50 pence Sherlock HOLMES struck by Royal Mint
- May 13, 2019
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint will be commemorating 160 years since the birth of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, with a coin dedicated to his most famous creation – the detective Sherlock Holmes.
The sleuth’s profile, complete with pipe and deerstalker will appear on a 50p piece surrounded by the names of his most popular adventures. The designer of the coin – Stephen Raw – chose to create a design that requires a magnifying glass to read the names of these famous cases, hoping to bring out the “inner detective” of anyone who finds...
2019 MONACO €10 silver coin Princess GRACE
- May 12, 2019
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- Pierre
The Government of the Principality of Monaco has published Sovereign Order 7.439 of April 26th 2019, authorising the issue of a €10 silver coin, in the Principality’s official journal. The amount of this issue is set at fifty thousand euros, as coins global face value.
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The visual of the new €10 MONACO coin has not yet been released. This article will be updated as new information becomes available.
The composition and characteristics of the €10 silver coins
Diameter: 37 mm
Slice: smooth
Unit...
2011 50 pence swimmer coin – the rarest 50 pence coin, since 1969
- May 12, 2019
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- Pierre
We are back to the year 2011, the Royal Mint struck an early version of 50 pence swimmer coin that will become the “must have” in 50 pence coins collecting, because it became the rarest 50 pence coin, since 1969.
Royal Mint strike law face value commemorative coins
In October 1969 the 50 pence coin joined the 5p (shilling) and 10p (florin) coins in circulation, leaving only the three copper coins – to be introduced on 15 February 1971 – to complete the new series of decimal coins. The design on...
NUMISMAG visits the swiss Mint facility, in BERNE
- May 08, 2019
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- Pierre
The Swiss Federal Mint, created in 1850, is a small structure in the world of coin issuing institutions in Europe. However, the context in which the Swiss Mint operates has changed at the beginning of 2019. Since this year, SWISS MINT is able to work for other clients than the Swiss Confederation, i. e. the Swiss State itself.
From now on, at least in theory, it can respond to calls for tenders other than those of the Swiss State for coins or medals. There are, if only in Europe, a significant...
Australia celebrates 50th anniversary of 50 cents with a special coin set
- May 08, 2019
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- Pierre
The 50th Anniversary of the introduction of the copper-nickel dodecagon 50 cent coin is celebrated today with a new limited edition collectible coin set by the Royal Australian Mint.
Australian 2019 50 cents commemorative set
This set celebrates not only fifty years but also five different effigies that have featured on the coins since 1969.
“This year Australia commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of Australia’s most distinctive decimal coin. The most iconic for its unusual shape, it’s the coin that has launched many into a world of coin collecting”, said Royal Australian Mint...
With two New 5 Euro Commemoratives coins Italian Mint Commemorates Carabinieri and Alpine Corps
- May 07, 2019
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- Pierre
The Mint of Italy is issuing two coins to celebrate the Carabinieri and the Alpini. The first coin commemorates the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the Cultural Heritage Protection Command, and the second celebrates the centenary of the National Alpine Association. Both coins, in bronzital, were made by the engraving artists of the State Mint Luciana De Simoni and Silvia Petrassi, and produced by the Mint of Rome.
5 euros – 50 years corps des carabiniers office central office protection artistic and cultural heritage
On the obverse is the official...
Malta 2019 – Euro coin set BU Ta’ Hagrat F Mintmark – 2 euro coin temples of Ta’ Hagrat
- May 05, 2019
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- Antoine Bourg
The Central Bank of Malta will be issuing on 13 May 2019 a new euro coin set dated 2019 in a brilliant. The set consists of the eight euro coin set dated 2019 in a brilliant uncirculated version. The €2 euro coin depicting the prehistoric temples of Ta’ Hagrat. The latter is the fourth in a series of seven coins dedicated to Maltese prehistoric monuments.
All the coins in the set are in brilliant uncirculated quality and were struck at the Monnaie de Paris in France. The national sides of the euro coins...
Commemorative 2 euro coins 2020
- May 04, 2019
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- Olivier
We present you the very first projects of the 2020 commemorative 2 euro coins. This article is set up to inform you about new issues, curiosities and other facts about euro coins. Detailed images and information about €2 coin series. Planed issue of 2 Euro commemorative coins 2020.
This article will be updated regularly : October 2020
Commemorative 2 euro coins 2020
All descriptions and photos, print for each country
2 euros 27th Ibero-American Meeting Andorra – 2020
The 27th Ibero-American Council of Heads of State and Government will be held...
Japan 500 yen coin 2021 – Circulation bimetallic type
- May 03, 2019
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- Antoine Bourg
On April 9, 2019, the Japanese Ministry of Finance announced the issuance of three new bills and 500 yen coin. The new coin are designed to strengthen preventative measures for counterfeiting. It is will be issued in will be issued in the first half of 2021.
The 500 yen coin has no obvious change in terms of its design. However, the new coin will be made using a two-colored, three-layered structure. The current 500 yen coin has grooves of the same size while the new one have different sized grooves on...
Norway 20 krone 2019 – Gustav Vigeland
- May 02, 2019
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- Antoine Bourg
Norges Bank invited five artists to participate in a competition to design the anniversary motif on the reverse of the coin. Håkon Anton Fagerås won the competition with the motif “At Work”. The motif is an imagined scene depicting the sculptor’s modelling process. Norges Bank collaborated with the Vigeland Museum on...