The white Horse of Hanover, the last Queen’s Beasts series collection’s coin
- February 27, 2020
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint unleashes the White Horse of Hanover as the eighth coin in The Queen’s Beasts collection. The White Horse of Hanover is one of ten heraldic Beasts that form the Queen’s Beasts. Inspired by these ancient symbols of power and identity, the range brings to life the ten imposing statues that are part of an enduring legacy that define our ruling dynasties.
The White Horse is a beast with a long history, deeply rooted in Germany’s past and that of George I’s medieval ancestors. The first documented use of the horse comes from...
2020 australian ICC Women’s T20 World Cup $2 coin
- February 19, 2020
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- Pierre
This $2 coin, created by The Royal Australian Mint, is the first time a female cricket player will feature on Australian coinage and the...
2020 british 50 pence dinosaur series: The Megalosaurus
- February 13, 2020
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint in conjunction with the Natural History Museum launches its Dinosauria collection.
Megalosaurus, Iguanodon and Hylaeosaurus will feature on their own commemorative...
Brexit coin 50p has been unveiled
- January 30, 2020
- by
- Olivier
To mark the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, The Royal Mint has produced a new commemorative 50p coin collection. The coin design features...
The Royal Mint’s “Una and the Lion” coins tested at Trial of the Pyx
- January 29, 2020
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- Pierre
Each year samples of some of the thousands of coins produced by The Royal Mint over the previous year are selected at the...
Latvia wins several “Coin Constellation” 2019 awards
- January 23, 2020
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- Pierre
Each year Latvijas Banka participates in the coin competition “Coin Constellation – 2019”. At the end of 2019, the Coin Constellation contest, organised by...
Queen rock music group celebrated with 2020 commemorative coins
- January 20, 2020
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint has announced the iconic band, Queen, will be celebrated with the launch of a commemorative coin collection, making it the first...
The third version of the Brexit coin soon-to-be-scrapped?
- January 17, 2020
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- Pierre
Lord Butler of Brockwell has asked for a new reflection on the coins supposed to commemorate the Brexit. According to the website “The New...
The Royal Mint sells a rare Edward VIII Sovereign for £1 million pounds!
- January 17, 2020
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint has set a new record for British coinage after sourcing and selling a rare Edward VIII Sovereign to a private collector...
ROLANDAS RIMKUNAS, creator of €2 lithuanian regions coins series
- January 14, 2020
- by
- Pierre
Lithuania Central bank announced a few days ago the issuing of the second coin of the ”Lithuanian Ethnographic Regions” series.
NUMISMAG took this opportunity to interview...
