2022 Austrian €3 coin – Ornithomimus velox
- August 02, 2022
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- Pierre
The coin dedicated to Ornithomimus velox is the last coin of Supersaurs series. Ornithomimus velox bore some resemblance to the ostrich, albeit with a long tail and arms instead of wings. The dinosaur even had a toothless jaw that tapered into a beak. Weighing around 150 kilograms and measuring 4 metres from its beak to the tip of its long tail, Ornithomimus had lower legs that were significantly longer than its thighs, and elongated metatarsal bones, both typical characteristics of...
New range of banknotes from Barbados
- July 29, 2022
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- Pierre
The Central Bank of Barbados has unveiled a new line of more attractive and durable banknotes with enhanced security features that make them more difficult to counterfeit. The new polymer bills, which will be officially released in December, are expected to last about two and a half times longer than current paper bills.
Highlighting some of the benefits of the new series of bills, Gareth Evans, national director at De La Rue, the England-based company responsible for producing the bills, said...
2022 Gold coin “Mosi-oa-Tunya” from ZIMBABWE
- July 28, 2022
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- Pierre
ZIMBABWE has been suffering from endemic inflation for many years. In June 2022 alone, it amounted to 191%… Inherited from Robert MUGABE’s regime, it was for a time curbed by his successor, Emmerson MNANGAGWA. The latter had initially abolished the local currency and promulgated the US dollar as the only legal tender in the country. Then from June 2019, the Zimbabwean dollar was reintroduced (also called ZIM dollar).
But the spectre of inflation has reappeared in the country in recent months.
The...
2022 Mini Money – Kookaburra gold coin from Australian Mint
- July 27, 2022
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- Pierre
The Royal Australian Mint’s Mini Money gold coin series features a selection of Australia’s iconic native animals.
The Kookaburra, one of Australia’s most recognisable and distinctive birds, is presented on the second coin in the series. Kookaburras can be found throughout eastern Australia, from Queensland to South Australia, and have been widely introduced into Tasmania, Western Australia and even New Zealand.
The Kookaburra is a large kingfisher bird, but unlike other kingfishers, the kookaburra rarely eats fish. With an estimated population of 65...
2022 Kiyomizu-dera Temple medals from Japan Mint
- July 26, 2022
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- Pierre
Japan Mint has recently issued a new medal in the series “National Treasures Medals”. It is dedicated to KIYOMIZU-DERA temple, located in KYOTO prefecture with over 1200 years of history. It is included in the UNESCO World Heritage list as one of the monument of ancient KYOTO.
On Monday, July 4, Reiwa, Mr. Norio Yamana, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Mint, visited Kiyomizu-dera Temple and presented the silver medal to Kita Hōsō Sōjō Kiyomizudera , which cooperated...
2022 Dr Kathleen Lynn €15 silver coin from Ireland
- July 25, 2022
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She was born in County Mayo in 1874. Although this was almost thirty years after the great famine, poverty, disease and hunger were still widespread throughout Ireland. Witnessing such misery affected Kathleen so much that at the age of sixteen she decided...