2022 commemorative banknote of BoC dedicated to winter Olympics
- December 21, 2021
- by
- Pierre
Bank of China Hong Kong announced to issue a Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games commemorative banknote with a face value of HK$20.
The obverse of the banknote features the emblem of the Olympic Games and the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, adorned with snowflakes, according to Dai Xiaodong, the bank’s general manager.
In a change from the traditional approach, already choosen by several countries like Russia or Switzerland, the reverse...
Late 2021 latvian miracle coin
- December 20, 2021
- by
- Pierre
On Wednesday, 22 December, Latvijas Banka is issuing a silver collector coin “Miracle Coin”, which invites us to look at the world in the light of imagination, opening up a path to miracles and hope.
For the attention of the media and interested parties:
The coin will be available for purchase only on the website e-monetas.lv from 12.00 (noon) on 22 December. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the new numismatic products will not be available at the Cashier’s Office of Latvijas Banka. For the time...
2022 BERLIN WORLD MONEY FAIR POSTPONED
- December 19, 2021
- by
- Pierre
Dear Sir/Madam,
None of us thought that we would be confronted a second time with the decision of whether or not to organize the World Money Fair as planned. But our customers have shown us the way in the last few days. We have been given many reasons for the many cancellations of booths, boxes and merchant tables, and the natural consequence is the same in all cases: no exhibitors, no fair.
There are simply too many cancellations for the event to...
New KNM’s mintmaster and privy mark for 2022
- December 17, 2021
- by
- Pierre
Last update 01/14/2022 – As of 1 January 2022, Bert van Ravenswaaij will be officially appointed Mint Master of KNM (dutch mint). Van Ravenswaaij has been active at the Royal Dutch Mint since 2017 and is responsible, among other things, for all issues for the collectors’ market, including commemorative coins and medals.
During this period, the Royal Dutch Mint started to tell more and more stories using the coin as a means of communication. His passion for coins, combined with his...
New 2022 french €1 and €2 circulation coins
- December 09, 2021
- by
- Pierre
ON THE OCCASION OF THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EURO, THE PARIS MINT UNVEILS THE NEW FACE OF THE FRENCH €1 AND €2 COINS. The French President’s speech at the Élysée Palace on December 9th heralded a historic year for the Monnaie de Paris. On the occasion of a double event – the anniversary of 20 years of the euro and the French presidency of the European Union – the national sides of the €1 and €2 coins are getting a...
Royal Mint unveiled 2022 €2 commemorative coins – Spain
- October 20, 2021
- by
- Pierre
Last update, 04/08/2022 – According ECB regulation, euro countries may each issue only two €2 commemorative coins per year. Exceptionally, they are allowed to issue a third one, provided that it is one issued jointly and that it commemorates events of Europewide importance. For 2022, The Royal Mint of Spain will issue three €2 commemorative coins.
Juan Sebastián de Elcano €2 coin
Royal Mint of Spain commemorates the 5th centenary of the arrival of the Nao Victoria in Spain in September 1522...