by rumnicoin | Feb 22, 2025 | Auction 1, Auctions
This 1908 Coomassie Agricultural Show First Prize Medal from the Gold Coast (modern-day Ghana) is a stunning piece of African history. Featuring an elephant with its trunk raised, set against a palm tree and mountain backdrop, this medal was awarded for excellence in...
by rumnicoin | Feb 22, 2025 | Auction 1, Auctions
Rumnicoin’s inaugural auction features several rare and collectible coins, medals, tokens, and medallions showcasing these majestic creatures. From historical depictions to symbolic representations, these elephant-themed pieces are part of The Rumney Animal-Themed...
by rumnicoin | Feb 22, 2025 | Auction 1, Auctions
The final snake-themed lot in Rumnicoin’s upcoming auction is this 1912 Pennsylvania Medallion, issued for the University of Pennsylvania Medical Alumni Society. The design features a snake ascending a mitre, a powerful symbol of wisdom, healing, and...
by rumnicoin | Feb 22, 2025 | Auction 1, Auctions
The fourth snake-themed lot in our upcoming auction is this 1878 Mexican Hacienda 5 Cents Token from Tuxpanco—a rare piece of Mexico’s numismatic and economic history. 🇲🇽 The obverse features Mexico’s iconic eagle holding a snake in its beak, perched on a cactus, a...
by rumnicoin | Feb 22, 2025 | Auction 1, Auctions
The third of our five snake-themed lots is this rare 1909 British India Bombay Medical Congress silver medallion. The obverse features Hygieia, the Greek goddess of health, feeding a snake from a patera (sacrificial bowl)—a timeless symbol of medicine and healing. The...
by rumnicoin | Feb 22, 2025 | Auction 1, Auctions
The second of five snake-themed lots in Rumnicoin’s upcoming auction is this rare 19th-century German silver love token, a beautifully symbolic piece from Berlin (1856–1900).One side features two parrots—love birds—perched in a tree, while the reverse showcases a...
