Saturday, May 14, 2016

Highlighting 6,897+ Tokens on Colnect

We at Colnect are happy to celebrate the achievements of the Tokens category. The catalog has come such a long way from its humble beginning of 100 tokens, and has now grown to feature over 6,897 tokens from 126 countries.

http://colnect.com/tokens/token/2869-Canciller_Wines-Wine_Tokens-Argentinahttp://colnect.com/tokens/token/2869-Canciller_Wines-Wine_Tokens-Argentina
"Canciller Wines" (Argentina), from the Colnect catalog

New tokens are added every day, with hundreds added every month. The catalog maintains a high standard, showcasing every single token with beautiful quality images. This is all thanks to the wonderful efforts made by the Tokens Coordinator, Hernan Bofill [hbofill12], the Editors and Contributors.

http://colnect.com/tokens/token/1186-Vaduz_Castle-Tourist_tokens-Liechtensteinhttp://colnect.com/tokens/token/1186-Vaduz_Castle-Tourist_tokens-Liechtenstein
                                                       "Vaduz Castle" (Liechtenstein), from the Colnect catalog

Last year we celebrated the Numismatic Delight of having over 5,000 Tokens on the catalog, and already we see that over 1,234 tokens have been added since.

http://colnect.com/tokens/token/308-1_Cent-1913~1968_-_Token_coinage-Cocos_Keeling_Islandshttp://colnect.com/tokens/token/308-1_Cent-1913~1968_-_Token_coinage-Cocos_Keeling_Islands
"1 Cent" (Cocos (Keeling) Islands), from the Colnect catalog

The type of tokens most added this year is Numismatic Medals, many from Poland, but also from Mozambique and the UK.

http://colnect.com/tokens/token/3631-Czech_Glass_Exhibition_-_Dark_Blue-Czech_Glass_Exhibition-Soviet_Union_USSR
                                                                "Czech Glass Exhibition" (Russia), from the Colnect catalog


Would like to join as a contributor on the Tokens catalog as well? You are welcome to learn more on the Token Catalog Contribution help page. Want to contribute on another catalog, help with translations or even start a new category on Colnect? Please see our Contributor Guide.

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Colnect has 1,234 Casino Cards now!

Hi Colnectors, we have reached a new milestone - 1,234 Casino Cards! ;)
Do you collect casino cards?
http://colnect.com/casino_cards/casino_card/548-Khreschatyk_club_Imperial-Kiev-Ukraine
"Khreschatyk Club Imperial" (Ukraine), from the Colnect catalog


The catalog is not so big, but we still find this success quite remarkable.

We have over 45 countries in the catalog at the moment.  
As well as 185 chains of casinos! And of course the numbers keep growing :)


http://colnect.com/casino_cards/casino_card/550-Shangri-La_Golden_Circle-Shangri-La-India_Republic
"Shangri - La Golden Circle" (India), from the Colnect catalog

The Casino Cards catalog has been created together with the Gift Cards catalog several years ago and has seen quite some improvement since then.

http://colnect.com/casino_cards/casino_card/836-Casino_Viva_M%C3%A9xico-Monterrey-Mexico
"Casino Viva México" (Mexico), from the Colnect catalog


We'd like to thank the category's coordinator Motie Krawitz, [motikr], and databse coordinator Grigor Kashov, [eurolift], for leading the category into the right direction.

http://colnect.com/casino_cards/casino_card/542-Imperia-Moscow-Russia
"Imperia" (Russia), from the Colnect catalog


Finally, thanks to our 900+ contributors and 190+ editors, we are marking the new milestone in Colnect's 2016 chapter.
http://colnect.com/casino_cards/casino_card/765-Casino_Cafe_Reduta-No_Chain-Slovakia
"Casino Cafe Reduta" (Slovakia), from the Colnect catalog

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Follow the guidelines here.


Happy Colnecting!

Monday, April 4, 2016

65,656 Banknotes on Colnect!

We are already reaching a new milestone - 65,656 Banknotes! So, now we are taking a moment to appreciate all the new items that were added, as well as the catalog in general.


http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/17273-500_Florin-2003-2012_Issue-Aruba
http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/17273-500_Florin-2003-2012_Issue-Aruba
"50 Florin" (Aruba), from the Colnect catalog

As the catalog is very popular and is one of the veteran Colnect categories, it experiences rapid growth every year. Our last milestone was in late June, marking 60,006 banknotes, and now, after 9 months, we have added more than 50,000 collectibles. 

http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/3047-50_Dinara-1992_Issue_Republika_Srpska_Krajina-Croatia
http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/3047-50_Dinara-1992_Issue_Republika_Srpska_Krajina-Croatia
"50 Dinara" (Croatia), from the Colnect catalog

The catalog includes 290+ Countries, 6 Compositions, 300+ Printers, 300+ Years, 250+ Face Values, 700+ Currencies, 17 Catalogs, as well as, Newly Added, where you can browse new banknotes added 1, 3, 7, 14 and 30 days ago.

http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/28355-100_Kroner-1999-2013_Issue-Norway
http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/28355-100_Kroner-1999-2013_Issue-Norway
"100 Kroner" (Norway), from the Colnect catalog

Banknotes category is taken care of by two co-coordinators Vidami Istvan [mozistv] and Imre Csendes [SethChimera]. Thank you for your devotion and help!
In addition, we thank our 900+ Contributors and almost 200 Editors for adding so many collectibles every single day.

http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/12588-20_Hryven-2003-2015_Issue-Ukraine
http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/12588-20_Hryven-2003-2015_Issue-Ukraine
"20 Hryven" (Ukraine), from the Colnect catalog

And now, we would like to show you some special banknotes from all over the world, as well as some interesting facts about them.
For example, to deal with hyperinflation that reached the crazy level of 231 million %, Zimbabwe's government issued a $100 trillion note (1 with 14 zeroes — making it the note with the highest face value in the world). It is one of the most favourite and popular items in every banknotes collection ;)

100,000,000,000,000 Dollar
100,000,000,000,000 Dollar Back
"100,000,000,000,000 Dollars" (Zimbabwe), from the Colnect catalog

Another interesting fact is that Queen Elizabeth II’s portrait has graced the currencies of 33 different countries. Nobody has beat her record yet. Canada was the first to use the British monarch's photo, in 1935, when it printed the 9-year-old Princess on its $20 notes.

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Dollars-1935_Issues-Canada
"20 Dollars" (Canada), from the Colnect catalog

The Queen is frequently shown in formal royal attire, although Canada and Australia prefer to depict her in a plain dress and pearls. And while many countries update their currencies to reflect the Queen's advancing age, others enjoy keeping her young.

http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/607-1_Dollar-1966-1972_ND_Issue-Australia
http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/607-1_Dollar-1966-1972_ND_Issue-Australia
"1 Dollar" (Australia), from the Colnect catalog

And finally, the world's largest single banknote is the 100,000-piso note created by the government of the Philippines in 1998. Designed to celebrate a century of independence from the Spanish rule, the note was offered only to collectors, who could purchase one of the limited-edition notes for 180,000 pisos, or about $3,700.

http://colnect.com/banknotes/banknote/28911-100000_Piso-1998_Centennial_of_the_First_Republic_Commemorative_Issues-Philippines
100000_Piso-1998_Centennial_of_the_First_Republic_Commemorative_Issues-Philippines
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100,000 Piso" (Philippines), from the Colnect catalog


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