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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;svessien, post: 5243210, member: 15481&quot;][ATTACH=full]1218040[/ATTACH]</p><p>Too youg to be ancient, but too fun to not be posted in this thread, the «brilledukat» (glass ducat) that was struck in very few numbers in 1647, is said to be the result of the endeavours of Christian IV to find gold in Norway. There was plenty of silver in the mines of Kongsberg, and the king expected that where one could find silver, one could also find gold.</p><p>After serious attempts to discover gold, the geologists had to return to Copenhagen with only a very small amount of the metal. The image of glasses is thought to have been satirical, with the latin expression «<i>vide mira domi» - «behold the domestic wonders». </i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>When [USER=77704]@panzerman[/USER] has collected all the gold types of the world, he will still have this one left. :<i>)</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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