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  2. History of coins - Wikipedia

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    The history of coins stretches back to the first millennium BC/BCE. Notable examples of coins include the Lydian Lion coins, Persian daric and siglos, Tong Bei, the dirham and gold dinar . Coins are a major archaeological source of history. Coins convey information about language, administration, religion, economic conditions, and the ruler who ...

  3. Flora and Fauna Series - Wikipedia

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    The Flora and Fauna Series ( Tagalog: Seryeng Flora at Fauna) was a series of Philippine peso coins minted from 1983 to 1994, in denominations from 1 sentimo to ₱2. The series used the Optima typeface as their main text. The sizes of the coins were reduced in 1991 (except 1 to 10-sentimo coins), and the ₱5 coins were reintroduced in 1991.

  4. Coins of the pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    The standard circulating coinage of the United Kingdom, British Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories is denominated in pennies and pounds sterling ( symbol "£", commercial GBP), and ranges in value from one penny sterling to two pounds. Since decimalisation, on 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 (new) pence.

  5. Life on Our Planet - Wikipedia

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    Network. Netflix. Release. October 25, 2023. ( 2023-10-25) Life on Our Planet is an American television nature documentary series released on Netflix and produced by Amblin Television and Silverback Films. Executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and narrated by Morgan Freeman, the series focuses on the evolutionary history of complex life on Earth.

  6. Coins for the dead - Wikipedia

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    Coins for the dead. Depiction of Charon crossing the river Styx with the deceased after they paid the cost of the crossing. Die Gartenlaube (1886) Coins for the dead is a form of respect for the dead or bereavement. The practice began in classical antiquity when people believed the dead needed coins to pay a ferryman to cross the river Styx.

  7. List of British banknotes and coins - Wikipedia

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    6d. £0.025. 1547–1970; circulated from 1971 to 1980 with a value of two and a half decimal pence. Also called "tanner", sometimes "tilbury", [4] or "joey" after the groat was no longer in circulation. [citation needed] Shilling. 1/-. £0.05. 1502–1970, circulated from 1971 to 1990 with a value of five decimal pence.

  8. Canadian Silver Maple Leaf - Wikipedia

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    Design date. 1988 (2014) The Canadian Silver Maple Leaf is a silver bullion coin that is issued annually by the Government of Canada since 1988. It is produced by the Royal Canadian Mint . The Silver Maple Leaf is legal tender. The face value is 5 Canadian dollars. The market value of the metal varies, depending on the spot price of silver.

  9. Hell Rell - Wikipedia

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    2000–present. Labels. Diplomat Records (current) Koch. Interscope. Real Talk (former) Babygrande. Sony Music. Durrell Mohammad (born May 3, 1979), better known by his stage name Hell Rell, is an American rapper.