A coinset for Queen’s 95th birthday and 50th anniversary of Decimalisation
- January 04, 2021
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- Pierre
The Royal Mint, the Original Maker of UK coins, has today revealed five new coin designs for 2021 – celebrating British milestones, anniversaries and moments in the upcoming year.
The new commemorative coins are available in The Royal Mint’s ‘Annual Set’, and celebrate key events such as Her Majesty The Queen’s 95th birthday and the 50th anniversary of Decimalisation. Each of the coins features a design by a commissioned artist, and brings a milestone to life on a £5, £2 or...
2021 estonian numismatic program
- January 03, 2021
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- Pierre
Estonia will issue several commemorative coins in 2021, one of which is a coin dedicated to the 2021 Olympic Games, an issue originally planned for 2020 and postponed due to the COVID19 pandemy . This article will be completed over time, based on information provided by Eesti Pank (estonian Central Bank).
€2 coin celebrating the wolf, an emblematic animal of Estonian popular culture.
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€2 coin dedicated to the Finno-Ugric peoples
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€8 coin commemorating...
2021 €2 Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union
- December 30, 2020
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- Pierre
The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2021 is part of the Strategic Agenda for the period 2019-2024, which focuses on strengthening the European model in the world, with the aim of promoting the interests of European citizens, businesses and societies, as well as the way of life.
The covid-19 pandemic, which hit the world in 2020, has given Portugal greater responsibility in defining specific priorities and lines of action for the first half of 2021, such as...
2022 numismatic program from Estonia
- December 23, 2020
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- Pierre
Last update 02/02/2022 – Eesti Pank (Estonian Central Bank) announced at the end of 2020 several numismatic issues that should be struck in 2022.
Tenders for the drawings for the following coins were launched on 12/23/2020:
a silver coin to commemorate the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing 2022. a gold coin dedicated to the Livonia Diet
Silver coin commemorating the 150th anniversary
of the birth of Johan PITKA (1872-1944?)
Johan PITKA, Officer of the Canadian Merchant Navy was the first Rear...
2020 €5 Latvia dedicated to personnal freedom
- December 13, 2020
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- Pierre
Bank of Latvia annouced the launch of a new silver €5 coin, with 2020 yearmark, dedicated to personnal freedom.
On the Frosted obverse a low regular hexagonal pyramid is featured at the bottom left, with its faces covered by frosting of different intensity, black colour print, gold plating or mirror surface.
Inscriptions 5 EURO, LATVIJA and 2020 are semi-circled to the right along the upper edge of the obverse.
The field of the reverse is filled with a mosaic of low regular hexagonal...
2021 ZODIAC medals from Japan Mint
- December 12, 2020
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- Pierre
Japan mint announced this week 3 new medals that will be trade at the very beginning of year 2021.
In many countries, especially Japan and other Asian countries, the twelve animal signs of the Oriental zodiac are applied to aspects of life such as years, months, days, directions, and times. The Japan Mint releases a pure gold medal representing a zodiac sign every year, and the medal for the year 2021 features the year’s sign, the ox.
Oriental Zodiac pure gold medal – The...