Austrian mint flyes faster than sound with Concorde/ Bell X1 dedicated coin
- August 02, 2020
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The fourth and final coin in the “Reaching for the Sky” series – with the date of issue on September 9 – is dedicated to the undisputed star of commercial air travel, the supersonic airliner Concorde. The most iconic and glamorous airliner to ever grace the skies, Concorde was not only a triumph of engineering but, with its delta-wings and slightly bent nose, also a design classic. In service from 1976 to 2003, Concorde captured the public imagination like no other civil aircraft before or since.
With a maximum speed of more than twice...
2020 €3 Ankylosaurus magniventris from austrian Mint
- August 01, 2020
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Ankylosaurus magniventris is a massive herbivore and was one of the last large non-avian dinosaurs to roam the earth. Looking like a four-legged...
2020 australian coins celebrating Olympic games national team
- July 20, 2020
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- Pierre
Australia issued several coins in 2020 to celebrate the australian national team of Olympic games.
The Olympics are reported in 2021, depending of COVID19 pandemy...
2020 50 pence dedicated to scientist Rosalind FRANKLIN
- July 20, 2020
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Rosalind Franklin’s 100th birthday is commemorated by e 50 pence coin minted by Royal Mint. It has been produced in collaboration with King’s...
2020 commemorative coins celebrating Elton JOHN’s career by Royal Mint
- July 07, 2020
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The Royal Mint has announced that Elton John, one of the most successful and enduring artists of all time will be celebrated on...
In 2020 First collector’s digital coin in the world!
- June 20, 2020
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- Pierre
The Board of Directors of the Bank of Lithuania has approved the Regulation on the sale of the Bank of Lithuania’s digital collector coins...
Australia celebrates end of second world war with a 5 AUD silver coin
- June 16, 2020
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- Pierre
When the Second World War ended in the Pacific on 2 September 1945, it ushered in a new hope for peace and prosperity in...
The Arambourgiania philadelphiae flies away in 2020
- June 10, 2020
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- Pierre
The Arambourgiania philadelphiae belongs to the family of pterosaurs, the first vertebrates that adapted to life in the air. Pterosaurs were not real dinosaurs,...
2021 estonian Friedrich Karl Akel €15 commemorative coin
- June 09, 2020
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- Pierre
The silver collector coin dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of the statesman Friedrich Karl Akel will use a design by Kristo...
Spain issued a coin celebrating 100th Anniversary of Spanish Legion
- June 08, 2020
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- Pierre
The Spanish Legion, informally known as “The Tercio” or “The Tercios” (old Spanish military term that roughly translates as ‘regiment‘), is an elite unit...
