Interview of finnish coin engraver, ERJA TIELINEN – Finland
- March 11, 2018
- by
- Pierre
Numismag interviewed Erja TIELINEN, a finnish engraver and artist that worked on several projects for Mint of Finland.
NUMISMAG: Erja, we thank you for the time you allowed to NUMISMAG for this interview. May you present youself a little bit?
ERJA TIELINEN: I was born in Västerås, Sweden in 1956 when my parents had moved there for work. We moved back to Finland in 1964 when I was eight years old, and I continued in a Swedish speaking school in Helsinki.
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New collection of 10p coins – The Royal Mint reveals the A to Z of Britain
- March 03, 2018
- by
- Olivier
First launched in 2018, the collection has proved incredibly popular amongst the British public. In 2019 an additional 2.1million new coins from this much-loved collection are set to enter circulation. There will be 2.1 million of these special 10p coins rolling out into circulation across the country from February. Visitors to The Royal Mint Experience will also be able to get their hands on one of these special 10ps as they will be heading into tills in the gift shop...
2018 Bank of Lithuania exhibition – 100 anniversary of Independance
- February 28, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The exhibition “Fragments of the History of the Republic of Lithuania 1918–1940” dedicated to the Centenary of the Restoration of the State of Lithuania opens at the Bank of Lithuania Money Museum.
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10 litas- lietuvos bankas – 1918
Three Project for 1922 centas banknotes created by designer Adomas Varnas. These banknotes were issued on 1922 november 16
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1000 litas – lietuvos...
2018 official numismatic program of the Bank of Lithuania – Lietuva
- February 24, 2018
- by
- Olivier
The mint of Lithuania has communicated to our actual World Money Fair correspondent, its numismatic program for the whole 2018 year. It contents a realy very original piece. On the other hand, the Lithuanian Mint indicated that, for the moment, it doesn’t intend to stop the manufacture of 1 and 2 euro cents coins. For the record, neighboring Estonia plans to stop it.
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€1,5 – dedicated to the Vinius University Physicist’s Day “FIDI 50”
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Commemorative 5 pounds proof silver coin marking 250th anniversary of Royal Academy
- February 19, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The Royal Mint is to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Arts with the launch of a limited mintage commemorative £5 silver proof coin featuring an architectural detail of Burlington House. The coin design, which depicts an historical view of the building, has been created from an original engraving by Sir David Chipperfield RA, the architect who is transforming the RA by linking Burlington House and Burlington Gardens which will open in May this year.
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2018 official numismatic program of Portugal
- February 19, 2018
- by
- Pierre
Mint of Portugal revealed its 2018 numismatic program during the Berlin World Money fair, in early February. Here are the different topics of official numismatic issues of Portugal for year 2018.
Le programme monétaire de la Monnaie du Portugal 2018 – Casa da Moeda
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€2 commemorative coin dedicated to 250th anniversary of national printing office of Portugal
Created in 1768, under the name of Royal Printing Works, it became from 1833 the National printing works of...