Coins and Medals

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Netherlands, Haarlem, Bicentenary of the Printing Press, silver jeton, undated (c. 1640)

Ship breaking harbour chain.
Reverse - Muse of Haarlem at printing press

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Token from 1794




Obv: Arms and supporters of Bath, W. GYE PRINTER & STATIONER BATH around, 1794 below.
Rev: Female seated instructing boy with key to unlock the prison doors, REMEMBER THE DEBTORS IN ILCHESTER GOAL.

Manufactured by Lutwyche for William Gye, a bookseller and printer in Bath. He was a well-known philanthropist and upon his death, 4,000 people attended his funeral. Debtors were commonly imprisoned in the 18th century for owing small debts which they had no means of repaying, and would often languish in prison for life. Gye would use this token to raise funds for donating to the prisoners.

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Linotype Model 9    American Badge Co. Chicago 1986.
   
A promotional piece for the Mergenthaler Linotype Co. The reverse side reads: "Linotype, the machine that lasts."

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Commemorative medal from 1969      The International Association of Printing House Craftmen, Inc.




Obverse
Bust of Benjamin Franklin, looking right

Lettering:
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN •
PRINTER

Reverse
Wooden branch holding two pennants. The left pennant holds a letter X while the right pennant holds a letter A with three stars.

Lettering:
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PRINTING HOUSE CRAFTSMEN, INC. •
50TH
ANNIVERSARY
1919 - 1969

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Issued in 2001                             (Ukraine)



Front: in its upper part there is the small National Emblem of Ukraine and beneath there are depicted: printing attributes: a galley, printing-press and a cutting tool - to the right and a roll with a seal and an inkstand - to the left and the four line inscriptions: УКРАЇНА, 5, ГРИВЕНЬ, 2001 (Ukraine/ 2001/ 5 / hryvnia) and the Mint logotype of the National Bank of Ukraine

Back: in the centre of the composition there is a depiction of a teacher and students; against the background there are the Round tower and church outlines. The general background combining this picture is the first page of the Ostroh ABC book printed at Ivan Fedorov`s printing house; to the left there is the family emblem of the prince Vasyl K.Ostrozhskiy and a semicircular inscription: ОСТРОЗЬКА АКАДЕМІЯ (Ostroh academy), and beneath, there is the Academy foundation date - 1576

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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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 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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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

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Commemorative issue for the 150th anniversary of the Independence of Belgium
Christophe Plantin




Commemorative coin celebrating the 500th anniversary of the birth of Christophe Plantin (1520-2020).
Inscription : Labore et constantia Christoffel Plantin 1520 2020
Translation: through work and perseverance.

Is it the first currency where the United Kingdom appears as a non-EU country?

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5 kuna from 1994- 500th anniversary of the Printing of the Senj Glagolitic Missal      (Croatia)




Obverse
In the middle of the coin, number 5 is surrounded by a square. On the left side of a square is written "KUNA" in Latin letters and on the right side of the square, it is written "KUNA" in Glagolic letters. Above the number, there is placed the Coat of Arms of The Republic of Croatia. Under the number, there is placed the Coat of Arms of the Senj Town. Around the edge, there is written "REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA" twice. On the upper half in Latin letters and on the lower half in the Glagolic letters.

Lettering:
·REPUBLIKA HRVATSKA·ⰓⰅⰒⰖⰁⰎⰋⰍⰀ ⰘⰓⰂⰀⰕⰔⰍⰀ
KUNA
5
ⰍⰖⰐⰀ

Reverse
In the inner circle, there is letter "S" written in Glagolic (S like Senj). Letter S (top part) turns into a book with a cross - Missal. Under the Missal, on the right, it is written the year 1494. in Arabic numbers and on the left side, under the Missal, the same year (1494.) is written in Glagolic numbers. The body of the letter S, in the lower part, turns into a silhouette of a Nehaj Town. On the right side of the silhouette is written the year of minting ('94.) and on the left side is author's signature (MD).

Lettering:
500. OBLJETNICA TISKANJA SENJSKOGA GLAGOLSKOG MISALA ·
ⰝⰖⰒⰃ 1494.
SENJ
MD ⰔⰅⰐ' '94.

There were also some 200 of these coins issued in gold

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2012 World Heritage token from Belgium
Christophe Plantin




Different front design

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Christophe Plantin. Medal from the 31st Bestendig Festival in 1920 for the 400th birth anniversary

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10 Yuan Coin     2008    Beijing Banknote Printing Plant      (People's Republic of China)



Obverse
Temple of Heaven

Script: Chinese

Lettering: 2008

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2 Euro (250 years National Printing Office 1768-2018)  2018  (Portugal)



Lettering:
1768 - 2018
IMPRENSA
NACIONAL
DUZENTOS E
CINQUENTA
250 ANOS
PORTUGAL
MMXVIII

NATIONAL PRESS TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY 250 YEARS PORTUGAL

I have also seen this coin colourised

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Dirk Martens

Municipal tokens were born in Flanders in 1980.
They were valid for a limited time and only exchangeable at local dealers.
Most coins went straight into the collection of numismatists or private individuals who thought it was a nice must-have.




Face
Lettering:
AALST 1981
DIRK MARTENS

Engraver: KIECKENS

Reverse
Lettering:
DEKENIJ KATTESTRAAT
100
CATTE
GELDIG 15 12 81 - 15 01 82

This token was valid from 15/12/1981 to 15/01/1982