Nellie MELBA gives voice on the new Australian 100 AUD banknote!
- March 06, 2020
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A few days ago, the Reserve Bank of Australia (Reserve Bank of Australia) unveiled the visuals for its AUD100 banknote of the new series. On the obverse is a portrait of Dame Nellie Melba, an internationally renowned soprano. It is taken from a photograph of Melba, illustrating a biography first published in 1909 and written by Agnes G. Murphy, the artist’s private secretary.
In the background is a photograph of Dame Nellie Melba in Rosina costume in Rossini’s Barber of Seville. It was taken by Leopold Emile Reutlinger in 1896.
The musical...
Estonia launch a coin design competition for 2021 €2 commemorative coins
- March 05, 2020
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- Pierre
The Eesti Pank (Central Bank of Estonia) is launching a coin design competition for the design of the two commemorative €2 coins with 2021 yearmark.
The first coin will be dedicated to the wolf, the Estonian national animal.
The second coin will be dedicated to the Finno-Ugric peoples. These peoples, with Scandinavian roots, stretch from Scandinavia to the Urals.
The design competition is open to both private individuals and professional graphic designers.
Each candidate can submit several designs. The designs must be submitted to the central bank by 30 June 2020 at the latest.
The...
Belgian mint honors Antwerp olympic games city as well as luke and lucy comic
- March 04, 2020
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Mint of Belgium announced two new numismatic issues.
The first coin célébrâtes Olympic Games taking place in Antwerp, just after the First World Ward, filled with hopes and first times.
The other coin is dedicated to Luke and Lucy comic.
€2,5 coin celebrating the 1920 olympic games in Antwerp
On 20 April 1920 the opening ceremony of the seventh Olympic Summer Games was held in a brand new stadium in the Antwerp district Kiel. Belgium was assigned the organization because of all the misery the First World War had brought upon them....
In 2020, no goldfinger but a gold coin for 007 James bond
- March 04, 2020
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint has announced the launch of its James Bond commemorative coin and gold bar collection ahead of the release of the 25th James Bond film, No Time To Die. The collection includes a number of Royal Mint firsts – a 7 kilo gold coin, which is the largest coin with the highest face value to be produced in the Mint’s 1,100-year history and the world’s first James Bond bar in gold and silver, featuring all of the 25 official James Bond film titles.
Just one 7 kilo gold coin...
A 2020 south african coin celebrating ophtalmic research and Retinal Cryoprobe
- March 03, 2020
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The South African Mint reveales virtuous examples of South African ingenuity and innovation to further enrich the coin collecting experience. The Retinal Cryoprobe, invented and commercialised by South African ophthalmologist and biomedical engineer Dr Selig Percy Amoils, is the subject of the new 2020 R2 Crown series.
Dr Selig Percy Amoils, South african ophtalmologist and medical engineer
The ‘South African Inventions’ theme was introduced in 2016 to highlight globally relevant inventions and firsts by South Africans.
In 2019 Pratley Putty, the world’s first epoxy adhesive invented by South African engineer George...
2020 Austrian Knights’ Tales €10 coin
- March 01, 2020
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Founded during the Crusades, the Order of the Knights Templar unified the monastic life with the ideals of knighthood. Bound by poverty, chastity and obedience, the Templars lived a life of godliness and were forbidden to partake of worldly temptations, but were also considered an elite military troop. Uncompromisingly brave, they epitomised the knightly concept of ‘courage’, to which the third coin in the swashbuckling five-coin Knights’ Tales series is dedicated.
2020 Proof coin Knights’tales
2020 BU coin Knights’tales
2020 UNC copper coin Knights’tales
In the 12th and...
The white Horse of Hanover, the last Queen’s Beasts series collection’s coin
- February 27, 2020
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The Royal Mint unleashes the White Horse of Hanover as the eighth coin in The Queen’s Beasts collection. The White Horse of Hanover is one of ten heraldic Beasts that form the Queen’s Beasts. Inspired by these ancient symbols of power and identity, the range brings to life the ten imposing statues that are part of an enduring legacy that define our ruling dynasties.
The White Horse is a beast with a long history, deeply rooted in Germany’s past and that of George I’s medieval ancestors. The first documented use of...
2020 spanish numismatic program
- February 23, 2020
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The spanish Mint (FNMT) has announced its numismatic program for 2020 (this article will be updated over the time, with the informations disclosed by the FNMT).
For 2020, the FNMT (Mint of Spain) foresees the following numismatic issues.
Special BU set Berlin World Money Fair
The first Coin Set to be issued for year 2020 is the one dedicated to the World Money Fair. This special collection is limited to a maximum of 2,000 sets.
In the blister of this set appears in the Spanish side the Mudejar tower of San...
A woman, Honey Mamabolo, new south african Mint CEO
- February 19, 2020
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The South African Mint announced the appointment of Ms Honey Mamabolo as its new Managing Director, effective from 1 February 2020.
She has 20 years’ experience across various industry sectors, including mining, retail banking, energy, development finance and manufacturing.
Misses Honey Mamabolo, new head of South African Mint
Before joining the South African Mint, Ms Mamabolo was the Chief Executive Officer of Thebe Unico, a leading manufacturer and supplier of automotive chemicals. In her early career, Ms Mamabolo was involved in high-impact, business change enablement retail banking projects. Her highlights during...
2020 australian ICC Women’s T20 World Cup $2 coin
- February 19, 2020
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This $2 coin, created by The Royal Australian Mint, is the first time a female cricket player will feature on Australian coinage and the design captures the strong and dynamic spirit of the women’s cricket team.
Two million of the limited-edition $2 Australian legal tender coins will be released exclusively through Woolworths registers from february the 19th, and customers are encouraged to look out for the coins in their change.
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup is the ultimate celebration of women’s cricket where the best players in the world come together...