The New Zealand Mint has just made available the first coin in a new series entitled the Great Migrations Coin Collection.The first coin in this new series is the Zebra […]
Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Cook Islands continues to astound the world with it's superb 'Shades of Nature' series of collectors coins.The 2016 edition of the series is no exception, and is entitled 'Fighting […]
Beautiful Shades of Nature Coins Continues to Impress
The Great French ships series continues to sail full steam ahead with the newest release in the series by the French Mint.The latest addition to the series, which has been […]
France Issues 2nd to Last Set in Great Ships Series
The Royal Canadian Mint has launched a new series of commemorative coins paying tribute to everyday heroes.The first coin in the 'National Heroes' series is dedicated to firefighters. The series […]
Canada Launches Heroes Silver Series
The National Bank of Uruguay have released details about the new security features on their 2000 Peso banknote.The banknote, which entered into circulation on the 27th of April 2016, has […]
Uruguay New B Series 2000 Peso
Slovakia continues it's Bratislava Coronations Series with the 275th anniversary of the coronation of Maria Theresa coin.The series, which began in 2012, honours historical monarchs of Slovakia on the anniversary […]
Maria Theresa Featured on New Coin From Slovakia
The Japanese 47 Prefectures Coin Program has been a joy to behold. The program is almost over with only two more prefectures set for release.The Japanese Mint has, following the […]
Japanese Prefecture Coins : Fukushima
Spain is celebrating it's participation at the 2016 Summer Olympics with a pair of commemorative collectors coins.The first coin is a silver €10 coin of .925 Fineness(sterling silver), measuring 40mm […]
Spain Celebrates 2016 Olympics with Gold and Silver
The 45th installment in the Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program has been released and is now available.The Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program was launched in 2008 and is set to […]
Japanese Prefecture Chiba Coins Now Available
The Royal Bank of Scotland has released the final designs of their new polymer ten and five pound notes.“The Fabric of Nature” will for the theme for this note set. […]
Royal Bank of Scotland Unveils New Banknotes
Following what appears to be an increasing trend for world mints to push the boundaries of what is possible(and indeed acceptable) in minting technology, the Czech Mint has issued a […]
Czech Mint Releases Bohemian Crystal Coins
The Mint of Finland continues it's celebration of renowned Finnish poet Eino Leino this year with the release of a gold 100 Euro coin.Earlier the year we saw the release […]
Finland Celebrates Poet Eino Leino with Gold Coin
In anticipation of the start of the UEFA European Championship on 10 June 2016 Finland is releasing the newest installment in it's Sports Coins series.The latest coin in Finland's Sports […]
Penultimate Coin in Finland’s Sports Series
After the release of the very popular Kimberly Sunset pink gold coin in 2015 the Perh mint has now released the 2016 Kimberly Sunrise high relief 2oz gold coin as […]
Kimberley Sunrise High Relief 2oz Gold
Following the release of the 2016 Cumberland Gap 3 coin set earlier this week, the US Mint has now made available the 5oz silver coin of the same design.The second […]
Cumberland Gap 5oz Silver
Portugal is supporting their 2016 Olympics team with the release of special commemorative 2 Euro coins.The reverse of the coin bears the standard 2 Euro coin design that appears on […]
Portugal Gives it’s Heart To Olympic Team
The Lithuanian Mint has released their 2016 circulating commemorative 2 Euro coin.The coin's obverse design is highly reminiscent of their 10 Litas Gold coin released in 2014 from the Lithuanian […]
2016 Lithuania Commemorative 2 Euro Celebrates Baltic Culture
The Mint of Finland has release it's new Presidents of Final Series with release of the first coin in the set.The Presidents of Finland series is a numismatic program by […]
Finland Launches Presidential Series
The ninth coin in the Austrian Federal Provinces Series is Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) and has just been released in three variants by the Austrian Mint.The series which began in 2012, […]
Austria Releases 9th Coin in Federal Provinces Series
The American Mint will for the first time in it's history produce pink gold coins in order to support the fight against breast cancer.President Obama has signed “The Breast Cancer […]
US Mint to Issue First Pink Gold Coins
Alongside the release of the 20 Euro Gold coin in the Flora in Art series the Italian Mint(Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) also released the gold 50 Euro Fauna […]
Gold 50 Euro to be last in Fauna in Art ...
The final installment in Italy's superb “Flora in Art Masterpieces” coin series has been released, bringing the six year program to close.In 2011 the Italian Mint(Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello […]
Italy Conludes Flora in Art Masterpieces Series
The United States Mint has made available the Cumberland Gap three coin set. This is the first of two releases planned by the United States Mint for this week. The […]
Cumberland Gap 3 Coin Set Now Available
Proof 2 Euro coins commemorating the 550th anniversary of the death of Florentine artist Donatello are now available from the Italian Mint.The coin is of the same design as the […]
Donatello Proof 2 Euro Available
The European Silver Programme, also known as the Europa Star Program or the Eurostar Programme, is in full swing for 2016 with new coins being announced almost every other day […]
Italy Honours Ferrari with Europa Silver
To celebrate the fact that the Hungarian national football team has qualified for the EUFA European Championship for the first time in 44 years, the Hungarian Mint has issued a […]
Hungary Celebrates EUFA Entry with Coin Set
Finland's official entry for the Europa Star Programme for 2016 has just been released and is now available on pre-order from the Mint of Finland, and should be more widely […]
Finland Releases 2016 Europa Star Coin
San Marino has release a commemorative gold coin to celebrate the Roman Catholic Church's Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy is a Roman Catholic period of prayer held […]
San Marino Gold 10 Euro Coin for 2016
The Spanish town of Tomares this week played host to a remarkable discovery when a large quantity of ancient Roman coins were unexpectedly discovered there.According to reports, construction workers were […]