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The Mint of Finland will issue two 5 Euro coins which begin a new series of coins dedicated to the provinces of Finland. There are nine historical provinces of Finland: Åland, Tavastia, Karelia, Lapland, Ostro-bothnia, Satakunta, Savo, Uusimaa and Finland Proper. The two first coins will be issued in 2010 and the first two provinces [...]
The British Royal Mint has issued a new coin honoring the 70th anniversary of the Premiership of Winston Churchill, which began in May 1940. The coin is part of an ongoing series of £5 crowns which make up the “Celebration of Britain” series, issued in conjunction with the 2012 London Olympiad. The coin features Sir [...]
As the Republic of Estonia prepares for the adoption of the Euro on the 1st January 2011, the Mint of Finland has announced that coin production for the Estonian version of the single currency has begun. The appearance of the coins was decided by a public vote within Estonia. The winning design by Lembit Löhmus [...]
The Mint of Poland has struck, on behalf of the National Bank of Poland, a new silver collector coin which honors the 400th anniversary of the beginning of the Battle of Klushino on the 4th July 1610. This nine year conflict between Poland and Russia resulted in the Polish King Sigismund III being declared King [...]
The Royal Australian Mint recently released a new $1 coin to celebrate the life and work of Professor Fred Hollows. He was an ophthalmologist known for restoring eyesight to thousands of people in Australia and other countries. He pioneered modern cataract surgery, using an implanted intraocular lens and teaching local technicians how to do the [...]
The British Royal Mint has issued a new £2 silver proof coin in the “Britannia” series which was begun in 1997. This design, which alternates or changes every year, shows a dramatic and wind-swept representation of a helmeted Britannia looking to the right along with the word “BRITANNIA” to her left and the year of [...]
The Mint of Finland will issue a new €10 silver coin to mark the 100th anniversary of birth of the musician and composer of Finnish folk music Konsta Jylhä, who was born in 1910. The collector coin is designed by sculptor Reijo Paavilainen, whose design is based on “Pirta” (Weaving). The obverse of the coin [...]
Warsaw is an amazing city, complete with tall, lean buildings and glass skyscrapers on its bustling avenues. In others, old world charm oozes from every nook and cranny, which is even more amazing since all of its old town was painstakingly restored to the beautiful district that attracts both tourists and locals. Like so much of [...]
The Austrian Mint recently issued a 50 Euro Gold Coin featuring Baron Clemens von Pirquet. This release marked the conclusion of the commemorative series “Celebrated Physicians of Austria.” Pirquet was born in 1874 just outside of Vienna. In 1892, he began studying theology, but abandoned it in favor of medicine. He graduated from Königsberg (Prussia) [...]
The Mint of Sweden has issued commemorative coins to mark the Royal Wedding of the world’s first and to date, only female heir apparent (as opposed to an heir presumptive) and her long time boyfriend / fiancé Daniel Westling on the 19th June 2010. The obverse of the coin portrays the royal couple in full [...]
