Here we all are everyone, we’ve made it once again to another Christmas and New Year celebration — hopefully all in one piece and no worse for the wear! As 2019 comes to a close, a lot of us will remember the year fondly through the many interesting coins, and, in some cases, commemorative banknotes […]
Monaco: 2019-dated annual commemorative €2 featuring Prince Honore V released
The Trésorerie Générale des Finances du Gouvernement Princier de Monaco has released their widely anticipated €2 commemorative coin on the 12th September. The theme and design of their 2019-dated €2 commemorative coin are in tribute to the 200th anniversary of the accession of Sovereign Prince Honore V (1778–1841). The-then Prince Héréditaire Honore became Monaco’s head […]
Italy: 500th anniversary of the birth of Tintoretto features on gold Europa Star series coin
The Istituto Poligrafico Zecca della Stato (IPZS) has made released new gold collector coins (18th June) which are part of the ongoing Europa “the Ages of Europe” Star series highlighting the various eras of European civilisation. The specific ages, or epochs, are taken from the seven eras depicted on the euro-zone banknote series introduced in […]
Spain: Gold and silver collector coins highlight Spanish Renaissance as part of Europa Star series
The Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre — Casa Real de la Moneda has released (27th May) their latest collector coins which are part of the ongoing Europa “the Ages of Europe” Star series highlighting the various eras of European civilisation. The specific ages or epochs are taken from the seven eras depicted on the […]
Notre-Dame Cathedral: Tragic fire prompts Monnaie de Paris to offer silver fundraising coins and medals to aid reconstruction efforts
The Monnaie de Paris has launched new silver coins and base metal medallions which are offered for sale to aid in the reconstruction of one of the world’s greatest landmarks. The series of events on the 15th April shocked the world as news reports and videos showed, what, for many was unthinkable — the day […]
France: Latest Europa series dedicated to the Renaissance, with nod to the genius of Leonardo da Vinci
The Monnaie de Paris has released their 2019-dated Europa Star set of coins which is part of an ongoing multi-national numismatic programme dedicated to highlighting the Ages of Europe, begun in 2016. This year’s theme focuses on the Renaissance, defined as a period in European history between the 14th and 17th centuries that led to the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity. The […]
France: Tribute to the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall captured on a “wall-shaped” coin
The Monnaie de Paris has launched new collector coins produced in gold and silver which are in tribute to one of the 20th century’s most important events, the day the Berlin Wall came down. With the closing days of communism, that was collapsing in Eastern Europe, the Berlin Wall, erected by the East German government […]
Award recipients from COTY’s anticipated awards presentation at the World Money Fair in Berlin
The World Money Fair once again played host to this year’s Coin of the Year awards, which recognises excellence in world coin issues over a selection of 10 categories and topics. As part of the presentations during the World Money Fair, the COTYs are one of the most anticipated events during the nearly week-long event, […]
France: Third design in attractive “Marianne Trilogy” issued in gold and silver
The Monnaie de Paris has released the third designs of gold and silver coins which are part of their three-year series dedicated to both the country’s allegorical symbol and official motto. Marianne, as she is known the world over, is the female representation and ideal of France since its earliest days as an emerging republic […]
France: The poet Guillaume Apollinaire features on this year’s “7 Arts” gold and silver collector coins
The Monnaie de Paris has released new collector coins which are part of their ongoing series entitled “The 7 Arts,” which focuses on seven specific disciplines in the world of art and culture, including additional elements of an art, an artist, and a place. The latest coins feature Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918), considered one of the […]
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