The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland will issue a very special silver coin honoring their well known and much loved “Barnyard” series of circulating coins designed by Percy Metcalfe and first issued in 1928. This will be the first time Percy Metcalfe’s artwork will be presented in the Euro currency. As a […]
2011 Australian Gold Kangaroo Coins
The design and release details for the Perth Mint’s 2011 Gold Kangaroo coins were recently revealed. Featuring a fresh rendition of one of Australia’s most recognizable animals, the 99.99% pure gold coins will be available in bullion weights ranging from 1/10 ounce to 1 kilo. The new design features the image of a kangaroo superimposed […]
2011 Australian Silver Koala Coins from the Perth Mint
The Perth Mint of Australia has announced the details and revealed the design for the 2011 Australian Silver Koala. The 99.9% silver coins featuring the iconic marsupial are available in four different sizes. The weight and purity of each coin are assured by the Australian government. The 2011 Silver Koala features an image of an […]
Royal Mint Issues London 2012 Gold Series: Faster, Three Coin Set
The British Royal Mint has began a new series of gold coins in conjunction with the 30th Olympiad to be hosted in London in 2012. The series is inspired by the motto of the Olympic Games: Citius, Altius, Fortius – Faster, Higher Stronger. The current gold series: CITIUS – Faster Three-Coin Set includes a £100 […]
Grossglockner High Alpine Road 5 Euro Silver Coin
The Austrian Mint has released a 5 Euro silver coin featuring the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. The coin celebrates the 75th anniversary of the date that the road was officially opened to traffic on August 3, 1935. The road enables the crossing from the province of Salzburg to Carinthia over Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner. […]
Burke & Wills Stamp and Coin Cover from the Perth Mint
This month, the Perth Mint of Australia has released the Burke & Wills Stamp and Coin Cover. The cover is issued to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Burke and Wills expedition, which left Melbourne for the Gulf of Carpentaria in August 1860. Burke and Wills were the first European settlers to cross the Australian […]
Mint of Finland Begins New Series Dedicated to Provinces
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 […]
Winston Churchill £5 Crown from the British Royal Mint
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 […]
Estonian Euro Coin Production Begins at Mint of Finland
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 […]
Silver Coin Issued for 400th Anniversary of the Battle of Klushino
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 […]
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