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Smithwick Numismatics

Digitization And The Fall Of A Goliath

Explore the 1980s, a decade dominated by a declining Soviet Union and a heavily rebuilt US military. Despite an aggressive arms race, most of the decade was dominated by spy craft and secret wars. There was a revolution of digital technology in the west. While the Soviet Union remained mired in Afghanistan. The 80s ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Penny, Coins of The Great White North: 1 Penny (Canada, 1984)-Reference

Rakoto Frah, A Malagasy Musical Icon: 1,000 Francs (Madagascar, 1983)-Reference

The Salty Port Of Toamasina: 500 Ariary (Madagascar, 1983)-Reference

The Second Founding Of Buenos Aires: 500,000 Pesos (Argentina, 1982)-Reference

Creation Of The Flag Redux: 10 Austral Overprint (Argentina, 1985)-Reference Variant

Marshall Bolognesi, Patron Of The Peruvian Army: 100,000 Intis (Peru, 1989)-Reference

Cerrón Grande, The Great Dam Of El Salvador: 1 Colón(El Salvador, 1982)-Reference

Villarroel, The Bolivian Juan Perón Redux: 5 Centavos Overprint (Bolivia, 1987)-Reference Variant

Villarroel, The Bolivian Juan Perón: 50,000 Peso Bolivianos (Bolivia, 1984)-Reference

The Fall And Rebirth Of The Hotel Llao Llao: 1 Peso (Argentina, 1983)-Reference

Monument To The National Flag: 5 Pesos (Argentina, 1983)-Reference

On The Edge, Of The Americas: 100 Pesos (Argentina, 1983)-Reference

The Thang Long Bridge, The Joiner Of Hanoi: 2 Dong (Vietnam, 1980)-Reference

On The Perfume River, Along The Purple Forbidden City: 5 Dồng (Vietnam, 1985)-Reference

Floriano Peixoto, The Iron Marshal: 100 Cruzeiros (Brazil, 1981)-Reference

Red Gold, The Colombia Coffee Harvest: 200 Peso Oro (Colombia, 1982)-Reference

Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Girl: 100,000 Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1989)-Article

Notes Of The Hard Dinar, The Maiden: 1 Million Dinara (Yugoslavia, 1989)-Article

The Tale of ‘Ina-moe-Aitu: 10 Dollars (Cook Islands, 1987)-Reference

From Paramaribo To The Stalag, The Story Of Anton De Kom: 5 Gulden (Suriname, 1986)-Reference

From Paramaribo To The Stalag, The Story Of Anton De Kom: 10 Gulden (Suriname, 1988)-Reference

Founder Of The National Awakening: 1,000 Rupiah (Indonesia, 1980)-Reference

The Travels of Marco Polo: 1,000 Lires (Italy, 1982)-Reference

The Tomb Of The Most Learned: 1 Rupee (Pakistan, 1983)-Reference

Notes Of New Guinea, Native Crafts: 2 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 1981)-Reference

Notes Of New Guinea, Trade Goods: 10 Kina (Papua New Guinea, 1985)-Reference

Thula, The Mountainside Village: 10 Riels (Yemen, 1983)-Reference

Notes Of Bangladesh, The Spotted Deer: 1 Taka (Bangladesh, 1982)-Reference

The Poet And The Mountain: 10 Korun (Czechoslovakia, 1986)-Reference

Notes Of The Himalayan Kingdom, The Indian Antelope: 10 Rupee (Nepal, 1985)-Reference

Notes Of The Himalayan Kingdom, The Indian Leopard: 2 Rupees (Nepal, 1981)-Reference

Notes Of The New Shilling, The Watering Hole: 5 Shillings (Uganda, 1987)-Reference

Notes Of The New Shilling, The Bountiful River: 10 Shillings (Uganda, 1987)-Reference

Dionysus In South Arabia, The Capital: 20 Riels (Yemen, 1985)-Reference

Francisco De Caldas, The Learned: 20 Peso Oro (Columbia, 1983)-Reference

From Paramaribo To The Stalag, The Story Of Anton De Kom: 250 Gulden (Suriname, 1988)-Reference

Notes Of The First Sudanese Pound: 50 Piastres (Sudan, 1407/1987)-Reference

Pins Of The USSR: Komsomol Membership Pin (Soviet Union, 1970s-80s)-Reference

Notes Of The First Sudanese Pound: 1 Pound (Sudan, 1407/1987)-Reference

Notes Of The First Sudanese Pound: 25 Piastres (Sudan, 1407/1987)-Reference

The Marshall, Jaguar, And Condor: 5,000 Bolivianos (Bolivia, 1984)-Reference

Sebastián De Belalcázar, The Conquistador Founder: 10 Sucres (Ecuador, 1988)-Reference