Lost UK insignia – A new lead!

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Inside this issue

1. The importance of documenting found coins
2. On a pillow across the ocean
3. Old spots never rust

Historical introduction: prices, events and dates refer to the original publication.

Dear readers,

The 3/2010 issue of Detektor has already left the printers and, if it has not yet arrived in your letterboxes, it will undoubtedly do so in the coming days. For those of you who buy the magazine from the usual outlets, here is a little taster. We opened this year’s third instalment with a competition entry by our colleague Pavel Šilďák on the history of a single piece of wartime porcelain. Our knowledgeable colleague Acci delights us with historical photographic treasures and a fine article on the fate of a particular invention. Many researchers have been searching for the lost insignia of Charles University since the end of the war, but so far without success. We are pleased to bring you this exclusive article by Fr. Soukupa and A. A trailblazer who is taking research into insignia a significant step forward. This issue sees the launch of a brand-new column, ‘Snippets – Through the Eyes of Hunter Hawk’, where you’ll regularly find out about events around the world relating to archaeology, unique finds and historical curiosities. In his article, our colleague Wood will share the results of his research into the history of the Czechoslovak Legions, specifically their movements from Russia to France. We consider the interview with our leading numismatist, Jiří Militký, to be of the utmost importance, particularly regarding why it is vital to record the circumstances surrounding coin finds. In response to frequent requests from readers, we have once again included a form for recording the circumstances of finds in the magazine, so we hope you will find it useful. Lišák’s traditional restoration corner will show you how Master Lišák dealt with several damaged artefacts. As I mentioned at the start, this is just a small taster, because in addition to the articles mentioned above, there are another nine original contributions awaiting you, for example from the excellent J. Škarky, M. Kratochvíla, A. Gibiše, Nixeho, J. Brixe and XPetra.

We would also like to thank you for your patience regarding the delay in this issue. We are working hard and believe that we will manage to publish a further two issues by the end of the year; issue no. 4 will be published in early November, and we are preparing a 100-page double issue (5/6) for early December. From the new year onwards, the magazine will be published according to schedule.