2017 HK 100 dollars commemorative banknote Bank of China
- December 29, 2017
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- Pierre
Bank of China – HONG KONK Branch:
The Bank Of China (BOC) – HONG KONK Branch, is one of the four state banks of continental China. It was at time China central bank, but nowadays, it is the people’s Bank of China that fills this function, since 1949. Shareholding was opened to private investors since 2006. 26% of shares are marketed on stock exchange. It has a powerful subsidiary in HONG KONG, the BOC- HONG KONG. This one is held with less than 30% of stocks by Bank of China –...
Proof coinset, €2.5 Adolph Bridge commemorative coin and €2 euro William III rolls: the last 2017 Luxembourg numismatic issues
- December 18, 2017
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- Pierre
Central bank of Luxembourg sell since Thursday, December 14th 2017 the following numismatic products:
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2018 slovak numismatic issues celebrating 25th anniversary of Republic
- December 11, 2017
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- Pierre
The slovak Mint will issue in early January 2018 several collectors concerning the celebration of the 25th birthday of the slovak Republic creation, following the split of old tchekoslovakia state. Mint of KREMNICA will thus issue during the month of January 2018:
A silver coin fith 900/1000 fineness, 6 900 proof coins and 3 200BU coins A €2 commemorative coin, one million coins stuck a BU set with 3,000specimens containing the 2 commemorative coin a coin-card containing the €2 commemorative coin, 4,000 specimens.
These coins were drawn by the slovak artist Pavel Károly, who had already...
Portugal: 2018 €2 commemorative coins dedicated to National Printing works and to AJUDA garden
- December 09, 2017
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- Pierre
The Mint of Portugal will strike two €2 commemorative coins from its 2018 minting program. The first one celebrates the 250 anniversary of Portugal national printing works, created on December 24th 1768 under the name of “Royal printing works”, also called “typographical Office of Régia”. It becomes, starting from 1833, National Printing works until 1972. After several mergers, it took the name of “Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda”.
The other 2€ commemorative coin will celebrate the 250 anniversary of the AJUDA botanical gardens created by the Pombal landlord in 1768, becoming the...
Defence line of Amsterdam, KNM 2017 commemorative coinages
- December 06, 2017
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- Pierre
Around the Dutch capital Amsterdam lies a unique defence line of 42 forts, 4 batteries and a large amount of dikes and locks. This is the Defence Line of Amsterdam (“Stelling van Amsterdam”). The defence line is a historical monument for the Netherlands and has been listed on UNESCO World Heritage List, since 1996.
This impressive defence line will be honoured with an official commemorative coin. The ‘Stelling van Amsterdam’ commemorative coin is the sixth official issue in the series of commemorative coins around Dutch World Heritage.
Amsterdam Defence Line 2017 KNM official...
Polymer Coin Wins IACA Award for Best Coin Innovation – 5 Euro coin 2017-TropischeZone
- December 04, 2017
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- Pierre
The IACA Excellence in Currency 2017 Coin Awards were conferred during The Coin Conference in Warsaw on October 24, 2017. The State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg and the Bavarian State Mint were awarded the prize for Best Coin Innovation for their coin featuring a polymer ring. Every two years, the International Association of Currency Affairs bestows the distinguished IACA Excellence in Currency Awards. On October 24, 2017, a German product was thus recognized: the tri-materialring was labelled ‘Best Coin Innovation’.
The idea
Thanks to the polymer ring inserted between the ring and...
Lituania december the 4th: outstanding auction for an outstanding collector
- December 03, 2017
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- Pierre
The Bank of Lithuania offers to purchase litas banknotes that have never been put into circulation. The exclusive set of banknotes consists of three denominations of LTL 1,000 and LTL 500 banknotes of the 1991 issue as well as the LTL 100 of the 1994 issue. The first sets of banknotes will be available for sale already during the electronic auction to start on Monday December the 4th. Lituanian NCB has been constantly asked about the possibility of purchasing rare banknotes that have never been put into circulation. That ‘s...
The new zero euro Banknote dedicated to china and dog year
- December 03, 2017
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- Olivier
Euro Banknote Memory will sell in the very next days a new zero euro banknote dedicated to china and dog year in chinese calendar. The first chinese zero euro banknote will be shipped to the client early december. It is dedicated as well to french-chinese frienship. The chinese client is a well known professionnal dealer. The Chinese acronym on the right means “good year of the dog”, since in 2018 it will be the year of the dog. It will also be the first anniversary of friendship between China and...
Stunning hoard discovered in CLUNY ABBEY, FRANCE
- November 28, 2017
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- Pierre
Arts and religious centre of medieval Europe, the abbey of Cluny recently revealed a hoard. Archaeologists there have just discovered, dissimulated under the old infirmary, a hoard made of 12th century gold coins, as well as invaluable objects. At mid-September, the team of Anne Flammin CNRS researcher and Anne Baud, teacher and researcher in Lyon-II carried out excavations on the old infirmary of the abbey. Suddenly, coins start to fall at the bottom from the excavation zone. More than 2200 coins, mostly struck by the CLUNY Abbey, and 21 Moslem...
ROLANDAS RIMKUNAS, major lituanian coin designer and artist
- November 24, 2017
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- Pierre
NUMISMAG interviewed ROLANDAS RIMKUNAS, a well known lituanian coin designer. His last creation is the 2017 €20 lituanian coin dedicated to ruthenian bible. NUMISMAG thanks Rolandas for the time he took answering our questions.
NUMISMAG: Rolandas may you make your own personal presentation?
Rolandas RIMKUNAS: I was born into a political prisoner’s family in 1963, at that time Lithuania was occupied by the Soviet Union. My father was 15 years old when he was arrested in 1946, tortured and on 1948 sentenced to 8 years in Gulag prison for supporting Lithuanian...