The Monnaie de Paris have unveiled a new series of coins which features one of Walt Disney Studios’ most engaging cartoon characters: Scrooge McDuck. The irrepressible duck with his affectation of a broad Scottish brogue has been part of the world of Disney now for 70 years. Initially inspired by the Charles Dickens classic novel […]
Canada: Presentation of new silver coin marking the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Dieppe Raid
The Royal Canadian Mint has taken part in an official presentation (25th May) of their new silver collector coin marking the 75th anniversary of the Dieppe Raid, where brave Canadian troops suffered heavy losses in Canada’s first army combat mission of the Second World War. In remembrance of this unforgettable chapter in Canadian military history, the […]
Hungary: Historic Compromise remembered on new silver double crown
The National Bank of Hungary have launched (24th May) a new double-crown-sized silver coin which remembers one of the country’s most pivotal chapters in modern Hungarian history on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of this national event. From the 1st March 1867, the traditional Austrian Empire, which had existed since 1804, was transformed into a constitutional dual monarchy, officially […]
Spain: Comprehensive history of the dollar creatively illustrated on new kilo silver coin
The Fabrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (FNMT), in association with the Real Casa de la Moneda, is issuing (29th May) a new, 1-kilo silver Proof-quality coin that comprehensively and intricately details the chronological history of the silver dollar—perhaps one of the most well-known coins in modern history. The coin’s impressive design includes images from […]
Italy: Architectural excellence features on new Europa silver coin
The Istituto Poligrafico Zecca della Stato, or IPZS, have issued (15th May) their latest collector coin in part of the multinational Europa Star series, which focuses this year on the “Ages of Europe—Iron and Glass.” The Europa Star coin program is an ongoing annual numismatic initiative begun in 2004. The featured structure on the Italian entry in […]
Finland: The tango travels North to its adopted home on new silver coins
The Mint of Finland have launched a new silver coin that focuses on one of the country’s most popular pastimes—remarkably, it is the sultry dance of the tango. Finland’s tango culture has grown in popularity over the decades since the early 1900s, when it first made an impact in the Nordic country through the music […]
British Antarctic Territory: Climate change front and centre on new silver coin with hologram design
The government of the British Antarctic Territory have issued (22nd May) a new coin that pays particular attention to a phenomenon occurring in 2002 that shed light on the ecological plight of the polar regions of the planet. During the period from the 31st January to March 2002, the Larsen B Sector of the shelf partially collapsed […]
Finland: First-strike celebration for centenary commemorative €2 coins
The Mint of Finland have announced (16th May) that the new €2 commemorative centenary anniversary coins have begun production with a first-strike celebration. The event was attended by Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen, who started the production of commemorative Independent Finland 100 Years coins at Mint of Finland’s facilities in Vantaa. Accompanying Governor Liikanen was Mint […]
British Virgin Islands: Crown coin remembers centenary birth year of JFK
The Treasury of the British Virgin Islands have issued (17th May) a new crown coin that marks the centenary of John F. Kennedy’s birth. John Fitzgerald Kennedy, also known as JFK, was born in May 1917 in Massachusetts as the second son of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald, then a prominent Irish Catholic family. He spent […]
United Kingdom: New platinum bullion coins unveiled during London Platinum Week, design features “The Queen’s Beasts”
Monday (15th May) saw the launch of the Royal Mint’s 500-gram and 1,000-gram (1-kilo) platinum bars, which will be followed in the next few weeks by a 100-gram and a 1-ounce platinum bar, as well as a new bullion product of 1-ounce Queen’s Beasts–Lion of England coin—the first platinum coin to be launched in the popular […]
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