Archive: People and Markets

Coins and banknotes – a relic of the past? Photo: Wieschowski.

Social Organisations and Bundesbank Advocate for Cash

Coins and banknotes continue to hold significant importance in an increasingly digital world – a point that prominent societal figures have recently underscored in a new position paper. They highlight the social functions of cash and its vital role for disadvantaged groups.

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King Charles III dedicates the first circulation coins of his reign to environmental protection. Photo: Royal Mint

A King in Your Wallet: Pound Coins Featuring Charles III Enter Circulation

Almost two years after the death of Queen Elizabeth II, her successor, King Charles III, is gradually arriving in the wallets of the British – and new faces will also be appearing in change in Denmark and Luxembourg.

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CIT’s Tiffany Art Metropolis – Seoul

CIT dedicates its fourth issue of the Tiffany Art Metropolis series to an Asian city. Following Paris, Rome and London, in 2024 CIT presents the metropolis of Seoul on the Han River.

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A Force of Nature Embodied in a Coin: CIT’s Lost City – Pompeii

CIT has captured the dramatic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in the year 79 with a three-dimensional representation. True to scale, and thanks to smartminting® in every detail, we see erupting Vesuvius, pouring its lava over the buildings of the city of Pompeii.

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Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Clémentine d’Orléans: Extraordinary Woman and Coin Collector

Few women have left such a decisive mark on the history of 19th-century Europe as Cleméntine d’Orléans, and yet it was not until 2007 that her life was honored with a biography. Künker is now offering the coin collection that once belonged to this unusual woman.

Marcus Antonius: The Loser Who Did Not Write History

Künker’s auction 419 features numismatic rarities from the Roman civil war that followed Caesar’s death. In addition to the Eid Mar denarius, aurei of Marcus Antonius will cross the auction block. We will re-tell his story – from his point of view, not that of Augustus.
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