2022 Royal Mint James the Ist gold coins restrikes
- March 28, 2022
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint has today revealed the second coin in the British Monarchs series with a design dedicated to James I – the Scottish king James VI who succeeded Elizabeth I to become king of England.
The British Monarchs range will feature 21 coins over five years and will span four Royal Houses – Tudor; Stuart; Hanover; Saxe-Coburg, Gotha, and Windsor – remastering iconic designs in high definition for the first time thanks to the latest technology and minting techniques. The reverse of the latest coin features a coinage...
Austrian Silver-Nobium 2022 coin: “James WEBB” Telescope
- March 23, 2022
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- Pierre
The James Webb Space Telescope, the largest, most powerful, and most complex space telescope ever built and launched into space, is designed to help us find answers about the possible existence of extra-terrestrial life. The telescope’s improved wavelength coverage and greater sensitivity than its predecessor, the Hubble, will allow the Webb to observe forming stars and galaxies. This will fundamentally change our understanding of the universe.
Launched into space on December 25, 2021, Webb has been successfully deployed to its operational configuration. It successfully entered orbit at its target destination on...
Replacement banknotes of the Bundesbank’s secret bunker
- March 20, 2022
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- Pierre
The town of Cochem in Germany was for several decades the official home of the German central bank, the “BUBA” (Deutsche Bundesbank), which was supposed to be used for the training and rest of its executives. The reality was quite different, since this establishment was in fact the place where a series of replacement banknotes, denominated in marks, was stored. This mission was carried out by this establishment over a period from 1964 to 1988. This was the BBK II replacement series for the whole Federal Republic of Germany, excluding...
2022 new Britannia commemorative coins, from Royal Mint
- March 08, 2022
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- Pierre
To celebrate International Women’s Day, The Royal Mint has unveiled a new depiction of Britannia, one of Britain’s oldest and most enduring feminine icons, on a collectable UK coin. The new design is inspired by Gustav Klimt’s classic 1905 painting “The Three ages of Woman” and features Britannia moving from girlhood to maturity. It is the first time that Britannia has appeared three times on one UK coin, and champions women of all ages as equal. It was created by Italian artist and sculptor, Sandra Deiana and updates a...
€10 coin – Clara Campoamor and 2022 International Women’s Day
- March 02, 2022
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- Pierre
Spain celebrates International Women’s Day. It takes place every year on the 8th of March to celebrate the achievements of women all over the world. It started with a protest that took place in New York City in 1908 where women went out onto the streets to demand the right to vote, shorter working hours and better pay. Since then it has taken many forms and today it’s a global event that is supported by lots of charities foundations, NGOs, governments and academic institutions.
Clara Campoamor was born in Madrid in...
2022 MEDAL – SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
- March 01, 2022
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- Pierre
In solidarity with the Ukrainian people, Monnaie de Paris (french mint) is launching a medal to support the populations affected by this conflict. For each €10 medal purchased, Monnaie de Paris will donate €8 to the Red Cross for the Ukrainian population. This donation aims to provide humanitarian assistance to protect the life, dignity and assistance to victims of this armed conflict.
Marc SCHWARTZ, French Mint CEO and 2022 UKRAINE MEDAL
On the face of this mini-medal, we find the Eiffel Tower proudly displaying the two-colored Ukrainian flag. The flag...
Estonia: €2 commemorative coin – 150 years of the Estonian Literary Society
- March 01, 2022
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- Pierre
The Bank of Estonia is issuing a €2 coin on March 9th to commemorate 150 years of the Estonian Literary Society.
The national side of the coin depicts an open book with the phrase on one page “If we do not grow in population, we must become great in spirit” by Jakob Hurt, the first president of the Estonian Writers’ Society. The year of foundation of the Estonian Writers’ Society is also mentioned on the same side of the coin. It was founded in 1872. The society, founded in Viljandi and...
Euro banknotes: End of panic at Lithuanian ATMs
- February 27, 2022
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- Pierre
As the Bank of Lithuania and cash-in-transit companies work to increase capacity, the supply and distribution of euro cash (banknotes) throughout the country is proceeding smoothly and quickly, according to the Governor of the Bank of Lithuania.
Across the country’s ATM network, about 3.7 percent of ATMs are empty and waiting to be replenished.
This is almost no more than the usual indicator. So the situation has returned to normal after two days of strong demand for liquidity. This sudden change is related to the latest events between Russia and Ukraine.
The population...
Winning project of the 2022 ICDC competition of the Japan Mint
- February 26, 2022
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- Pierre
Since 1998, the Japan Mint has organized the International Coin Design Contest (ICDC) to encourage creativity and promote the art of coin and medal design. In 2022, the Japan Mint received 44 entries (from 9 countries) in the professional category and 502 entries (from 5 countries) in the student category.
Japan Mint announced that the project “Humanity in Nature” by Ms Maria Anna Frisone, from Italy, won the award of excellence of the competition.
“Humanity in Nature” by Maria Anna Frisone (ITALY)
Sources: Japan Mint and NUMISMAG.
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2022 greek numismatic program
- February 24, 2022
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- Pierre
The flagship of the Greek 2021 monetary program was the special commemorative coin series for the 200th anniversary of the Greek revolution, implemented by the IETA (Greek Mint, Department of Bank of Greece) on behalf of the “Greece 2021” Committee.
However, as the Greek revolution lasted almost a decade, in the coming years we will have many opportunities to commemorate important anniversaries of the Greek national revival.
The Greek 2022 monetary program includes three subjects related to the Greek revolution:
a silver coin for the 200th anniversary of the Chios massacre, which...