LUC LUYCX, father of the euro (coins), celebrated by belgian government
- January 05, 2022
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2022 numismatic program of LUXEMBOURG
- January 03, 2022
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Last update the 08/10/2022 – CBL ( Central Bank of Luxembourg) communicated its 2022 coin issues program during a phone interview on January 3rd, 2022. On April 12, 2022, it completed the information previously communicated. The program consists of three €2 commemorative coins, three non-circulating commemorative coins (collector coins) including one rarity, one annual BE set and one annual BU set.
The CBL postpones its project of investment coin. There will therefore be no bullion coin in 2022. Furthermore, the theme of the 20 years of the euro has not been...
2022 numismatic program of MALTA
- January 02, 2022
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- Pierre
Malta has announced the program of the different coins and coin sets that will be issued in 2022. The Maltese authorities will issue no less than three commemorative €2 coins in 2022. One coin will have a mintage of over 100,000 coins. The second and the last one will have a much more confidential mintage, well below this well-known psychological threshold of the €2 commemorative collector coin market.
Note that Malta will issue a €10 collector coin dedicated to Louis PASTEUR, for the 200th anniversary of his birth!
2022 €2...
Monnaie de Paris (french mint) – 2022 coins issues calendar
- January 02, 2022
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- Pierre
The Monnaie de Paris (french mint) has communicated its calendar of coins issues for the year 2022. As in the past, this one is full and not a month goes by without an issue.
French Presidency of the Council of the European Union – January 7th Silver Euro The Art of the Pen – January 13th Collection coins “Molière” The Sower – January 18th Collection coins “20 years of the euro” 20 years of the euro – January 18th
Silver euros 2022 Proof and BU set – January 18th The leaders of the MDP and J. JIMENEZ (on right), engraver in...
2022 numismatic program of Lithuania
- January 01, 2022
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- Pierre
In 2022, Collectors and commemorative euro coins will be issued in 8 different themes by Lithuania’s central bank. At this point, Lithuania will issue three 2 euro commemorative coins.
A €2 commemorative coin will be dedicated to celebrating 100 years of basketball in Lithuania. The national side is designed by artist Egidijus Rapolis.
On the national side of the coin, in the central part, the outline of the map of Lithuania is represented as a basketball court, marking that basketball has been played in Lithuania for 100 years. The inscriptions “Lithuania”, “1922-2022”...
2020 irish €10 coin dedicated to Christ Church Cathedral
- December 31, 2021
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Due to COVID19 pandemy, irish central bank issued in late 2021 a coin of the Europa Star Series with 2020 year mark, dedicated to gothic Christ Church site.
Europa Star Series is a unique coin programme that was first launched in 2004, bringing various European monetary institutions together around a common theme.
The current theme for the Europa Star series is “Great Ages of Europe” and has been running from 2016–2020. These ages are linked to the architecture celebrated on the €20–€500 Euro bank notes. The 2020 issue will celebrate Dublin’s Christ Church...
2021 €5 Latvian lucky coin
- December 30, 2021
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- Pierre
On Wednesday, November 24, the Bank of Latvia issued the latest collector coin in the year 2021. This coin is made of silver. It features a five-petal lilac flower. The coin is an invitation to add work to your hopes and dreams, and once you have both, luck will surely follow.
The coin is available for purchase only on the “e-monetas.lv” website.
The obverse of the coin features a five-petaled lilac flower in full-color printing, while the reverse depicts a lilac panicle, with a lucky five-petaled blossom found throughout the cluster of...
2022 numismatic program of FINLAND
- December 28, 2021
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In 2022, the Finnish numismatic program includes a total of three non-circulating commemorative coins, three €2 euro commemorative coins and seven coin sets, including the annual proof set.
2022 non circulating commemorative coins
100th anniversary of finnish National Ballet
The Finnish Mint commemorates the Finnish National Ballet and its 100th anniversary. The first performance of the Finnish National Ballet, founded in 1922, was the Swan Lake Ballet on January 17th 1922.
Face value: 100 euros
Metal: 917/1000 gold
Diameter: 22 mm
Weight: 5.65...
Estonia strikes a coin in 2022 to celebrate the Winter Olympics in Beijing
- December 26, 2021
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On Thursday, January 6, 2022, Bank of Estonia will launch a silver collector coin dedicated to Estonian athletes participating in the XXIV Winter Olympics in Beijing. The silver coin, designed by Liis Dvoryanski, depicts conifers next to the ski slopes and a view of the Olympic venue landscape.
On the background of the landscape is the logo of the Estonian Olympic Committee and the Olympic rings that surround the view.
Liis Dvorjanski, who designed the silver piece, studied fine arts at the Estonian Academy of Arts and Applied Architecture, Tallinn University of...
A new euro banknotes series for 2024
- December 23, 2021
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- Pierre
The ECB intends to issue a new series of euro banknotes and expects a final decision to be made in 2024 on the design and technical choices for each of the denominations in the future series.
Why a change of series?
There is a permanent struggle between the public authorities in charge of issuing banknotes and counterfeiters. For this reason, the change of the series of banknotes in circulation is a subject that is regularly put forward by the monetary authorities. A person in charge of banknote production for a...