian Lari (First Series, 1993). The Lari (ლარი) was preceded by...
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Oct 13, 20213 min read
From The Battlefield, War-Time Reichspfennig: 1 Reichspfennig (Deutsche Reich, 1943)-Article
This German coin is a WWII-issued 1 Reichspfennig (Imperial Penny),dated 1943. The 1 Reichspfennig was the lowest denomination of the...
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Aug 11, 20212 min read
The Hound Of Éire: 6 Pence (Ireland, 1942)-Article
This Irish coin is a pre-decimal Six Pence, dated 1942. The Irish Six Pence represented the 5th denomination denomination, of the...
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Aug 4, 20212 min read
The Hare Of Éire: 3 Pence (Ireland, 1942)-Article
This small Irish coin is a pre-decimal Three Pence, dated 1942. The Irish Three Pence represented the 4th denomination denomination, of...
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Jul 28, 20211 min read
The Mad Bird Of Éire: 1/2 Penny (Ireland, 1982)-Article
This small coin is a decimal Irish Halfpenny, dated 1982. The Irish Halfpenny represented the smallest denomination, of the decimal Irish...
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Jul 21, 20212 min read
The Sow Of Éire: Half Pence (Ireland, 1965)-Article
This coin is a pre-decimal Irish Halfpenny, dated 1965. The Irish Halfpenny represented the second smallest denomination, of the...
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Jul 14, 20212 min read
The Bull Of Éire: 1 Shilling (Ireland, 1959)-Article
This coin is a pre-decimal Irish Penny, dated 1959. The Irish Shilling represented the third largest denomination of the pre-decimal...
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Jun 3, 20212 min read
Mortgage Coins, Times Of Desperation: 2 Rentenpfennig (Weimar Republic, 1924)-Article
This Weimar-era coin is a 2 Rentenpfennig, dated 1924. The 2 Retenpfennig represented the 2nd denomination coin of the Rentenmark. On on...
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Apr 28, 20211 min read
Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 20 Pfennig (East Germany, 1969)-Article
This German coin represents the 4th denomination coin of the East German Mark (Series 1964). Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische...
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Apr 7, 20212 min read
Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 5 Pfennig (East Germany, 1949)-Article
This German coin is a 2nd year East German 5 Pfennig, dated 1949. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...
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Feb 24, 20212 min read
Volksmünzen, Coins Of The German Democratic Republic: 1 Pfennig (East Germany, 1948)-Article
This German coin is a 1st year East German 1 Pfennig, dated 1948. Formally known as the Deutsche Demokratische Republik (DDR), the...
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Dec 9, 20202 min read
Coins From The Land of Nowhere #4: 10 Rublei (Transnistria, 2014)-Article
This coin is a current issue Transnistrian Ruble (Series AA), dated 2014. The 10 Ruble coin represents the 4th denomination, of the 2014...
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Dec 2, 20202 min read
Coins From The Land of Nowhere #3: 5 Rublei (Transnistria, 2014)-Article
This coin is a current issue Transnistrian Ruble (Series AA), dated 2014. The 5 Ruble coin represents the 3rd denomination, of the 2014...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read
Coins From The Land of Nowhere #2: 3 Rublei (Transnistria, 2014)-Article
This coin is a current issue Transnistrian Ruble (Series AA), dated 2014. The 3 Ruble coin represents the 2nd denomination, of the 2014...
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Nov 18, 20202 min read
Coins From The Land of Nowhere #1: 1 Rublei (Transnistria, 2014)-Article
This coin is a current issue Transnistrian Ruble (Series AA), dated 2014. The 1 Ruble coin represented the smallest denomination, of the...
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Nov 4, 20202 min read
The Hens of Éire: 1 Penny (Ireland, 1968)-Article
This coin is a pre-decimal Irish Penny, dated 1968. The Irish Penny represented the third smallest denomination, of the pre-decimal Irish...
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