In 2016 the Bulgarian Railroads are officially a 150 years old. To mark this event the National Bank of Bulgaria is issuing a special silver commemorative 10 Lev coin. Bulgaria […]
2016
This year the Ukraine will celebrates 20 years since the adoption of the Ukrainian Constitution on the 28th of June 1996. The National Bank of the Ukraine is commemorating the […]
20 Years for Ukraine Constitution Coin
Canada pays tribute to her Olympic athletes that will attend the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games with a new limited edition silver proof dollar. Canada 2016 Canadian Athletes Silver […]
Prepare for Olympics with Canadian Athletes Coin
The Lucky Loonie is a story that sees it’s origins in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. During the preparations a Canadian 1 Dollar, or loonie(so called for featuring […]
2016 Lucky Loonie Sports Fresh New Design
Ferdinand II of Aragon(1452 – 1516) was ruler of Sicily and Aragon and his marriage to Queen Isabella I of Castille(1451 – 1504), collectively known as the Catholic Monarchs, formed […]
Spain Remembers Ferdinand II of Aragon
The Ducat of Sigismund the Elder is the newest addition to the History of Polish Coins Series from the Mint of Poland. The series, which explores Poland’s valuable historic contribution […]
History of Polish Coins Series Explores the Ducat
The 2016 coin and currency set from the United States Mint are now available, with the theme for this year’s set being “Code Talkers” of World War I and II. […]
2016 USA Coin and Currency Set Honors Code Talkers of ...
Slovakia has issued a special silver collector’s coin to commemorate the first time that the Central European country will hold the presidency of the European Council. The Slovak Republic will […]
Slovakian Presidency of EU Council Silver Coin
The Canadian Blessings coin series has been running since 2009 and has now produce eight coins in total for the set. The bullion coins have over that time proven to […]
Good Health from Final Coin in Blessings Gold Coin Series
The interesting, and relatively new, Discover Poland circulating commemorative coin series from Poland is now in it’s third year of issue and has just added a fourth coin to the […]
Priest’s Mill Features on New Discover Poland Coin
The 2016 Summer Olympics, to be held in Rio, is steadily drawing closer and as a result we can expect to see more and more Olympic themed coins to roll […]
New Zealand Commemorates Road To Rio Olympics
Portugal has released the 2015 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage coin for 2016. The coin celebrates the proud art-form of Cante Alentejano. Cante Alentejano is a particular style of singing, very […]
Portugal Cante Alentejano Coins
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 […]
Bicentenary of Struve Geodetic Arc from Ukraine
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
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 […]
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 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 […]
2016 Entries For Russian Aviation Series
The following is a brief summary of the most interesting or important developments in the international banknote market during May 2016. News, new releases or just interesting facts. Banknote News […]
Banknote News Roundup – May 2016
The National Bank of Ukraine has released a new commemorative coin to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Kiev Tram network. Ukraine 2016 5 Hryvnia Horse Tram Coin Reverse Specifically […]
Ukraine Commemorates 125 Year Old Tram System
The official 2016 Austrian circulation currency proof coin set is now available. Austria 2016 Proof Coin Set Slip Cover Art The theme for the 2016 year set is the Austrian […]
Austria 2016 Proof Coin Sets Now Available
The Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office today released two new commemorative gold coins for 2016. The first piece is The Pontificate of Pope Francis gold 10 Euro coin. The coin […]
Vatican Issues First Gold Coins of 2016
The Swiss mint has released two new collectors coins for 2016, a gold 50 Franc and a silver 20 Franc coin. Much like the silver 20 Franc released in late […]