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Kenal pasti dengan cepat dan mudah duit syiling dan wang kertas anda. Buku panduan ini memaprakan setiap duit syiling dan wang kertas dengan gambar berwarna penuh dan yang diperbesarkan berserta dengan fakta sejarah mengenainya.
First Edition. 204 pages. Full-color. Queen Elizabeth II has been documented in an unusual way: Her Majesty’s portraits on banknotes of 29 countries. Her Majesty's portrait has been featured on the banknotes of 29 countries, the world's most featured portrait on banknotes since 1935 when she was only 9 years old. This educational and numismatic book covers over 500 high resolution banknote images, bring these beautiful pieces of currency, many now rarities, to life. 204 pages. Published in 2006 and the only banknotes reference and catalog in the world. The portrait of Queen Elizabeth II has appeared on banknotes in every continent except Antarctica. The first country to feature the queen o...
The introduction of the Euro in 16 EU Member States by 2009 is a historic achievement, a major milestone in European integration. The unprecedented success of the Euro – not least in difficult global economic times – is of immeasurable value not only to the Euro area and its people, but also to its neighbours and the global economy at large. The Euro is not only legal tender, but the banknotes and coins are the very visible symbol of a united, peaceful, stable and prosperous Europe! In 1996, Robert Kalina was the outright winner of the competition held by the European Monetary Institute (now the ECB) to design the first Euro banknote series. His supreme design includes stylised architectural motives - bridges and portals - clearly symbolising the opening of doors and building of bridges between nations in Europe.
Throughout its history, Thailand has shown remarkable resiliency, adaptability, and creativity in responding to serious threats and crises, and this since much earlier times when it was known as Siam. This book, while focusing on the modern period, does reach back to ancient kingdoms but also shows the impressive rise to a modern democracy, although still endowed with a king, and even more impressively, an economic “tiger.” Moreover, it has become a prime tourist destination and is thus known to vast numbers of foreigners as a sort of “instant Asia.” The Historical Dictionary of Thailand, now in its third edition, covers this amazing story in various ways. First, the chronology trace...
This book will provide a survey of the major areas in which information derived from vibrational spectroscopy investigations and studies have contributed to the benefit of forensic science, either in a complementary or a unique way. This is highlighted by examples taken from real case studies and analyses of forensic relevance, which provide a focus for current and future applications and developments.
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The Value of Money celebrates the power of using monetary objects to explore history. This richly illustrated book features over 175 objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s National Numismatic Collection. With objects from every inhabited continent, spanning more than 2,600 years, this book showcases the National Numismatic Collection’s unique strengths, including the geographic and chronological diversity of the collection and the stunning rarities it contains. The companion volume to a major exhibition of the same name, this book examines the origins of money, new monetary technologies, the political and cultural messages money conveys, numismatic art and design, and the practice of collecting money. The Value of Money connects American history to global histories of exchange, cultural interaction and expression, political change, and innovation.
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