Greece 2 euro 2024 - 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Penelope Delta

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"150th Anniversary of the Birth of Penelope Delta"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm

(image taken from eBay seller Coinswdcom)

Netherlands Antilles 2025 - Caribbean Guilder - New coin families

Two new coin families will start circulating by march 2025.

The design of the new Caribbean Guilder draws inspiration from the 'World Under the Sea'.
Fish swim freely, seeing no borders. This serves as a metaphor for the unity shared between the countries of Curaçao and Sint Maarten within its monetary union.
The coins will circulate interchangeably on Curaçao and Sint Maarten.

The small coins share these common sides:



While the other sides are specific of each country:



The big bimetallic coins share these common sides:



While the other sides are specific of each country:



(news from Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)
(images from www.caribbean-guilder.com)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Greece 2 euro 2024 - 50th Anniversary of the Restoration of Democracy

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"50th Anniversary of the Restoration of Democracy"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm

(image taken from eBay seller Coinswdcom)

Modern coinage of Western Sahara - by researcher Dr. Anton Andreev

"Modern coinage of Western Sahara. Standard catalog of coins and exonumia 1976-2026"

The 5th edition of the Modern coinage of Western Sahara is out. This is a fantastic, detailed and complete work and research by Dr. Anton Andreev (antand@mail.ru).

The Catalog contains a detailed description of the 6 commemorative coins of The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (The SADR) by 1996-1997, and over 150 unusual coins issued informally under the name of The SADR during 1990-2024. It also describes a series of 2006-2015 under the name of Cabo Dakhla.

The catalog addresses to professional numismatists, exonumia collectors and researchers on the economy and culture of Western Sahara.

English version is available for free from Modern coinage of Western Sahara.

The author would appreciate any feedback, so you can email him to antand@mail.ru.

Cover and few sample pages:











LINK: Modern coinage of Western Sahara

Finland 2 euro 2024 - Finnish architecture

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Finnish architecture"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm

(image taken from eBay seller Coinswdcom)

Finland 2 euro 2024 - Elections and Democracy

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Elections and Democracy"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm

(image taken from eBay seller Coinswdcom)

Portugal 5 euro 2024 - Xutos & Pontapés

New commemorative type in CuNi:

"Xutos & Pontapés"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 14.00 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 30,000
Artist: Tó Trips

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Portugal 5 euro 2024 - Heroes and Creatures of Mythology - Ulysses

New commemorative type in CuNi:

"Heroes and Creatures of Mythology - Ulysses"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 14.00 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 30,000
Artist: Gonçalo Viana

(news from Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Netherlands 5 euro 2024 - 750 years of the Foundation of Amsterdam

New collectors' issues:

"750 years of the Foundation of Amsterdam"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver plated copper
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
Artist: Hans Gremmen
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Mintage: 50,000

A 5€ silver coin and 10€ gold coin have been issued too.

(news from Jo Hoogeveen and Eddy Reynaert)
(image from www.royaldutchmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Dutch Mint

Isle of Man 50 pence 2024 - Peter Pan

Five new commemorative types:

"Peter Pan"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g

(news and image from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection