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Knowledge, one coin at a time.

Saint Eligius, pray for us

Inverted anchor cross. A cross with slightly widened ends, with two anchor flukes coming out of the top and curving left and right, also with slightly widened ends.







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  • 1980 Laos 50 Att

    1980 Laos 50 Att

    Laos is a landlocked country between Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar and China. The Lao people were a tribe originally from Yunnan, China, who were pushed south to the border of the Khmer empire in the 13th century. The first Lao kingdom, called Lan Xang or “land of the million elephants,” was founded by Fa Ngum…

  • 2024 Marine Emblems 2 PMCs

    2024 Marine Emblems 2 PMCs

    A second series of Marine Emblem PMCs with cut-out medallions In March this year, Australia Post released a series of three “Marine Emblems” PNCs, featuring: Now, in July, they have followed up with three more medallion PNCs, this time featuring: These three have the same overall design as the earlier releases, however, use paler colours…

  • 2024 Marine Emblems PMCs

    2024 Marine Emblems PMCs

    A set showcasing three state emblems on cut-out medallions Obverse Here is a set of three brightly coloured Postal Medallic Covers. They work well together, so I’m giving them all equal billing rather than trying to highlight just one. These showcase the marine emblems of three states of Australia. I must admit, I didn’t realise…