As the 90th birthday of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II approaches, the British Overseas Territories of Ascension, British Antarctic Territory, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands, and South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands have launched a collection of crown coins to mark this milestone occasion. This birthday is especially important as it is the first time that […]

The government and treasury of Ascension Island has launched (29th March) three coins celebrating a milestone birthday of HM Queen Elizabeth II, who will turn 90 on April 21 of this year. Born in 1926, Elizabeth was the first child of His Royal Highness the Duke of York and the first grandchild of then-King George V, who […]

The Government of the Isle of Man has announced (March 24) that it has issued a brand new Reverse Proof Silver Bullion Angel following the success of its popular Gold Angel bullion coins. The Angel’s folklore is legendary amongst coin collectors, and its colorful and inspirational history is as much an attraction as the coins themselves. […]

The Government of Ascension Island has issued a new crown coin featuring one of Great Britain’s more well-known stamps of the 19th century: the “Penny Red.” Penny Red stamps were issued in the United Kingdom from 1841 and enjoyed a substantial stretch of use all the way until 1879 — an astonishing 38-year issue run. […]

The Pobjoy Mint has launched (February 3) its latest coin series for 2016 on behalf of South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. The new set of coins highlights the extraordinary ocean creatures rarely encountered due to their extremely low proximity to the surface of the earth. All of the planet’s oceans are divided into various […]

The Isle of Man Government has authorized (March 7) a new gold coin marking the 550th anniversary of the death of one of the world’s greatest sculptors. Donato di Niccolò di Betto Bardi, (1386 – 1466), better known as Donatello, was the greatest Florentine sculptor before Michelangelo, and was the most influential individual artist of […]

The Pobjoy Mint has launched (22nd February) its latest crown coin for 2016 on behalf of the South Georgia & the South Sandwich Islands. The coin continues the ongoing Marine Life Series and highlights the minke whale, an oceanic mammal indigenous to the territory. The Minke Whale, or balaenoptera acutorostrata, is the smallest and most abundant […]

The Treasury of the British Antarctic Territory has launched (February 1) their second 2016-dated crown. This latest design features the Emperor Penguin and has been issued in three versions: a unique collector’s issue made of blue titanium, a Proof sterling silver piece, and Uncirculated cupro nickel coin. Indigenous and unique to the Antarctic continent and surrounding […]

The British Virgin Islands’ colored titanium coins continue to be a great success and now the nation’s Government and Treasury have launched their second new crown coin for 2016: a new turquoise colored titanium issue featuring the powerful Great White Shark. The great white shark (carcharodon carcharias) is a species of large shark found in the […]