The oldest visual representation of a lion in Georgia (2500–3000 BC) this little golden figurine, highly decorated and just a few centimetres, served as inspiration for the logo of the National Bank of Georgia …
As a child, our house would occasionally receive a letter from what we called ‘Uncle Ernie’. It was, of course, news that someone in the family had won a prize in the UK Premium Bonds …
This is one of the last coins made in Britain before the Romans arrived, in this case by a king of the Iceni (who was also husband of the warrior queen known to us as Boudica). It’s clear that this silver coin, issued between 35 BC and 45 BC, was made …
During the miners’ strike of 1984–85, an alliance was formed between mining families and queer activists. Tins like this were used by gay men and women to collect money on behalf of mining communities, eventually collecting £20,000 …
Only a couple of decades ago, the UK commemorated 25 years of successful membership of the European Union with a celebratory coin (1998). All the symbols of pride are there – the 12 stars of the EU flag …
The current civil war in Yemen is a humanitarian crisis. Aside from the violence and destruction of the conflict, inflation and access to of food, water and healthcare are having direct physical and psychological effects right now on the country’s men, women and children. These worn Yemeni Rial …
