Books and authors

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Guan Hanqing 1989 China, 5 Yuan
The two books are <<Injustice of Dou E>> and <<River-Viewing Pavilion>>.

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Japan 500 Yen Kyoto
Tale of Genji

To be more precise, the Illustrated Handscroll of Tale of Genji

A scene of the Chapter "YADORI GI"( mistletoe ) of Illustrated handscroll of Tale of Genji (written by MURASAKI SHIKIBU(11th cent.). The handscroll was made in about ACE1130 and stored in TOKUGAWA Museum, Japan. The handscroll were separated to each sections and mounted to frame for conservation. Height about 21.5cm.

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San Marino 10 Euro

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France 100 Francs 1991

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King Sejong, the book he is holding should be the Hunminjeongeum, the Korean Alphabet ordered to be invented.
25000 Won, 1970, part of series "5000 Years of Glorious History of The Republic of Korea

Inventing an alphabet was nothing new in East Asia, the Japanese, the Jurchens, The Khitans, the Tunguts, and the Yuan Mongols all did it before the Koreans. However, the very fact that these aforementioned countries made their own alphabet presented an obstacle to the Koreans: that only "barbarians" make their own alphabets, and "civilized" people should use Chinese characters. King Sejong managed to overcome such a mentality and made a new alphabet.

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Some Koreans believe Korean script was inspired by traditional lattice doors, so that children could be taught how to read with the help of the doors around them. Nice story, but I am not at all sure it's true. Nevertheless, the doors are wonderful.

Peter

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Egypt, 5 gunayh, 1984.  50th Anniversary of the Academy of Arabic Language.

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Peyo Javoroff, poet.

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Mauritius, 200 rupees, 1971.  Independence commemorative.

The reverse design shows illustrates the novel Paul et Virginie by the French author Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre.

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Tuvalu, $1, 2009. 

200th Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Darwin + 150th Anniversary of publication of "The origin of species".

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India ₹5 and ₹150: 150 Years of Allahabad High Court. Book shown must be the Indian constitution...





Aditya

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Chile, 8 escudos, 1835.  The constitution.

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Italy, €2: Raffaello's portrait of Dante Alighieri.

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UK, 2 pounds, 2019.  350 years since the final entry of Samuel Pepys' diary.

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2016 American author Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) $5 gold commemorative.