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Num of views: 694Amerigo Vespucci
Say hello to Amerigo Vespucci – and no, that’s not a type of soup!! If you already learned about world explorers in school, your teachers must have told you that although everyone thinks that Christopher Columbus discovered America, that’s not exactly what happened. An Italian sailor born in Florence actually discovered that the Americas are a separate continent to Europe.
Num of views: 626Donatello
And this is Donatello The greatest and most famous sculptor in history and in the world (a sculptor is a man who makes sculptures), who was born in Florence. A sculpture made by Donatello (picture taken from Wikipedia)
Num of views: 685Sandro Botticelli
A very famous painter who was born in Tuscany, of course. “The Adoration of the Magi” – Picture taken from Wikipedia – a Botticelli painting.
Num of views: 1061Moses Montefiore - The picture on the bill
Let’s see if you can guess what’s the connection between this next painting and Tuscany?
Does this one Israeli Shekel bill (you can imagin it as equivalent to 1 USD) look funny to you?
The answer to the question of what’s the connection between Tuscany and this bill is even funnier-
Once upon a time, when the old Shekels (that came before today’s new Shekels or NIS, it's today's currency in Israel) were released, a one Shekel bill was in use. This bill had a picture of Moses Haim Montefiore on it.
