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Taxonomy

Catalogue structure

The classification tree is extensible: new disciplines and sub-fields can be added without restructuring existing records.

Numismatics

Coins, tokens, medals and jetons of all periods and issuing authorities.

  • CoinsStruck and cast currency issued by states, rulers and other authorities.0
    • Ancient Coins8
    • Modern World Coins57
Paper Money

Banknotes, treasury notes, emergency issues, occupation and colonial paper.

  • BanknotesNotes issued by central banks, governments, colonial and private issuers.18
    • Emergency & Inflation IssuesNotgeld, hyperinflation issues and locally authorised substitutes for currency.2
      Philately

      Postage and revenue stamps, postal stationery and postal history.

      • Postage StampsDefinitive, commemorative, airmail and official issues.24
        Horology

        Watches, clocks, chronometers and the mechanisms that drive them.

        • Pocket WatchesPortable watches carried in a pocket, from verge fusee to modern railroad grades.1
          • WristwatchesWrist-worn timepieces, mechanical and quartz.1
            • EscapementsThe technical encyclopedia of escapement types and their development.2
              Other Collectibles

              Cameras, fountain pens, instruments, records, books and further documented fields.

              • CamerasPhotographic apparatus classified by maker, model, format and mount.0
                • Fountain PensPens classified by maker, model, filling system and nib.0

                  Orbis Collecta is a reference catalogue of collectible object types — not a marketplace and not a valuation service. Records carry an explicit confidence level and a list of the sources used. Where evidence is missing, the record says so.

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