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2- 1000 Yugoslavian Dinars. The dinars are gray and the front features a woman with fruit and fields and farming equipment int he background. The number "1000" is also featured on the front right side of the bill. It also appears in the center on the back of the bill within a circle with people-figures holding hands. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Reporting Rates as of March 31, 1981, 1 Yugoslavian Dinar was equal to $20.60. The bank notes belonged to Armand J. Galfo,U.S. Air Force Reserves officer and Assistant Dean of the School of Education at the College of William and Mary between 1965 and 1966. The bank notes measures approximately 6.5in (length) x 3in. (width) and are in good condition. Both bank notes have creases in the middle where they have been folded. There is also blue ink bleeding on the back of Dinar a and on the front and back of Dinar b. Located in University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13), UA Paper/Print. UA 2007.063.11a-b

2-100 Yugoslavian Dinara. The bills are red and features a depiction of "Horsewoman" or the Monument of Peace that stands in front of the main building of the United Nations building in New York City. "Horsewoman" was created by Yugoslavian sculpter Antun Augustincic. The number "100" is also featured on the front of the bills to the right in red print. It is also featured on the back of the bills in the center within a circle with people-figures holding hands. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury Treasury Reporting Rates as of March 31, 1981, 1 Yugoslavian Dinar was equal to $20.60. The bank notes belonged to Armand J. Galfo, U.S. Air Force Reserves officer and Assistant Dean of the School of Education at the College of William and Mary between 1965 and 1966. The bills are made of cotton paper and measure aproximately 5.75in. (length) x 2.75 (width). The bills are in poor condition. Both are crinkled, have dirt stains, and their edges have various rips tears and bends. There is a worn crease in the center of bill a. That bill aslo has its top left and bottom right corners bent. Bill b has its bottom left corner bent. Located in University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13), UA Paper/Print. UA 2007.063.14a-b

1-copper fifty cent piece the front of which features Liberty's head in the center. "IN GOD WE TRUST" is inscribed in raised letters above Liberty's head 1908" is inscribed in raised numbers below her head. There are six stars on the left side of the front of the coin and seven on the right side of the front, making a total of thirteen. On the back of the coin the eagle of the Great Seal of the United States is depicted. There are thirteen stars above his head. "UNITED STATES OF AMERICA" is inscribed in an arch at the top of the back of the coin. "HALF DOLLAR" is inscribed on the bottom of the back of the coin. The coin was given to Armand Galfo for a speech at the PTA at the dedication of new jr.-sr. High School at Woodlawn Beach, 4th grade 1935. The coin measures approximately 1.125in. and is in fair condition. many of the the letters, numbers and images are worn smooth and there is discoloration all around the coin. Located in University Archives Artifact Collection (UA 13), UA Metals. UA 2007.063.04

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK February 1, 1936 #1006 Extremely interesting water color luncheon menu of the 21st of June, 1896, in the domain ""Eleenskole", which belonged to the Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich, uncle of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia. This menu was written and designed by the Grand Duchess Victoria Mellita of Hesse, wife of the Empress' brother, Grand Duke Ernst-Ludvig of Hesse, and who later became the wife of the Grand Duke Cyril Vladimirovich under the name of Victoria Feodorovna. The menu bears the following original signatures: Czar Nicholas II; Czarina Alexandra Feodorovna; Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich; Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna, sister of the Czarina and wife of the Grand Duke Sergei; Grand Duke Ernst-Ludwig of Hesse, brother of the Czarina; Victoria Mellita, his wife; and Victoria, Princess of Battenberg, sister of the Czarina.

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Transcription: [double-headed eagle] The Schaffer Collection of Russian Imperial Art Treasures ROCKEFELLER CENTER, NEW YORK October 29, 1935 #1017 Unusually beautiful solid gold cigarette case, elegantly embossed with sprays of leaves into which are mounted cabochon-cut rubies of beautiful color. A ruby of the same color, mounted in gold, serves as the catch which opens the case. It is signed by "Carl Fabergé", famous jeweler to the Russian Imperial family, who, because of his excellent craftsmanship and artistry, has often been termed the "Cellini" of the nineteenth century. From the belongings of Nicholas II, the late Czar of Russia. From the Alexander Palace at Tsarskoye Selo.