The European Commission has authorized a new €2 coin to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the European Union’s emblematic flag. With its roots having emerged from the initial European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), this treaty—one of the most important symbols of unity in Europe since the end of World War II—was […]

The Royal Dutch Mint has launched the latest coins in their ongoing Dutch UNESCO heritage sites series, first launched in 2012. The 2015-dated coins feature the Netherlands’ most important industrial national heritage site, the former Van Nelle Factory, located on the Delfhavense Schie in the city of Rotterdam. As recently as 1995, coffee, tea, and tobacco […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have released the 2014 dated circulation coin set in brilliant uncirculated (BU) quality for collectors which includes the new definitive portrait of HM King Willem-Alexander on the two highest denomination coins. The 5 Gulden, 2 ½ Gulden and 1 Guilder coins bear the likeness of the king who faces to the […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have unveiled their last silver Ducat for 2014 in their popular Provincial series and as a first, the province of Flevoland is included in this particular set. Flevoland is the country’s newest province. Located in the center of the country, at the location of the former Zuiderzee, the province was established […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have unveiled (27th August) the latest design for their ongoing series which highlights various landmarks on UNESCO’s world heritage sites. The series was launched in 2012 and featured a design which focused attention of the Amsterdam canal district. This year’s coin and theme features the mills of Kinderdijk-Elshout and is the […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have issued a special medal in honor of the “Copper” wedding anniversary of the King & Queen of the Netherlands. The anniversary, which celebrates the 12 ½ year wedding anniversary of the pair who were married on the 2nd February 2002, is exactly half of what may be their silver anniversary, […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have announced the launch of the popular Dutch gold Ducats. Both the one and two Ducat sizes with the year “2014” will be available from October. For the first time, the Royal Dutch Mint have added that the final mintage will be determined by the pre-ordering or reservations received by interested […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have issued (29th April) an official medal which marks the first anniversary of the abdication of the country’s last monarch Queen Beatrix and the accession of its current head of state King Willem-Alexander on the 30th April 2013. On the day of the new King’s investiture, the Dutch kingdom had welcomed […]

The Royal Dutch Mint have unveiled a new commemorative coin which pays tribute to the country’s former Queen Beatrix who after a reign of exactly 33 years – formally abdicated as head of State in favor of her eldest son, the Prince of Orange who succeeded his mother as King Willem-Alexander. Princess Beatrix herself acceded […]