The government and treasury of the British Indian Ocean Territory have issued (20th February) new crown coins which feature a rather distinctive feathery resident on the island, the red-footed booby. As their name suggests, they do indeed have red feet (that is to say, all adults), but the colour of their plumage varies. Found extensively […]
Sierra Leone: Launch of new “Big Five” silver double-crown series features the majestic African elephant
The Bank of Sierra Leone has issued (28th January) new silver Proof quality double crown coins, which, when completed, will form a five-coin series of what we all know as the “Big Five.” The Big Five refers to the exceptionally beautiful creatures within the animal kingdom that freely inhabit the African continent and whose presence in […]
Sierra Leone: Angry Birds have some fun during the Lunar Year of the Pig with new colour crown coin
The Bank of Sierra Leone has issued (21st January) new crown coins which cheerfully mark the Lunar Year of the Pig with a little help from the game world’s irreverent and popular Angry Birds. Issued by the Bank of Sierra Leone in conjunction with Rovio Entertainment Corporation, this new coin features Leonard, the king of Piggy Island […]
Ascension: New titanium crown coins feature colourful queen triggerfish
The government and treasury of Ascension have issued (4th January) new crown coins struck in both cupro-nickel and titanium which feature the queen triggerfish. The queen triggerfish (Balistes vetula) is a reef-dwelling triggerfish found in the Atlantic Ocean. In the eastern Atlantic it is found at Ascension, Cape Verde, and Azores. The large, oval-shaped fish can reach […]
British Indian Ocean Territory: Final coin in artistic “Mythical Creatures” series features the centaur
The government and treasury of the British Indian Ocean Territory have issued (21st November) the fifth and final coin that is part of the series highlighting “Mythical Creatures,” featuring some of the world’s most well-known stories and legends which originate from the myths of ancient Greece and the Rome. The stories not only focus on the extraordinary, they also teach […]
Author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and third president, Thomas Jefferson, is remembered on new crown coins for the 275th anniversary of his birth
The government and treasury of the British Virgin Islands have issued new crown coins which are in tribute to America’s third president who is also remembered as the author of the Declaration of Independence, considered one of the most important documents ever written in human history. The coins, which are produced using an inward-domed and […]
Gibraltar: Festive holiday coin includes an image of Father Christmas
The government and treasury of Gibraltar have issued (9th November) new 50-pence silver Proof collector coins which include an image of St. Nicholas — known to many as Father Christmas. This particular coin’s reverse design is based on the short animated film entitled “Father Christmas,” based originally upon two books written by Raymond Briggs: Father […]
British Indian Ocean Territory: New crown coin pays tribute to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the Great War
The government and treasury of the British Indian Ocean Territory have issued (24th October) new crown coins which are in salute to the Unknown Soldier, as this year, we observe the centenary anniversary of the cessation of hostilities or armistice which brought an end to the fighting of the conflict the world once knew as […]
Falkland Islands: The rockhopper bounds onto the last 50-pence colour collector coin in the Penguin series
The government and treasury of the Falkland Islands have issued (19th October) the fifth and final coin which is part of an overall five-coin set featuring one of the planet’s most curious and unique species of bird, the penguin. This new series of coins, which debuted in August, features close-up headshots of the five penguins that inhabit the Falkland Islands, […]
British Indian Ocean Territory: Famous Mythical Creatures series continues with fourth double crown silver coin featuring Medusa
The government and treasury of the British Indian Ocean Territory have issued (14th September) the fourth coin which is part of the series entitled “Mythical Creatures” that features some of the world’s best-known stories and legends which originate from the myths of the ancient world of Greece and Rome. The latest coin in the series […]
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