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The Arab collector…a decade of excellence and creativity
In March 2016, a simple idea was born in the minds of two dedicated collectors from the Arab community in Australia: to provide Arab collectors with a reliable source of knowledge, a recognized scientific reference, and a platform that would unite their diverse interests, from rare coins to historical stamps. Today, after ten remarkable years, we celebrate in our twenty-third issue an exceptional journey during which…
August 8, 2026
Research and Collectible Books | ACADIA Global Scholars Distribution Initiative
April 18, 2026
Who is best at grading coins?
April 9, 2026
Encyclopedia and Catalog of Egyptian Money
April 9, 2026
10 tips for selling old coins
March 25, 2026Philatelic
154 articlesThe Arab collector…a decade of excellence and creativity
In March 2016, a simple idea was born in the minds of two dedicated collectors from the Arab community in Australia: to provide Arab collectors with a reliable source of knowledge, a recognized scientific reference, and a platform that would unite their diverse interests, from rare coins to historical stamps. Today, after ten remarkable years, we celebrate in our twenty-third issue an exceptional journey during which…
August 8, 2026Research and Collectible Books | ACADIA Global Scholars Distribution Initiative
April 18, 2026
Beethoven on postage stamps: Continuity and visual modernization (1971-2016)
April 6, 2026
Beethoven on postage stamps: A global journey through the memory of music (1922 - 1959)
April 6, 2026
Slavery in postage stamps
March 26, 2026Books
14 articlesThe Arab collector…a decade of excellence and creativity
In March 2016, a simple idea was born in the minds of two dedicated collectors from the Arab community in Australia: to provide Arab collectors with a reliable source of knowledge, a recognized scientific reference, and a platform that would unite their diverse interests, from rare coins to historical stamps. Today, after ten remarkable years, we celebrate in our twenty-third issue an exceptional journey during which…
August 8, 2026Research and Collectible Books | ACADIA Global Scholars Distribution Initiative
April 18, 2026Encyclopedia and Catalog of Egyptian Money
April 9, 2026
Minted in Cairo: Documenting the history of Cairo through coins
March 8, 2026
Amateur Encyclopedia of Banknotes – Kings and Leaders
July 23, 2025Banknotes
91 articlesEncyclopedia and Catalog of Egyptian Money
The Encyclopedia and Catalog of Egyptian Currencies is a comprehensive series of books documenting Egyptian coins and banknotes. It was published by Engineer Magdi Hanafi to compile information on modern Egyptian currency, both metal and paper, and is considered the largest specialized scientific encyclopedia on the subject of Egyptian currency. Engineer Magdi has managed to write, in precise chronological order, everything related to the currencies…
April 9, 2026
Launch of the Junior Collector's Lab
March 19, 2026
The difference between numismatics, philately, and paper currency
February 6, 2026
Notaphily
February 6, 2026
Notgeld… German emergency money
January 17, 2026History
53 articlesMinted in Cairo: Documenting the history of Cairo through coins
Can a small coin encapsulate the history of an entire empire? In his new book, "Mined in Cairo," published by Dar Al-Maaref, researcher Mohamed Abdel Hamid takes us on a research journey to prove that coins were not merely a means of purchase, but rather a "news ticker" documenting the events of Cairo since the early Islamic era. The book, "Mined in Cairo: Coins and History," by researcher Mohamed Abdel Hamid…
March 8, 2026
Tabora gold, the German currency minted in the jungles of Africa
March 3, 2026
The coin of the assassination of Julius Caesar
March 3, 2026
Beach of Sorrows: In the Time of the Hyksos
February 26, 2026
Sale of the Danish West Indies
February 20, 2026Auctions
10 articles
Rare Zenobia coins up for Heritage Auction
The Heritage Auctions coin sale, featuring two rare Syrian coins, concluded on the morning of August 20th, Syrian time. Although minted in Alexandria, Egypt, these coins represent a rare political document demonstrating how a Syrian queen established herself at the heart of the Roman monetary system. Let's explore these two coins and the story of Zenobia, in the mid-third century...
February 20, 2026
Ibrahim Salem Banknote Collection
October 14, 2024
The hobby of collecting wristwatches
October 7, 2024
Arab currencies in the Spink auction, April 2023
April 24, 2023
King Fuad coin prices in Eritrea 2023 Part 2
April 10, 2023Medals
13 articles
The Treaty of Nanjing and the Opium War
In 1842, China was forced to sign the Treaty of Nanjing after its defeat by the British in the First Opium War. This war erupted when the Chinese government decided to ban the smuggling and trade of opium. The initial impasse arose when Western demand for luxury Chinese goods created a trade imbalance between China and Britain, and silver...
August 13, 2024
Encyclopedia of Egyptian Protocol
January 16, 2024
The Arab National Exhibition in Jerusalem
December 7, 2022
Encyclopedia of Syrian Currencies
June 10, 2022Pope Francis's Visit to Iraq Medal
March 5, 2021Tokens
5 articles
French Egyptian Bank
What were the circumstances surrounding the establishment of the French-Egyptian Bank?… And how did Egypt come to own half of the Eiffel Tower in France? The Ottoman and Egyptian public debt: The Ottoman state budget experienced its greatest turmoil throughout its history due to the Crimean War, when the Ottoman state took out its first loan from European financiers to finance its war effort. Between 1854 and 1879, the Ottomans took out 18 loans totaling…
August 4, 2022
Egyptian brands and coupons
July 15, 2022
The Maqasis…the strange thing about the currency circulating in Egypt
March 13, 2016
French money for the Suez Canal
March 11, 2016