How do Americans celebrate Boston Tea Party today?

How do Americans celebrate Boston Tea Party today?

Aug 02 , 2023

Justin Nel

Today, Americans commemorate the Boston Tea Party as a significant event in their history through various means. Annually, a reenactment is held in...

St Helena and EIC

St Helena and EIC

May 15 , 2023

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The shared story of the island of St Helena and The East India Company stretches back to the mid-17th Century when the Company used the island as a...

Official King Charles III Portrait - St Helena

Official King Charles III Portrait - St Helena

Mar 24 , 2023

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EIC new official British Isles King Charles III effigy has been designed by the well-known artist, Glyn Davies. Following the death of Queen Elizab...

Discover Our Coin Designers

Discover Our Coin Designers

Mar 23 , 2023

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To this day, The East India Company’s coins are loved and collected all over the world, offering an breath-taking range of intricate designs create...

Decus et Tutamen

Decus et Tutamen

Mar 23 , 2023

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The origins and its relation to the Five Guinea gold coin of Charles II  The dedication “ Decus et Tutamen ” simply means – an decoration and a saf...

Creating our Coin Collections

Creating our Coin Collections

Mar 23 , 2023

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In the late 17th Century, as The East India Company’s spirit of exploration took it across the world, King Charles II awarded the Company the right...

A Rivalry Between Two World Class Engravers - Pistrucci V Wyon

A Rivalry Between Two World Class Engravers - Pistrucci V Wyon

Mar 23 , 2023

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In 1816 William Wyon, an Assistant Engraver at The Royal Mint, entered a competition to design new coins for the Great Recoinage. His submission, T...

Willian Wyon - St George & the Dragon

Willian Wyon - St George & the Dragon

Mar 23 , 2023

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In 1844 Wyon received a private commission from Queen Victoria’s husband, Prince Albert, to design a personal medal for the Prince Consort. Albert ...