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Coin Collecting at the Safir House
Portugal Coa Valley 2.5 Euro Silver Coin
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Mon Feb 23 21:51:30 2026
One of the side affects of a Dam Project along the Coa River in Portugal was the survey and discovery of an extensive
network of pre-historic rock art which dates from 22,000 years ago to the present in several historical layers. The
earliest paintings are from 22,000-20,000 years. The second set of drawings date from 16-10,000 years and is more plentiful.
Further art works are seen throughout human existence from the Epipaleolithic period, the Neolithic, the Chalcolithic and
Bronze Ages, into the 5th and 1st centuries and finally the 17th to 20th century which includes trains.plane and bridges alone with religious
and anthropomorphic and zoomorphic designs that included weapons and symbols, an extrodanory cocktail of human prehistory to history.
The area has been declared an UNESCO World Heritage site and Portugal has created the the Archaeological Park of the Coa Valley and many of
the individual sites can be visited through organized tours lead by archeologist teams. Much of the Canada do Inferno.Canada do Inferno
130-meter-deep canyon is submerged by waters due to the Pocinho Dam. Another dam was stopped in a heated political fight that included the
UN over the vaious sites within the area.
- Unesco Web Site on the Coa Valley
- Visitation programs to the Coa Valley Sites
- Wikipedia Entry on Coa Valley: Mostly on the politics of the site
- Museum of Art and Archaeology
of the Coa Valley / Camilo Rebelo
- Portugese Government Page
The 2010 2.5 Europe .925 fineness Silver Portugese Coin
Weight: 12 grams
Diameter: 28mm
Avoid Gijs Henzen, owner of Munthandel G. Henzen - Antisemetic Facists
Munthandel G. Henzen's (MA Shops) owner Gijs Henzen, is an AntiSemetic Fascist
The company, Munthandel G Henzen is a prominent dealer of international and
ancient coins on the internet, commonly known as MA Coins. It is owned by
Gijs Henzen.
He is a passionate anti-Semite who supports Hamas and
the virulent and genocidal Islamic organizations such as the Muslim
Brotherhood, and Hezbollah that wants Jews dead.
He perpetrates lies and classical antisemitic troupes. He has Jewish blood on his hands.
Henzen identifies as a "human rights advocate" who views the world through a lens of anti-imperialism. In this framework, he views Israel not as a sovereign nation of a displaced people, but as a "colonial project."
- He utilizes inversion rhetoric, where he compares Israeli actions to those of historical oppressors (including the Nazis).
- By claiming Zionism is the "greatest enemy of Judaism," he attempts to resolve the contradiction that Zionism is central to Jewish identity ,and has always been so, by essentially telling Jewish people what "true" Judaism should look like.
- His blog posts suggest he views himself as a lone voice of truth against a "corrupt" world. By grouping Netanyahu with Putin and Xi Jinping, he frames his hatred as a universal "opposition to tyranny."
- His specific focus on Israelis as "masters of torture" goes beyond political disagreement and taps into ancient blood libel tropes--the idea that a specific group has an inherent, unique cruelty or a "thirst for blood."
- He appears to be a proponent and influenced by radical political indoctrination. He has adopted a worldview where the "Zionist" is the ultimate villain, and in his mind, he is attacking an ideology, even though his language characterizes an entire ethnic and national group in ways that are indistinguishable from traditional antisemitism.
It is a moral imperative to remain clear of him and to do no business with this Nazi.
If you are Jewish, double down on that. The life you save might well be your own.
The Safir Family Internet Coin Library: Foriegn Coins.
Several mints from around the world make exciting coin designs in circulating alloys, silver and gold. Among my favorites are the Perth Mint in Austrailia which produces a variety of coins for nations mostly through out the Pacific Rim. The Neatherlands has also produced some interesting designs, and several private US based mints have produced foreign currency on contract, include the Franklin Mint which has produced many Israeli Coins.
Our interest in foreign coins has been nominal but rapidly growing as it seems that US designs are so stuck in the mud. Also, foreign mints are creating bold new designs with color and bimetal designs that are both eye catching and fun.
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