#coins
The #Trier #Gold #Hoard is a hoard of 2516 gold #coins with a weight of 18.5 kg, found in Trier, #Germany, in September #1993 during construction works, nearly 1800 years after it was hidden. It is described as the largest preserved Roman gold hoard worldwide.
Greater inspection revealed that it was not simply someone's personal fortune but most likely an official treasury. The treasury had been carefully administered and had grown over time. The Hoard equated to the annual salary of around 130 Roman soldiers.
The aurei (gold coins) feature a total of 27 emperors, empresses and members of the imperial family, and some are still considered unique to this day. The gold coins were buried in a cellar during a civil war in 196 AD
The person behind the design of the euro coins | by European Commission | Medium
The only thing is that the 2€ piece is totally heavy...
#euro #coins
https://europeancommission.medium.com/euro-coin-design-story-30a675fae016
On the way to Digital Society more cash is in need
As in the past years, Estonia, according to President Kersti Kaljulaid on its way to Europe's first Digital Society, needs more cash, especially change in circulation. Around 20 million coins (for 1,3 million inhabitants) are newly produced in 2018.
Like it has already happened in 5 other European countries, the 1 and 2 cent coins are proposed to be removed from circulation.
Minting of these coins, however, will most likely go on for collectors, as in Italy etc.
#cash #estonia #eesti #change #coins #circulation #münzen #bargeld #geld #estland #cent #euro
#digital-society #digitalsociety
https://www.eestipank.ee/en/press/central-bank-releasing-new-2018-circulating-euro-coins-16072018
The most delightful #earcandy I've come across in a LONG time. That moment when someone decides blending #BeastieBoys and #DaftPunk is a good one indeed! Check out #Coins #mashup album: https://coinsmakeyoudance.bandcamp.com/album/daft-science
#Protrait #Two #Girls #Bethlehem #Palestinian #Palestine #Traditional #Costume #Dress #Embroidery #Headdress #Coins #BeforeTheirDiaspora #Book #WalidKhalidi #People #Land #Heritage #Culture #History #Existence #Photography #FélixBonfils #Our #World
'Two Young Girls from Bethelehem'
A Bonfils portrait of two young girls in traditional dress from Bethlehem. Each region in Palestine has its distinctive embroidery patterns and style for adorning women's clothing. The headdress often has coins sewn into it.
Bethlehem, PALESTINE
1876-1918
Photography By Félix Bonfils (1831-1885)
Institute for Palestine Studies, Photograph Collection
From the book: Before Their Diaspora: A Photographic History of the Palestinians 1876-1948 by Walid Khalidi / Published in 1984
About the Author: Born in Jerusalem in 1925, Professor Walid Khalidi was educated at the University of London and Oxford University. He taught at Oxford, the American University of Beirut, and Harvard. Khalidi, a renowned Palestinian historian, is the general secretary of the Institute for Palestine Studies (IPS) and a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has written extensively on the Palestinian exodus, and the ongoing conflict. He is a distinguished scholar, and a source of great pride to the Palestinian People.
Thank you Walid Khalidi, for keeping our story alive...