Her Majesty’s Treasury has announced that the commemorative 50-pence coins minted to mark the departure of the UK from the European Union are scheduled for release on Friday, the 31st January — the day of the country’s actual departure. In the wake of the landslide election on the 12th December of incumbent Prime Minister Boris […]
United Kingdom: Renowned rock band Queen launches new “Music Legends” collector coin series
The Royal Mint has launched (20th January) a new collector coin series entitled “Music Legends,” which honours some of the world’s best and most admired music whose origins stem from the United Kingdom. Launching this groundbreaking series is the iconic band, Queen, which is the first time that a British band has been celebrated on […]
United Kingdom: Elusive British Edward VIII gold sovereign sells for record price of one million pounds
One of the world’s rarest gold coins has changed hands for a record price of 1,000,000 pounds, (or 1,300,000 U.S. dollars) in a sale which has been termed “a once in a lifetime moment” by the coin’s new owner. The sale, brokered by the Royal Mint’s own Collector Services Division, involved a 1937-dated gold sovereign […]
2020 edition (55th edition) of Coins of England now available in U.S.
The 2020 edition of Coins of England and the United Kingdom is the 55th update and revision of the long-time standard. Now edited by Emma Howard, the two-volume set is divided into pre-decimal issues in hardback and decimal issues in paperback. It totals 878 pages, with color illustrations throughout. For the past five editions, the […]
United Kingdom: Royal Mint unveils new commemorative coins for 2020
The Royal Mint has unveiled (1st January) the various commemorative coins which will be issued during 2020, and the subjects covered this year are as diverse as has been seen in many years. The subjects include a royal anniversary, a tribute to a well-known author, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, remembering victory in Europe, and an […]
Ghana: Two larger cedi banknote denominations introduced into circulation
The Bank of Ghana has released into circulation (29th November) two new, larger value banknote denominations which now include the 200-cedi (U.S. $35.50) and 100-cedi (U.S. $17.75) and now join other denominations from one to 50 cedis. All Ghanaian banknotes within their current series of banknotes introduced in 2007, with the exception of the two-cedi […]
Season’s Greetings to all our readers
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 […]
50 years of CIT Coin Invest — 50 years of coin innovations
There are only a couple of companies that had such an impact on the world of modern coins as the Liechtenstein think tank CIT Coin Invest. It is the birthplace of one of the first colored coins, and, in cooperation with B. H. Kunstprägeanstalt in Munich, of smartminting technology. CIT coins are part of the […]
Bahamas: New limited quantity gold bullion coins featuring sea life motifs launched
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has announced the imminent issue of two new bullion-quality gold coins, though with very limited mintages. The 2019-dated coins are the second year in which the Central Bank has launched gold coins, and due to their limited quantity, have been seen as collector’s pieces. For 2019, there are two […]
Australia: 2020-dated base-metal Proof set includes the Queen’s sixth effigy
The Royal Australian Mint has released the 2020-dated six-coin base-metal Proof sets which for the first year features the sixth effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The sixth portrait, created by Royal Mint UK engraver Jody Clark is the fifth likeness to be included on Australian coinage since the Queen’s accession in 1952. A special […]
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