The Royal Mint will auction a rare pattern coin next month, used to create the famous “Una and the Lion” coin design.  Although they resemble coins, pattern pieces are early prototypes used by The Royal Mint to test the finish and quality of new designs. Pattern pieces rarely became available to the public, making them highly desirable additions to a collection.

On 6th March, The Royal Mint will offer the 1 kilo, solid gold Una and the Lion trial pattern piece along with 74 other lots (85 total pieces with...

The South African Mint has earned a second award in the Best Circulating Coin category at the 2022 international Coin of the Year Awards for the SA25 R2 coin commemorating the “right to freedom and security of the person” as enshrined in the South African Bill of Rights.

The commemorative circulation R2 coin depicts on its reverse a mother and daughter walking freely in nature. The daughter is holding a sunflower, which is magical in its ability to move its head towards the sun, resonant of the...

The Royal Mint has launched a commemorative £2 coin celebrating 150 Years of the FA Cup, in partnership with The Football Association (The FA) during their landmark anniversary season.

The collectable £2 coin features the iconic FA Cup trophy at the heart of the design and will take centre stage for the coin toss at the Emirates FA Cup Final at Wembley on 14 May – the showpiece event of the most historic domestic football cup competition in the world.

Designed by artists Matt Dent and Christian Davies, the coveted silverware appears...

On February 16, 2022, the Bank of Latvia will issue a new silver collector coin “Satversme 100”. This coin is a tribute to the Constitution of Latvia, which was adopted in 1922 and defines the form of government, values and relations between the individual and the state in Latvia.

The centennial year of Satversme (Constitution of Latvia) is also the year when the Bank of Latvia celebrates the 100th anniversary of its founding. Among other things, Satversme created the basis for the successful operation of the central bank, defining the guarantees...

The Ministry of Finance and Mint of Japan, with the cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has received an order from the Bangladesh Bank to produce silver coins. They are intended to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh.

This commemorative silver coin is issued by Bangladesh Bank as a commemorative coin. This commemorative silver coin is intended for collectors and cannot be used as means of payment in the issuing country.

Coins will be sold by the Mint in Japan in the future...

Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee as Queen of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth this year! It is the first time that a British monarch has reached this milestone. To celebrate the anniversary, the Royal Dutch Mint is minting two official commemorative coins in collaboration with the Central Bank of Malta.  Queen Elizabeth has a special bond with Malta.  Apart from the fact that she was Malta’s Queen until 1974 before the Island became a Republic, she lived there from 1949 to 1951, when Prince Philip was...