In 1609 Henry Hudson in the alve Maen disregarded orders from his patron, The Dutch East Indian Company, who had hired him to find a route to Chine through the
Artic over Russia, and turned west to North America. eventually, he entered into New York Harbor, sent crew to explore what is today Coney Island, and then
moved on to Manhattan Island where he traaded with natives and moved on up the Hundson River to the Albany Area, being the first to map all this area.
His crew member, Robert Juet, kept a log and recorded the discovery of Manhattan, calling it "Manna-hata" after what the Lenepe Indians called the Island, which is
roughly transslated as Island of Hills. Hudson's exposition was the basis for Dutch claims to the area and eventually settled, Albany, New Amsterdam, Broklyn and
Kingston as the core of the New Netherlands.
In 2009 the Dutch celebrated this discovery with an outstanding coin, The Netherlands Zilber 400 Jaar Manhattan Commerative Five Euro Coin, one of the truly great designs of the early part of the 21st century. No other design has ever approached the detail that the Utrecht Mint carried out with this gem of a coin.
I ended up with two of these coins as I loved it so much that I ended up pawing it and causing the proof finish to tarnish.
2009 Dutch 400 Anniversity of the Discovery of Manhattan Obverse |
Detail of the 2009 Dutch 400 Anniversity of the Discovery of Manhattan Obverse |
Discovery of Manhattan Obverse in hand |
Discovery of Manhattan Reverse |
Discovery of Manhattan Reverse Closeup |
Discovery of Manhattan Reverse extreme detail |
Discovery of Manhattan detail |
Discovery of Manhattan Side Lettering |
Downtown Map of the same area |
Those photographs taken in 2009 is of the first coin and the detail was obtained using a magnifying glass in conjunction with the camera.
The New coin was aquired in 2012 as a replacement and these new photographs were taken with an updates 13.2 Megpx Sony Cybershot.
Discovery of Manhattan Obverse |
Discovery of Manhattan Reverse |
Discovery of Manhattan Reverse |
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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