In 2021 Japan Mint Celebrates its 150th anniversary
- September 06, 2021
- by
- Pierre
In 2021, the Japan Mint celebrates its 150th anniversary. This is the opportunity for NUMISMAG to ask some questions to the Japan Mint related to its history. The actual Japan Mint was founded in late 19th century with the help of foreign ingeniors. KANO Natsuo, father of first modern japanese coinages, was held as a great artist and worked for the mint during that period, a very mooving and rich period for numismatics of Japan.
NUMISMAG: Which event was the origin of Japan Mint foundation (advent of the MEIJI era)?
JAPAN MINT: At the end of...
In july 2021, is there still a US coin shortage?
- July 10, 2021
- by
- Pierre
The US MINT has launched an internet advertising campaign to encourage Americans to put back into circulation as soon as possible any coins they...
Bank of lithuania warns euro cash users against scamers!
- April 28, 2021
- by
- Pierre
The following announcement does concern at first lithuanian residents, but may concern as well people travelling threw Lithuania or residents from bordering countries.
The Bank...
High Tech: Holographic latent pictures on japan mint tokens
- March 23, 2021
- by
- Pierre
Conservation and preservation activities for natural monuments have begun in Japan and 2019 marked their 100th anniversary. The Japan Mint released a BU coin...
Newman Numismatic Portal, Symposium March 19-21, share a unique experience!
- March 10, 2021
- by
- Pierre
The Newman Numismatic Portal is located at Washington University in St. Louis and funded by the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. The NNP...
Words of expert – SAM SPIEGEL about world coins market
- March 08, 2021
- by
- Pierre
SAM SPIEGEL, Director of International Numismatics at Heritage Auctions, is the expert of the firm concerning so called world coins. Given the last results of...
Since 01/04/2020, a new buiding for KNM
- June 11, 2020
- by
- Pierre
Since 1st April, the KNM (Netherlands Mint) is officially located in a new emblematic building in Houten, also known as the ‘Dutch Vault’.
This new...
A woman, Honey Mamabolo, new south african Mint CEO
- February 19, 2020
- by
- Pierre
The South African Mint announced the appointment of Ms Honey Mamabolo as its new Managing Director, effective from 1 February 2020.
She has 20 years’...
The end of the 500 euro banknote for January 2019
- January 06, 2019
- by
- Olivier
After 17 years of existence, the production of 500 euro banknotes will officially be closed on January 27th. The European Central Bank...
NUMISMAG: results after over a year of existence
- September 03, 2018
- by
- Pierre
NUMISMAG has been in existence for a little over a year now, our webmagazine having been put online on May the 15th, 2017. It...
