Tag: Map
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1978 France 10 Francs
Fench Industry, from tradition to modernity Rebuilding (Photographs of Paris in the 1950s, from TheVintageNews.com). The Blitz in the UK is well documented and covered in movies and TV. During WWII, roughly 75,000 tonnes of bombs were dropped on the UK. France, in WWII, although only twice the size of the UK, took seven times…
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1989 Iran 50 Rials
A coin commemorating oil and agriculture Iran Last time we covered Iran, with a 1946 2 Rials, we covered a lot of the early history. This time let’s recap some of the second half of the 20th Century. In that earlier piece, we noted the country’s reliance on the oil industry and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company,…
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2008 Germany 2 Euro
A modern German Eagle Modern Germany Having visited Frankfurt, Germany recently, what I encountered in that city at least, was a modern, efficient metropolis, coexisting with ancient cobblestones and history. The public transport network was very efficient, and I must admit, I was grateful the majority of people I met spoke better English than I…
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2024 Solar Eclipse Medallion
A beautiful memento with personal significance Eclipse A “Solar Eclipse” happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun’s light in some areas. This only happens occasionally, because the Moon doesn’t orbit in the exact same plane as the Sun and…
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2001 Uzbekistan 10 Soʻm
An elegant coin from a doubly-landlocked country. Uzbekistan The land that is now Uzbekistan was once at the heart of the ancient Silk Road trade route connecting China with the Middle East and Rome. The country came under Russian control in the 19th Century, and emerged as an independent state when Soviet rule ended in…