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The British Royal Mint Beatrix Potter series is a collection of commemorative coins that honor the beloved children’s author Beatrix Potter and her timeless characters. Beatrix Potter is best known for her charming tales featuring anthropomorphic animals such as Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck ... |
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The stater (Ancient Greek στατήρ, literally ‘weight’) was an ancient coin of macedonian origin which circulated from the eighth century BC to 50 AD. It was also heavily used by Celtic tribes. Original mintings of this coin such as practiced in Athens valued the stater at a tetradrac ... |
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History of the nameIn the 1500s, Count Hieronymus Schlick of Bohemia began minting coins known as Joachimstaler (from German thal, or nowadays usually Tal, “valley”, cognate with “dale” in English), named for Joachimstal, the valley where the silver was mined (St. Joachi ... |