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Issued in 1883. Medal commemorating Ivan Fedorov on the 300th Anniversary of his Death





Obverse
Image of a printing house with typesetting and printing presses and its workers in action

Reverse
Inscription. Lettering around

Lettering:
ПЕРВЫЙ РУССКIЙ
ПЕЧАТНИКЪ
1583 - 1883
5 ДЕКАБР₼
ИВАНЪ ФЕДОРОВЪ

Translation:
The first Russian printer Ivan Fedorov
1583-1883
December, 5


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Issued on 23 April 2014 to celebrate 175 years of the newspaper 'El Comercio'               (Peru)



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1000 Dram Coin from 2014 -  Voskan Yerevantsi                          (Armenia)

Voskan Yerevantsi (1614 - 1674) was an one of the first Armenian publishers. In 1666-1668 the first printed Bible in Armenian was published.



Obverse
A page from the "Shakespeare" collection, and the first Armenian printed "Bible", date above, denomination below

Script: Armenian

Lettering:
ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆԻ ՀԱՆՐԱՊԵՏՈՒԹՅԱՆ ԿԵՆՏՐՈՆԱԿԱՆ ԲԱՆԿ
2014
1000
ԴՐԱՄ

Translation:
Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia
1000 Dram

Reverse
The graphic work of sculptor Yervand Kochar "Voskan Yerevantsi"

Scripts: Armenian, Latin

Lettering:
ՍԿԱՆ
ԵՐԵՎԱՆՑԻ
400
ամյակ
VOSKAN
YEREVANTSI

Translation: 400th Anniversary of Voskan Yerevantsi


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Dirk Martens (or Thierry Martens) (1446-1534) who set up his printing workshop in Aalst. He is Belgium's first printer.

Beer mat from 1973



Coffee liqueur Dirk Martens
A coffee liqueur prepared with grain jenever, sugar and selected coffee extracts. Serve hot or cold, and also suitable for use in cocktails.



Young jenever Dirk Martens
A double malt wine with the distinctive taste of juniper berries and grain alcohol provides a soft drink, slightly tingling on the tongue. 



Old jenever Dirk Martens
Malt wine from rye and malt, distilled a second time over herbs and aged in barrels forms the basis of this classic jenever. Beautiful golden yellow in colour, an intense aroma of grain and a spicy aftertaste.



Cornwine Dirk Martens
Triple-fired malt wine from rye and malt, the last time with the addition of spices, after which it matures in barrels for 3 years. Golden yellow colour, intense aromas of grain, spices and wood, and a phenomenal aftertaste.



Lemon Jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh lemon juice, fruit pulp and sugar.



Strawberry/Raspberry jenever Dirk Martens
A young jenever with fresh juice of strawberries and raspberries and sugar.



Melon jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh juice from ripe cavaillons and sugar.



Berry jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh juice of red berries and sugar.



Apple jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh apple juice and sugar.



Passion fruit jenever Dirk Martens
Young jenever with fresh passion fruit juice and passion fruit pulp.




Elixir Dirk Martens dessert and table liqueur - Distillerie St Anne in Aalst



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100 Lei coin issued in 2018. 330 years since the printing of the Bucharest Bible




Obverse
The portrait of Prince Șerban Cantacuzino, who ordered the printing of the Bucharest Bible, and an excerpt from the Bible; the inscription "ROMANIA", the face value "100 Lei", the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue "2018".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROMANIA
100 Lei
2018

Reverse
The coat of arms of Șerban Cantacuzino printed inside the Bucharest Bible and the inscription "330 DE ANI DE LA TIPARIREA BIBLIEI DE LA BUCURESTI" in an arc. 330 years since the printing of the Bucharest Bible

Script: Latin

Lettering: 330 DE ANI DE LA TIPARIREA BIBLIEI DE LA BUCURESTI


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400 years of printing in Mexico



Obverse
Ship under sail right, bearing open book with inscription; rising sun in distance; below banner with inscription.

Lettering:
MDXXIX 1939
IV CENTENARIO DE LA IMPRENTA // EN MEXICO, 1A DE AMERICA

Reverse
Early print shop with two workers at printing press, one behind at letter tray.

Lettering: 1539-1939


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Sugar Packet for the American Revolution Bicentennial - Benjamin Franklin




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I have posted 'notgeld' notes in posts 47 and 48 on page 2 of this thread, here is an example of print related coinage. A 25 Pfennig coin from Hauptmannsche Druckerei dating from 1917




Obverse: Pearl rim, legend surrounding coat of arms.
Lettering: HAUPTMANNSCHE DRUCKEREI
★ BONN ★

Reverse: Pearl rim, legend half circled above denomination
Lettering: KRIEGSMÜNZE 1917
GUT FÜR
25
PFENNIG
Fa: Hauptmann's printing works

Kriegsmunze - warcoin

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Advertising stamp issued on 2 July 1916 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hudson Printing Co.



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The next few posts are all reposts due to the 'outage' suffered today so you may have seen them before if you are a regular visitor to this thread. This may take some time as a month's worth of posts were lost.

Issued on 12 April 2020 for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Petőfi Sándor      (Hungary)






Obverse: A portrait of Petőfi Sándor, the 'fiery poet' based on an 1846 ink drawing by Miklós Barabás; designer at bottom left H (Andrea Horváth). Theme at right PETŐFI SÁNDOR and quote below A korláttalan természet / Vadvirága vagyok én (I am the wildflower of nature without boundaries), at left, years of birth and death 1823-1849. Wildflower illustrations surrounding the right edge.

Reverse: The printing press of the Landerer and Heckenast printing house, which, in addition to the 12 points of the Hungarian Revolutionaries of 1848, also reproduced one of Petőfi's best-known poems, the Nemzeti dal (National Song), an outstanding piece of poetry from the 19th-century Hungary; designer at bottom left XI (Zoltán Kovács), face value at top right / FORINT, mint mark and date at left BP. 2023. State name at right MAGYARORSZÁG (Hungary).

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Postcards    Broadheath - Linotype Works - Linotype and Machinery Limited - Publ. Neils series
From the early 1900s



Different wording on facade of this slightly later postcard




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Early 1900s postcard     Toledo Blade Newspaper Big Printing Press





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Lithography, Cover for the album L'Estampe originale (album I) (La lithographie, couverture pour la première année de L'Estampe originale) 1893, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864 - 1901)

Lithograph in six colours on laid paper, 58.5 cm x 82.9 cm



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Occupational Trade Cards by Gies & Co.

Each card in the set shows a man engaged in his occupation, with an object symbolic of that occupation in an upper corner. Number 12 was 'Printer'



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