British artist Michael Armitage, designer of a new 2023 £1 coin
- May 10, 2022
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- Pierre
CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak has named Kenyan-born British artist Michael Armitage as the designer of a new £1 coin which will enter circulation in 2023, marking the 40th anniversary of the modern £1 coin.
The new £1 coin design will be minted at The Royal Mint, who will also release a special collector’s edition to coincide with the launch in early 2023. The new design will celebrate the culture, creativity, heritage and history of the UK in the 21st century.
It is the first change to the £1 since 2017, when a new 12 sided coin replaced the...
2022 50 francs gold coin “100 th anniversary last minting 10-franc Vreneli”
- May 09, 2022
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- Pierre
Last update on 05/12/2022 – Swissmint is commemorating the last minting of this gold Vreneli with a face value of CHF 10 in 1922...
Australia: 50 cents 2022 Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
- May 08, 2022
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- Pierre
To celebrate the platinum jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Royal Australian Mint is issuing a 50-cent coin dedicated to the event...
Estonia 2022: €2 commemorative coin dedicated to UKRAINE
- May 06, 2022
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- Pierre
The Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank) plans to put into circulation a €2 coin dedicated to Ukraine and freedom. It was designed by a...
2022 new canadian coins series called “OPULENCE”
- May 04, 2022
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- Pierre
The Royal Canadian Mint launches the Opulence Collection. The coins in this collection demonstrate proven craftsmanship and feature some of the rarest gemstones in...
2022 Austrian €3 coin – Pachycephalosaurus wyomingensis
- May 03, 2022
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- Pierre
Pachycephalosaurus means “thick-headed lizard” in Greek, a particularly apt name given that the prehistoric herbivore that features on the penultimate coin in the Supersaurs series...
Floriade 2022 coincard by KNM
- May 01, 2022
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- Pierre
To commemorate the exhibition “Floriade 2022”, the Royal Netherlands Mint will issue a special coincard with two Dutch 20 cent coins and one Dutch...
2022 City Views coins series – London collection by Royal Mint
- April 28, 2022
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint has released a new City Views London collection of gold and silver coins with a design which features the Tower...
€10 silver coin – fifth centenary of the death of Antonio de Nebrija
- April 26, 2022
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- Pierre
2022 marks the fifth centenary of the death of Antonio de Nebrija. He was born in Lebrija (Seville) in 1441 and died in Alcalá...
2022 €100, €50 and €10 Malta coins – The Beheading of St. John
- April 14, 2022
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- Pierre
