We encounter symbols constantly—in road signs, packaging, technology, clothing, and even gestures. While many seem obvious at ...

As Vietnam is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its revolutionary press (June 21), founded with Thanh Nien Newspaper in 1925 by Nguyen Ai Quoc, later known as Ho Chi Minh, Mexican statesman and ...

M ost people encounter the dollar sign on a daily basis: in stores, on websites, in the media and more. The symbol also serves as shorthand, referring to money, wealth, capitalism ...

Following Spain’s arrival to the Americas, the kingdom began minting copper Maravedis in the early 1500s specifically for ...

A group of tourists were sitting at an outdoor table in the Spanish city of Barcelona, trying to enjoy their drinks, when a ...

New research revealing details of gold coins found aboard a shipwreck off Colombia provides further evidence that the vessel was the San José galleon, a 300-year-old Spanish warship believed to ...

Engraved markings revealed the coins were minted in 1707 in Lima, Peru. Heraldic symbols bear the crests of the crowns of Castile and Leon, indicating a Hispanic galleon, the study found.

This is the San José. In their new study, a team of archaeologists, historians, and naval officers pieced together the identity of a ship long considered the richest wreck in the world.

The coins of the San José Galleon, found off Colombia’s coast, are helping researchers trace the ship’s history.

Researchers have used an unmanned underwater vehicle to carry out a non-intrusive investigation of an 18th-century AD ...

China’s demand for gold today hearkens back to the 16th century, when Chinese demand for silver ushered in the world’s first period of economic globalization.