Today I have a very interesting Byzantine 5 Nummi coin featuring a Chi-Rho or #Christogram, an early Christian symbol. For a bit of extra interest, it is partly offset. More on all that here: https://coinofnote.com/byzantine-5-nunni-justin-i-518-527/

#ChiRho #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #History #Rome

I'd like to start posting something with a religious link on Sundays, but using what hashtag? #HolyPicture #SundayImage #ChristianCoin - open to any ideas?

Last week I shared a Roman coin from Gallienus featuring a stag. This week, I have another from the same series, featuring an Antelope. Even more interesting, like my Henry III penny, it has been cut in half! But why? More: https://coinofnote.com/cut-gallienus-antelope/ #SaturdayNightCoinShow #CoinCollecting #Cut #Animals #History #Rome #Change #Numismatics

Now a more modern one I just like the look of. 100 Francs from #Tunisia, 1950. Not least of which because it is a coin with a "Design" no one knows! What is the design? You decide! In fact, do please tell me, as I am curious now... https://coinofnote.com/tunisia-100-francs-1950-1370/ #SaturdayNightCoinShow #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #Crescent Should have saved this for #WhatIsItWednesday

What was the first Roman coin? Possibly an early variant of this one. Either way, Janus & a ship's prow has a lot of history, from early #Rome, #doors and #transition, to #Pompeii, to a month of the year and the beginnings of coin-based games of #chance - this piece has it all: https://coinofnote.com/roman-republic-aes-grave-janus-ships-prow/ #SaturdayNightCoinShow #History #Collecting #CoinCollecting #Ship

Now, the final part of that rabbit hole the milled cash coins sent me on... What was the last Cash coin anywhere in the world? Unless I'm wrong, it was this one: the Bảo Đại Thông Bảo from #Vietnam More at https://coinofnote.com/vietnam-bao-dai-thong-bao-the-last-cash-coin/ #SaturdayNightCoinShow #History #TheLast #Final #End #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Cast

Another milled Cash coin is this Guang Xu Tong Bao from #China. Interestingly featuring a square inner rim, but a round central hole. There is an interesting size comparison between this and a cast cash coin of the era at https://coinofnote.com/china-guang-xu-tong-bao-milled/ #SaturdayNightCoinShow #CoinCollecting #History #Numismatics #Cast #Milled #Asia

I find these thin, machine-struck cash coins quite an interesting juncture between the cast cash coins which were used for several thousand years, and modern minting techniques. Here is a Khải Định Thông Bảo 1 Cash coin, which was issued in #Vietnam from 1916-1926. More at: https://coinofnote.com/vietnam-1-cash-khai-dinh-thong-bao-milled/
#SaturdayNightCoinShow #Numismatics #History #CoinCollecting #Coins

In the last newsletter, I went down an interesting rabbit hole of Asian coins. It's taken me two weeks of #SaturdayNightCoinShow, to get to sharing them here. The next newsletter is coming out this week, so if you'd like to hear what rabbit holes I end up down this time, without having to wait weeks for me to get to sharing here, you'd best subscribe! https://coinofnote.com/newsletter/ #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Newsletter

Subscribers to the Coin Of Note #newsletter will have noticed this week that I went down a rabbit hole of fascinating #Asian coins recently. The first of these, is the 1 Cash Qian Long Tong Bao from the Ming dynasty in #China. More information on this piece, and Cash coins in general at: https://coinofnote.com/1-cash-qian-long-tong-bao/ and if you missed the newsletter, you can subscribe at: https://coinofnote.com/newsletter/ #SaturdayNightCoinShow #CoinCollecting #Asia #numismatics #coins #coin

Following my post on today being Wattle day for the 1st of September / first day of Spring - Thanks to @jhaue for reminding me of the wattle on the Australian $5 note. Here is one from: https://banknotes.rba.gov.au/australias-banknotes/banknotes-in-circulation/five-dollar/

Also for wattle fans, wattle is featured on the W coin from the Great Australian Coin Hunt 3: Photo from: https://www.ramint.gov.au/great-aussie-coin-hunt-3-0

#Numismatics #banknote #CoinCollecting #Banknotes #Money #Wattle #Australia #Spring

I can't believe it has been 26 years since Princess Diana died. There were many non-circulating tribute coins minted after her death. The only circulating coin to ever feature the princess was this 1981 50c from #Australia minted to commemorate her marriage to (then) Prince Charles. #OnThisDay #Numismatics #History #CoinCollecting #Coinstodon

Werth-Marke or Wert-Mark tokens are generic tokens which were used primarily in #Germany. There is a fascinating number of varieties, although it can be frustrating to have a little information - like the A K counterstamp on this one - and know that you'll probably never find out what that stood for or who issued it. More info and pictures of other pieces at: https://coinofnote.com/german-50-pfennig-werth-marke/
#TokenTuesday #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #token #exonumia #Werthmarke #Wertmarke

Our very second newsletter is coming out in just a couple of days! It's a great time to get on board! https://coinofnote.com/newsletter/

"The Coin of Note newsletter is my favourite!" - Mrs Kitten of Note (rough translation by me)

Plus, we'll reveal the answer to our "What is it?" question. Can you guess the coin? #Newsletter #SaturdayNightCoinShow #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #WhatIsIt #WhatIsItWednesday #Birds #mystery #History

This 1 Văn coin was issued Minh Mạng of Vietnam between 1800 - 1822. Vietnamese Văn coins were similar to the Chinse Cash coins, although often slightly smaller and lighter than their Chinese counterparts. #SaturdayNightCoinShow #Saturday #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #coins

Here is a 25 Centime piece from Ville de Gex, a commune in the department of Ain, in north-east #France, not too far from Geneva, Switzerland. This is listed on Numista as a coin: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces20077.html But I suspect it should be a token #TokenTuesday #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #token #coin

V/Line, the regional / country railway operator in Victoria, #Australia turns 40 today, Happy Birthday! I don't have a #MedalMonday piece for them yet, but here is one from the brand they took over from, the Victorian Railways (From https://sites.google.com/view/railway-coins/ ). Also included a photo of an A Class in the original grey and orange V/Line scheme, and N Class locomotives in two of the newer colour schemes (The purple is newest) #CoinCollecting #Rail #Railway #Railroad

Today is the 45th anniversary of the death of South African president Nicolaas J. Diederichs. He was president from 1975 - until his death on 21st August 1978, and was commemorated on this 1 Rand coin from 1979. The slogan above the Springbok reads "Soli Deo gloria", one of the five Reformers' basic beliefs during the Protestant Reformation. It means "Glory to God alone". #OnThisDay #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #SouthAfrica

One thing I love about world coins is the variety of styles and designs. In this case, the simple yet elegant style of the “2” taking up most of the reverse of this #Hungary 2 Forint from 1984. The obverse features the country name and socialist coat of arms. My example worked hard & is well used. But on https://coinofnote.com/hungary-1984-2-forint/ I have an interesting photo of a silver proof 2 Forint #coin which is very clearn! #SaturdayNightCoinShow #Numismatics #CoinCollecting

I really like the coat of arms of #Peru, as featured on their coins. Here is a 1/2 Sol de Oro from 1944 showing the shield surrounded by branches with a wreath above - more detail on https://coinofnote.com/peru-1-2-sol-1944/ - The reverse features text in a circle around the edge with the value in the centre, similar to the German 5 Deutsche Mark coin from the 1950s. This Peruvian Sol de Oro design was in use from 1935 - 1965. #SaturdayNightCoinShow #CoinCollecting #Numismatics #History

A very exciting Coin of Note announcement today! Just in time for your #SaturdayNightCoinShow reading pleasure, I present: the Coin of Note website! https://coinofnote.com/ Some slightly longer musings on the kind of things I post here with more research and links. #Coins, #tokens, #exonumia. #Numismatics in general. It remains a personal project to share the joy of numismatics, it's not a shop. Please boost and let others know!

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