mycc memberin Curators Community • 3 days ago • 3 min read5 para 1965This coin is a Yugoslavian 5 para from 1965, small and inconspicuous, yet it carries a piece of great history. Made of brass, it has that characteristic warm colour, which has faded over the years…mycc memberin Curators Community • 7 days ago • 3 min read50 pfennig 1921This coin is a 50-pfennig coin from 1921, minted in Berlin and marked with the letter A. It dates back to the Weimar Republic, one of the most turbulent periods in German history. At that time, the…mycc memberin Curators Community • 8 days ago • 3 min read50 centu 1997This coin is a Lithuanian 50 cent coin from 1997, from a time when Lithuania was just building its new identity after the collapse of the Soviet Union. It may seem like a trifle, but when you look…mycc memberin Curators Community • 9 days ago • 3 min readfifteen kopecks from 1979This coin, fifteen kopecks from 1979, is a piece of metal that can transport you to a completely different world. At first glance, it looks ordinary, a little battered, with the marks of time, as if…mycc memberin Curators Community • 19 days ago • 3 min read50-grosz Polish People's RepublicThis 50-grosz coin, while now it resembles as if it had a rough life and greater prospects ahead of it, still has something special in it. It is a coin from the communist regime, it's of aluminium…mycc memberin Curators Community • 21 days ago • 2 min read5 zloty 2014 Royal Castle in WarsawToday, I came across a coin that probably everyone in Poland has had in their wallet at least once, but this version is a little different from the usual five-pound coin – it is a commemorative coin…mycc memberin Curators Community • 26 days ago • 3 min read1 Zloty 1920s-1930sI came across a coin which, although badly worn and almost completely worn away, has a solid history behind it. It is a zloty coin from the Second Polish Republic, although its year of issue is…mycc memberin Curators Community • 28 days ago • 4 min read50 złoty 1990Today, I sat down with a coffee and looked at a coin that, not so long ago, was in the wallets of people all over Poland, and now brings back more of a nostalgic smile than a real memory of everyday…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 3 min readhalf kopeck 1898Today, a coin that looks inconspicuous but carries a lot of history with it joined my collection – a half kopeck from 1898. These were the times of Tsar Nicholas II, the last ruler of the Russian…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 3 min read50 groszy 1923Today, I discovered a coin from a really fascinating time in our history, i.e., a 50 groszy 1923 coin. This was the time when Poland was finally recovering from decades of partitioning and…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 3 min read10 franc 1946I am revealing to you tonight a French coin of the post-World War II period that is an extremely rare example of post-war numismatics. It is a 10 franc coin stamped in 1946, the year in which the…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 3 min read1 MARK 1875The coin I am showing today is one of the most interesting examples from the 19th century, namely a 1 mark coin of the German Empire minted in 1875. This was an extremely important period in…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 3 min read50 øre 1991The coin I am presenting today is a 50 øre coin from Denmark minted in 1991. It is an interesting example of the Scandinavian approach to designing small denominations, where simplicity is combined…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 2 min read2 Reichspfennig 1925I once saw a very fascinating coin from the Weimar Republic era, that is, a 2 Reichspfennig dated 1925. Germany was in the process of rebuilding its economy after hard times of war and inflation…mycc memberin Curators Community • last month • 2 min read5 zloty 1976Today's photo shows a coin that many of us still remember from our childhood or from stories told by our parents and grandparents. It is a five-złoty coin from the communist era, made of aluminum…mycc memberin Curators Community • 2 months ago • 2 min read1/12 Prussian thaler 1766Today, I would like to write a few words about a coin that may seem inconspicuous, yet hides a piece of Prussian history and the past. I am referring to the 1/12 Prussian thaler, which was in…mycc memberin Curators Community • 2 months ago • 3 min read2 złoty 2011 "Smolensk"The coin I want to describe today is special to me not only because of its form, but above all because of the history it refers to. It is a 2 złoty coin from 2011, minted in the commemorative series…mycc memberin Curators Community • 2 months ago • 3 min read2 New Pence 1971Today, I have in my hands a coin that looks ordinary at first glance, but hides an interesting piece of British monetary history. It is a 2 New Pence coin from 1971, the first year after the great…mycc memberin Curators Community • 2 months ago • 3 min read10 złoty 1976 "Bolesław Prus"The coin I want to show you today is, for many people in Poland, a classic from the communist era, although somewhat forgotten and often treated as just a piece of metal. It is a 10 złoty coin from…mycc memberin Curators Community • 2 months ago • 3 min read2 złoty 1959My collection now includes a coin that was once a common means of payment for many older Poles, but today arouses the curiosity of collectors and history enthusiasts. It is a 2 złoty coin from 1959…
