The organisers of the World Money Fair (WMF), the coin industry’s largest venue of its kind, have confirmed the dates for 2021 while taking the opportunity to advise participants they will be planning the show around new health and safety precautions. In their message to participants, organisers stated a great deal of flexibility and scope […]
NGC-certified U.S. and world coins featured in June auction in Poland
Online bidding is now underway for the Antykwariat Numizmatyczny Michal Niemczyk auction. U.S. and world coins certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) highlight a June Antykwariat Numizmatyczny Michal Niemczyk auction. Online bidding for Auction 25 is now open, with the auction concluding June 20-22. Among the most anticipated coins in the sale is an Italy 1801 Ligurian […]
Libya: Dinar banknotes printed in Russia declared counterfeit by U.S. State Department
A large consignment of Libyan banknotes with a face value of one billion U.S. dollars and seized off the coast of Malta in September 2019 remain in a stalemate between U.S. and Russian authorities. The U.S. State Department reiterated on Friday the 29th May that they commend the seizure by Maltese authorities of $1.1 billion […]
United Kingdom: Augmented reality features on final three-coin set in Tales of the Earth Dinosauria series
The Royal Mint has released (1st June) the third coin in their popular and first numismatic programme which utilised an augmented reality application as part of the design and theme. The third and last coin in the Tales of the Earth series features the latest depiction of prehistoric dinosaurs, the ferocious and fascinating creatures who […]
Australia: Sixth effigy of Queen Elizabeth II features on new gold and silver Proof coin sets
The Royal Australian Mint has released gold and silver Proof sets which now include the sixth effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II to be seen on Australian coinage. The Royal Australian Mint announced in April 2018 that the Clark effigy had been chosen to replace the portrait created by Ian Rank-Broadley, which was seen on […]
Cambodia: National Bank unveils plan to limit use of $1, $2, and $5, U.S. dollar banknotes from domestic transactions
The National Bank of Cambodia has launched a plan (28th May) in which they are asking commercial banks and microfinance institutions to send it their smallest U.S. dollar banknotes to their offices for processing and transporting outside the country. In an effort to withdraw these smaller U.S. notes from commerce and support their currency, the […]
Poland: New silver and colour glass Proof coins released to mark the 700th anniversary of the consecration of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków
The National Bank of Poland has released (22nd May) new silver Proof coins with a stained glass insert to mark an extraordinary anniversary. This year, 2020, is the 700th anniversary of the consecration of the Gothic St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków, as the history of this historical church goes back to the 1220s. According to […]
Collecting Vatican coins
Vatican City, the smallest independent state in the world that was founded in 1929, is located within the Italian capital Rome. Though not a member of the European Union or the eurozone, it has issued coins denominated in euros since 2002 through a bilateral agreement with Italy. Along with three other European microstates (San Marino, […]
Tuvalu: Second pirate ship coin issued in “Black Flag” bullion series featuring the Royal Fortune
The government and treasury of Tuvalu have released the second gold and silver bullion quality coins in their ongoing series entitled “Black Flag,” which features some of history’s most notorious pirate ships to have sailed the seven seas. The first Black Flag release, dated “2019,” featured one of the world’s most notorious pirate ships, the […]
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Ever-popular penguins depicted on new series of 50-pence coins
The government and treasury of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands have launched (26th May) their first-ever numismatic series with a familiar and popular theme. As South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are situated about halfway between the southeast coast of Argentina and the Antarctic continent, these islands are often referred to as […]
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