2021 unique Elton JOHN’s silver Medallion at Royal Mint Auction
- April 21, 2021
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- Pierre
To mark the singer’s iconic career, and raise funds for the Elton John UK Charitable Foundation, The Royal Mint will auction a one of a kind silver medallion.
The piece was commissioned exclusively for the Foundation and was hand-engraved by The Royal Mint’s Chief Engraver Gordon Summers as well as being lasered using state of the art technology to create the intricate design.
The opening bid will start from £12,000, and all profits will go towards supporting the young musicians and crew affected...
France: 2008 european council presidency €2 commemorative coin
- April 20, 2021
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- Pierre
Last update 01/08/2022 (coin values) – France had issued in 2007 a €2 commemorative coin dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome. However, this coin was part of a multinational issue and was not strictly speaking the first national €2 commemorative coin for France.
However, it did not take long for such a program to see the light of day. Elected in 2007, Nicolas SARKOSY wished to strike the spirits with the French presidency of...
MALTA: 2021 Knights of the past new bullion coins series
- April 17, 2021
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- Pierre
These two new coins are dedicated to THE VERDALA PALACE. Designed by Maltese architect, Girolamo Cassar, the Renaissance style Verdale Palace was built in 1586 during the reign of Hugues Loubenx de Verdalle.
2 euro commemorative coin of 2022, dedicated to the 35th anniversary of the Erasmus programme
- April 12, 2021
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- Olivier
Last update 08/12/2022 – In 2022, the Erasmus programme celebrates its 35th anniversary. The European Commission has published the 6 competition designs still in the running for the joint €2 commemorative 2022 Erasmus 2 euro coin. The coin will be issued in amost of the 19 Member States of the euro area.
Breaking news, on 04/12/2021: Project €2 Erasmus 2022 N°6 – “Monnaie de Paris” design from Joaquin JIMENEZ, choosen by European Commission
Coins are issued from july...
2021 slovak numismatic program
- April 10, 2021
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- Pierre
The Mincovna Kremnica (slovak Mint) has announced in the last few days the issuance of several collectors’ items to complete the program already issued for the year 2021. As announced, a box set and a medal will be issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first coinage of Czechoslovakia in 1921, shortly after its independence. Slovakia was part of the latter country from 1918 to 1938, when the latter was partitioned and the Sudetenland area, populated by 3 million...
2021 Silver €10, €25 and gold €50 coins – “WASHINGTON’s Boston siege”
- April 07, 2021
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- Pierre
The french mint (Monnaie de Paris) commemorates the Independence of the United States through a collection of coins. In 2021, the Boston siege battle, won by George Washington, is celebrated. It was the first great victory of the insurgents against Great Britain.
€10 coin “Washington at Boston siege – 2021”
Histoiry and Mankind series
On the obverse, stand a bust of George Washington facing right, which is inspired by an old medal, struck by Monnaie de Paris (french mint). Under the...