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