€10 coin – Clara Campoamor and 2022 International Women’s Day
- March 02, 2022
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- Pierre
Spain celebrates International Women’s Day. It takes place every year on the 8th of March to celebrate the achievements of women all over the world. It started with a protest that took place in New York City in 1908 where women went out onto the streets to demand the right to vote, shorter working hours and better pay. Since then it has taken many forms and today it’s a global event that is supported by lots of charities foundations, NGOs,...
2022 MEDAL – SOLIDARITY WITH UKRAINE
- March 01, 2022
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- Pierre
In solidarity with the Ukrainian people, Monnaie de Paris (french mint) is launching a medal to support the populations affected by this conflict. For each €10 medal purchased, Monnaie de Paris will donate €8 to the Red Cross for the Ukrainian population. This donation aims to provide humanitarian assistance to protect the life, dignity and assistance to victims of this armed conflict.
Marc SCHWARTZ, French Mint CEO and 2022 UKRAINE MEDAL
On the face of this mini-medal, we find the...
Estonia: €2 commemorative coin – 150 years of the Estonian Literary Society
- March 01, 2022
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- Pierre
The Bank of Estonia is issuing a €2 coin on March 9th to commemorate 150 years of the Estonian Literary Society.
The national side of the coin depicts an open book with the phrase on one page “If we do not grow in population, we must become great in spirit” by Jakob Hurt, the first president of the Estonian Writers’ Society. The year of foundation of the Estonian Writers’ Society is also mentioned on the same side of the coin. It...
Euro banknotes: End of panic at Lithuanian ATMs
- February 27, 2022
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- Pierre
As the Bank of Lithuania and cash-in-transit companies work to increase capacity, the supply and distribution of euro cash (banknotes) throughout the country is proceeding smoothly and quickly, according to the Governor of the Bank of Lithuania.
Across the country’s ATM network, about 3.7 percent of ATMs are empty and waiting to be replenished.
This is almost no more than the usual indicator. So the situation has returned to normal after two days of strong demand for liquidity. This sudden change is...
Winning project of the 2022 ICDC competition of the Japan Mint
- February 26, 2022
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- Pierre
Since 1998, the Japan Mint has organized the International Coin Design Contest (ICDC) to encourage creativity and promote the art of coin and medal design. In 2022, the Japan Mint received 44 entries (from 9 countries) in the professional category and 502 entries (from 5 countries) in the student category.
Japan Mint announced that the project “Humanity in Nature” by Ms Maria Anna Frisone, from Italy, won the award of excellence of the competition.
“Humanity in Nature” by Maria Anna...
2022 greek numismatic program
- February 24, 2022
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- Pierre
The flagship of the Greek 2021 monetary program was the special commemorative coin series for the 200th anniversary of the Greek revolution, implemented by the IETA (Greek Mint, Department of Bank of Greece) on behalf of the “Greece 2021” Committee.
However, as the Greek revolution lasted almost a decade, in the coming years we will have many opportunities to commemorate important anniversaries of the Greek national revival.
The Greek 2022 monetary program includes three subjects related to the Greek revolution:
a silver...