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COINS AND CONFLICT A CALL FOR INFORMATION

new project at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, is investigating the transformation of coins in conflict contexts. Central to the project is an enquiry into the ways soldiers, civilians and prisoners of war physically manipulated coins and transformed them in ways that reflected their lives and experiences. A small collection, mainly comprised of World War I material, has been acquired and will

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