2019 SAMOA new 10 tala commemorative banknote – XVI Pacific Games
- June 21, 2019
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- Pierre
The Central Bank of Samoa announced recently the release of a new $10 polymer banknote in June 2019, to commemorate the XVI Pacific Games 2019 which has been scheduled to be held in Samoa on the 7th July 2019.
First polymer commemorative banknote of SAMOA, printed in 1990
2 Tala commemorating 50th anniversary of SUSUGA II reign
The $10 banknote will be the second polymer banknote issued in Samoa and the first carbonoffset banknote created from the polymer substrate. It is easy to identify a genuine note.
2019 Kenya Big Five new banknotes series introduced by Governor Patrick Njoroge
- June 21, 2019
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- Pierre
Governor Njoroge of CBK announced the issuing of a new banknotes series and told that the new banknotes have a unique theme and security features and will have various images, including the iconic KICC, the big five wildlife and will be easy to use by the visually impaired.
Remarks by Dr. Patrick Njoroge Governor, Central Bank of Kenya
June 1, 2019 Narok Stadium, Narok County
Dr. Patrick Njoroge Governor of CBK
“After launching the new coins, the matter of the New Generation banknotes still remains, that is,...
Young professional of the month: Interview of ELLIE BOOT-SPINK AND SON
- June 19, 2019
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- Pierre
We told several times of necessity of a generation renewal in collectors population. But don’t forget this will be also possible only if young professionals join the coin industry to dynamise and adapt numismatics to a new young audience.
NUMISMAG is glad to introduce you Ellie BOOT, a young coin specialist and auctioneer of SPINK and SON LONDON that responds to this definition of 2.0 coin industry actor.
NUMISMAG: Ellie, what is your initial school or university training?
ELLIE BOOT: Having been interested in history from a young age, I decided to...
2019 British Museum exhibition “Playing with Money: currency and games”
- June 16, 2019
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- Pierre
This exhibition looks at how modern board games, educational toys, gambling and role-playing games reflect, inform and shape our understanding of economics and money.
The 20th century witnessed the transformation of money from precious metals to paper, from credit cards to crypto-currencies, all against a fluctuating financial backdrop. These changes are chronicled in the evolution of childhood games from the 19th century to the present.
The Exhibition at British Museum
British Museum Library
Discover new acquisitions of toy and board game money, including recognisable classics such as Monopoly, as well...
2019 Yeoman coins by Royal Mint
- June 16, 2019
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- Pierre
Today, The Royal Mint has launched the third coin in the 2019 dated Tower of London Collection – The Yeoman Warders.
The Yeoman Warders were once part of the Yeoman of the Guard, the monarch’s bodyguards who accompanied and protected the king or queen everywhere they went. In Tudor times, Henry VII believed that such an important building as the Tower of London also needed special protection, and so the Royal Bodyguard took on a new duty. The Yeoman Warders were formed for this specific task, which they still carry out...
Innovation coins series – US MINT
- June 14, 2019
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- Pierre
The United States Mint American Innovation™ $1 Coin Program is a multi-year series to honorinnovation and innovators with $1 coins from each State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Northern Mariana Islands. It will count 4 different coins per year, during a 14 years period. This numismatic issue will be struck in proof condition and in UNC condition ( coins sold in bags and rolls).
Choice of topics and designs for these coins are submitted to CCAC notice.
The Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) was established...
2019 €100 gold coin dedicated to Constitution Act of Finland 1919
- June 11, 2019
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- Pierre
This commemorative coin pays tribute to the Finnish Constitution Act of 1919. The commemorative coin is designed by Dario Vidal. The design emphasises the vital role of citizens and the balancing effect of the separation of powers.
The coin will be available from the Mint of Finland’s web shop on 17 June at 9 a.m.
The maximum mintage of the commemorative coin is only 1,300 coins.
The first one hundred coins will be numbered and sold separately.
Constitution Act of 1919
With the Constitution Act of 1919, the first Constitution of an independent...
2020 Luxemburg numismatic program
- June 10, 2019
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- Pierre
On June 06th 2019 Luxembourg unveiled some of the topics that will be the subject of a coin strike in year 2020, as part of the annual national numismatic program.
In January 2020, the BCL will issue a €2 commemorative coin dedicated to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Prince Henry, Principalty’s Prince Lieutenant General.
An annual BU set will be dedicated to the city of Remich, as part of the multi-annual theme chosen in recent years for Luxembourg BU sets. These are dedicated to a city in the Grand Duchy.
A...
The Royal Mint celebrates 50 Years of the 50pence – 2019 Military Set
- June 09, 2019
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- Pierre
To celebrate fifty years of the distinctive 50p, The Royal Mint has unveiled a special collection of commemorative military coins that will be struck to mark the anniversary of the seven-sided coin, first introduced in 1969. The Royal Mint has a long tradition of commemorating events from military history, and this coin set recalls some of the most epic battles from Britain’s past, the nation’s military achievements and the courage of those who served.
The launch of this collection follows the popular 50p culture set which was unveiled in January 2019.
Spanning...
2019 UNC USD 50 – SAINT GAUDENS Gold double Eagle
- June 09, 2019
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- Pierre
This coin is a collector version of the Mint’s American Eagle Gold Bullion Coin. Struck at the United States Mint at West Point, the obverse (heads) features a version of Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ full-length figure of Liberty with flowing hair, holding a torch in her right hand and an olive branch in her left.
The reverse (tails) features a male eagle carrying an olive branch flying above a nest containing a female eagle and eaglets.
Mintage for the 2019 American Eagle One Ounce Gold Uncirculated Coin is limited to 10,000 units.
Ths coin will...