2019 €25 Audrey HEPBURN belgian commemorative coin
- May 01, 2019
- by
- Pierre
On 4 May 2019 Audrey Hepburn, ‘la Grande Dame’ of the silver screen, would have turned 90 years old. To commemorate her 90th birthday, the Royal Mint of Belgium is issuing a fine Gold €25 commemorative coin.
This coin is handed over during the official opening of the exhibition “Intimate Audrey” on 30 April in Brussels by Mintmaster Ingrid Van Herzele to Sean Hepburn Ferrer, the son of the much-loved actress and organizer of the exhibition.
A recent published book revealed that the actress was a war heroe during the second world...
New Chinese coins of 1 yuan, 0.5 yuan and 0.1 yuan – 2019
- April 30, 2019
- by
- Olivier
After more than a decade, China is releasing newly patterned coins. Starting Aug. 30, new coins of 1 yuan, 0.5 yuan, and 0.1 yuan, will be released and in circulation. Smaller one yuan coins are designed to be more portable, while the colour of a five jiao coin changes from gold to silver.
1-yuan coin of the 2019 edition China
For the 1-yuan coin of the 2019 edition, the typeface of the denomination numeral on the obverse is adjusted, with the floral pattern on the reverse scaled down proportionately.
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The New Banknotes Chinese Central Bank 2019
- April 29, 2019
- by
- Olivier
Starting Aug. 30 2019, new banknotes of 50 yuan, 20 yuan, 10 yuan, and 1 yuan, will be released and in circulation, the central bank said. The new patterns, though not very different from existing ones, are designed to be harder for counterfeiters to copy. This will be the third edition of the fifth series of renminbi, which was introduced by the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) in 1999 for 50-, 20-, 10- and one-yuan banknotes, whose second edition was issued in 2005.
Banknote of 1 yuan China 2019
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The anti-counterfeiting
Color-changing...
Australian AUD 2 coin to celebrate 1919 repatriation for soldiers and nurses
- April 24, 2019
- by
- Pierre
Royal Australian Mint announces a new circulating coloured $2 coin marking the centenary of repatriation for Australian soldiers and nurses after the First World War.
“The coin is an enduring acknowledgement of vital efforts to provide support to Australian service people, while at the same time commemorating a century of service,” said the Royal Australian Mint CEO, Ross MacDiarmid.
The centre of the coin depicts a graphic element taken from the First World War ‘Returned from Active Service’ badge.
“As these coins begin to circulate across the country ahead of Anzac Day, we...
Notre Dame de Paris on fire!
- April 15, 2019
- by
- Pierre
We very rarely deviate from the field of numismatics, which is our DNA, at NUMISMAG. However, there are events that cannot leave you insensitive. This is the case of the fire that occurred today at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. We are passionate about numismatics but, above all, about history and historical heritage. We can only note the partial but heavy loss of this monument, which is part of the heritage of humanity.
Tonight, sadness is great all over the world….
Notre Dame medal (big blank) – Monnaie de Paris
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ELINA BRASLINA from Latvia: first strike and first success in coin design
- April 15, 2019
- by
- Pierre
ELINA BRASLINA is a young latvian artist and coin designer. Her first numismatic project was the commemorative coin Cat’s Mill issued by Latvian Central Bank a few weeks ago. She is in right line with tradition of Nordic Europe coin design.
NUMISMAG wanted to interview this young talent about her last creation and about numismatics more generally.
NUMISMAG wish to thank Elina for the time she took to answer our questions.
NUMISMAG: Elina may you introduce yourself and make a short personal presentation?
Elina BRASLINA: I was born in Riga, Latvia, May 31st, 1988....
In 2019 Royal Mint celebrates Queen VICTORIA’s reign
- April 11, 2019
- by
- Pierre
The Royal Mint is celebrating the 200th anniversary since Queen Victoria’s birth with a special new £5 commemorative coin.
Having inherited the throne just one month after her eighteenth birthday, Victoria went on to become one of Britain’s most remarkable monarchs and reigned the empire for more than six decades. Her reign was so long in fact, that it was only surpassed by her great-great-granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II, in 2015. Due to the length of time she spent on the throne, the coinage issued in Queen Victoria’s name was one of...
1861 Withdraw of WINSCONSIN dollars: riots for banknotes
- April 11, 2019
- by
- Pierre
Nowadays, banknotes in the United States are issued by the government. However, this has not always been the case. Before the American Civil War, there were hundreds of banks in the United States that issued banknotes. These were not U.S. government trust securities, but private trust securities issued by these banks and backed by their own funds.
Discovered in 1634 by Jean NICOLET and became a member state of the United States in 1848 (the 30th state of the United States), WISCONSIN was in significant private currency circulation, despite the absence...
Latvia: a 2019 silver coin to commemorate the fairy tale Cat’s Mill
- April 08, 2019
- by
- Pierre
On Thursday, 11 April, Latvijas Banka is issuing a silver collector coin “Cat’s Mill” dedicated to the literary work of Kārlis Skalbe.
The fairy tale “Cat’s Mill” from Kārlis Skalbe’s “Winter Tales” (1913) is included in the Latvian Cultural Canon and was recognized as the Latvian people’s most beloved literary work in “The Big Read” poll in 2014.
The moral of the fairy tale is: do not spread evil and learn to forgive. Other values taught by this fairy tale are honesty, diligence and love.
The graphic design of the collector coin “Cat’s...
Germany: 2020 to 2022 €2 commemorative coins – “Bundesländer” series
- April 04, 2019
- by
- Pierre
As part of the “Bundesländer” series, the federal government has decided on the following issues:
In 2020, a 2 euro commemorative coin “Brandenburg” (motif: Sanssouci Palace) by the artist Jordi Truxa from Neuenhagen 2021 a 2 euro commemorative coin “Saxony-Anhalt” (motif: Magdeburg Cathedral), by the artist Michael Otto from Rodenbach 2022 a 2-Euro commemorative coin “Thuringia” (motif: Wartburg), by artist Olaf Stoy from RabenauThis is the last season of the series that began in 2006, which consists of a total of 17 coins (16 Länder and one special coin honouring the Federal Council...