Royal Mint celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s 95th birthday with a three coins set
- June 04, 2021
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To celebrate HRH Queen Elizabeth’s 95th birthday on 12 June, The Royal Mint will strike on the Day Celebration Sovereign and a Celebration Sovereign three-coin set containing prominent-dated sovereigns from key years of her extraordinary life and reign.
There will be a special edition of The Sovereign, the coin of the monarch, struck on the 12 June, 2021 to mark The Queen’s second, official birthday. Just 1,295 Celebration Sovereigns will be struck on this date and they will feature the exclusive ‘95’ crown privy mark, created for this historic...
£22 000 for a 1957 fiver at DIX NOONAN auction house
- June 01, 2021
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A £5 banknote which was originally presented to former prime minister Harold Macmillan in 1957 was sold for £22,000 at DIX NOONAN auction. The note, in a blue leather presentation wallet, has a very low serial number: A01 000003, that is to say the third printed banknote of this kind.
£22,000 was the upper limit of expert valuation. Including buyer’s premium, the total invoiced amount was £27,280.
Thomasina Smith, head of numismatics (associate director) at Dix Noonan Webb, said: “This important note is the lowest serial number note...
2021 latvian €5 Key coin
- May 24, 2021
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Latvian cultural heritage, the lock and the fittings of a hope chest, beautifully crafted by ancient artisans, served as the artistic inspiration for the small gold coin “The Key“. A key bears a special, one may even say, a slightly mystical symbolic meaning. It has the ability both to unlock and to lock: to open the door to a particular room, grant access to riches or to deny these opportunities. A key has the power that elevates it above all the other objects in the world.
In Japan, the key is seen...
Music legends’ series: Royal Mint strikes coins to honor “THE WHO”
- May 24, 2021
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The Who collectable coin is the fourth in The Royal Mint’s ‘Music Legends’ series, and follows coins in honour of Queen, Elton John and David Bowie. The coin’s dynamic design includes some of the most iconic symbols from the band’s live and loud performances – including a union flag, Mod logo and speaker-smashing Rickenbacker guitar. Together, the symbols on the coin form a pinball table, a nod to the single Pinball Wizard and album Tommy, one of the band’s most famous creations. With the latest colour printing technology, elements of the coin have...
€8 estonian coin for 2021 Tokyo Olympics
- May 23, 2021
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On Wednesday 26 May, Eesti Pank will issue into circulation a silver commemorative coin dedicated to the Estonian athletes at the summer Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021. The coin is designed in a Japanese minimalist style. It shows the sun rising behind Mount Fuji, which is near Tokyo, and the logo of the Estonian Olympic Committee is placed on top of the mountain.
The coin was designed by Ander Avila, who graduated from Pallas University of Applied Sciences and has worked as a designer and creative director in various advertising agencies,...
KNM (dutch Mint) celebrates Anton Geesink
- May 21, 2021
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It is 60 years ago this year that Anton Geesink made history by becoming the first non-Japanese to win the world judo championship in the heaviest class. In honor of the Utrecht judoka, the Royal Dutch Mint is minting a commemorative coin. The design of the coin was unveiled today by granddaughter Leonie Geesink at the statue of Anton Geesink in Utrecht. The Anton Geesink Vijfje is minted by order of the Ministry of Finance.
The legacy of Anton Geesink is quite remarquable. Anton Geesink (1934-2010) was born and raised in Utrecht....
Royal canadian Mint celebrates 100th anniversary of bluenose ship
- May 17, 2021
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The year 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the launch of Bluenose, the Grand Banks fishing schooner whose earned the title of “Queen of the North Atlantic.”
The 2021 Pure Silver Proof Dollar turns back the clock to commemorate Canada’s sailing ambassador, and the visionary naval architect behind its design.
The Bluenose story begins here, born on a drafting table a century ago. And with the mixing of different frosting techniques (flat and traditional), your coin’s engraved design simultaneously celebrates William J. Roué’s vision and its fulfillment, with the birth of a racing champion.
The proof...
2022 german numismatic program
- May 16, 2021
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Last update 02/24/2022 – Germany has unveiled the guidelines of its 2022 program. This article will be updated regularly with official communications from MUNZE DEUTSCHLAND.
The year 2022 marks a turning point for several multi-year collector coin series.
The 5€ series with a polymer ring remains but the theme changes. After the climate, the theme is the insect kingdom with a generic coin in 2022 to anchor the series among collectors, as the German Mint did with the “planet Earth” coin in the previous series.
The €10 coin series is also...
2021 german numismatic program
- May 14, 2021
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Last update 05/14/2021
The german Federal Ministry of Finance has created a new brand in the coins sector since January 31st 2020. The “German Mint” (MUNZE DEUTSCHLAND) is the official agency of the german Federal Government with exclusive responsibility for the initial distribution and marketing of German collector coins issued by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Three famous people act as representatives of the new brand, including german actress Esther SCHWEINS, presenting the 2020 coin with a polymer ring “Subpolar Zone”.
Esther SCHWEINS, presenting the 2020 €5 polymer...
€50 gold coin celebrating Prince Philip
- May 13, 2021
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While the Royal Mint of Great Britain has yet to officially announce a coin issue following the death of Prince Philip, the Central Bank of Malta has announced the issue of two gold bullion coins dedicated to him. The Central Bank of Malta, in collaboration with the Commonwealth Mint & Philatelic Bureau Ltd UK, wishes to issue 2 one-ounce gold coins, legal tender, commemorating His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
These coins will have the following specifications and mintages:
– 99 bullion coins with a face value of €50, weight...