BEAURAINS roman hoard unveiled at CITECO MUSEUM in PARIS
- September 16, 2022
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- Pierre
The Beaurains hoard is an exceptional collection of coins, jewelry and silverware discovered by chance in 1922 by Belgian workers. An exceptional exhibition is organized at the CITECO Museum in the vault of the museum.
The ensemble, classified as a National Treasure, is a unique opportunity to discover the ceremonial jewels and coins of a vanished era whose witnesses have been mostly recast, thus constituting the least known element of Roman numismatics and imperial largesse today.
Contained in two containers, one in terracotta, the second in silver, the Beaurains treasure originally gathered...
Euro coins celebrating 100 years of the Bank of Lithuania
- September 14, 2022
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- Pierre
The year 2022 marks the centenary of the establishment of the Bank of Lithuania, the country’s central bank. The Bank of Lithuania strengthens the stability of the country’s financial sector, actively acts as a center of excellence in financial and economic issues, promotes competition in the payment services market and seeks new forms of supervision of financial institutions. Within the framework of the Eurosystem, it cooperates with the European Central Bank and other central banks of the euro area in taking decisions on the euro area’s monetary policy and its...
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...
2022 numismatic program of ANDORRA principalty
- September 11, 2022
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- Pierre
The Principality of ANDORRA unveiled its complete 2022 numismatic program on 09/07/2022 during a press conference. In addition to the two 2€ commemorative coins, the Andorran numismatic program includes two non-circulating 1.25€ commemorative coins in cupronickel and a BU box containing the 8 circulating coins of the 2022 vintage. All the 2022 issues have been minted by the Spanish Mint (FNMT).
Official Presentation – Wednesday September 7th 2022
2022 €2 commemorative coins
2022 €2 Charlemagne BU coin1275th anniversary of the birth of Charlemagne
Charlemagne, from the Latin Carolus Magnus,...
A new monarch soon on the Royal Mint coins
- September 10, 2022
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- Pierre
We learned the day before yesterday, Queen Elizabeth II died at 96 years. Her eldest son, Prince Charles, or now King Charles III, is taking his turn on the throne of England. One of the changes called for by a new monarch in England is the change of the royal portrait that appears on the coins in circulation.
A new royal portrait on the coins
Adopted under Charles II, the royal numismatic tradition requires that monarchs have to be represented on the coin in the opposite direction to their predecessor....
Queen Elizabeth II and Royal Mint
- September 09, 2022
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- Pierre
Anne JESSOPP, CEO of the Royal Mint, said, “On behalf of the entire team at the Royal Mint, I would like to express our sincere condolences to the Royal Family at this extraordinarily sad time.
Queen Elizabeth II has governed with heart and dedication, and she will be greatly missed by everyone at the Mint and by millions of people around the world.
The Royal Mint worked with Her Majesty throughout her reign, detailing her journey from new Queen to respected head of state through five coin portraits, and ensuring that each...
Andorra 2022 €2 commemorative coins
- September 08, 2022
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- Pierre
The Minister of Finance and Spokesman Eric Jover presented on Wednesday a new issue of commemorative and collector coins. These are two commemorative coins of two euros. The first one refers to the 10 years since the entry into force of the monetary agreement between Andorra and the European Union with a mintage of 70,000 coins. The other €2 coin is dedicated to Emperor Charlemagne and will have a mintage of 70,000 coins.
2 euro Charlemagne Andorra 2022 BU
1275th anniversary of Charlemagne’s birth
Charlemagne, from the Latin “Carolus Magnus”, or Charles I...
1889 coin set priced at over €200 000 – MDC MONACO AUCTION
- September 07, 2022
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- Pierre
On October 13th and 14th 2022, MDC MONACO auction house offers for sale a unique proof cameo set of coins dating from 1889, presented in a box issued on the occasion of the Universal Exhibition of 1889 held in Paris.
The Paris Universal Exhibition of 1889 was the tenth event of its kind organized in the world. It was held from May 5th to October 31th 1889. It was organized around the theme of the French Revolution, as part of the 100th anniversary of this event. The Eiffel Tower was built...
2022 3 rubles coin – 100th Anniversary of the Chechen Republic
- September 06, 2022
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- Pierre
On August 31st 2022, the Bank of Russia issued a silver 3 roubles commemorative coin “100th Anniversary of the foundation of the Chechen Republic”.
The obverse and reverse have a raised edge around the circumference of the coin.
The obverse of the coin features a raised image of the national coat of arms of the Russian Federation and the inscriptions “РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ” (RUSSIAN FEDERATION) and “БАНК РОССИИ” (BANK OF RUSSIA), the denomination of the coin “3 РУБЛЯ” (3 rubles), the year of issue “2022 г. ” (2022), the chemical symbol of the...
2022 €2 commemorative coins from VATICAN
- September 05, 2022
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- Pierre
The Vatican State Mint dedicates the two new €2 commemorative coins to Mother Theresa and Pope Paul VI. The Vatican-issued euros coins are among the rarest and most difficult to find.
2022 €2 Mother Theresa
on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Mother THERESA’s death
The Vatican State Mint dedicates its two-euro coin, a double-shiny version that is BU and proof, to her life and work. Mother Teresa, canonized by the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was a naturalized Albanian Catholic nun, missionary in India, and winner of the...