New Swiss commemorative coins: “Carline thistle” and “Klausen pass”
- January 30, 2018
- by
- Olivier
On 25 January 2018, the Federal Mint Swissmint will launch two new commemorative coins for coin enthusiasts and collectors. The bimetallic “Carline thistle” coin is the last in its three-part FLORA ALPINA series. At the same time, the “Klausen Pass” silver coin starts a new series on Swiss Alpine passes.
The Federal Mint Swissmint
The Federal Mint Swissmint produces the country’s coins for use in everyday payment transactions. The Federal Mint also regularly issues commemorative coins and coinage of a higher standard...
KNM 2018: dutch minting program
- January 25, 2018
- by
- Pierre
Here a the different collectors listing that KNM intend to market during 2018 year.
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2018 MALTA €2 commemorative coin dedicated to MNAJDRA temples
- January 18, 2018
- by
- Pierre
Since 2016 Malta strikes a series of seven €2 commemorative coins devoted to its prehistoric heritage. The first issued coin represents Ġgantija Temples (Temples of the Giants), built during fourth millennium AD, the Bronze Age, on the Gozo island. Then a coin dedicated to the Ħaġar Qim temples, close to the town of Qrendi, above cliffs in the south of Malta was struck in 2017. In 2018, the Malta Currency emits a coin on the temples of Mnajdra, megalithic temples,...
NUMISMAG SCOOP: 2018 LUXEMBOURG numismatic program
- January 16, 2018
- by
- Pierre
NUMISMAG met in Luxembourg on December 28th, 2017 Mister Alain HOFFMANN, in charge of the numismatic service of the BCL (Central Bank of Luxembourg), in the building of the BCL numismatic space. That enabled us to make with him a review of the 2018 Luxembourg numismatic program and to broach one or two subjects in margin of the traditional numismatics. NUMISMAG thanks Mister HOFFMANN for the time that he agreed to grant to this interview.
2018 €2 Commemorative coin:
Dutch central bank offers UNC banknotes with prohibition to use or sell them
- January 12, 2018
- by
- Pierre
The central bank of the Netherlands (dutch NBC), offered a Christmas a quite original present to its employees and shareholders. The gift costs dutch NBC 885€ “per capita”. It consist in the complete range of euro banknotes (from €5 to €500 banknote), in UNC condition.
But the recipients of the gift cannot, in any case, use them as mean of payment. Indeed they all are presented and inserted between two Plexiglas plates which are used as a display unit. The logo...
€2 commemorative coin celebrating 70th anniversary of italian constitution
- January 12, 2018
- by
- Pierre
In 2018, italian ZECCA (Italian mint) will issue a €2 coin commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Italian constitution. On the reverse of the coin Enrico De Nicola, provisional chief of the Italian State who signed promulgation of the Constitution of the Italian Republic on December 27th, 1947 is represented. Beside are represented prime minister Alcide De Gasperi and Umberto Terracini, president of the Italian Assembly which voted this constitution.
Enrico De Nicola was a politician of foreground and took part...