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Entrance Fee Collector at the Falls Reserve Conservation Area.
Maitland River Falls.
Ben Miller,Ontario
Canada
Reverse side of a Russian 25-ruble commemorative 2018 FIFA World Cup coin. This particular coin series was minted in 2016, several other 2018 World Cup coins were released in 2017 and 2018.
This is real money, nominal value is 25 rubles (approx. 30 cents), although I don't think anyone has actually ever used these coins as means of payment. As most commemorative coins. they all probably went straight from the Mint to coin collections.
Today, as a collector's item it is worth about twice its original value.
Ok, I'm falling down on the job of acquiring new photos. Here's a chromed Citizens/Frontier/GTE/Verizon/General Telephone coin collector made by Automatic Electric. These things are made out of armor. I'm not sure how difficult it is to get chrome to stick to armor. It was impressively clean. The blue grommet on the armored handset cord means the handset is equipped with some kind of hearing aid coupler.
I think the carrier was originally General Telephone and Electronics. They changed their name to GTE then Verizon. They sold their wired service to Citizens Utilities (on the coin box). When they decided they didn't want to be in the heavily-regulated wired telephone business, they sold everything to Frontier (top escutcheon). Did I get it right?
GTE had a ad campaign where they'd toss out some impressive factoid. The guy on the commercial would say, "Gee!" and the announcer would say, "No, GTE." GTE was notorious for bad service in our area so I morphed this into, "Gee, the phone's dead!" Announcer, "No, GTE."
Over half of mankind has never dialed a telephone number. There are more telephone lines in Manhattan than in the whole of sub-Saharan Africa.
— Thabo Mbeki (circa 1995)
Half the world dies without ever making or receiving a phone call.
— Scott McNealy (circa 1999)
Please do not copy this image.
Journalism Grade Image.
Source: 4,200x2,800 16-bit TIF file.
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French coins always have cool designs and this is a good example. These coins, however, are not made out of silver. They are copper-nickel. Many of these coins have a B mint mark for the Beaumont mint. If you can find a coin dated 1958 without a B mint mark, as this one is, it is rare.
Obverse : Laureate Bust of Marianne, facing right with flaming torch on right hand; "REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE".
Reverse : 100 FRANCS in two lines at left (date) with cornucopia at left and wing at right, ears and olive branches below right, R.COCHET; "LIBERTE-EGALITE-FRATERNITE".
Marianne has been the national personification of the French Republic since the French Revolution, as a personification of liberty, equality, fraternity and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.
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Released 28/3/17 to replace the old £1 coin, many new features as detailed below , I had to visit three banks and a number of shops to get some of these coins today, will post a few more photos later I get home .
The new coin has a number of features that make it much more difficult to counterfeit.
12-sided – its distinctive shape makes it instantly recognisable, even by touch.
Bimetallic – it is made of two metals. The outer ring is gold coloured (nickel-brass) and the inner ring is silver coloured (nickel-plated alloy).
Latent image – it has an image like a hologram that changes from a ‘£’ symbol to the number '1' when the coin is seen from different angles.
Micro-lettering – it has very small lettering on the lower inside rim on both sides of the coin. One pound on the obverse “heads” side and the year of production on the reverse “tails” side, for example 2016 or 2017.
Milled edges – it has grooves on alternate sides.
Hidden high security feature – a high security feature is built into the coin to protect it from counterfeiting in the future.
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In 1797 the British government authorized Matthew Boulton to strike copper pennies and twopences at his Soho Mint, in Birmingham. It was believed that the face value of a coin should correspond to the value of the material it was made from, so each coin was made from two pence worth of copper (2 ounces). This requirement means that the coins are significantly larger than the silver pennies minted previously. The large size of the coins, combined with the thick rim where the inscription was punched into the metal, led to the coins being nicknamed "cartwheels". All "cartwheel" twopences are marked with the date 1797. In total, around 720,000 twopences were minted.
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1845 Great Britain Crown
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9250
Weight: 28.2760g
ASW: 0.8409oz
Melt Value: $13.76 (5/15/2020)
DESIGN
Obverse: Head left
Obverse Legend: VICTORIA DEI GRATIA
Reverse: Crowned arms within branches
Reverse Legend: BRITANNIARUM REGIBA FID: DEF:
NOTES
Ruler: Victoria
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Commemorative Issue Coin
Reverse
Eagle with snake in talons, denomination below
Lettering:
DEUTSCHES REICH 1913
* DREI MARK *
Obverse
Figure on horseback surrounded by people
Lettering:
DER KÖNIG RIEF UND ALLE ALLE KAMEN ·
MIT GOTT·FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND
17-3-1813
Edge
Lettering: GOTT MIT UNS
Translation: GOD WITH US
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A beautiful 2020 1oz British Gold Bullion Coin.
The new coin has a number of features that make it much more difficult to counterfeit.
12-sided – its distinctive shape makes it instantly recognisable, even by touch.
Bimetallic – it is made of two metals. The outer ring is gold coloured (nickel-brass) and the inner ring is silver coloured (nickel-plated alloy).
Latent image – it has an image like a hologram that changes from a ‘£’ symbol to the number '1' when the coin is seen from different angles.
Micro-lettering – it has very small lettering on the lower inside rim on both sides of the coin. One pound on the obverse “heads” side and the year of production on the reverse “tails” side, for example 2016 or 2017.
Milled edges – it has grooves on alternate sides.
Hidden high security feature – a high security feature is built into the coin to protect it from counterfeiting in the future.
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The Banco de Tamaulipas operated from 1902-15 and most of its issues are scarce except for some released in 1914. This Cinco Peso banknote was made in the USA by the American banknote company of New York. This banknote is from the J Arnold Collection.
Hologram showing on New coins, British legal tender as of 28/3/17 .
The new coin has a number of features that make it much more difficult to counterfeit.
12-sided – its distinctive shape makes it instantly recognisable, even by touch.
Bimetallic – it is made of two metals. The outer ring is gold coloured (nickel-brass) and the inner ring is silver coloured (nickel-plated alloy).
Latent image – it has an image like a hologram that changes from a ‘£’ symbol to the number '1' when the coin is seen from different angles.
Micro-lettering – it has very small lettering on the lower inside rim on both sides of the coin. One pound on the obverse “heads” side and the year of production on the reverse “tails” side, for example 2016 or 2017.
Milled edges – it has grooves on alternate sides.
Hidden high security feature – a high security feature is built into the coin to protect it from counterfeiting in the future.
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Reverse (shown)
Lettering: * EIN VEREINSTHALER * XXX EIN PFUND FEIN * 1862
Engraver: A.V.Nordheim
Obverse
Frankofurthia
Lettering:
FREIE STADT FRANKFURT
A.V.NORDHEIM
Engraver: A.V.Nordheim
Edge
Inscripted
Lettering: STARK IM RECHT
This is one of the coolest examples of this coin I have had the pleasure to photograph. Macedon, Greece, c. 167-149 BC.
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Large silver tetradrachm minted under Roman occupation, Amphipolis mint. ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ ΠΡΩΤΗΣ club of Herakles within oak wreath; thunderbolt to left, monograms above and below.
Reverse
Features a modern design by sculptor Emanuel Hahn, showing an Indian and a voyageur, a travelling agent for a fur company, paddling a canoe by an islet on which there are two wind-swept trees. In the canoe are bundles of goods; the bundle at the right has HB, representing the Hudson's Bay Company. The vertical lines in the background represent the northern lights.
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Mickey first appeared in the short Plane Crazy, debuting publicly in the short film Steamboat Willie (1928), one of the first sound cartoons.
This is a nine frame focus stacked macro image.
He comes to the beach early morning waiting for the coins that are thrown into the sea during the last rites performed to wash up to the shore. Picking up the coins is his job, he makes the living out of it.. and this has been his job for long.
He waits in the scorching heat.. waits and waits for hours expecting a coin
Taken at Varkala Beach, Kollam, Kerala during Koottam flickr meet
The same ship and shield patterns appear on the 2 1/2, 5, and 10 escudo coins from Portugal.
Obverse
Boat sailing to the left
Lettering:
REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA
1933
Engraver: João da Silva, Arnaldo Fragoso
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Reverse
Coat of Arms superimposed on a stylized view of the earth, and date below
Lettering: 10$00
Engraver: João da Silva, Arnaldo Fragoso
Edge
Reeded
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To see additional images of the fine details of this wonderful coin, check out the complete 5 page post on my Instagram page here www.instagram.com/p/B8eYApgH1cN/
This coin has such wonderful detail. It has a horse and intricate symbols. It even has a belt buckle
Reverse
Ceres standing right holding torch and raising robe.
Lettering: AVGVSTA
Obverse
DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, hair arranged in a chignon behind the head
Lettering: DIVA FAVSTINA
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Faustina I the elder was born circa 100 AD and died in 140 AD. She was the wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, one of the Five Good Emperors. This sestertius was part of a third issue of coinage in her honour after her death and is likely to have been minted at some time between the end of the second issue (141 AD) and the end of Antonius Pius's reign as Roman Emperor, most likely toward the end of that reign. A more precise dating is not currently known. The coinage bears the legend DIVA FAVSTINA, not DIVA AVGVSTA, as the title of Augusta had passed onto her daugher, Faustina II the Younger.
Ceres was the Roman goddess of agriculture. She features prominently on coins of Faustina.
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150 Rupees.
Year: 1976.
Weight: 35.00g (Tolerance +0.712g).
Metal: 0.925 Silver (Silver=92.5% + Copper and/or Cadmium=7.5%).
Diameter: 42.00 mm (+/- 0.127 mm).
Edge: Reeded. Serrations: 198.
Alignment: Medal.
Mint: British Royal Mint, London.
Obverse: "حکومتِ پاکستان" (Hukumat-e-Pakistan) [Government of Pakistan] written at the top. Minar-e-Pakistan imposed on Crescent and star facing left in the center. Decoration design on left and right sides. Date at the bottom.
Reverse: Gavial Crocodile in marsh swamp (Conservation Series) in the center. "150" written at the top right side. "ایک سو پچاس روپیہ" (One Hundred and Fifty Rupee) written in Urdu at the bottom.
Mintage: 10,756 (including 5,637 Proofs). Minted Years: One year type. According to the Certificate of Authenticity, these specification (based on 50 coins) was attested by John R. Christie, Deputy Master of the Royal Mint. Issued Date: May 09, 1977.
The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), sometimes called the Indian gavial or gavial, is one of two surviving members of the family Gavialidae, a long-established group of crocodile-like reptiles with long, narrow jaws. Gharials once thrived in all the major river systems of the Indian subcontinent, spanning the rivers of its northern part from the Indus in Pakistan across the Gangetic floodplain to the Irrawaddy in Myanmar. Today their distribution is limited to only 2% of their former range. They are extinct in Pakistan's Indus River, in the Brahmaputra of Bhutan and Bangladesh and in the Irrawaddy River in Myanmar.
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This copper token is a well worn on one side, but holding up pretty well for over 200 years old. I love the tones and majestic look of the lion.
Obverse
A lion standing left, head front.
Lettering:
ROLLING MILLS AT WALTHAMSTOW
ONE PENNY
1812
Reverse
BRITISH COPPER COMPANY in center within a wreath of oak; around, SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE *
Lettering:
SMELTING WORKS AT LANDORE *
BRITISH
COPPER
COMPANY
Edge
Centre grained
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Macniven and Cameron Ltd. was a printing and stationery company based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
The company was best known for its pen nibs, the "Pickwick", the "Owl", and the "Waverley", which were sold under the advertising doggerel:
They come as a boon and a blessing to men,
the Pickwick, the Owl and the Waverley Pen.
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The Norwegian Lion
Obverse
Head of King Haakon VII facing right
Lettering: HAAKON VII NORGES KONGE ALT FOR NORGE
Translation: HAAKON VII NORWAY KING EVERYTHING FOR NORWAY
Reverse
A shield featuring den Norske løve [The Norwegian Lion] surrounded by a heraldic chain and six other shields of the cities (clockwise starting at top right: Bergen, Kristiansand, Hamar, Tromso, Trondheim, and Oslo) with the denomination above and the date below
Lettering: 2 KRONER 1913
Engraver: Ivar Thorndse
The Entente Cordiale, in English, Cordial Agreement, was a series of agreements signed on 8 April 1904 between the United Kingdom and the French Republic which saw a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations. Beyond the immediate concerns of colonial expansion addressed by the agreement, the signing of the Entente Cordiale marked the end of almost a thousand years of intermittent conflict between the two states and their predecessors, and replaced the modus vivendi that had existed since the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 with a more formal agreement.
Obverse
Crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In tiny letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley). Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH · II D · G · REG · F · D FIVE POUNDS. Translated from Latin: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith, followed by the value and denomination in English.
Reverse
The reverse shows the combined figures of Britannia (holding a trident) and Marianne, the female personifications of Great Britain and France respectively, with the words ENTENTE CORDIALE and the anniversary dates 1904 and 2004 around.
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A beautiful 1963 Greek coin from the J. Arnold Collection, celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Five Greek Kings. Commemorating the centennial of the reign of the House of Glücksburg. Clockwise from the top: Paul, George II, Alexander, Constantine I and George I.
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A beautiful 1963 Greek coin from the J. Arnold Collection Commemorating the centennial of the reign of the House of Glücksburg.
Reverse side shown; Map, value below. Small ship below.
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΙΟΝ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ
30 ΔΡ.
Engraver: V. Falireas
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Obverse
German eagle, mintmark below. F = Stuttgart
Lettering: BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND ∙ F ∙
Translation: FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ∙ F ∙
Reverse
Two oak branches on either side of the face value.
Lettering: 1 DEUTSCHE MARK 1957
Translation: 1 GERMAN MARK 1957
Engraver: J. Bernhart
Edge Smooth with imprints
Lettering: ~*~ ~·~ ~*~ ~·~ ~*~ ~·~
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The Sasanian Empire, officially known as the Empire of Iranians, was the last kingdom of the Persian Empire before the rise of Islam. Named after the House of Sasan, it ruled from 224 to 651 AD. The Sasanian Empire succeeded the Parthian Empire and was recognized as one of the leading world powers alongside its neighboring arch-rival, the Roman-Byzantine Empire for a period of more than 400 years.
1920 Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar
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Religious Hindus throw coins to pay tributes to mother Ganges after the "pujas".These poor children try to collect those coins from river bed, sometimes they use a powerful magnet along a long rope or sometimes they search only here and there.
Burrabazar, kolkata
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In 1815 the St. Helena economy was bolstered by the arrival of the exiled Napoleon. The Emperor's entourage and the guarding force of British troops suddenly doubled the island's population bringing great prosperity. In order to sustain this growth the Company sent out £50,000 in dollars in 1819. St. Helena was at the peak of its prosperity.
Two years later, in 1821, wheels were set in motion for the supply of two copper coinages specifically struck for use on the island. The first issue was of an unofficial nature and originated from a local firm of merchants called Solomon, Dickson and Taylor. Instructions were sent to England for the manufacture of 70,560 halfpenny tokens. Responsibility for the second issue belonged to the Court of Directors of the Honourable East India Company based in England. They requested the Mint of Matthew Robinson Boulton, at Soho near Birmingham, to strike a copper coinage to the total value of £1,000. For this sum the Company received 702,704 halfpenny pieces.
Before either of the new copper coinages arrived in St. Helena, Napoleon died on 5th May 1821. Soon after, most of the troops, high military officers, civil servants and their families had left the island. Consequently the demand for the halfpenny pieces never reached the level originally conceived. In 1830 a large surplus stock of the East India Company copper coins in an unissued state was returned to England for melting. It would be easy to conclude from this event that the coinage was a failure. Far from it, the halfpennies remained in circulation on the island and proved an acceptable payment to all parties. These characteristics must have appeared very attractive to a Company which was still encountering difficulties in maintaining a regular supply of silver coin on St. Helena.
David Vice. "The Coinage of British West Africa & St Helena 1684-1958"
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This image is a good example of the value of adding a diffuser between the light source and the subject. I use a Lee 216. Of course, where you place it between the two makes a big difference too. Hope you like the image. Have a great day!
Ireland's Easter Rising, also known as the Easter Rebellion, was an armed insurrection during Easter Week, April 1916. The Rising was launched to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish Republic. At the time, the United Kingdom was heavily engaged in World War I. This coin was issued to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Easter Rising.
The coin contains 0.486 troy ounces of silver, so it can never be worth less than its base value, or BV. To compute BV, multiply the current price of silver by 0.486.
Reverse
The figure of Cú Chulainn is a miniature of the statue by Oliver Sheppard, currently in the General Post Office, Dublin.
Lettering: deiċ scilling
Engraver: T Hugh Paget
Edge
Smooth with Gaelic writing (normal and inverted)
"Easter Rising 1916"
Lettering: Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916
Translation: 1916 Easter Rising
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The reverse, shown here, is a roman soldier advancing left, spearing a fallen horseman who is reaching out to the soldier. The legend reads FEL TEMP REPARATIO which translates as "The restoration of happy times" or "Happy days are here again". This is symbolizing Constantius as the person who restored those happy times by defeating the barbarians, most likely the Persians.
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This coin is pushing 400 years old. I wonder where it's been all that time.
Obverse
Burgundian Cross of Burgundy, with crown, firesteel, and Golden Fleece
Lettering: ·PHIL·IIII·D·G·HISP·ET·INDIAR·REX·
Translation: Philip IV, by the grace of God, King of the Spains and the Indies
Reverse
Crowned shield in collar of the Golden Fleece
Lettering: ·ARCHID·AVST·DVX·BVRG·BRAB·Zᶜ.
Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy and Brabant, etc.
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This 106 year old silver coin is attractive and reasonably priced at around $75.00 CDN. This coin is listed as AU-55; full detail with light friction on the highpoints. Considerable luster remains.
Reverse
The female effigy of Italy standing on a quadriga with a shield in her left hand and an olive branch in the right, with the date below the prancing legs of the horses. On the line of exergue is the name of the author at left and of the engraver at right, with the value is flanked by two knots with the mintmark on the left and the Star of Italy at the right in the exergue
Lettering:
1914
FERT
D·CALANDRA M· A·MOTTI INC·
R
L. 2
Translation:
1914
FERT
D·CALANDRA M· A·MOTTI INC·
R
2 Lira
Engraver: Attilio Silvio Motti
Obverse
Bust of King Vittorio Emanuele III facing right, with the name of the engraver below the neck
Lettering:
VITTORIO EMANUELE III RE D'ITALIA
D. CALANDRA
Translation:
Vittorio Emanuele III King of Italy
D. Calandra
Engraver: Davide Calandra
Edge
Smooth with inscription (the motto of the House of Savoy) between knots and stars
Lettering: FERT FERT FERT
Translation: HIS COURAGE SAVED RHODES (Fortitudo ejus Rhodum tenuit)
Mint
R
Rome, Italy
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German Medal 1916
Obverse
A kneeling to the right woman holds in her right hand and a jewelry box in her outstretched left hand, a chain with a pendant.
Lettering: IN EISERNER ZEIT
1916
Reverse
Oak leaves under five-line inscription.
Lettering: GOLD GAB ICH ZUR WEHR EISEN NAHM ICH ZUR EHR
“Gold for Iron” was the call during the 1st War; an exchange of gold for iron. Wedding rings, brooches, rings and jewelry (some of the symbolism of the Iron Cross were Echoing) issued to the citizens willing to donate.
Even though the action was voluntary, a considerable social pressure was been generated to participate.
The Social Control of involvement was simple: Those who wore the iron jewelry had proved to be a patriot, who showed a continued gold, lost its reputation.
Not only individuals but also institutions were invited to exchange gold for iron. This included the ability of clubs, churches and government agencies.
From 1916 a medal was presented as a reward for the supply of jewelry or an exchange of gold for paper money (which is quickly losing its value) from the Reichsbank to the population.
The medals were issued in numerous versions and very large numbers. They are made of blackened iron, have a weight of 15.4g - 20.4g and have a diameter of 39-41mm.
This medal was designed by Hermann Hosaeus.
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The El Cazador, a Spanish brigantine of war, was lost without a trace in the winter of 1784 while on route from Vera Cruz Mexico to the port of New Orleans. The wreck site was accidentally discovered on August 2, 1993 by a fishing vessel working the area. The treasure of the El Cazador, consisting of over 400,000 Spanish 8 reales and an equal amount of smaller denomination Spanish colonial coins from the Mexico City mint, was intended to stabilize the Spanish monetary system in colonial North America. Her loss contributed to Spain's eventual conveyance of Louisiana to France's Napoleon in 1800. The rest is history, as three years later in 1803, Napoleon of France sold Louisiana to the United States, instantly doubling the size of the country.