Helpful links for numismatists

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Sites of general numismatic interest
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in English

Books, scanned and free of copyright: http://members.ziggo.nl/tverspag/NUMIS/
Central Bank links: http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm
Civic heraldry: http://www.ngw.nl/
Currency symbols: http://www.xe.com/symbols.php
Dated coins: http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/index.htm
Flags of the world: http://flagspot.net/flags/
Historical atlas - maps (French): http://www.atlas-historique.net/accueil.html
Mint - contact information: http://www.mintsoftheworld.com/
Monetary History and Numismatic Linguistics (German) - http://www.liganda.ch
Numismatics International (Coin club): http://www.numis.org/
Numismatic trivia (Dutch): http://home.planet.nl/~willi063/trivia/
Roman coins, how to clean them: http://www.romancoinscenter.com/Cleaning/Roman-Coin-Cleaning.php
Soho mint: http://www.sohomint.info/
Spanish history (Catalan): http://usuarios.lycos.es/jsilvag/historiasabero.htm
UK national archives search engine: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/search.asp?j=1
Units of time: http://www.sizes.com/time/index.htm
Units of weight: http://www.sizes.com/units/index.htm
VOC - United East India Company (Dutch): http://voc-kenniscentrum.nl/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Writing systems: http://www.omniglot.com/writing/index.htm
World Coin News, new issues: http://worldcoinnews.blogspot.com/

Online numismatic collections with search engine
Berlin - Münzkabinett (German): www.smb.museum/ikmk/
Cambridge - Fitzwilliam Museum: http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/dept/coins/cmsitemap.html
Greenwich - National Maritime Museum: http://www.nmm.ac.uk/collections/explore/index.cfm/category/coinsandmedals
Utrecht - Dutch national collection (Dutch): http://www.geldmuseum.nl/

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Sites relating to coins with a catalogue-like character
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in English

Africa: http://www.wbcc.fsnet.co.uk/homepage.htm
Asia: http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/coins.html
Asia and Islamic: http://www.zeno.ru/
Australia: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "Australia")
Austria, coins and tokens: http://www.austriancoins.com/
Baltics and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): http://www.ciscoins.net/
Belgium (Dutch): http://www.muntslag.nunaar.be/index.htm
Bhutan: http://picasaweb.google.be/Vercrusse/Bhutan_Coins02#
Ceylon: http://lakdiva.org/coins/ (see also India, South-West)
China (includes beginner's guide): http://www.sportstune.com/chinese/index.html
China: http://www.charm.ru/
Denmark: (Danish, with English intro) http://www2.gladsaxegymnasium.dk/2/
Eastern Europa (medieval) - (Russian) - http://www.mbook.net.ua/
England: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/SE/ (see also Great Britain)
Ethiopia: http://www.theresia.name/en/
France (French): http://www.lefranc.net/
France, medieval: http://home.eckerd.edu/~oberhot/index.php
Germany, colonial - (German): http://www.kolonialgeld.de
Germany, medieval: http://www.medievalcoinage.com/saurma/someoldcoins.org/saur/intro.htm
Great Britain: http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/ (see also England)
Guernsey: http://www.guernsey.net/~sgibbs/numismatics/
India, ancients: http://www.ancientcoins.ca/
India, ancients: http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/india/ancientindia.html
India, ancients: http://www.geocities.com/ancientcoinsofindia/coingal.html
India, South-West: http://www.karsha.org/homePage.aspx (see also Ceylon)
India, coins of the raj: http://jfcampbell.us/india/
Ireland: http://www.irishcoinage.com/
Israel: http://sheqel.info/1-1.htm
Islamic: http://www.islamiccoinsgroup.50g.com/
Islamic, medieval: http://users.rcn.com/j-roberts/
Isle of Man: http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/manxsoc/msvol17/index.htm#contents
Italian States from the French Revolution until 1870: http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/StatiItaliani.htm
Jersey: http://jerseycoins.com/
Maria Theresia Talers and Restrikes: http://www.jdsworld.net/article/m_theresa_thalers.html
Netherlands, kingdom: http://www.numismania.luites.nl/english.htm
Netherlands, copper coins of the Republic (Dutch): http://www.duiten.nl/
New Zealand: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "New Zealand")
Portugal (Portuguese): http://www.moedas.org/
Russia (medieval) Russian: http://www.kgcoins.narod.ru/index.htm
San Marino: http://www.aasfn.sm/english/english.htm
Spain (Spanish): http://www.maravedis.org/index.html
UK: see Great Britain and England
USA: http://www.coins.nd.edu/
USA, State quarters: http://home.mchsi.com/~reno2/state.htm
Vatican: http://www.vaticanstate.va/EN/Services/Philatelic_and_Numismatic_Office/emissioni_monete.htm
Venice: http://home.mchsi.com/~reno2/state.htm
Venezuela: http://numismatica.cheng-ca.com/en/index.htm
World coins: http://69.55.175.34/

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Sites relating to tokens, medals and banknotes with a catalogue-like character
Unless noted otherwise, sites are in English

Alaska tokens, medals, scrip, bingles: http://www.alaskatokens.com/pages/tokens.html
Australia: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "Australia", then on "traders tokens")
Banknotes: http://www.banknotes.com/images.htm
China, charms and amulets: http://primaltrek.com/
Counters: http://www.freewebs.com/rechenpfennig/
France, Napoleonic medals: http://fortiter.napoleonicmedals.org/
France, Napoleonic medals: http://maxentius.lamoneta.it/MedaglieNapoleoniche.htm
France, emergency money (French): http://www.jetons-monnaie.net/p/necessite.html
Great Britain, pub tokens: http://www.mernick.co.uk/thn/pub_tokens.htm
Netherlands, trade tokens (Dutch): http://www.dutchtokens.com/content.asp
New Zealand: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/ (click on "New Zealand", then on "traders tokens")
Parking tokens: http://www.parkingtokens.com/tokens.php
Plantation tokens: www.plantagegeld.nl mostly, but not completely Dutch
Telephone tokens: http://www.worldpayphones.com/units/unit-tokens.htm
USA, hard times tokens: http://www.hardtimestokens.com/index.html
USA, tax tokens:  http://www.taxtoken.org/

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Members' web sites

To see a list of members who have their own web page

1. Click on the "MEMBERS" tab right below the news item and above the path of the page you are looking at.
2. Click on the column header Website (4th column of the members list)

You should see a small white triangle right of the word Website. The members list is now sorted to show members with a web site on top. The little globes in the column are linked to Members' web sites

Peter

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To add your own web site:

• Click on your handle anywhere (mine is "Figleaf"), including in the list of members, or click the "profile" tag (5th from left in row that starts with "HOME")
• Click on "Forum Profile Information", scroll down if necessary
• Fill in the last two fields

To promote your web site in your signature, do the same thing with the field just above.

Peter