2016 marks the bicentenary since German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve began his work on what is today known as the Struve Geodetic Arc. To mark the anniversary […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the first documented European landing on Australian soil. To mark this occasion the Perth Mint is issuing the Dirk Hartog Australian Landing 1616 - […]
400th Anniversary of Australian Landfall Coin
The Royal Canadian Mint continues to impress with a steady stream of well designed, beautiful and innovative coins. Their latest release is a trilogy of precious metal coins all themed […]
Platinum, Gold and Silver Maple Leaves From Canada
The final coin in Disney Princess collection by the New Zealand Mint has now been released and the auspicious honour of bringing the popular series to a close has fallen […]
Disney Princess Series Closes With Pocahontas
Australia's Returned and Services League(RSL) is an organization whose stated purpose it is to ensure “for the well-being, care, compensation and commemoration of serving and ex-service Defense Force members and […]
Australia Honours Returned and Services League
The Royal Canadian Mint has released two 1kg precious metal coins as a part of their June 2016 catalog, and they are stunningly beautiful coins that very nearly bring their […]
1 Kilogram Gold and Silver Maple Leaf Coins for 2016
England has finally unveiled their new five Pound note this week, and World Numismatic News is here to provide you with all of the details.The new fiver, as the Bank […]
New Polymer £5 Banknote for England
The story of England's 1966 FIFA World Cup victory has been told and re-told so many times that it has reached legendary status. 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of that […]
Royal Mint Celebrates 1966 Word Cup Victory
The final coins in the Great French Ships series, by Monnaie de Paris(The French Mint), have now been released. Completing the five year, forty five coin series that has served […]
France Closes Ships Series With Iconic Ocean Liner
The Mint of Poland is celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences(SGGW) by issuing two new commemorative coins.The university was first founded in 1816 as the […]
Poland Celebrates 200th Anniversary of University
The Bank of Russia issued no less than eight new commemorative coins this week. As always the design quality of these coins are of a very high standard and helps […]
8 New Russian Commemorative Silver Coins
Amongst a total of eight new releases by the Bank of Russia this week are two silver coins that celebrate the incredibly rich and storied Russian history and culture., by […]
Russian History with Armoury Chamber Coins
The first of several new releases by the Bank of Russia for this week are two new partially colourized silver coins that form part of the History of Russian Aviation […]