2018 Royal Mint 2 pounds dedicated to FRANKENSTEIN
- September 29, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The Royal Mint is celebrating the 200th anniversary since the publication of Mary Shelley’s novel, The Modern Prometheus, with the launch of a £2 commemorative Frankenstein coin. Mary Shelley’s novel is a classic of modern literature and The Royal Mint celebrates this on an official UK commemorative coin.
On a stormy night in 1816, a group of friends gathered at a villa on the shores of Lake Geneva to tell each other ghost stories. The company, including the poets Lord Byron and Percy Shelley, had been discussing the latest scientific controversy – was human life...
Theme set 2018: 5 years King Willem-Alexander
- September 22, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The theme set of 2018, with the theme 5 years King Willem-Alexander, is the last BU coin set that will be issued this year...
Commemorative coins for 2019 Lunar Year of the Pig struck by Royal Mint
- September 21, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The launch of The Royal Mint’s lunar coin collection has become an eagerly anticipated annual event, with the Year of the Pig the...
A 2018 swiss commemorative coin to celebrate the swiss army knife
- September 11, 2018
- by
- Pierre
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of cutlery pioneer KarlElsener, the Federal Mint Swissmint will launch the “Swiss Army Knife”...
Celtic Coins, Cologne, and Bavarian Gold Rarities: Fall Auctions at Künker
- August 30, 2018
- by
- Olivier
The fall auctions at Künker offer an abundance of special collections. For example, the Dr W. R. collection of Celtic coins, the Bankhaus Sal....
€5 €10 commemorative coin SCHOKLAND 2018 struck by KNM – NETHERLANDS
- August 16, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The third commemorative coin of 2018 is dedicated to the former island of Schokland. Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Finance, the Royal Dutch...
2018 €10 silver coin commemorating end of PRAGUE SPRING – SLOVAKIA
- August 13, 2018
- by
- Pierre
Slovakia Mint, the Mincovna Kremnica, issued on August the 9th 2018 a coin commemorating the Prague Spring and its 50th anniversary. While in Western...
€10 silver coin dedicated to 150th anniversary of Dušan Samuel Jurkovič birth – 2018
- August 12, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The Slovakian Mint, Mincovna Kremnica issued a new €10 silver coin dedicated to Slovakian architect Dušan Samuel Jurkovič (1868-1947). He studied in Vienna and...
Mini medal Two times champion of the world cup of football 1998-2018
- July 16, 2018
- by
- Olivier
In honor of the victory of the French team at the Football World Cup in Russia, the Monnaie de Paris issues a mini medal...
New 2018 €10 slovak commemorative coin dedicated to Steamer CAROLINA
- July 11, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The coin’s obverse design portrays technical parts of the Carolina, which in 1818 became the first steamboat to sail to Bratislava on the Danube.
Slovakia’s...
