PugJesusCarthaginian coin with a crayfish, Sicily, Italy, ~3rd century BCE?
Those mintworkers had guts in defending their right to steal, I'll give them that
ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIESThe thing that surprises me most with #fascism is how that don't even bother to hide their intentions. They don't care, and it doesn't cause them to lose any support
In the #USA they are doing a #currency #coinage redesign and they... just fucking dropped the #OliveBranch from the design of the #Eagle symbol, which has been there for 250 years
Are they going to replace the missing Olive Branch with the fascist #Fasces symbol next year?
Comparison with the #US #Dollar:
https://fortune.com/2026/03/12/us-mint-drops-olive-branch-dime-peace-war/
Chad Emperor Hotdog Neck 💪💪💪💪💪
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1805602/chad-emperor-hotdog-neck
The 'Copper Riot' over economic hardship and unreliable currency, Moscow, Russian Empire, 1662 AD
History Walks in VeniceConiatore di Moneta — Minter of Coins — Grevembroch 2-162
This painting depicts a Venetian moneyer, working in the Zecca of the Republic of Venice, in the process of hammering out a coin.
As a merchant nation, stable and sufficient coinage was an essential interest of the Republic of Venice, and the production of coins of gold, silver and copper was high regulated.
The Venetian mint was managed by magistrates, who were initially appointed by the Council of Ten, and later directly by the Venetian Senate.
Read more here: https://historywalksvenice.com/translation/coniatore-di-moneta-minter-of-coins-grevembroch-2-162/
