BoE unveiled new £50 pounds banknote – Alan TURING
- June 23, 2021
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Last update on 06/26/2021
On june the 23rd 2021, new 50 pounds banknote was officialy put into circulation. Speaking at Bletchley Park, where Turing carried out his famous codebreaking work, Governor Andrew Bailey said: “Our banknotes celebrate some of our country’s most important historical figures. That’s why I am delighted that Alan Turing features on the new polymer £50 note. Having undertaken remarkable codebreaking work here at Bletchley Park during the Second World War, he went on to pioneer work on early computers, as well as making some ground-breaking...
A 2021 50p commemorative coin for TOKYO OLYMPICS, by Royal Mint
- June 22, 2021
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The Royal Mint has unveiled the official Team GB commemorative 50p to honour Britain’s shining stars competing on the world stage at this year’s Olympic Games.
In collaboration with Team GB, the official keepsake features the Team GB logo and represents the return of all Olympic sports with dynamic sporting icons etched on the canvas of a 50p piece.
Available in Gold, Silver and Brilliant Uncirculated (also available in colour), the coin launches with just over one month to go until the Olympic Games, reigniting the spirit of a...
2021 KNM annual set “Day of the Mint”
- June 19, 2021
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This year the theme of the “Day of the mint” annual issue is “20 years of farewell to the guilder”. In 2001, the Dutch national currency was used for the last time. Afterwards, the guilder was exchanged for the common European euro. The set contains an exclusive token of the old Dutch guilder, the legal tender currency in the country before the euro changeover.
KNM will randomly give 100 sets with a silver token to 100 of its lucky customers. These are distributed randomly. In addition, you will find the eight 2021...
A Charity Auction of Bank of Scotland £50 Notes at SPINK LONDON
- June 15, 2021
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The launch of a new banknote, is always an exciting event. This SPINK auction showcases the polymer £50 note, including the number 1 example, solid 8’s, sheets and two examples of the £50 note that can be numbered to the buyer’s choice.
Previous auctions have been well received and SPINK has always attracted frenzied bidding by collectors from all corners of the globe. Proceeds from the auction will be donated to The Bank of Scotland’s chosen charity, Mental Health UK.
Bank of Scotland, £50, 1 June 2020, serial number AA 000001, red, Sir...
2021 latvian €5 – Wedding designed by Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo
- June 14, 2021
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On Tuesday June 15th, Latvijas Banka is issue a silver collector coin “YES or YES” dedicated to marriage. Symbolically, the authors of the coin design are Krista and Reinis Dzudzilo, a married creative tandem.
This coin will be an excellent gift for the couples getting married this summer and saying “YES” to each other on this occasion. The gold plated edge of the coin with the inscription 2021 encircles the affirmative answer of both sides, like a ring.
The coin will be available from June 15th 2021.
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€2 2015 – 225th anniversary of the Federation Day, proof coin over €200
- June 12, 2021
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The popularity among collectors of french €2 coin, in proof quality, is no longer in question (see here).
Another example of this recent post-COVID19 evolution of euro coins market is the 2015 proof €2 coin dedicated to the “225th anniversary of the Federation Day”.
Federation Day is an emblematic commemoration which in the early days of the French Revolution marked the coming together of the republican army, which came from the king’s army for a good part of its officers, and the national guards, spread throughout the territory.
Local commemorations, real military celebrations,...
Belgium celebrates the year of the railways with a €5 coin in 2021
- June 10, 2021
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The year 2021 has been designated by the European Union as the “Year of Railways”. Throughout the year, events and (online) initiatives will be organized in Europe with the aim of increasing the number of people and goods traveling by rail. This is one of the objectives of the Green Pact for Europe. Indeed, rail transport is comfortable, safe and environmentally friendly. The European Year of Rail aims to promote the train as a sustainable means of transport.
Last year, the Royal Belgian Mint commemorated the very first train to run...
500th Anniversary of First World Circumnavigation – Elcano (1519-2019)
- June 09, 2021
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In 1519 two hundred and thirty-nine men and five ships left Spain searching a route westward to the
Spice Islands (called nowadays Moluccas Island in Indonesia).
They crossed the Atlantic Ocean, then rounded the southern tip of South America through the Strait of
Magellan, and then sailed the Pacific Ocean, arriving in the Philippines, where Magellan died in 1521, and finally reaching the Spice Islands on November 6th 1521.
On September 6th 1522, the Victoria returned to Spain, led by Juan Sebastian Elcano. And with only 17 sailors more. The Emperor Charles V named...
Australia 5 pounds 1852 (1921) gold pattern, 06/12/2021 MDC Auction
- June 07, 2021
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2014 €2 D DAY commemorative coin: a proof coin that is worth over €100
- June 05, 2021
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Last update 01/08/2021 (coin values) – In 2014, France celebrated the Normandy landing, a military operation better known under the code name “NEPTUNE”, the first step in a plan to reconquer Western Europe, known as “Overlord”. The expression “D DAY” is often used in the current language to designate the landing in Normandy
The NEPTUNE operation started during the night of June 5-6, 1944, with aerial bombings and the release of american paratroopers (about 13,000 men). The aim of these troops was to settle on the places where they were dropped,...