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GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL
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G10PND 2023 G.britain KC III Coronation
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NGC MS 69
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ANDORRA
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G10D 1997 ISABELLA I
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10F 1899 ROOSTER
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NGC MS 64
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GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL
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G10PND 2023 G.britain Britannia King Charles III Obverse
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NGC MS 69
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VANUATU
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G10V 2016 Vanuatu Panathenaic Stadium Athens
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2016 Vanuatu Munich Olympic Stadium
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2016 Vanuatu Guggenheim Bilbao
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2016 Vanuatu Palace of Westminster
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2015 Vanuatu Lotus Temple
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2015 Vanuatu St. Michael's Mount
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2014 Vanuatu Fall of Bastille
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2014 Vanuatu Neuschwanstein Castle
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VANUATU
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G10V 2014 Vanuatu Cologe Cathedral
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2006 CUCUTENI BAICENI HOARD
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 LEI;
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000;
Weight: 1.224 grams;
Dimension: diameter 13.92 mm;
Edge: milled;
Quality: proof;
Maximum Issue volume: 500;
Obverse: in the upper part, the face value "10 LEI" and Romania's coat of arms; in the lower part, a harness decoration in the Cucuteni - Băiceni hoard and the inscription "ROMANIA".
Reverse: in the middle, the depiction of the cheek piece of the gold helmet in the Cucuteni-Băiceni hoard with a figure performing a ritual; on the outer part, the circular inscription "TEZAURUL CUCUTENI BAICENI".
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2023R Baptism
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2008 LOURDES ANNIVERSARY
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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8.45 g., 0.920 Gold
The Lourdes apparitions are several Marian apparitions reported in 1858 by Bernadette Soubirous, the 14-year-old daughter of a miller, in the town of Lourdes in southern France.
From 11 February to 16 July 1858, she reported 18 apparitions of "a Lady". Soubirous described the lady as wearing a white veil and a blue girdle; she had a golden rose on each foot and held a rosary of pearls. After initial skepticism from the local clergy, these claims were eventually declared to be worthy of belief by the Catholic Church after a canonical investigation. The apparition is known as Our Lady of Lourdes.
According to Soubirous, her visions occurred at the grotto of Massabielle, just outside Lourdes. On 16 July 1858, Soubirous visited the grotto for the last time and said: "I have never seen her so beautiful before." On 18 January 1862, the local bishop declared: "The Virgin Mary did appear indeed to Bernadette Soubirous." Soubirous was canonized a saint in 1933 by Pope Pius XI. In 1958, Pope Pius XII issued the encyclical Le pèlerinage de Lourdes ("The pilgrimage to Lourdes") on the 100th anniversary of the apparitions. Pope John Paul II visited Lourdes three times; Pope Benedict XVI visited Lourdes on 15 September 2008 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the apparitions.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2005 Battle of Austerlitz 200th Anniversary
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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6.41 g., 0.900 Gold
Subject: Bicentennial - Victory at Austerlitz
The Battle of Austerlitz (2 December 1805 / 11 Frimaire An XIV FRC), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars.
The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz in the Austrian Empire (modern-day Slavkov u Brna in the Czech Republic). The decisive victory of Napoleon's Grande Armée at Austerlitz brought the War of the Third Coalition to a rapid end, with the Treaty of Pressburg signed by the Austrians later in the month.
The battle is often cited as a tactical masterpiece, in the same league as other historic engagements like Cannae or Gaugamela.
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2021R Baptism
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2014R BAPTISM
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2008 Polar Year
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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8.45 g., 0.920 Gold
Adélie Land (French: Terre Adélie) or Adélie Coast is a claimed territory of France located on the continent of Antarctica. It stretches from a portion of the Southern Ocean coastline all the way inland to the South Pole. France has administered it as one of five districts of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands since 1955 and applied the Antarctic Treaty System rules since 1961. Article 4 of the Antarctic Treaty deals with territorial claims, and although it does not renounce or diminish any preexisting claims to sovereignty, it also does not prejudice the position of contracting parties in their recognition or non-recognition of territorial sovereignty. France has had a permanent station in Adélie Land since April 9, 1950.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2007 Paul Emile Victor
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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8.45 g., 0.920 Gold
Paul-Émile Victor (born Paul Eugène Victor; 28 June 1907 – 7 March 1995) was a French ethnologist and explorer.
Victor was born in Geneva, Switzerland to French Jewish parents of Bohemian and Polish descent. He graduated from École Centrale de Lyon in 1928. In 1931, he learned how to fly with his instructor and friend, Claude de Cambronne. In 1936, he led an expedition traversing Greenland by dog-sled. Victor, Robert Gessain, Michel Perez, and Eigil Knuth completed the 825 km from Christianshåb in the west to Angmagssalik in the east in 44 days. During World War II, he engaged himself in the US Air Forces.
After the War, he initiated the Expéditions polaires françaises to organize French polar expeditions. He died in 1995 on Bora Bora, to which he had retired in 1977.
A survey led by Victor in 1951 concluded that, under the ice sheet, Greenland is composed of three large islands. In 1952 he was awarded the Patron's Medal by the Royal Geographical Society of London for the work.
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2020R Baptism
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2018R Baptism
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2017R Baptism
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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GIBRALTAR
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G10PND 2015 BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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GIBRALTAR
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G10PND 2018 War Sailors - WWII
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2022 The Pietroasa Hoard
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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The Pietroasa Hoard – The Polygonal Vessels
Face Value: 10 lei;
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000;
Weight: 1.224 grams;
Dimension: Diameter 13.92 mm;
Edge: milled;
Quality: proof;
Maximum Issue volume: 1000;
Obverse: the octagonal vessel from the Pietroasa Hoard, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “10 LEI”, the year of issue “2022” and the coat of arms of Romania.
Reverse: the two polygonal vessels from the Pietroasa Hoard and the inscriptions “TEZAURUL DE LA PIETROASA” and “VASELE POLIGONALE” in an arc.
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2017 Queen Elizabeta's Crown
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NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 lei;
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000;
Weight: 1.224 grams;
Dimension: Diameter 13.92 mm;
Edge: milled;
Quality: proof;
Maximum Issue volume: 500;
Obverse: the gold crown of Queen Elisabeta of Romania, the inscription ”ROMANIA” in an arc, the year of issue ”2017”, the coat of arms of Romania and the face value ”10 LEI”.
Reverse: the portrait of Queen Elisabeta of Romania and the inscription ”REGINA ELISABETA A ROMANIEI” in an arc.
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2011 CROSS FROM GARVAN DINOGETIA
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 lei;
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000;
Weight: 1.224 grams;
Dimension: Diameter 13.92 mm;
Edge: milled;
Quality: proof;
Maximum Issue volume: 500;
Obverse: “ROMANIA” inscribed in an arc, the coat of arms of Romania, the face value “10 LEI”; a depiction of the clasp and part of the chain of the cross from Garvăn Dinogetia as well as the year of issue “2011”.
Reverse: the depiction of the cross from Garvăn Dinogetia; “CRUCEA DE LA GARVAN DINOGETIA” inscribed in an arc; on the outer ring, the chain of the cross.
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2010 THE GEPID'S HOARD DINOGETIA
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 lei;
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000;
Weight: 1.224 grams;
Dimension: Diameter 13.92 mm;
Edge: milled;
Quality: proof;
Maximum Issue volume: 500;
Obverse: From top to bottom, the inscription “ROMANIA”, the face value of “10 LEI” on both sides of Romania’s coat of arms; two artefacts in the Someşeni hoard, namely the setting of a ring – to the left and a necklace – to the right, and the year of issue, 2010; on the outer ring, three pearly arcs.
Reverse: In the middle, a depiction of a pectoral – the centrepiece of the Someşeni hoard; on the outer ring, the inscription “TEZAURUL DE LA SOMESENI” between two pearly arcs.
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MEXICO - 1905 TO DATE
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10P 1915 TM OAXACA - GOLD
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NGC MS 63
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SWEDEN - 1855 TO DATE
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10F 1869
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NGC MS 65
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FANTASY COINS
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G10E 1972 Europa RICHARD DE COUDENHOVE
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NGC PF 68 ULTRA CAMEO
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GREAT BRITAIN - DECIMAL
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G10PND 2023 G.britain Britannia QE II Obverse
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NGC MS 70
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2022R Baptism
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2013R SEDE VACANTE
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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Period: Sede vacante (2013)
Type: Non-circulating coin
Year: 2013
Value: 10 Euro (10 EUR)
Composition: Gold (.917)
Weight: 3 g
Diameter: 13.85 mm
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
After the death or resignation of a pope, the Holy See enters a period of sede vacante. In this case the particular church is the Diocese of Rome and the "vacant seat" is the cathedra of Saint John Lateran, the cathedral church of the Bishop of Rome. During this period, the Holy See is administered by a regency of the College of Cardinals.
The coat of arms of the Holy See also changes during this period. The papal tiara over the keys is replaced with the umbraculum or ombrellino in Italian. This symbolizes both the lack of a Pope and the governance of the Camerlengo over the temporalities of the Holy See. As further indication, the Camerlengo ornaments his arms with this symbol during this period, which he subsequently removes once a pope is elected. Previously during this period the arms of the Camerlengo appeared on commemorative Vatican lira coinage. It now makes its appearance on Vatican euro coins, which are legal tender in all Eurozone states.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2005 European Union Flag 50th Anniversary
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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8.45 g., 0.920 Gold
Subject: 50th Anniversary - Flag of Europe
Rev: Stars at left, partial flag at center right
The Flag of Europe or European Flag consists of twelve golden stars forming a circle on a blue field. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe.
Since 1985, the flag has also been a symbol of the European Union (EU), whose 27 member states are all also CoE members, although in that year the EU had not yet assumed its present name or constitutional form (which came in steps in 1993 and 2009). Adoption by the EU, or EC as it then was, reflected long-standing CoE desire to see the flag used by other European organisations.
Official EU use widened greatly in the 1990s. Nevertheless the flag has to date received no status in any of the EU's treaties. Its adoption as an official symbol was planned as part of the 2004 European Constitution but this failed to be ratified. Mention of the flag was removed in 2007 from the text of the Treaty of Lisbon, which was ratified. On the other hand, 16 EU members that year, plus France in 2017, have officially affirmed (by Declaration No. 5224) their attachment to the flag as an EU symbol.
The flag is used by other European entities, such as unified sport teams under the rubric Team Europe.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2006 St. Peter's Basilica 500th Anniversary
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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8.45 g., 0.920 Gold
Subject: St. Peter’s Basilica, 500th Anniversary
Obv: Floorplan of St. Peter’s
Rev: Façade and Pope Benedict XVI
The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply Saint Peter's Basilica (Latin: Basilica Sancti Petri), is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal enclave that is within the city of Rome, Italy. It was initially planned by Pope Nicholas V and then Pope Julius II to replace the aging Old St. Peter's Basilica, which was built in the fourth century by Roman emperor Constantine the Great. Construction of the present basilica began on 18 April 1506 and was completed on 18 November 1626.
Designed principally by Donato Bramante, Michelangelo, Carlo Maderno and Gian Lorenzo Bernini, St. Peter's is the most renowned work of Renaissance architecture and the largest church in the world by interior measure.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2006 MARIE AMELIE OF ORLEANS & CARLOS I OF PORTUGAL
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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8.45 g., 0.920 Gold 0.2499 oz. AGW, 22 mm.
Subject: Marie Amélie of Orleans and Carlos I of Portugal, 120th Anniversary of Marriage
Obv: Bust with tiara left
Rev: Two shields crowned
Mint: Paris
Dona Maria Amélia (French: Marie Amélie Louise Hélène; 28 September 1865 – 25 October 1951) was the last Queen consort of Portugal as the wife of Carlos I of Portugal. She was regent of Portugal during the absence of her spouse in 1895.
On 22 May 1886, Amélia married Carlos, Prince Royal of Portugal. He was the eldest son of King Luís I of Portugal and Maria Pia of Savoy. He was at the time the heir apparent to the throne. The bride was almost twenty-one years old and the groom about twenty-three. The marriage had been arranged by their families after several attempts to arrange a marriage for her with a member of the Austrian or Spanish dynasties. At first, the marriage was not popular and Queen Maria Pia was expecting to marry Carlos to Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Princess Mathilde of Saxony, Princess Viktoria of Prussia or Princess Victoria of Wales. However, Amélia and Carlos came to live quite harmoniously with each other.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10F 1911
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NGC MS 65
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2018 Michael the Brave 10 Ducat
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 lei
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000
Weight: 1.224 grams
Dimension: Diameter 13.92 mm
Edge: milled
Quality: proof
Maximum Issue volume: 500
Obverse: a depiction of Prince Michael the Brave on horseback, the inscription “ROMANIA” in an arc, the face value “10 LEI”, the coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue “2018”.
Reverse: centrally, the portrait of Michael the Brave, as depicted on the obverse of the 10 ducat coin Michael the Brave, at the bottom, a reproduction of the reverse of the coin, and the inscription “ISTORIA AURULUI – MONEDA DE 10 DUCATI MIHAI VITEAZUL” in an arc.
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NIGER
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G10F 1968 OSTRICHES
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NGC PF 66 ULTRA CAMEO
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BAHAMAS
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G$10 1972
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NGC PF 69 CAMEO
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3.20 g., 0.917 Gold 0.0942 oz. AGW
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Obv: Bust of Queen Elizabeth II right
Rev: Fortress, date below, value above
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HONG KONG
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$10 1994 BI-MET BAUHINIA FLOWER Au - Ag
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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18.30 g., 0.917 Gold 0.5395 oz. AGW, 24 mm.
Ruler: Elizabeth II
Obv: Bauhinia fower
Rev: Numerals 10 and denomination in Chinese and English
In order to prepare the transition of Hong Kong from Great Britain to China, the coins issues in the last years of British rule no longer feature the monarch's efigy. Instead, the Bauhinia flower is depicted.
The Bauhinia flower appears on Hong Kong's coat of arms, its flag and its coins; its Chinese name has also been frequently shortened as 紫荊/紫荆 (洋 yáng means 'foreign' in Chinese, and this would presumably be deemed inappropriate by the PRC government, although 紫荊/紫荆 refers to another genus called Cercis. A statue of the plant has been erected in Golden Bauhinia Square in Hong Kong.
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2004 NAPOLEON CORONATION
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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6.41 g., 0.900 Gold 0.1855 oz. AGW, 22 mm.
Obv: Book, denomination and eagle
Rev: Napoleon and coronation scene
Edge: Plain
Mint: Paris
Napoleon was crowned Emperor of the French on Sunday, December 2, 1804 (11 Frimaire, Year XIII according to the French Republican calendar), at Notre-Dame de Paris in Paris.
Napoleon wanted to establish the legitimacy of his imperial reign, with its new dynasty and new nobility. To this end, he designed a new coronation ceremony unlike that for the kings of France, which had emphasized the king's consecration (sacre) and anointment and was conferred by the archbishop of Reims in Reims Cathedral. Napoleon's was a sacred ceremony held in the great cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris in the presence of Pope Pius VII. Napoleon brought together various rites and customs, incorporating ceremonies of Carolingian tradition, the Ancien Régime and the French Revolution, all presented in sumptuous luxury.
On May 18, 1804, the Sénat conservateur vested the Republican government of the French First Republic in an emperor, and preparations for a coronation followed. Napoleon's elevation to emperor was overwhelmingly approved by the French citizens in the French constitutional referendum of 1804. Among Napoleon's motivations for being crowned were to gain prestige in international royalist and Catholic circles and to lay the foundation for a future dynasty.
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VATICAN - DECIMAL
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G10E 2016R BAPTISM
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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FRANCE - PART 5
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G10E 2020 Berluti 125th Anniversary Penny Loafer
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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3.11 g., 0.999 Gold, 20 mm.
The obverse represents the identity coat of arms of the Berluti House. On this coat of arms is inscribed the date of creation of the House: 1895. The words "125th Anniversary" and "French Republic" appear in an arc of a circle, respectively at the top and bottom of the emblem.
The reverse shows a footprint, the one the Berluti House leaves in the world of luxury shoes. A checkerboard including the Berluti coat of arms adorns the background of the coin.
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BARBADOS
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G$10 1995 QUEEN MOTHER
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NGC PF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
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7.78 g., 0.583 Gold 0.1458 oz. AGW
Subject: Queen Mother’s Engagement
Obv: National arms
Rev: Bust right, spray below
Prince Albert, Duke of York, "Bertie" to the family, was the second son of King George V. He was second in line to succeed his father, behind his elder brother Edward, Prince of Wales. He initially proposed to Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1921, but she turned him down.
In February 1922, Elizabeth was a bridesmaid at the wedding of Albert's sister, Princess Mary, to Viscount Lascelles. The following month, Albert proposed again, but she refused him once more. Eventually, on 13 January 1923, Elizabeth agreed to marry Albert, despite her misgivings about royal life.
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York, and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon took place on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey.
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2019 The History of Gold Coin of 50 Lei 1922
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 lei
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000
Weight: 1.224 grams
Dimension: Diameter 13.92 mm
Edge: milled
Quality: proof
Maximum Issue volume: 1000
Obverse: the depiction of the obverse of the Lei 50 gold coin bearing the year 1922, the inscription “ROMANIA”, the face value “10 LEI”, the year of issue “2019” and the coat of arms of Romania.
Reverse: the depiction of the reverse of the Lei 50 gold coin bearing the year 1922 and the inscription “ISTORIA AURULUI MONEDA DE 50 LEI 1922” on two lines.
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ROMANIA
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G10L 2016 FERDINAND I
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NGC PF 70 ULTRA CAMEO
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Face Value: 10 lei
Type of Metal: Gold 999/1000
Weight: 1.224 grams
Dimension: diameter 13.92 mm
Edge: milled
Quality: proof
Maximum Issue volume: 500
Obverse: a detail of the mace of King Ferdinand I, the inscription “ROMANIA”, the coat of arms of Romania, the face value “10 LEI” and the year of issue “2016”.
Reverse: the portrait of King Ferdinand I and the inscription “REGELE FERDINAND I”.
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