Bulgarian grammar is the grammar of the Bulgarian language. The Bulgarian language is a South Slavic language that also is one of the members of the Balkan sprachbund. As such, it shares several grammatical innovations with the other southwest Balkan languages that set it apart from other Slavic languages. These include a […]

The Magdalen Islands had only one coin - a 1 Penny token issued in 1815 by Sir Isaac Coffin.

The obverse of the coin depicts a seal on an ice floe. It is inscribed ‘MAGDALEN ISLAND TOKEN 1815′. The reverse of the coin depicts two gutted fish similar to that depicted on 1/2d. tokens from […]

The triens was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic valued at one-third of an as (4 unciae). The most common design for the triens was the bust of Minerva and four pellets (indicating four unciae) on the obverse and the prow of a galley on the reverse. It was not a […]

The sixpence coin was a pre-decimal coin and worth 1/40 of an Irish pound. The coin was originally struck in nickel, like the threepence coin and was very well wearing. The metal was changed to cupronickel in 1942 as the metal became more valuable; this coin is less well wearing and consisted of 75% copper […]

This article is about a coin. For other meanings, and similar words, see Pistol (disambiguation).

Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d’Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European […]

The farthing coin () was the smallest value coin of the pre-decimal Irish pound at 1/960 of the pound, ¼d. Long before decimalisation the coin had lost much of its value through inflation and during the 1960s no coins were produced for general circulation; those minted in 1966 were produced only for commemoration sets.

The design […]

This article is about a coin. For other meanings, and similar words, see Pistol (disambiguation).

Pistole is the French name given to a Spanish gold coin in use in 1537; it was a double escudo, the gold unit. The name was also given to the Louis d’Or of Louis XIII of France, and to other European […]

Words is the title of several songs:

Words (Bee Gees song), a late 1960s song by the Bee Gees

Words (F.R. David song), a 1982 song by F.R. David

Words (Madonna song), a song by Madonna from her 1992 album Erotica

Words (Doves song), a song by the Doves from their 2002 album The Last Broadcast

Words (Missing Persons song), […]

Medallic orientation (or medal alignment or variations of these) is a feature of coins. When viewing one side of a coin with medallic orientation, correct side up, the coin must be flipped about its vertical axis in order to see the other side the correct way up. In other words, the image on one […]

There are a great many non-Indo-European roots in the Germanic languages. These are words which have no cognate anywhere in language outside of the Germanic languages. Linguists estimate that as many as thirty percent of words in the basic vocabularies of the Germanic languages are not Indo-European-derived words.

One group of such words has to do […]

This article is about the gambling coin game. For other uses, see Nickel (disambiguation).

Nickels is a gambling coin game played with any desired denomination of coins. It is played on a flat, hard surface next to a back wall, such as the side of a building or a street curb. The objective of […]

A behavior-shaping constraint, also sometimes referred to as a forcing function, or poka-yoke, is a technique used in error-tolerant design to prevent the user from making common errors or mistakes. One example is the reverse lockout on the transmission of a moving automobile.

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A paper that includes the concept

Architectures of Control in Design, a […]

The halfpenny coin was the smallest denomination of the Irish pound which was decimalised on Decimal Day, February 15, 1971 it was one of three new designs introduced all in bronze. The coin suffered from the effects of inflation and very few were produced beyond the initial run for 1971. The coin was removed from […]

The bes was an Ancient Roman bronze coin produced during the Roman Republic. The bes, valued at two-thirds of an as (8 unciae), was only produced in 126 BC by C. Cassius in combination with the dodrans, another very rare denomination which was valued at three-fourths of an as.

See also

Roman currency

Ancient Greek coinage

Roller […]

The penny coin was the third smallest denomination of the Irish pound at 1/240 of a pound. At the time of the coin’s introduction it was described as “most frequently used by the women of the house and by the children”, this description today would almost certainly lead to accusations of sexism but in […]

The shilling coin was a pre-decimal coin and worth 1/20 of an Irish pound. The coin featured the bull and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1942 contained 75% silver, this Irish coin had a higher content than the equivalent British coin. It is believed that this was done so that the […]

The quadrigatus was a medium-sized silver coin produced by the Roman Republic during the 3rd century BC. The obverse featured a young janiform bust and the reverse featured Victory driving a quadriga, giving the coin its name, with the inscription “ROMA” below.

The coin weighed about 6.8 grams (6 scruples), consistent with a didrachma. The coin […]

This is one of the slightly more obscure “Greatest Hits” collections, in the form of an LP. The sides of the record both have different themes for songs: “Softer” and “Harder’.

Track listing
(Side One - The Softer Side Of Klaatu)

“Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”

“Sub-Rosa Subway”

“The Loneliest Of Creatures”

“Dear Christine”

“Knee Deep In Love”

“The Love Of A Woman”

(Side […]

The florin coin (more commonly known as the two-shilling coin) was a pre-decimal coin and worth 1/10 of an Irish pound. The coin featured the salmon and the original minting of the coin from 1928 until 1943 contained 75% silver, a higher content than the equivalent British coin. It is believed that this was done […]

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Five pence may refer to:

A British five pence coin, a decimal subdivision of the pound sterling.

An Irish five pence coin, a decimal subdivision of the now defunct Irish pound.

Old Coin and Currency Values Additional information on coin values may be obtained by […]

The semis (literally meaning half) was small Roman bronze coin that was valued at half an as. During the Roman Republic, the semis was distinguished by an ‘S’ (indicating semis) or 6 dots (indicating a theoretical weight of 6 unciae). The coin featured a bust of Saturn on the obverse, and the prow of a […]

In astrology, the grand sextile is an aspect pattern made between six planets or other stellar bodies, which are all placed approximately or exactly 60 degrees apart from each other, forming six sextiles. When viewing the horoscope the configuration will appear to be a hexagram across the natal chart. The grand sextile is […]

Music for Hangovers is a live album and DVD by the rock band Cheap Trick. The album is a compilation from the band’s four nights at The Metro in Chicago, Illinois. On each of the four nights, Cheap Trick played one of their first four albums in their entirety to open the show, coinciding with […]

Coins are made from one or more coinage metals.

Many coinage metals are from Group 11 of the Periodic table, but not all of them. Precious metals are used in bullion coins and some collectable coins.

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List of metals and their alloys which have been used in coins

R.O.M.A. Coin Home to us at a coin […]

Nickle may refer to:

Nickle programming language, a numeric oriented programming language

Nickle, another name for the European woodpecker

Nickle is an alternative, rarely-used spelling for:

nickel, the chemical element

Nickel (Canadian coin), a five-cent coin

Nickel (United States coin), a five-cent coin

Also see

Nickel (disambiguation)

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