The Royal Mint has launched (10th February) their 2020-dated collection of Proof gold and silver Britannias, one of the mint’s more popular series. The bullion-related coins, with reverse designs that are always different each year and feature the famed allegorical personification of Great Britain and the British Isles, has appeared on a variation of English […]
World Money Fair shines in Berlin as Mint of Japan hosts international event
Those who make up the coin industry gathered once again to attend the World Money Fair (WMF). The international event, which is the largest gathering of its kind, was hosted at the Estrel Convention Centre located in the eclectic Berlin borough of Neukölln (the 49th WMF has been at the same location for the 15th […]
United Kingdom: Brexit 50-pence collector editions released for circulation
The Royal Mint has released collector editions of the Brexit coins, produced in recognition of the British exit from the European Union. After 47 years, as part of the single market developed initially as the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), an organisation of six European countries was established in 1951 to regulate their industrial […]
United Kingdom: New “BREXIT” coins set for release on day UK departs the European Union
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 […]
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