2020 Australian donation dollar invites to…donate
- September 07, 2020
- by
- Pierre
On 5th September 2020 the Royal Australian Mint will be launching Donation Dollar – the world’s first $1 coin designed to be given, not collected, creating millions of reminders to give.
If each Australian gave just one Donation Dollar a month, together we’d raise an additional $300 Million for charity each and every year.
The Royal Australian Mint to produce millions of coins.
2020 australian donation coin – first of the series
In the lead up to International Day of Charity (September...
Austrian mint flyes faster than sound with Concorde/ Bell X1 dedicated coin
- August 02, 2020
- by
- Pierre
The fourth and final coin in the “Reaching for the Sky” series – with the date of issue on September 9 – is dedicated to the undisputed star of commercial air travel, the supersonic airliner Concorde. The most iconic and glamorous airliner to ever grace the skies, Concorde was not only a triumph of engineering but, with its delta-wings and slightly bent nose, also a design classic. In service from 1976 to 2003, Concorde captured the public imagination like no...
2020 €3 Ankylosaurus magniventris from austrian Mint
- August 01, 2020
- by
- Pierre
Ankylosaurus magniventris is a massive herbivore and was one of the last large non-avian dinosaurs to roam the earth. Looking like a four-legged tank with a broad torso covered in humps, spines and protected by a bone-plated corset, not to mention horns pointing backwards from the back of its head, ankylosaurus magniventris is brought to life in vivid detail on the fourth coloured coin in the Supersaurs series.
Only appearing a couple of million years before the extinction of non-flying dinosaurs,...
Malta celebrates 75th anniversary of the end of World War II
- July 23, 2020
- by
- Pierre
World War II, with its legacy of death, genocide and devastated landscapes, was the most destructive in human history. The war in Europe came to an end on 8 May 1945 and in Far East and the Pacific Ocean on 15 August 1945.
Coin specifications face value : €10 Mintage: 2,000...
2020 australian coins celebrating Olympic games national team
- July 20, 2020
- by
- Pierre
Australia issued several coins in 2020 to celebrate the australian national team of Olympic games.
The Olympics are reported in 2021, depending of COVID19 pandemy evolution in the next months.
2020 10oz Silver coin
The eyes of the world will be turned towards Tokyo Japan, as leading athletes gather to participate in a range of sporting events at the Olympic Games. The Royal Australian Mint supports the Australian Olympic Team, and the 2020 $5 silver domed coin celebrates athletes...
2020 50 pence dedicated to scientist Rosalind FRANKLIN
- July 20, 2020
- by
- Pierre
Rosalind Franklin’s 100th birthday is commemorated by e 50 pence coin minted by Royal Mint. It has been produced in collaboration with King’s College London where Franklin’s DNA research took place. Best known today for her research into DNA, Franklin was a world authority on the three-dimensional structure of viruses, as well as coal and graphite.
Rosalind FRANKLIN’s live
Born in London on 25 July 1920, Rosalind Franklin attended and excelled at St Paul’s Girls’ School and...