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From today's featured articleThe double florin, or four-shilling piece, was produced by the Royal Mint between 1887 and 1890, and was one of the shortest-lived of all denominations of British coinage. Its obverse, designed by Joseph Boehm and engraved by Leonard Charles Wyon, depicts Queen Victoria, whilst the reverse (pictured), featuring national symbols of the United Kingdom, was designed by Wyon based on the coinage of Charles II. When issued in June 1887, the Jubilee coinage, of which the double florin was a part, provoked an outcry. The small royal crown Boehm had depicted on Victoria's head provoked widespread mockery. The double florin was criticised as it was similar in size to the crown, worth five shillings, which led to confusion. The issue was said to be particularly acute in public houses, where barmaids accepted it believing it to be a crown, giving it the nickname "Barmaid's Ruin". The coin was no longer minted after 1890, though it remained in circulation for many years, and is still legal tender for 20 pence (£0.20). (Full article...)
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On this dayMay 9: Europe Day in the European Union; Victory Day in various Eastern European countries (1945); Liberation Day in the Channel Islands (1945)
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Filipino actress Judy Ann Santos has had an extensive career in film and television. She made her screen debut in 1986 with a supporting role in the drama series Kaming Mga Ulila. At the age of 10, Santos appeared in a leading role as the eponymous character in the children's television series Ula, Ang Batang Gubat (1988). She achieved wider recognition when she played the titular roles in the drama series Mara Clara (1992) and Esperanza (1997). Santos established herself as a leading actress in the 1990s and 2000s. She won the Gawad Urian for Best Actress for playing a woman with dissociative identity disorder in the psychological drama Sabel (2004). For her performance in the comedy drama Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo (2006), Santos received the FAMAS, Golden Screen, Luna, Metro Manila Film Festival, and Star Award for Best Actress. She co-produced the independent film Ploning (2008) and starred in the Brillante Mendoza-directed war drama Mindanao (2019). Both films were submissions for Best International Feature Film at the 81st and 93rd Academy Awards, respectively. The latter earned her a Cairo International Film Festival Award for Best Actress. (Full list...)
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A map of Europe in the year 1923, showing political boundaries. The post–World War I treaties (1919–1921) and Revolutions of 1917–1923 had created many new states, including the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Irish Free State, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, a German Republic, an Austrian Republic, Czechoslovakia, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, and Poland. Map credit: George Washington Bacon
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