World Mint Work Group joining anti-counterfeiting effort Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) Chairman Philip N. Diehl has announced the appointment of Greg Allen as chair of the Anti-Counterfeiting Task Force (ACTF) Steering Committee. ACTF Steering Committee members serve as leaders of more than a dozen Work Groups comprised of some 40 experts who volunteer […]
New Zealand: The Great War centenary anniversary series concludes with final “Back from the Brink” gold and silver coins
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand have launched (12th March) the final installment of gold and silver proof coins which are part of an overall series that was made in remembrance of the centenary anniversary of the commencement and conclusion of the Great War — later referred to as World War I. The gold and […]
Australia: Definitive silver commemorative coins celebrate Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games
The Royal Australian Mint have issued (5th March) both traditional silver crowns and a one-kilo silver mega coin in celebration of the upcoming Commonwealth Games, which commence with an elaborate opening ceremony on the 4th April. The Commonwealth Games are staged every four years in the same way as the Olympics and offer an opportunity […]
Australia: Collector coins recall the country’s convict past with their “Rascals and Ratbags” series
The Royal Mint of Australia have released three new coins that highlight Australia’s unique past in which many convicts were transported to the continent from Great Britain as part of their penal sentences. Australia’s convicts were a mixed bunch, but their stories have helped to create contemporary Australia. Between 1788 and 1868, 162,000 convicts arrived in […]
Australia: Young collector picks his own lottery number to strike first coin for 2018
For many coin collectors down under, the Royal Australian Mint plays a very important part of their routine in terms of eventful New Year’s Eve celebrations. For almost two decades, eager collectors have stood out in line overnight — even spending more than one night in front of the mint complex — in order to […]
Australia: New Year’s Eve celebrated with new silver Sydney skyline colour coin
The Royal Australian Mint has launched their 2018-dated New Year’s coin which has become eagerly anticipated as one of the first coins to carry the New Year and has also developed into a new annual series. For the fifth time, the Royal Australian Mint has come together with the city of Sydney to capture an […]
Australia: Gold and silver coins celebrate the 2018 XXI Commonwealth Games
The Royal Australian Mint have released (23rd November) two new collector coins which are produced to celebrate the upcoming Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Australia, April 4–15, 2018. The XXI Commonwealth Games will be held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, located on Australia’s east coast, with events also taking place in Brisbane, Cairns, and Townsville. […]
Australia: Imaginative coin collection features solar system depicted on all denominations
The Royal Australian Mint have released a new 10-coin collection which imaginatively uses all of the current (and two previously circulating) coin denominations to depict the our solar system’s nine planets (including Pluto), plus the sun. Using all six denominations presently in circulation, from the five-cent to the $2 coins, plus the previous one- and […]
Australia: Lunar Year of the Dog features on latest gold and silver coins
The Royal Australian Mint have released a selection of new coins which are in celebration of the upcoming new year, according to the Chinese Lunar cycle. Every year, the Lunar calendar also highlights a unique zodiac sign within the 12-year cycle, which features both mythical and real animals — all with specific traits and qualities […]
Australia: “Possum Magic” is the theme for new $1 and $2 collector coins
The Royal Australian Mint have unveiled on the 8th August a new series of collector $1 and $2 coins which highlight one of the country’s newer, though very popular, children’s stories—Possum Magic. The children’s tale was written in 1978 by Australian author Merrion Frances Fox, who is known best simply as “Mem Fox.” The draft […]
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