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...
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...
2017 MONACO €2 commemorative coin dedicated to rifles compagny
- November 22, 2017
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- Pierre
The stamps and coins Museum of Monaco marketed in a very confidential way the 2017 €2 commemorative coin on November 13th, 2017. This coin commemorates the 200th birthday of the creation of the rifles company of Monaco. It was creates on December 8th, 1817 by Prince de Valentinois, Honoré Grimaldi, Monaco Prince. Since, this military unit never ceased existing. In 1904, Prince Albert Ier entrusted the guard of the Palace and his Family to this unit.
The missions assigned with this...
Bitcoin isn’t a currency, but…
- November 14, 2017
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- Pierre
The ECB put online a video which will explain you in the broad outline what is and especially what is not a bitcoin. According to this explanation, it is clear that bitcoin is not a currency mainly because of its unforeseeable and unbounded volatility.
Source: ECB, Numismag
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LITUANIA – 20 euro coin dedicated to the 500th anniversary of Francysk Skaryna’s Ruthenian Bible
- November 10, 2017
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- Pierre
The obverse of the coin features the remaining part of the cover of Francysk Skaryna’s Ruthenian Bible. In the centre against an ornate background – Vytis, the coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania, at the top – inscription LIETUVA, on the left – coin denomination (€20), on the right – the date of issue of the coin (2017).
The mintmark of the Lithuanian Mint is engraved on the right-hand side of the obverse of the coin.
The reverse of the...
VENEZUELA 100 000 bolivars new banknote may generate confusion and errors in the country
- November 08, 2017
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- Olivier
The central bank of VENEZUELA announced during a press conference the issuing of a 100,000 Bolivars circulating banknote. It is the strongest face value put into circulation for a banknote in VENEZUELA. The reason of this new banknote issue is related to the economic situation of the country which, according to the analysts of the IMF, is about to be lacking for its creditors. In April, the annual inflation rate (calculated over 2016) was the highest in the world, with...