2020 Andorra numismatic program
- October 07, 2020
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- Pierre
Last update 10/08/2020
The Principality of Andorra today announced its numismatic program for 2020.
This program consists of two commemorative €2 coins and an annual BU coin set, containing all the coins of the circulation coins series for 2020.
Several 2020 denominations will be issued for circulation.
All these coins have been minted by the Spanish Mint (FNMT).
NUMISMAG asked the Servei d’Emissions on 10/07/2020 whether the postponement of the Ibero-American Summit to the first quarter of 2021 would lead to a postponement of the official issue date of the second 2020 €2 commemorative...
2020 japanese BU and proof sets 100th anniversary protecting nature
- October 07, 2020
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- Pierre
The Mint of Japan will issue at the end of december 2020 two annual coins sets, each of them containing all 2020 circulation coins and a medal commemorating 100th anniversary of protecting historic sites, places of scenic beauty and natural monuments.
2020 BU set specifications
Content: 6 circulation coins and a brass medal
Mintage: 40 000 sets, including 70 sets for overseas market
Medal: red brass – diameter of 27mm – weight of 7.5g
Date of issue: December 2020
2020 proof set specifications
2020 numismatic program of Belgium – World Money Fair
- October 03, 2020
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- Pierre
Updated the 10/03/2020
Numismag took part to the World Money Fair in Berlin and on the first day of the fair, reserved for professionals, we interviewed Belgian Mint which provided us with additional informations on the numismatic program 2020.
Concerning the €2 commemorative coins, Belgium will issue a first coin, for which NUMISMAG presented the visual a few months ago. This coin is dedicated to the International Year of Plants under the aegis of the UN and more particularly the FAO. An official ceremony to present the coin to the public will...
2020 Greek numismatic program
- October 03, 2020
- by
- Pierre
Updated the 10/03/2020
Greek government unveileved its numismatic programm for year 2020.
This year, Greece still mints two €2 commemorative coins to celebrate greek historic events.
€2 COMMEMORATIVE COINS
€2 COMMEMORATIVE CIRCULATION COIN DEDICATED TO:
“2,500 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF THERMOPYLAE”
The Thermopyle battle is symbol of greek heroism against invaders coming from Persia. It was finally a defeat by is a key date in greek nation birth. The coin was designed by G. STAMATOPOULOS.
Maximum mintage of 735,000 pieces for circulation in...
Official announcement of 2020 MONACO annual BU set
- October 02, 2020
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- Pierre
Updated the 10/09/2020
The Official Gazette of the Principality of Monaco has announced the mintage of the BU 2020 BU coin set which will be limited to 7,000 sets. Sell will start october the 8th 2020 on Monaco Stamps and coins museum website.
Only €1 and €2 coins of divisional series will be issued for circulation in 2020 (1 million coins for each face value).
The sale’s price of the MTM (Stamp and Coins Museum of Monaco, which acts as a mint for the MONACO Principality) offers the BU set at...
2020 National Treasures silver and gold medals from JAPAN – “Ginkaku-ji” temple
- September 29, 2020
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- Pierre
Although known as “Ginkaku-ji”, the official name of the temple is Jisho-ji. It was built in 1482 by Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, who wanted to compete with Kinkaku-ji, the Golden Pavilion, built by his grandfather Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
His intention was to cover the pavilion with silver foils, but because of the intensification of the Onin War, which had broken out a few years earlier, in 1467, the construction was stopped. So that the pavilion was never covered with silver.
The building, which was supposed to be an ostentatious monument, is now taken as...
2020 Woudagemaal €5 Coin
- September 23, 2020
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- Pierre
The Woudagemaal was opened in 1920 by Queen Wilhelmina, and its job was pumping excess water from Friesland into the Zuiderzee, and later into the IJsselmeer. To this day, the Woudagemaal still plays a crucial role within the Frisian water authority.
Pompe à vapeur de Wouda
Dutch engineers at work
Not just in the Netherlands, but in the whole world, water poses many problems. There are three main issues: too...
2020 lithuanian €5 coin celebrating Agriculture and dedicated science processes
- September 19, 2020
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- Pierre
Bank of Lituania released a 2020 €5 coin celebrating Agriculture and dedicated science processes.
The obverse of the coin features an outline of Lithuania and the Vytis – the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, formed from a motif of plots of arable land.
The reverse of the coin depicts a motif of the World Tree formed from intertwining DNA strands and stalks of grain, with the inscription ŽEMĖS ŪKIO MOKSLAI (AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES) at the top.
Coin’s specifications
Denomination: €5
Composition: gold Au 999/1000
Diameter (mm):...
2020 last swiss numismatic issues – Gold for R. FEDERER
- September 14, 2020
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- Pierre
In the beginning of the month of september, Swiss mint presented to the public its last numismatic issues for year 2020. A gold coin complet the coin series honoring R. FEDERER. Another coin celebrates the swiss firefighters. The two last coins are dedicated to Suxten Pass and Ceneri tunnel.
150 years of the Swiss Firefighters
Association commemorative coin
The Swiss Firefighters Association represents the interests of both part-time and professional firefighters in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. The idea of founding the association was first mooted in...
2020 £2 commemorative coin “100 years of Mystery” from Royal Mint
- September 14, 2020
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint in collaboration with Agatha Christie Limited corporation is celebrating “100 years of Mystery” with a new commemorative £2 coin in recognition of Dame Agatha Christie’s vast body of work which shaped the modern mystery genre.
The commemorative £2 coin coincides with the centenary of Dame Agatha Christie’s first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which first introduced the iconic Belgian detective Hercule Poirot to the world when published in October 1920.
The novel ushered in a golden age of mystery novels in the 1920s and...