Coin Collecting News
The Government of Niue will launch (30th January) a set of coins with a special message of love and togetherness, the perfect token of affection for your significant other and… just in time for Valentine’s Day! The unusual pair is struck by the Mint of Poland who have become widely known and highly regarded for [...]
The National Bank of Poland have issued a collector’s coin to highlight Polish popular music along with those artists seen as instrumental in bringing their style of entertainment to national attention. The coin is the latest release in the on-going series highlighting popular culture and entertainment. Jeremi Przybora (1915 – 2004) and Jerzy Wasowski (1913 [...]
The National Bank of Poland have issued (8th December) a distinctive square coin to highlight Polish popular music and television along with those artists seen as instrumental in bringing their style of entertainment to national attention. Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski are well known entertainers and the creators of “Kabaret Starszych Panow” (Old Gentlemen’s Cabaret) [...]
On December 13, the Mint of Poland together with the National Bank of Poland launched their 2012 coin issues program with a bash. They organized a celebration for the first strikes of coins commemorating the “Great Orchestra of Christmas” charity, an organization which raises money for underprivileged children nationwide. The year 2012 is also the [...]
On April 29, 2011, the National Bank of Poland issued a silver crown coin to mark the beatification of the late John Paul II. He served as Pope from October 1978 until his death in April 2005, ending one of the longest papal reigns in history at 26 years 168 days. Minted by the Mennica [...]
The National Bank of Poland has issued (29th April) three new gold coins to mark the announcement of the Beatification of his late holiness, Pope John Paul II (1920 – 2005) who was the world’s first Polish head of the Catholic Church. The current Pope Benedict XVI announced the beatification, which is the first stage [...]
The National Bank of Poland have issued a silver coin to mark the tragic events which occurred one year ago. The 10th April 2010 was the day when the President of the Republic Lech Kaczyński and his wife Maria the First Lady of Poland along other members of the government, commerce, and notoriety were killed [...]
The National Bank of Poland has issued a new silver coin to mark the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Solidarity movement. Solidarity was Poland’s first (as well as the first in any Warsaw pact country) non-communist party controlled trade union, which was established in the shipyards of Gdansk. The obverse of the silver [...]
The Mint of Poland has struck, on behalf of the National Bank of Poland, a new silver collector coin which honors the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Klushino on the 4th July 1610. This nine year conflict between Poland and Russia resulted in the Polish King Sigismund III being declared King [...]
Warsaw is an amazing city, complete with tall, lean buildings and glass skyscrapers on its bustling avenues. In others, old world charm oozes from every nook and cranny, which is even more amazing since all of its old town was painstakingly restored to the beautiful district that attracts both tourists and locals. Like so much of [...]
