2021 €5 Latvian lucky coin
- December 30, 2021
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- Pierre
On Wednesday, November 24, the Bank of Latvia issued the latest collector coin in the year 2021. This coin is made of silver. It features a five-petal lilac flower. The coin is an invitation to add work to your hopes and dreams, and once you have both, luck will surely follow.
The coin is available for purchase only on the “e-monetas.lv” website.
The obverse of the coin features a five-petaled lilac flower in full-color printing, while the reverse depicts a lilac panicle,...
2022 numismatic program of FINLAND
- December 28, 2021
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- Pierre
In 2022, the Finnish numismatic program includes a total of three non-circulating commemorative coins, three €2 euro commemorative coins and seven coin sets, including the annual proof set.
2022 non circulating commemorative coins
100th anniversary of finnish National Ballet
The Finnish Mint commemorates the Finnish National Ballet and its 100th anniversary. The first performance of the Finnish National Ballet, founded in 1922, was the Swan Lake Ballet on January 17th 1922.
Face value: 100 euros
Estonia strikes a coin in 2022 to celebrate the Winter Olympics in Beijing
- December 26, 2021
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- Pierre
On Thursday, January 6, 2022, Bank of Estonia will launch a silver collector coin dedicated to Estonian athletes participating in the XXIV Winter Olympics in Beijing. The silver coin, designed by Liis Dvoryanski, depicts conifers next to the ski slopes and a view of the Olympic venue landscape.
On the background of the landscape is the logo of the Estonian Olympic Committee and the Olympic rings that surround the view.
Liis Dvorjanski, who designed the silver piece, studied fine arts at the...
A new euro banknotes series for 2024
- December 23, 2021
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- Pierre
The ECB intends to issue a new series of euro banknotes and expects a final decision to be made in 2024 on the design and technical choices for each of the denominations in the future series.
Why a change of series?
There is a permanent struggle between the public authorities in charge of issuing banknotes and counterfeiters. For this reason, the change of the series of banknotes in circulation is a subject that is regularly put forward by the monetary...
Lithuanian Bank 2021 Competition
- December 22, 2021
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- Pierre
As the year draws to a close, Bank of Lithuania traditionally invites you to participate in the election of the most beautiful collector coin. This time, it invites you to choose the coin you like the most from the series dedicated to science in Lithuania.
The first coin in the series dates back to 2012. It ended in 20221.
Vote on the Bank of Lithuania website and say which coin you voted for on the Bank of Lithuania facebook page.
Voting will run...
2022 french €2 dedicated to head of State Jacques CHIRAC and euro changeover
- December 21, 2021
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- Pierre
The Monnaie de Paris (french mint) put online the first visual of the next €2 commemorative coin 2022 dedicated to Jacques CHIRAC and the twenty years of the changeover to the euro.
It will be available very soon in two versions for collectors, BU and PROOF, at the Monnaie de Paris (for the PROOF version, not before 02/15/2022 according to the Monnaie de Paris services).
The design features a solemn profile of President Jacques Chirac looking toward the future. He is surrounded...