Music legends’ series: Royal Mint strikes coins to honor “THE WHO”
- May 24, 2021
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The Who collectable coin is the fourth in The Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ series, and follows coins in honour of Queen, Elton John and David Bowie. The coin’s dynamic design includes some of the most iconic symbols from the band’s live and loud performances – including a union flag, Mod logo and speaker-smashing Rickenbacker guitar. Together, the symbols on the coin form a pinball table, a nod to the single Pinball Wizard and album Tommy, one of the band’s most famous creations. With the latest colour printing technology, elements of the coin have been digitally printed to showcase...
€8 estonian coin for 2021 Tokyo Olympics
- May 23, 2021
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- Pierre
On Wednesday 26 May, Eesti Pank will issue into circulation a silver commemorative coin dedicated to the Estonian athletes at the summer Olympic Games...
KNM (dutch Mint) celebrates Anton Geesink
- May 21, 2021
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- Pierre
It is 60 years ago this year that Anton Geesink made history by becoming the first non-Japanese to win the world judo championship in...
Royal canadian Mint celebrates 100th anniversary of bluenose ship
- May 17, 2021
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- Pierre
The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the launch of Bluenose, the Grand Banks fishing schooner whose earned the title of “Queen of the...
€50 gold coin celebrating Prince Philip
- May 13, 2021
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- Pierre
While the Royal Mint of Great Britain has yet to officially announce a coin issue following the death of Prince Philip, the Central Bank...
2021 austrian €3 coin dedicated to Deinonychus antirrhopus
- May 09, 2021
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- Pierre
Size isn’t everything. Deinonychus antirrhopus is a case in point. The seventh supersaur in the superlative series may only have been three and a half meters in length,...
2021 5 pounds Little Miss SUNSHINE
- May 08, 2021
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- Pierre
To celebrate the launch of the final design in the Mr. Men Little Miss commemorative coin collection, The Royal Mint and avid coin collector,...
€5 commemorative coin 2021 – TOKYO, belgian olympics team
- May 05, 2021
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- Pierre
Since the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Royal Belgian Mint has had a tradition of supporting the Belgian athletes team. Following the postponement of the...
2022 €2commemorative coin 150th anniversary Society of Estonian Literati
- May 01, 2021
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- Pierre
Next year will mark 150 years since the Society of Estonian Literati was founded, and Eesti Pank is issuing a two-euro circulation coin with...
2021 Queen beast by Royal Mint
- April 29, 2021
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint, the Original Maker of UK coins, has produced a ten-kilo gold commemorative coin for the first time in its 1,100-year...
