the German military—like other major powers engaged in the conflict—employed shrapnel-based munitions as part of their standard artillery arsenal
a significant change was introduced when Spain began issuing a new version made of nickel-brass
such as the widely used 7
and some of its issues continued to circulate well after the fall of the empire
Venetian bronze torneselo coins were small-denomination copper or billon (low-silver content) coins minted by the Republic of Venice
Dutch East India Co. | Copper Duit Ancient the German military—like other majorHistory of the Artifact These copper duit coins were issued by the Dutch East India Company (VOC), one of historys most powerful trading entities, which controlled vast portions of global trade during the 17th and 18th centuries. The coins, minted in VOC controlled locations such as Batavia (modern day Jakarta), Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka), and the Cape of Good Hope, feature the distinctive VOC monogram and the date of minting on the obverse, with