The National Bank of Belgium has unveiled (14th August) new collector coins which are in observance of the centenary anniversary of the birth of one of the country’s most well-known cyclists who achieved world-class standing in the Tour de France. Briek Schotte, who is affectionately remembered as the “Last of the Flandrians” (from West-Flanders) to […]
Netherlands: Special medal celebrates 70th anniversary of the founding of the Dutch Cancer Society
The Royal Dutch Mint has launched (15th August) a new medal which is a special issue to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the country’s National Cancer Research Centre in 1949. The Dutch Cancer Society was established by Her Majesty Wilhelmina, Queen of the Netherlands, who, after her abdication in September 1948 was […]
Ireland: Centenary of first trans-Atlantic flight celebrated on new silver crown coin
On behalf of the Minister for Finance, the Central Bank of Ireland has issued (10th July) €15 silver Proof coins to mark the centenary anniversary of transatlantic aviation. It was on the 15th June 1919 that John Alcock and Arthur Brown landed their Vickers Vimy airplane in a bog near Clifden County, Galway. However, the […]
Belgium: 50th anniversary of historic lunar landing captured on new silver Proof coins
The National Bank of Belgium will issue (21st July) new collector coins which honour one of the world’s most historic events — the day when the first man set foot on the Moon. It will be exactly 50 years ago when the first human set foot on the moon. The extraordinary accomplishment had been promised […]
Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg: New collaborative mint set features national airports theme
The latest 2019-dated Mint sets featuring the euro circulation coins of the BENELUX region have been brought together in a new presentation which is a collaborative effort of each monetary authority. The new set, which is part of an ongoing combined presentation since the introduction of the single currency, brings together all of the euro-denominated […]
Malta: New silver coins remember centenary anniversary of the Sette Giugno Riots
The Central Bank of Malta has issued (4th June) new silver collector coins to mark an event in Maltese history remembered as an essential step to self-rule and eventual independence. The day is remembered on the 6th June, when, in 1919, four Maltese nationals died when fired upon by British soldiers. Despite the nearly 200 […]
King Willem Alexander of the Netherlands strikes new commemorative gold coin marking 100 years of Dutch aviation
Amsterdam, Netherlands — For the centenary celebrations of Dutch aviation, KLM (the national airline of the Netherlands), NLR (Dutch Aerospace Center), and GKN Fokker Technologies — the successors of the civil aviation manufacturers founded originally in 1919 — hosted an event on Thursday, 14th March to mark this important anniversary. The coin designs were approved as […]
Malta: Tall ship designs of the Renaissance era feature on latest Europa Silver Star Programme
The Central Bank of Malta has announced that on the 15th March, they will issue numismatic coins in gold and silver depicting the Order of St. John’s Gran Carracca Sant’Anna. The coins are issued under the Europa Programme and bear the Europa Star logo. The carrack was one of the most influential ship designs of […]
New Zealand: Oldest lighthouse, Tiritiri Matangi, is featured on a new silver crown coin
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has issued new silver crown coins which feature one of the country’s oldest and still functioning lighthouses, the Tiritiri Matangi lighthouse. Also known as Tiritiri lighthouse, it is located on the island of the same name in Hauraki Gulf 28 kilometres (17 miles) north of Auckland in the North Island of New Zealand. It is owned and […]
The Netherlands celebrates 100 years of Dutch aviation and the world’s oldest operating airline
The Royal Dutch Mint’s first official Netherlands commemorative coins of 2019 are the Aviation five and 10-euros in honor of 100 years of Dutch aviation. KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij, or “Royal Airline Company”), NLR (National Aerospace Laboratory of the Netherlands, a major technological institute), and aircraft manufacturer Fokker all celebrate their 100th anniversaries in 2019. […]
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