100th Anniversary of JOAQUIN SOROLLA coins struck by FNMT
- April 19, 2023
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- Pierre
Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) is one of the great names in 20th-century Spanish painting. He is the creator of an optimistic vision of a luminous and Mediterranean Spain. Together with Velázquez and Goya, Sorolla is probably the most appreciated Spanish painter.
Sorolla’s art reflects the naturalistic trends of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and numerous specialists have defined him as “Impressionist” or “luminous”. Sorolla did not in fact identify himself with the Impressionists but he was very familiar with their works and absorbed their new use of colour, their manner of applying it in...
The first Croatian euro coin for collectors
- April 18, 2023
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- Pierre
The Croatian mint is issuing 500 copies of the first coin for Croatian collectors in euros since the country’s changeover to the euro on...
2023 King Charles III’s coronation Day Sovereign by Royal Mint
- April 14, 2023
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint unveiled it will be offering numismatists across the world an opportunity to purchase a special Strike on the Day Sovereign in...
Charles III upcoming Coronation 50p and £5 coins
- April 13, 2023
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint has today unveiled a range of commemorative coins to celebrate the upcoming Coronation including a 50p and £5 coin. The commemorative...
CHIARA PRINCIPE designer of the latest Luxembourg €2 coin
- April 01, 2023
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- Pierre
In the article devoted to the 2023 Luxembourg numismatic program (clic here), we indicated that the artist Chiara Principe, an engraver well known to...
2023 €2 commemorative coin celebrating 60th anniversary of Cyprus central bank
- March 30, 2023
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- Pierre
Central Bank of Cyuprus unveiled today the design of the future 2023 cyprus 2023 €2 commémorative coin. The national side of the coin depicts...
2023 silver austrian coin Neutron Star
- March 28, 2023
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- Pierre
The “Unchartered Universe” series includes three pieces that have never existed before. This series allows the collector to travel into the depths of the...
€2.5 Cycling experience in Belgium 2023
- March 24, 2023
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- Pierre
Belgium issued a €2.5 coin this week commemorating cycling in Belgium. In Belgium, respondents to the FietsDNA 2022 survey indicate that they find cycling...
2023 €25 silver and nobium “global warming” Coin of Austria
- March 22, 2023
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- Pierre
How to stop global warming? It is getting hotter and hotter. The temperature increase caused by man since the middle of the 19th century...
Canadian royal Mint celebrates journalist Kathleen Blake Coleman
- March 20, 2023
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- Pierre
At the turn of the 20ᵉ century, journalist Kathleen Blake Coleman (1856-1915) pushed the boundaries of expectations for women in journalism with her weekly...
