2022 Duke of Cambridge’s 40th birthday £5 commemorative coin
- May 23, 2022
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The Royal Mint is celebrating The Duke of Cambridge’s 40th birthday with a commemorative £5 coin, featuring a portrait of His Royal Highness. The £5 coin has been unveiled ahead of The Duke’s milestone celebration next month, with a regal design which pays homage to the senior member of the Royal family, and second in line to the throne.
Designed by Thomas T. Docherty, designer and engraver at The Royal Mint, the coin features Prince William’s portrait, depicted at a three-quarter angle to present a dynamic quality, and set...
2022 Silver €5 Latvia- Vilhelms Purvītis
- May 20, 2022
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On Wednesday, May 25, the Bank of Latvia issues a silver collector coin dedicated to Vilhelms Purvītis. This collector coin is issued at an exceptional time. 2022 is the year in which Latvia celebrates the artist’ s 150th birthday, with various events. To mark the occasion, the National Art Museum of Latvia is also launching an exhibition entitled PURVĪTIS on May 28th 2022.
The designer of the coin “Vilhelms Purvītis” is Frančeska Kirke.
The coin created by the artist interprets elements from the painting “Winter” by Vilhelms Purvītis such as the majestic...
GERMANY: 2 euro 2023 HAMBURG
- May 19, 2022
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The federal government has decided to mint and issue a 2 euro commemorative coin dedicated to the city of Hamburg in January 2023.
The coin marks the beginning of the “Bundesländer II” series, in which one European country is to be honored each year with a 2 euro commemorative coin. The order of the Länder honored by a coin is a choice of the Federal Council Presidency. The new series focuses in particular on the cultural identity and regional characteristics of the individual states. It is thus a thematic continuation of...
2022 Gold south african lion coin
- May 16, 2022
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The South African Mint launched the lion design in the second series of the Big 5 coin range to coincide with the advent of the 2022 World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. This is the second animal theme to be released in the second series of the Big 5 collectable coin range, following the Elephant that was issued in August 2021.
The Big 5 Series II unveils the long awaited second portrait design of the obverse, while the reverse design remains unchanged from series I. This split portrait features...
The Lollar, new Lebanese satirical banknotes
- May 14, 2022
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The economic situation in Lebanon and the Lebanese banks has been very critical for years. The Lebanese have seen their bank assets frozen with limited authorization to withdraw money. For many, the situation is a result of the corruption that plagues the country. In order to draw the attention of the international public to the situation in the country and shortly before the parliamentary elections, the Lebanese Transparency Association (LTA) launched its “Lollar – Currency of Corruption” campaign in Beirut at Karantina on Thursday, May 5, 2022. The presentation was...
KNM calls on the public to choose a design for the €2 “Caregivers”
- May 12, 2022
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KNM invites Dutch people who are, or know someone who is, employed in the health sector to participate in the choice of the design of the future 2022 dutch national €2 commemorative coin. It gives them the opportunity to participate in a special project. They can enter the name of a health care employee (including their own if the participant is in the health care sector) who has been involved in health care during the coronavirus pandemic. This name could be used on the coin or coincard.
This campaign runs through...
2022 Belgium €2 commemorative coin “healthcare workers”
- May 11, 2022
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Last update 05/11/2022 – Before March 2020 words like ‘Covid Safe Ticket’ (CST) and ‘coronabarometer’ did not even exist, quarantine and self-isolation were seen as exotic and face masks were only used for medical reasons. Now, 2 years later, everything is different… In Belgium, the numbers from April 2022 show that approximately 3.9 million corona infections were reported since March 2020. Around 116,700 of those were hospitalized, while circa 30,800 people sadly passed away. Healthcare workers have been extremely important in these times. They committed to caring...
British artist Michael Armitage, designer of a new 2023 £1 coin
- May 10, 2022
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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...
2022 50 francs gold coin “100 th anniversary last minting 10-franc Vreneli”
- May 09, 2022
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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 with the gold coin “100 year anniversary of the last minting of the 10-franc Vreneli”, which will be issued on 11 May 2022.
The 10-franc gold Vreneli obverse features the bust of a woman looking to the left, with thick, plaited hair and an edelweiss wreath around her shoulders, was minted for the last time in 1922. However, the thin planchets used and the nature of the...
Australia: 50 cents 2022 Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II
- May 08, 2022
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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 in both UNC and BE versions.
The reverse of the coin features Her Majesty’s monogram bordered by lily of the valley, one of the Queen’s favourite flowers, and the golden acacia, Australia’s national floral emblem. The St. Edward’s Crown is one of seventy crowns depicted, each representing a year of Her Majesty’s reign
he Mint also issued a fine silver proof coin.
The design of the coin is based...