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History of the Artifact Lenin pins made by the Soviet Union were everyday propaganda objects designed to keep revolutionary ideology visible in public life. Centered on the portrait of Vladimir...

History of the Artifact The 5 dram coin from the Republic of Artsakh comes from a short-lived and politically unusual monetary system. Artsakh declared independence in the early 1990s during...

History of the Artifact Theses coins, minted between 66 and 70 A.D. during the First Jewish Revolt against Rome were the first truly independent Jewish coinage in centuries. Struck in...

History of the Artifact Metal identification tags—commonly known as dog tags—were introduced relatively late in the Soviet Union compared to Western armies. During World War II, Soviet soldiers were issued...

History of the Artifact The Great Mongols Copper Dirham refers to a series of hammered copper broad-flan coins struck under the early Mongol Empire and its successor khanates, notably at...

History of the Artifact The U.S. Two-Cent coin was introduced in 1864, during the height of the Civil War, as the country faced both a shortage of small change and...

History of the Artifact The Athenian tetradrachm struck between roughly 454 and 404 BC is one of the most recognizable and influential coins of the ancient world. Minted in nearly...

History of the Artifact Between 1895 and 1917, the 50 kopecks silver coin circulated during the twilight of the Russian Empire, under the reign of Tsar Nicholas II. Minted in...

History of the Artifact The Indo-Scythians were nomadic Iranian peoples who migrated into modern-day Pakistan and northwestern India in the late second century BC, displacing the waning Indo-Greek kingdoms that...

History of the Artifact The U.S. Army Good Conduct Medal was created by Executive Order in June 1941, just months before America entered World War II, as a way to...

History of the Artifact The 1 Korona coin of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was introduced in the late 19th century as part of the dual monarchy’s effort to modernize and standardize...

History of the Artifact The coin commonly referred to today as the “Widow’s Mite” was originally a small bronze denomination known as a prutah, minted during the reign of Alexander...