I’m going to talk about one of my favorite hobbies, numismatics or coin collecting. It’s not just about collecting old money, it’s about holding a piece of history in your hands. Numismatics gives us a unique connection to the past. Each coin tells a story the time it was made, the culture it came from, the people who used it. Many of my coins are with my grandfather. They are in his mini museum but he didn’t take these coins for himself so the first one is Paltina, polka from 1777 made of gold the coin comes from the Russian Empire during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great it’s incredibly rare because Paltinas were usually made of silver and the golden versions were a special issues or commemoratives. The coin features is imperial double headed, ego shows the craftsmanship and the power of the power at that time. The second coin is British penne, one penny. It may seem more ordinary but it has historical value too. The coin was minted just after World war one during the reign of King George V. The coin symbol is a symbol of Britain and a power of British pride and resilience. It’s a small reminder how even everyday objects can reflect big events in history. In addition to coins, I also of Adore and the various artifacts that have a story behind them. So I am going to show you one of the most interesting newspaper in my collection. was written about my great grandfather who was one of the richest people. Person, I mean person at that time, he allocated more than 4,000 rubles for the benefit of to news, to develop newspaper but everything was taken away from him for the benefit of Lenin’s Kamsamol.
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I'm going to talk about one of my favorite hobbies, numismatics or coin collecting. It's not just about collecting old money; it's about holding a piece of history in your hands. Numismatics gives us a unique connection to the past. Each coin tells a story about the time it was made, the culture it came from, and the people who used it. Many of my coins are with my grandfather. They are in his mini museum, but he didn't take these coins for himself. The first one is a Paltina, a polka from 1777 made of gold. The coin comes from the Russian Empire during the reign of Empress Catherine the Great. It's incredibly rare because Paltinas were usually made of silver, and the golden versions were special issues or commemoratives. The coin features an imperial double-headed eagle, showcasing the craftsmanship and the power of that time. The second coin is a British penny. It may seem more ordinary, but it has historical value too. The coin was minted just after World War One during the reign of King George V. The coin symbolizes Britain and the power of British pride and resilience. It's a small reminder of how even everyday objects can reflect big events in history. In addition to coins, I also adore the various artifacts that have a story behind them. So I am going to show you one of the most interesting newspapers in my collection. It was written about my great-grandfather, who was one of the richest people at that time. He allocated more than 4,000 rubles for the benefit of the news to develop the newspaper, but everything was taken away from him for the benefit of Lenin's Komsomol.
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