Here are a few 20th century coin designs by the Royal Mint whose designers I would like to know. Maldives Vanuatu
NOTE: On the map, “RUSSIA” would be better marked as “UKRAINE”. Part of Ukraine belonged to Russia and part to Austria-Hungary in those days. After the devastation of the First World War, things could never be the same again, and empires … Continue reading
During World War I Romania fought with France and Britain against Austria and Hungary. After the war, it was awarded parts of Hungary, Bulgaria and Ukraine, and the country more than doubled in size. However, Romania was still poor and … Continue reading
Benito Mussolini was born in Predappio, northern Italy, in 1883. Growing up, he was strongly influenced by the socialist views of his blacksmith father. Though he was a bully at school and often badly behaved, Mussolini nevertheless qualified as a … Continue reading
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Note how similar the Tuvalu 1976 5 dollar coin looks to the Kiribati dollar of 1976 below – which is documented as Michael Hibbit’s design. Here again, the style on the Tuvalu $10 of 1979 looks very similar. I’m pretty … Continue reading
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