GREAT BRITAIN ADOPTED THE EURO IN 2008
- September 13, 2022
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- Pierre
Did you know that? Great Britain adopted the euro in 2008. No, NUMISMAG’s editors did not abuse forbidden products. Great Britain adopted the euro on 01/01/2008, but not on its entire territory. The two territories concerned cover an area of 284 km2 on the island of Cyprus. They are two sovereign military bases belonging to Great Britain. They are called AKROTIRI and DHEKELIA.
In 1960, Cyprus, a former British colony, became independent. The geographical situation of the island meant that England wanted to maintain military installations within reach of the Suez Canal. The AKROTIRI base...
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...
Monnaie de Paris (french mint) – 2022 coins issues calendar
- January 02, 2022
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- Pierre
The Monnaie de Paris (french mint) has communicated its calendar of coins issues for the year 2022. As in the past, this one is...
2023 croatian euro coins unveiled and already a controversy
- July 24, 2021
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- Pierre
Lats update 01/11/2022 – At the meeting on July 21th 2021, the Monetary Commission of the Croatian National Bank prepared the final proposal for...
2022 €2 commemorative coins
- July 17, 2021
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- Olivier
Last update on 05/31/2022 – The European Union has opened the ball with a project of €2 commemorative coin, common to all members of...
2021 KNM annual set “Day of the Mint”
- June 19, 2021
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- Pierre
This year the theme of the “Day of the mint” annual issue is “20 years of farewell to the guilder”. In 2001, the Dutch...
First euro banknote signed by Christine LAGARDE, ECB’s president
- July 07, 2020
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- Pierre
The first euro banknote with the signature of C. LAGARDE was presented yesterday to the public .
Christine LAGARDE is the fourth ECB president to...
Eesti Pank did put a lot of 1 and 2 euro cents coins in circulation in 2020
- May 11, 2020
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- Pierre
The Estonian Central Bank (Eesti Pank) stated in a recent report by analyst Martti NAKSI that it issues coins according to the demand of...
5 Euro coins, BE “Zodiac” series, 2019 San Marino
- July 15, 2019
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- Olivier
The Republic of San Marino continues its series of coins dedicated to the signs of the zodiac. In the middle of each of the...
With two New 5 Euro Commemoratives coins Italian Mint Commemorates Carabinieri and Alpine Corps
- May 07, 2019
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- Pierre
The Mint of Italy is issuing two coins to celebrate the Carabinieri and the Alpini. The first coin commemorates the 50th anniversary of the...