2022 First Sovereign bearing King Charles III portrait
- November 15, 2022
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The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins, has today unveiled the first Sovereign bearing His Majesty The King’s portrait. In commemoration of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the reverse of the Sovereign features a rare change of design in honour of Britain’s longest serving monarch.
The Sovereign has featured every portrait of Queen Elizabeth II over the course of her reign. For the first time in nearly 70 years, the official portrait of a new monarch, His Majesty King Charles III, will now appear on the Sovereign, also...
2022 estonian gold coin: 600th anniversary of livonian Diet
- November 09, 2022
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- Pierre
On October 25, Eesti Pank issued a gold collector coin to mark the 600th anniversary of the first meeting of the Livonian Diet (Parliament). The coin symbolizes above all the will for regional cooperation for the common good. The representatives of the most important social groups in Livonia met in a conference in 1422 and decided to hold regular meetings in a council or a diet. Diet meetings were held to increase unity and thus improve the security of the region, to sign agreements and to discuss commercial and financial...
The new Algerian 2 000 dinars banknote issued in november 2022
- November 03, 2022
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- Pierre
The Bank of Algeria has issued from 11/02/2022 a banknote of two thousand Algerian dinars. The issuance of this banknote has raised a controversy and a questioning. The controversy was created in France by the extreme left politician Jean Luc MELANCHON and concerns the absence of any mention in French on the new banknote. This one will carry on mentions in English for the first time in the Algerian fiduciary history.
The general theme of the banknote are the 60 years of independence and the commemoration of the 31st session of...
NETHERLANDS: Choice of themes for collector coins issued in 2023
- November 01, 2022
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In 2023, two collector coins of 5 and 10 euros will be issued in honor of themes of special importance to to the Netherlands. These coins are made of gold, silver, silver plated or copper. They are legal tender in the Netherlands.
From March 11 to April 24 2022, the Dutch government organized a consultation where everyone could give subjects to commemorate.
State Secretary for Finance, leading Taxation and Fiscal Services MARNIX VAN RIJ, as responsible for coins minting activities in the government since 01/10/2022, has selected two different themes. These...
Royal Mint begins production of the first King Charles III circulating coins
- October 28, 2022
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The Royal Mint, the official maker of UK coins, has started production of circulating coins featuring the portrait of His Majesty King Charles III. The first coin to appear in the public’s change will be a memorial 50 pence commemorating the life and legacy of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The official portrait of King Charles III was created by acclaimed British artist Martin Jennings. He officially started production of the new coins at The Royal Mint’s site in Llantrisant. The coins will begin appearing in the public’s...
2022 €5 collector coin “Upward” from Bank of Latvia
- October 27, 2022
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The Central Bank of Latvia launches a special collector coin “Upward” this Tuesday, November 1st. November 1st, 2022 marks the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Bank of Latvia. The tasks entrusted to the Latvian Central Bank have changed over the past 100 years. The main task of the Bank of Latvia remains unchanged. It must ensure that the value of our money is preserved and that the modern digital format of money also retains its reliability in the eyes of the public.
The authors of the piece “Upward” are...
2022 €10 from Spain dedicated to Ramon y Cajal
- October 26, 2022
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The Ministry of Science and Innovation, from the Spanish Goverment, has declared 2022 as “The Year of
Research – Tribute to Santiago Ramón y Cajal”, in homage to the most famous Spanish scientist in history.
The Royal Spanish Mint would like to join into this celebration issuing a silver coin of 8 reales.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852- 1934) was a Spanish doctor and scientist, specialising in histology and
pathological anatomy.
He shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1906 with Camillo Golgi “in recognition of their work on the
2023 Austrian numismatic program
- October 25, 2022
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The austrian mint unveiled recently several visuals of first 2023 austrian coin collectors. The mint will strike two commemorative coins dedicated to the pig and will issue two coin sets. the first one is the annual coin set and the second one is dedicated to babies born in 2023.
2023 Annual coin set
2023 baby coin set
The New Year coin 2023 features a lucky pig because this likeable and intelligent animal has long been a symbol of good luck in Austria. For many, the turn of the year...
2022 irish €15 Silver coin dedicated to iconic singer Luke KELLY
- October 22, 2022
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This limited edition commemorative coin is issued to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the birth of Irish music icon Luke Kelly.
Luke Kelly was born in 1940 in Sheriff Street, Dublin. He moved to England as a teenager and became involved in the folk music revival. He returned to Ireland in the early sixties and was a founding member of The Dubliners.
After a brief absence from the group, Kelly re-joined The Dubliners. They gained huge commercial success with hit records and international tours as the Irish folk sound gained popularity. He...
BELGIUM: GIOVANNI VAN DE VELDE new Mintmaster
- October 17, 2022
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Following the retirement of Ingrid Van Herzele, a new Mintmaster has been appointed to head the Royal Belgian Mint as of August 1, 2022, Mr Giovanni Van de Velde. Mrs Van Herzele has been in office since April 2016.
Former belgian mintmark (2017-2022)
For the past five years, he has held the position of assistant to the Mintmaster and has been responsible for coordinating the specifications and contacts with the partners of the Royal Belgian Mint.
The title of Mintmaster is also accompanied by a mintmark specific to each mintmaster and...