Line drawing of a coin. In the centre is a portcullis gate with sharp points towards the bottom. There are chains hanging off the gate and it is topped by a crown

numismatics is for everyone

Numismatics is the study of coins, medals, banknotes, tokens and other monetary items. 

We don't want to gatekeep our subject - if you like coins, medals, tokens or banknotes, join us at our free hybrid conference on 15 September 2023

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coIn Conference - an inclusive numismatics event

Line drawing of a coin. In the centre is a shield with a cross that is surrounded by a wreath. The text reads THE COMMONWEALTH OF ENGLAND

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Line drawing of a coin. In the centre is a portrait of James I, he wears a crown and some fancy robes and faces right

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Line drawing of a coin. Portrait of Elizabeth I faces left. She wears a ruff and has long loose flowing hair, she wears a crown and there is a rose behind her head

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Line drawing of a coin, it reads BANK TOKEN 3 SHILL. 1811

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Line drawing of a coin. A face is at the bottom with lines of dots above, and above that antler or wave shapes. It's as weird as it sounds.

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CCBY logo. The Letters CC are in a circle on the left, and to the right is an image of a man in a circle with the letters BY below

Images on this site are licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. 

The black and white coin drawings on this site are from a copy of from Rogers Ruding, Annals of the coinage of Great Britain and its dependencies, 3rd edn (London: printed by Nichols, Son, and Bentley, 1840)

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Logo of the Royal Numismatic society. Three figures are holding coin making equipment whilst standing

This project has been made possible with the support of the Royal Numismatic Society, the Bank of England Museum, the British Numismatic Society and the UK Numismatic Trust.

Queering coinage: representation and respect is sponsored by Resonate, Warwick Institute of Engagement