4497 - Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

This is a sculpture of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt. The sculpture shows the symbol for the Euro - the official currency of 21 of the 27 member states of the European Union.

Euro notes include: €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, €200.

Euro coins include: 1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c,
€1, €2

Euro notes are different colours and sizes. For example, a €5 note is 120 mm x 62 mm and grey is the main colour. The €200 note is 153 mm x 77 mm and yellow-brown in the main colours. The notes also represent different times periods in Europe. The €5 note represents classical architecture from the 8th century BCE to 4th century CE. The €500 note represent art nouveau architecture from the 19th century.

All circulating coins have a common side showing the denomination value and a map in the background. The other side is the national side showing an image specifically chosen by the country that issued the coin. Euro coins from any member state may be freely used in any nation that has adopted the Euro.

The Euro is the second-most traded currency in the world after the United States dollar, and the second-largest reserve currency in the world.

€1 is worth CAD$1.60 (April 2026).

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

3584 - Blaine, Minnesota, United States of America

The sender was in Las Vegas recently and bought this card from The Mob Museum. The Mob Museum, officially known as the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, is located in downtown Las Vegas. It open in 2012. It features artifacts, stories, and the history of organized crime in the United States, but also the actions and initiatives by law enforcement to prevent such crimes. The museum is found at the former Las Vegas Post Office and Courthouse, which was built in 1933. The quote on this card was from John Gotti. John Gotti (1940-2002) was the mafioso and boss of the Gambino crime family in New York City. After ordering the killing of Gambino boss Paul Catellano in 1985, he took over the family and led what was the United States' most powerful crime syndicate. He was known as The Teflon Don after three high profile trials in the 1980s resulted in acquittals. Later it was revealed that the trials had been tainted by jury tampering, juror misconduct, and...

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