India Silver Rupee Queen Victoria Obverse Crowned head of Empress Victoria surrounded by lettering. The word 'Queen' changed to 'Empress' from the previous design. Lettering: VICTORIA EMPRESS Engraver:

Russia Silver Coin Ruble Nikolai II Obverse Portrait of the Emperor Nikolai II. Lettering: Б.М.НИКОЛАЙ II ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОСС. Translation: By God's grace Nikolai II Emperor and Autocrat of

During my visit in Penang with my wife, we choose to stay at the heritage Cheong Fatt Tze Blue Mansion. Cheong Fatt Tze is know as the Rockerfellow of the east because of his wealth and the mansion is

For all you gold bugs out there, this is the holy bible. Try to get your hand on one if you can, but be-warned you will feel the burn in your pocket after it. Ok I think I only can show a few pages for

Farquhar Mansion Penang If andyboy is going to visit Penang, this restaurant is deferentially a must try. My wife and I had a fine dining 10 course meal on the last night of our stay in Penang. We were

Ok this post I will share some of the interesting stuff I saw at the Penang Old Musesum in Malaysia. They have some interesting facts about how the weights are calculated in olden time and traditional

Obverse Head of King Umberto I facing left. The date is below the neck and the name of the engraver is in the neck-cut Lettering: UMBERTO I RE D'ITALIA SPERANZA 1882 Reverse Savoia crowned coat of arms

2 Bolívares Obverse Coat f arms with legend at top. Weight, date and fineness at bottom. Lettering: • ESTADOS UNIDOS DE VENEZUELA • GRAM.10 • 1922 • LEI 835 Translation: United States of Venezuela 10 grams

Last night I took a walk along the river park just beside my estate and here are some photos of the newer estates in Singapore. Please note that 80% of Singaporean stays in HDB Flats which are public housing

Chijmes Singapore After my whining about Burger King and McDonald's I think I should share some of the nicer stuff that I had with my wife this week. We went to a place called Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ and

1907 1 Peso Philippines US Administration Obverse Eagle above shield, date below. Mintmark to left of date Reverse Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active

1944 50 Centavo Philippines US Administration Obverse Eagle above shield, date below. Mintmark to left of date Reverse Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active

1944 20 Centavo Philippines US Administration Obverse Eagle above shield, date below. Mintmark to left of date Reverse Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active

1944 10 Centavo Philippines US Administration Obverse Eagle above shield, date below. Mintmark to left of date Reverse Lady standing wearing flowing dress, right hand holding hammer resting on anvil. Active

1944 1 Centavo Philippines US Administration Obverse Eagle above shield of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Reverse Shirtless man seated beside hammer and anvil. An active volcano (Mt. Mayon) on right

1944 1 Centavo Philippines US Administration Obverse Eagle above shield of the Commonwealth of the Philippines Reverse Shirtless man seated beside hammer and anvil. An active volcano (Mt. Mayon) on right

1918 Straits Settlement 10 Cents Portrait King George V Weight 2.71 grams Silver Purity 40% Estimated Bullion value = 2.71 grams x Spot Price x 40% If you look back in British History, they started a war

1935 Straits Settlement 20 Cents Portrait King George V Weight 5.43 grams Silver Purity 60% Estimated Bullion value = 5.43 grams x Spot Price x 60% Lower face value lower silver content but if you got

Zeri Mahbub-Mahmud I (AD1731) Arab Words Weight about 2.4 grams Gold Purity ? Estimated Bullion value = ? Now this is something interesting, when I first got it, the coin was really dirty covered in some

After a visit to Singapore's only Precious Metal refinery Metalor and seeing their refining capacity, I think I have finally figure out why did government of Singapore removed our GST Good and Service