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. […]
Netherlands: 11th silver ducat in current series focuses on the province of Groningen
The Royal Dutch Mint has released (6th December) the latest silver ducat which is part of their current series, with this coin featuring the historical province of Groningen. The silver ducat was once a very important means of payment for international Dutch trade between 1659 and 1816. The silver ducat was used on a literally inhabited continent […]
New coins from the Royal Dutch Mint
The Royal Dutch Mint is closing 2018 with an array of coin issues that span the history of the Netherlands from the 16th century to date, and from Europe to the Americas. Wageningen University, in Gelderland, was established 100 years ago. It is ranked as the best university in the Netherlands, and as number one […]
Ireland: Presentation and official launch of latest collector coin honouring singer Rory Gallagher
The Central Bank of Ireland has officially unveiled and launched their new silver collector coins which feature singer Rory Gallagher (1948–1995) that are the first in a three-coin series entitled “Modern Irish Musicians.” The coin commemorates the world-renowned musician with an image of Rory Gallagher playing the guitar against a backdrop of a vinyl record over […]
Belgium: Acclaimed Belgian writer Hugo Claus featured on new gold coin
The National Bank of Belgium has issued (3rd July) new collector coins which are in tribute to one of the country’s most acclaimed writers in recent years, who was recognised by the international community as a potential Nobel prize recipient for literature. Hugo Maurice Julien Claus (1929–2008) was born on the 5th April in the Flanders city […]
Belgium: New 2018 mint set features commemorative medal celebrating fifth anniversary of accession of King Philip
The National Bank of Belgium has authorised the release of new mint sets dated “2018” that will include all eight denominations of the euro coinage in circulation within the Euro-zone area, and, in celebration of the fifth anniversary of the accession of King Philip, a special anniversary medal has been included in the set. Included in […]
Netherlands and United States: Exceptional presidential gift of scarce gold commemorative coin to be auctioned
The Schulman Numismatists, auctioneers in Amsterdam, have included a scarce and very rare gold coin minted in 1982 which commemorated the 200th year of Dutch-American friendship that will go under the hammer on the 29th and 30th June. It is understood that the 50-gulden coin was presented to President Ronald Reagan for the occasion of […]
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