The Royal Mint has launched (29th October) new coins celebrating the 30th anniversary since the creation of the lovable clay-made characters, Wallace & Gromit. Ever since the short film entitled A Grand Day Out was first screened on British television in 1989, Wallace — a good-natured, eccentric, and Wensleydale cheese-loving inventor — along with his […]
Ancient silver bar with cartouche bearing the name of Pharaoh Tutankhamun to be offered at auction
The Swiss auction house Numismatica Genevensis SA has announced they will offer in their upcoming auction on the 18th and 19th November 2019, an object that could revolutionise monetary history as we know it. The object, a silver bar with a cartouche bearing the name of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, raises the pertinent hypothesis if the Egyptians […]
Poland: 140th anniversary of the founding of Krakow’s National Museum remembered on new silver Proof coin
The National Bank of Poland has issued new silver Proof crown coins in celebration of Krakow’s National Museum, which was founded 140 years ago. Established in 1879, under a resolution of the Kraków City Council, it is now the oldest and the largest Polish museum, which is known as the National Museum. The initial collection […]
Estonia: Going against the trend, Central Bank announces plans to issue 10 million one-cent coins into circulation
The Bank of Estonia has announced that they have ordered 10 million one-cent coins from the Kremnica Mint in Slovakia to meet the needs of merchants for low-value euro-cent coins to use with cash payments in the years ahead. As Estonians readily circulate five-cent coins and larger denominations routinely, the bank deems there are sufficient […]
Canada: Double crown silver coin replicates Centennial Flame monument on Parliament Hill
The Royal Canadian Mint has released new double crown-size coins that have replicated one of Canada’s most iconic landmarks, the Centennial Flame, which is located on Parliament Hill in the capital city of Ottawa. Inaugurated by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, who first lit the flame on the 31st December 1966, the the-then 12-sided Centennial […]
Canada: New silver Proof dollar coin issued in remembrance of Louis Riel, the “father of Manitoba”
The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled and launched (22nd October) new coins which commemorate Louis Riel’s place in Canadian history on the 175th anniversary of his birth, as well as being a celebration of the cultural legacy of the Métis Nation and its resilience. The 2019-dated special edition Proof dollar highlights the contributions of Louis […]
British Indian Ocean Territory: Third coin in the “Turtles” series features the leatherback turtle
The government and treasury of the British Indian Ocean Territory have released their latest collector’s 50-pence coin which is part of the current “Turtles” colour design series. The third coin of five, when completed, features the leatherback turtle. This engaging series features full-colour depictions of various subspecies of turtles found in or near the territory’s […]
East India Company and St. Helena launch annual gold coin series with new Una and the lion gold three-coin set
The East India Company Bullion Ltd, in association with the government of St. Helena, has launched (10th October) a new collector gold set of coins which is in remembrance of the bicentenary anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. A classic heroine for the modern ages, the gold Proof coin set features a new version […]
Italy: Exquisite and historic Cathedral of Milan features on new silver Proof coin
The Istituto Poligrafico Zecca della Stato (IPZS) has released new €10 silver Proof quality coins (2nd October) that are part of their popular series entitled “Italy of Arts,” which was first begun in 2012. The latest coin features one of the world’s most exquisite structures whose history only enhances its beauty, the Milan Cathedral. Located […]
Meteorite impacts: Estacado meteorite
Description of the Coin The blank is split by an artificial crack, which almost reaches the coin’s centre. In this crack, there is a piece of the Estacado meteorite. The obverse shows the mountain landscape of Llano Estacado traversed by the Canadian River. In the upper field is a round depression with the portrait of […]
