Tiffibunny Posted September 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 Wow, very nice acquisitions :-) The two 500 forint coins (King Matthew) look just great! What is interesting, by the way, is that what is depicted on the coins spans across various countries nowadays. The statue of the king on a horse is in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The inscription on the monument used to say "Matthew King of Hungary" but now it's only "King Matthew" - just like on the coin ... http://harmen.de/ungarn/klausenburg/kla18.jpg The side with the face value of the second coin is a little ho-hum, but the other side is gorgeous. The upper veduta shows Ofen or Buda (now the right bank part of central Budapest), the one below shows Vienna that Matthew conquered and where he resided during his last years ... That 1000 forint coin is interesting because of the Parliament Building "silhouette". Other than that, well. (Still much better than your current avatar and title though ) Christian I did quite like these designs, most times on Forints the denom side is pretty plain, I do like when they get creative with the font though. Thanks again for the nice historical info. And as for your last comment. A little crude comedy is a good thing sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 As I know, The Hungarian King Mathias (in Romanian language Matei Corvin) was half Romanian, half Hungarian... I saw the statue from your link very often this year, and in 3 of October I will see it again ( I will be there at a coin show in Cluj). About Buda citadel... I have hundreds of photos there, even the photo from my profile is taken there... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted September 7, 2005 Report Share Posted September 7, 2005 As I know, The Hungarian King Mathias (in Romanian language Matei Corvin) was half Romanian, half Hungarian... I saw the statue from your link very often this year, and in 3 of October I will see it again ( I will be there at a coin show in Cluj).About Buda citadel... I have hundreds of photos there, even the photo from my profile is taken there... :-) Could well be that Mathias was partly Romanian, and I suppose anyway that for him being king and ruler of a large empire was more important than the question of nationality. He even ruled over parts of what today is Germany. I remember that, on a trip to Budapest, we learned about a Mathias monument in Buda that is supposed to be fairly authentic, and I was quite surprised to hear that pretty much the same monument can be found in a town in Saxony. Good luck with your coin "hunting" in Cluj! :-) Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sisu Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 I picked up a couple of items while in Estonia. Some coins for trade and the commemorative below: http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=903747 This is my first colored coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted October 23, 2005 Report Share Posted October 23, 2005 This is my first colored coin. Considering that it's a colored (ugh) coin, it is not all that bad. Certainly better than the French "Fairy Tales" series for example. (Said he who will soon buy his next Austrian niobium piece ...) Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Another thread I have neglected... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiffibunny Posted December 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 My set of nasty Hungarian proofs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Art Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 More beautiful coins from the Tiffibunny collection. WOW! You certainly have some nice stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tiffibunny Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 1964 Norway 10 Kronur, 20g .900 Silver Constitution Sesquicentennial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted January 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 1978 Finland 25 Markkaa, Winter games in Lahti. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKidCollector Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'm currently looking for really old commems but its almost impossible to find it cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 I'm currently looking for really old commems but its almost impossible to find it cheap! Pre or post WWII? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 1978 Finland 25 Markkaa, Winter games in Lahti. What games were those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 What games were those? Nordic Ski World Championship. I have that one too ... Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gxseries Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 This is one of the oldest commemorative ruble minted in Russia that I have: Mintage of just 15,000 Old commemoratives that were minted in Russia before 1917 often have a mintage less than 300,000 except for the Nicholai II 300th Anniversary of Romanovs, with mintage of 1.5 million. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banivechi Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 Past week, the National Bank of Romania issued a 5 Lei silver coin commemorating an actor, Birlic, but the mintage was 150 pieces. From the initial price of 120 Lei (40$), actual price exploded to 300Euros (360$). One good reason to not collecting commems, as long as I am not "in touch" with some bank presidents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 7, 2006 Report Share Posted January 7, 2006 One good reason to not collecting commems, as long as I am not "in touch" with some bank presidents... And once you are, make sure you tell all us CoinPeeps about such opportunities in advance, hehe. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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