The euro (sign: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union (EU), and is currently in use in 16 of the 27 Member States. There are eight euro coins, ranging in value from one cent to two euros (each euro is divided into a hundred cents). The coins first came into use in 2002. T ... |
Significant impact on the numismatic system in Bavaria was Maximilian IV Joseph, later known as King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. He ruled as Elector of Bavaria from 1799 until 1806, and as King of Bavaria from 1806 until his death in 1825. Maximilian’s reign coincided with a period of signi ... |
Nicholas II was the last Emperor of Russia, reigning from 1894 until his abdication in 1917 during the Russian Revolution. While Nicholas II did not personally issue copper coins, his reign saw the issuance of various copper coins in the Russian Empire’s currency system. These coins bore his li ... |