Skrzytskyi Numizmatyka is an English-language, numismatic fan publication produced in Victoria, BC (Canada). Each issue is automatically released into the public domain.
This publication can best be described as “Numismatic Lite.” The goal is to write articles on coins and medals that are both interesting, entertaining, and informative. The target audience is members of the public who have a general interest in coin collecting.
All Issues are available for viewing or downloading from Internet Archive (https://archive.org).
Skrzytskyi Numizmatyka - Special Edition #001 – March 8, 2025
https://archive.org/details/snse-001-march-8-2025
Topics investigated In this issue:
01) The Timmins Coin Club
02) Mediaeval Inn Token
Skrzytskyi Numizmatyka - Special Edition #002 – April 24, 2025 – Updated: July 1, 2025
https://archive.org/details/snse-002-april-24-2025-updated-july-1-2025
Topics investigated In this issue:
01) Pietro Valentino Giampaoli
02) A Brief History of Greenland
03) The Edmonton Numismatic Society
Skrzytskyi Numizmatyka – Special Edition #003 – October 15, 2025
https://archive.org/details/snse-003-october-15-2025
Topics investigated In this issue:
01) Auberge du Coucou
02) Louie Louie’s Diner
03) General Omar Torrijos
04) Saskatoon Coin Club
Some Snippets:
Special Edition #001:
“If dogs had been allowed at this fine eating establishment, they would have all given it a rating of ‘two paws up.’”
Special Edition #002:
“His clothes were badly worn and his shoes eventually fell apart. With no money for new shoes, he created an artificial sole for his feet by walking on liquid asphalt and then on sand.”
“His brothers, Vittorio Giampaoli and Celestino Giampaoli, were his pupils and both achieved great success. Vittorio, who was passionate about solving technical problems, is known for being the first to use flexible tools and dental burs for engraving.”
“In 1540, an Icelandic seafarer visited the island and found a dead Norse Greenlander lying face down on the ground.”
“Numerous abandoned US military bases exist in Greenland, such as Bluie East Two Base, which operated from 1942 to 1947.”
Special Edition #003:
“Mistinguett is the stage name for Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, a famous French actress and singer. She was one of the Moulin Rouge’s biggest stars and, in 1919, her legs were insured for 500,000 Francs.”
“Most restaurants exist for a short time. Surprisingly, some have been operating continuously since before the founding of the British thirteen colonies in North America in 1607.”
“Within the National Guard, Colonel Ramiro Silvera and Colonel Amado Sanjur conspired to remove General Torrijos. While Torrijos was out of the country on the night of December 14, 1969, they seized control of the Guard headquarters.”