Coin Collecting News
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched (8th May) their first circulation coin value with an additional element of color in honor of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship tournament scheduled to kick off from the 8th June. The coin’s numeral of “10″ euro-cent on the reverse has an Orange color, symbolic for the Dutch National [...]
The Central Bank of Malta has issued (30th April) two commemorative coins which pay tribute to Antonio Sciortino (1879 – 1947) one of Malta’s most well-known artists / sculptors of the 20th century. The coins are struck at the Royal Dutch Mint and are part of the EUROPA silver star series whose focus for 2012 [...]
The Royal Dutch Mint have announced (29th February) their first commemorative coins for 2012, and the theme for the new 5 and 10 Euro coins is friendship between nations. Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, the Royal Dutch Mint will strike the new commemorative gold and silver coins with the theme “400 years of diplomatic [...]
The Royal Dutch Mint have unveiled (19th February) their latest design of the silver Ducat or “rijksdaalder” series. This version of the twice-yearly issue pays homage to the current home of all Dutch coin production, that of the province of Utrecht where the Royal Dutch Mint has been located for the past 100 years. First [...]
The Royal Dutch Mint have launched (13th October) the latest versions of their traditional Gold Ducat trade coins for 2011. These historic coins played an important part in the Dutch economy since 1586 when the first examples of the one ducat coin were originally struck during the Dutch Republic (1581 – 1795). The first Two [...]
The Dutch Ministry of Finance have issued (18th August) their latest collector coins which mark the 50th anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund. The international World Wide Fund for Nature was founded on the 11th of September 1961, and the Dutch branch was founded 1 year later. Designed by artist Willehad Eilers, the obverse of [...]
The Royal Dutch Mint have unveiled (16th May) the design for the latest collector coins to be issued for the 2011 numismatic program. The coins combine both tradition and innovation in technology, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the distinctive Mint building in Utrecht and featuring the first QR code in numismatics. The obverse of the [...]
The Royal Dutch Mint has issued (12th April) two new commemorative coins with the theme “Netherlands and Painting”. Museums around the globe feature the works and masterpieces of renowned Dutch painters. From Old Dutch Masters to contemporary art, these works are loved by both connoisseurs and the general public. The obverse design of the coin [...]
The Royal Dutch Mint has issued two new commemorative coins to mark the Netherlands close relationship with the waterways systems throughout the country. One coin carries a face value of 5 Euros and is struck in silver, while the other carries a face value of 10 euros and is struck in gold. The obverse design [...]
