2020 CYPRUS €5 coin “Leda and the swan”
- November 11, 2020
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- Pierre
This coin depicts Leda and the swan, an outstanding mosaic dating to the 2nd century A.D., which decorated the floor of a Roman house found at Palaipafos.
Specifically, the coin depicts the moment when Leda, the beautiful sythical queen of Sparta, had a first encounter with god Zeus who had transformed himself into a swan in order to approach her.
The mosaic is exhibited at the Museum of Kouklia in Pafos district. The coin has been designed by George Stamatopoulos and was minted by the Greek...
2020 Malta silver Beethoven coin
- November 10, 2020
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- Pierre
On 12 November 2020, the Malta Coin Centre of the Central Bank of Malta will launch a numismatic coin issue in silver marking the 250th anniversary of the Birth of Ludwig Van Beethoven.
Beethoven was born in Bonn, probably on 16 December 1770.
He is considered as one of the greatest composers of all time. His music marks the culmination of the 18th century classical style and the start of a new phase, Romanticism.
Coin’ s specifications
Diameter: 38.61mm,
2020 €2 commemorative coin Prince Charles of Luxembourg confirmed!
- November 10, 2020
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- Pierre
Last update the 11/10/2020
The Heir Couple of the Principality of Luxembourg had announced the birth of their son Sunday, May 10th, 2020 at 5:13 am at the Grande-Duchesse Charlotte Hospital in Luxembourg.
He bears the first names of Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume. The child weighs 3,190 kg and measures 50 cm.
The Heir Couple of the Principality, parents of Prince Charles
The second 2€ coin dedicated to the birth of Prince Charles will be issued in a...
Jerusalem of Gold: juglet containing four 1,000-year-old gold coins discovered
- November 09, 2020
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- Pierre
The excavations are part of an elevator-installation project initiated by the Company for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City to make the Western Wall Plaza accessible for visitors to the Jewish Quarter Israel Antiquities Authority archaeologist. David Gellman declared: “We evidently discovered an ancient savings box”.
A juglet (a small pottery jar) containing four pure gold coins dating from more than a thousand years ago (the Early Islamic period), was...
Royal Australian Mint honores firefighters with a AUD 2 colored coin
- November 08, 2020
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- Pierre
Twelve months on from the devastating bushfires that swept the nation, the Royal Australian Mint launched a coloured UNC $2 commemorative coin honouring Australia’s Firefighters, following the release of a circulating coin of the same design.
Speaking at the launch of the coins, Royal Australian Mint General Manager, Mark Cartwright announced that $125,000 dollars from the proceeds from the sale of the coins will go to fire and emergency service organisations across the country.
Coin description
Using a strong and semi...
2020 numismatic program of Luxemburg
- November 07, 2020
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- Pierre
Last update 11/07/2020
The CBL (Central Bank of Luxembourg) had presented us with the main lines of the 2020 numismatic program for Luxembourg. However, this program has undergone several developments during the year 2020, due to the Grand Ducal birth and the COVID19 pandemic.
This article will be regularly updated during the year.
This information concerns circulation coins as well as coins for collectors.
One of the two themes of the 2020 €2 commemorative coins has been modified from what was initially...