Centre for Coins, Culture and Religious History Foundation

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  • Albert Schweitzer, 1875–1965

    Albert Schweitzer, 1875–1965

    The Foundation has a significant set of materials related to Albert Schweitzer, the remarkable polymath who walked away from several European career options and dedicated his life to working as a medical doctor in Africa from 1913 until his death in 1965.

    Our collection of Schweitzer materials includes coins and medals, postcards and postage stamps, letters written by Schweitzer, and a small number of books.

    The set can be viewed in this online gallery.

    This collection is available for short term loan by churches, schools, and other community groups. Email us to enquire about its availability for a local exhibition in your community organization.

  • CCCRH @ IMA

    CCCRH @ IMA

    The Foundation is delighted to lend several items from our Islamic collection for a new Islamic Faith gallery at the Islamic Museum of Australia.

    IMA is a not-for profit foundation founded in May 2010 with the purpose of establishing the first Islamic Museum in Australia. It is the first centre of its kind in Australia and showcases a diverse range of Islamic arts including architecture, calligraphy, paintings, glass, ceramics and textiles.

    The items on extended loan to IMA from CCCRH include 5 Islamic coins (the oldest is displayed as featured image for this post) and 5 Quranic manuscripts.

    Collaboration with other museums is a key priority for the Foundation.

    Our wider collection of Islamic coins and manuscripts can be viewed in a dedicated online gallery.

    Items from this collection are also available as a traveling exhibition for schools, churches and mosques.

  • CCCRH @ ΝΟΣΤΟΙ

    CCCRH @ ΝΟΣΤΟΙ

    ΝΟΣΤΟΙ | Homecomings: Stories of the Ionian Island Diaspora in Queensland

    CCCRH was pleased to assist with this exhibition at the RD Milns Antiquities Museum at UQ. We have three coins on loan to the museum for this exhibition.

    More information about the ΝΟΣΤΟΙ Exhibition …

    View the CCCRH items in this exhibition …

  • Another letter from the 1500s

    Another letter from the 1500s

    As I work my way through some of the materials in the CCCRH collection, another interesting document has come to light.

    Listed in the catalogue as a document with the signature of Ferdinand I (c 1562) it turned out to be a letter to then Archduke Ferdinand in his capacity as Counsellor to the King of Spain and Auditor of the Sacred Rota at the Vatican, confirming the election of a senior cleric.

    (The text is a little unclear in places so we cannot be certain which appointment was subject of the letter.) Once again ChatGPT has done a great analysis of this document for us.

    Summary

    Letter originally closed with a large wax seal with heraldic shield.

    RECIPIENT: To Don Fernando of Austria, Prince of Macedonia, Most Serene Governor on behalf of the King of Spain and Counselor of His Catholic Majesty, Auditor of the Sacred Rota and of the Consistorial Congregation, our beloved brother.

    SENDER: Unknown curial official at the Vatican.

    MESSAGE: Confirmation of a senior clerical appointment in either Spain or Italy during the mid-1550s.

  • Communion Tokens

    Communion Tokens

    The Foundation has a growing collection of Communion tokens. These were especially common in the various Presbyterian churches of Scotland between 1700 and 1900 CE.

    The CCCRH collection includes a number of Australian Communion tokens, including one from the Creek St Presbyterian Church, Brisbane (see featured photo).

    View our Communion tokens gallery …

  • Public Charity Status Granted

    Public Charity Status Granted

    Effective March 6, 2023 the American Friends of CCCRH has been determined to be a public charity under Internal Revenue Code Section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi) and we are also now qualified to receive tax deductible bequests, devises, transfers or gifts under Section 2055, 2106 and 2522 of the IRC.

    The AF-CCCRH has been established exclusively for charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code), and specifically to support and promote the Center for Coins, Culture, and Religious History in its mission to acquire curate, preserve, and publish information relating to coins, manuscripts and other cultural materials relevant to religious history for the benefit of the general public.

    Please email us to see how you can assist us in supporting the work of CCCRH and please share this information with family members or friends who you think may be interested in assisting us with a gift.

    Checks and other correspondence may be sent to:

    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF CCCRH
    1065 NORTH 24TH AVENUE
    BLAIR, NE 68008