Thursday, December 8, 2011
New 100 pesos with UP College of Law Seal
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas issued a commemorative 100 peso note bearing the seal of the UP College of Law. This is in line with the 100 years celebration of the UP College of Law.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Viking Coins
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The above coins were replica of the viking coins. I was able to purchase those coins at Varmland Museum, Sweden during my attendance at the ITM for Asia sponsored by SIDA and Life Academy.
The Creation of Adam Medal (year 1992)
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Official Vatican Museum medal issued in 1992 commemorating the art of the Vatican Museums.This medal is .925 silver, 40mm across, weighing 24 grams. Beautiful matte uncirculated condition. However, I have it gold plated.
This is the first Vatican medal of the series, it was coined in 1992. Opens the collection and the first trilogy inspired by the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
The Sistine Chapel is universally recognized as one of the most important and famous paintings in the world. The inspiration of Michelangelo is immortalized in this enchanted place!first medal of the collection could not have had symbolically a best baptism : "The Creation of Adam".
In the "straight" is represented one of the most important scenes in the Sistine Chapel: The Creation of Adam". " God created man in His own image, in the image of God he created him. (Genesis 1:27). To date there is no work in the world that can better represent this revelation! The top of the medal bears the inscription: "Michelangelo".
source:http://www.medals-vatican.com/vatican_gold_medal_year_1992.html
The Last Judgement Medal (1994)
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Official Vatican Museum medal issued in 1994 commemorating the art of the Vatican Museums.This medal is .925 silver, 40mm across, weighing 24 grams. Beautiful matte uncirculated condition. However, I have it gold plated.
This medal of the Vatican was minted in 1994 and is the third in the series. It closes the trilogy inspired by the frescoes in the Sistine Chapel.
In 1535 Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Clement VII to paint the Last Judgement on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel.
In the "straight" is depicted the detail of a central scene taken from "Il Giudizio Universale". Michelangelo represents the time immediately preceding the sentence of God, with Christ the Judge in the act of rising from his throne of clouds, his arms raised as if to soothe the fury surrounding.
Next to him there is the Virgin.The bottom of the coin reports the inscription: "Michelangelo".
In the "straight" is depicted the detail of a central scene taken from "Il Giudizio Universale". Michelangelo represents the time immediately preceding the sentence of God, with Christ the Judge in the act of rising from his throne of clouds, his arms raised as if to soothe the fury surrounding.
Next to him there is the Virgin.The bottom of the coin reports the inscription: "Michelangelo".
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| Reverse In the "reverse" is reproduced the Christ, the Virgin, the Saints and Elect. The medal is written at the top "Anno 1994" and under "Musei Vaticani III". |
BSP 60th year Anniversary Banknotes
The above notes are the banknotes issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) commemorating their 60th anniversary last September 11, 2009. They have issued in the following denominations: 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000. Take note that the 20 and 200 denominations were replacement note or a star note.