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A gang that forged postage stamps was arrested.
The police successfully apprehended a dangerous gang specializing in forging rare postage stamps. In 1921 (translator's note: the conference and stamps were issued in 1926), the International Navigation Conference was held in Cairo. At that time, the Egyptian Postal Authority issued a new set of stamps in denominations of 5, 10, and 15 milliemes. Despite the sale of a large number of these sets, the quantity...
May 16, 2023100 years since Egypt's independence
What were the political circumstances surrounding Egypt's independence? And how did this affect its culture? A historical background: Today marks the centenary of Egypt's declaration of independence from the British protectorate, which was imposed on Egypt on December 18, 1914, following the outbreak of World War I and the establishment of the Kingdom of Egypt. After the war ended, several nationalist movements emerged in Egypt, calling for an end to…
March 15, 2022Coin Parts
An educational video to learn about the important parts of a coin, explaining the parts in detail for the obverse, reverse, and edge. These concepts can also be applied to medals and various other metal coins.
January 30, 2021Re-minting, Part 1
In recent days (and due to the FAO group), there has been much talk about reminting currency and whether it is a desirable or undesirable act. Therefore, I wanted to mention historical examples of coins that were officially reminted in their countries using the original dies: – 4 ducats of Emperor Franz Joseph, 1915 (still minted in Austria today!) – 100 kroner, 1908, Hungary – 100 kroner…
March 2, 2016