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From 2014 - 2018, the Royal Australian released a circulating commemorative commemorating 100 years of ANZAC. That stands for the Australian & New Zealand Army Corps. Initially the combined forces from those countries sent to fight under the UK in . This example from 2014, the most common year. @numismatics @histodons

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara Script: Latin Lettering: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2014 IRB Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

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While I'm on "origin stories", I previously found a video on where gold comes from (see previous post). Now, how about money as a concept? Where did that start? Here is an article on that: https://mastodon.social/@theconversationau/112552257174870177

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I had good fun at the coin show and even brought home some new pieces. I wrote about one, the 2014 Centenary of & Submarines , here: https://coinofnote.com/2014-centenary-of-military-aviation-submarines-pnc/ A PNC with two coins to celebrate two centenaries!
Did you know that the first was built in 1620?
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Reverse of the PNC showing sailors standing on the submarine with a little sea and sky in the background. Description of the commemoration (as copied in the article) to the left.
Coin showing a A Bristol aeroplane propeller with a military Boxkite flying under the propeller blade and a F/A-18 Hornet fighter aircraft soaring above it. Stamp of CFS 3 in 2014 recreating the original flight from a century earlier at Point Cook. Courtesy VintageAviationNews.com
Stamp showing the submarin AE2 in still, blue water. Coin showing the submarine rising from the depths of the ocean, set against an ominous cloudy sky.

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It's the Day of Zeus / Jupiter's Day / ! ⚡

"Akragas, five cities of that name. The first is in , named for the river flowing past it. [...] Others say the city is named for Akragas, the son of and Asterope, the daughter of Okeanos."
Stephanus Byzantius, Ethica A 167 s. v. Ἀκράγαντες

🏛️ from Sicily, late 3rd century BCE

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Photograph of two sides of a silver coin. On the left the coin shows the laureate head of Zeus facing right, depicted with a full beard and braided hair. On the right the reverse side shows a winged thunderbolt with Greek letters inscribed above and below it.
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    One new coin for me this week, but it's a neat, old, cent - the 1857 Flying Eagle cent. Yes, a coin with a on it! I know you never expected that from me :D

    It's a great coin with a story - and you can find it here: https://coinofnote.com/1857-usa-cent/

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    Value within wreath Script: Latin Lettering: ONE CENT Engraver: James Barton Longacre

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    I haven't posted much in awhile, so here's a random on my desk. Iron 1 Mon coin from . Minted in the 1700-1800s. I think this might be the "Ku" or 久 reverse mark type (above hole on the reverse). If so, minted 1768 - 1772. TBH, it's hard to tell. Many of these which are about aren't in much better shape. The one on Numista is similar: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces142546.html Here are other 1 Mon iron coins: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?e=japan_section&r=&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tt=y&tp=y&cat=y&ru=&ca=3&no=&v=1+mon&i=&b=&ie=&u=&a=&dg=&m=13&f=&t=&w=&mt=&g=&se=&d=

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    Mintmark Ku above the hole. Lettering: 久 Translation: Ku (Kuji district)

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    It's the Day of Selene / Luna's Day / ! 🌛

    "Luna the Moon's course also has a sort of winter and summer solstice; and she emits many streams of influence, which supply animal creatures with nourishment and stimulate their growth and which cause plants to flourish and attain maturity."
    Cicero, De Natura Deorum 2.14

    🏛️ Roman coin depicting moon goddess with a crab

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    I must admit, it has been a slow week posting on the site. The Eclipse piece I just posted, and the Mystery Coin answer, which was a 115-113 B.C. Wu Zhu: https://coinofnote.com/115-113-b-c-china-wu-zhu/

    The Han Dynasty was an amazing time, and it is incredible to think this design was produced for 736 years, the longest running coin in history.

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    Blank coin, round with a square hole and central and outer rim
    Two Chinese ideograms read right to left. Script: Chinese Lettering: 銖五 Translation: Wu Zhu 5 Zhu

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    When I looked at Yugoslavia as Y for the , the first coin I liked was the 1955 50 dinara. I love how that series of coins work together. I wrote up the earlier 1931 10 dinara first, to break up the history of the country a bit, so today here is that 1955 : https://coinofnote.com/1955-yugoslavia-50-dinara/

    And if you missed it earlier in the week, the earlier post on the 1931 10 Dinara: https://coinofnote.com/1931-yugoslavia-10-dinara/

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    Man and woman looking right, ears of wheat and cogwheel Script: Cyrillic Lettering: 50 ДИНАРА 1955 DINČIĆ MF Translation: 50 Dinara 1955 Dincic MF Engraver: Frano Meneghello Dinčić
    10 Dinara showing woman and wheat, 20 Dinara with man and cog, and 50 dinara, featuring all four elements.
    1946-63 Yugoslavia coat of arms, featuring five torches surrounded by wheat and burning together in one flame; this represented the brotherhood and unity of the five nations of SFRY: Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes. The Bosniaks were not represented as a constituent nation.

    Former name of the country, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia, around coat of arms (1943 - 1963 version; 5 torches). Script: Latin Lettering: FEDERATIVNA NARODNA REPUBLIKA JUGOSLAVIJA 29·XI·1943 Translation: Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia 29·XI·1943 Engraver: Frano Meneghello Dinčić
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    The 4th of May is the feast day of Saint Florian, Patron Saint of . Celebrated as International Firefighters Day, we remember and honour fallen firefighters. Let's also explore the of firefighting in , and look at who St. was: https://coinofnote.com/st-florian-medallion/

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    Ok reflecting back on the . I loved it! It was a good challenge both choosing countries / coins & getting it all written. My first thought was to make the posts shorter.... but they didn't end up any shorter, which I take as my own inability to compromise on information - & how fascinating everything is! One I learnt a lot writing was the Roman Denarius Fouree: https://coinofnote.com/19-b-c-rome-augustus-denarius-fouree/
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    Shield inscribed with S P Q R /C LV in two lines, in oak-wreath. Script: Latin Lettering: OB CIVIS SERVATOS S P Q R CL V Translation: Ob Civis Servatos. Senatus Popuusque Romanus. Clipeus Votivus. For saving the citizens. The senate and the Roman people. Votive shield.

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    Part 2 of my reflection. I love the personal connection you find with & the community. I wrote most of the posts in the weeks prior to the . This was fortuitous as my mother passed away early in April. But those connections made it a joy to re-read each post & share it. Today's is from day "D", , & a park open when my ancesters lived there: https://coinofnote.com/25-ore-token-denmark-dyrehavsbakken/


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    DYREHAVSBAKKEN (Entrance gate with hole) 25
    Pjerrot, the resident clown of the park. Read his story at liebhaverboligen.dk

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