The Bank of Latvia (Latvijas Banka) has announced that they will be issuing new silver collector coins on the 22nd June which are dedicated to a new project undertaken in the country that is a wider monument to all Latvians and their collective strength — The Garden of Destiny. The idea of The Garden of Destiny came […]
France: UNESCO sites, Banks of the Seine gold and silver coins feature the Louvre and Pont des Arts
The Monnaie de Paris has launched (14th June) their latest series of coins which are part of an overall numismatic programme highlighting the many sites in France included on the UNESCO heritage sites list. For more than 40 years, UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization) has compiled a list of international sites […]
South Africa: First-ever commemorative banknotes celebrate birth centenary of Nelson Mandela
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) announced (14th June) they will be launching their first commemorative banknote series, in celebration of the birth centenary of the country’s first post-apartheid president, Nelson Mandela. These notes will include all currently circulating denominations R10, R20, R50, R100, and R200. As part of the celebrations, the South African Mint, […]
Canada: Mega-sized silver coin features the unicorn and launches new “Keepers of Parliament” series
The Royal Canadian Mint has released new ten ounce coins which launches a four-coin series entitled “Keepers of Parliament” and begins with the only mythical supporter of the Arms of Canada. The first coin in the series features the Unicorn, the mythical creature featured rises up in a way that conveys the towering height of […]
Israel: Latest legal tender gold bullion coin focuses on the ancient cardo roadway in Jerusalem
The Bank of Israel has issued (10th June) the eighth coin design within their current bullion coin series entitled “Jerusalem of Gold.” Featured on this year’s coin is the cardo, which was the main street in the heart of the city and a significant trade centre that ran from north to south during the time […]
China: 30th anniversary of Industrial Bank’s founding celebrated with new “panda” collector coins
The People’s Bank of China has issued two collector coins on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of one of the country’s first commercial banking entities that introduced customer and international banking to the Chinese public. Founded on the 26th August 1988, as the Fujian Industrial Bank, its function was to introduce the mainland Chinese to […]
United Kingdom: New coin series celebrates the 250th anniversary of Captain James Cook’s voyage of discovery
The Royal Mint has launched (11th June) a new three-year series which will mark the 250th anniversary of Captain Cook’s epic voyage of discovery aboard HM Bark Endeavour. The son of a farm hand, Captain James Cook (1728–1779) grew up in the historic port of Whitby from the age of 17. As a young man, […]
Niue: Latest coin issued in popular “Star Wars Classic” coin series features formidable Sith warrior Darth Maul
The government and treasury of the Pacific Island nation of Niue have issued (11th June) their latest coins which are part of an ongoing series of collector coins featuring the many Star Wars characters from the very successful franchise of the same name. The latest coins feature the formidable warrior and Sith apprentice, Darth Maul, […]
Nicaragua: Second coin issued in popular “Wildlife of Nicaragua” series features three-toed sloth
The Banco Central de Nicaragua has issued (8th June) their second coin in their ongoing collector coin series entitled “Wildlife of Nicaragua,” launched in April. The second coin features the three-toed sloth, which is an indigenous species found in many countries in Central America, particularly in Nicaragua. The sloth, with its pleasant and docile facial expression, […]
Poland: Silver crown coin salutes decisive and epic Battle of Hodów
The National Bank of Poland has issued (6th June) new collector silver coins which mark one of Poland’s most epic and decisive battles that was fought between the Kingdom of Poland and Crimean Khanate forces in June 1694 in the Ruthenian Voivodeship, or, the Principality of Galicia–Volhynia. The battle has been compared by historians and military tacticians as the “Polish Thermopylae,” […]
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