Tuesday, October 31, 2017

Falkland Islands 50 pence 2017 - Christmas Penguins

New coloured commemorative:

"Christmas Penguins"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 8.00 g
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Mintage: 7,500


(image copyright Pobjoy Mint)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Brunei 2017 - New coin family

New coin family has been released:

These are the 1, 5 and 10 sen coins:



And these are the 20 and 50 sen:



(news and image by Aidan Work and Pabitra Saha)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2017 - Town Musicians of Bremen

New commemorative:

"Town Musicians of Bremen"



SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.17 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Edge: grooved


LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Thursday, October 12, 2017

Russia 10 roubles 2017 - Tambov Oblast

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

'Regions of Russia: Tambov Oblast'



The coat of arms (taken from Wikipedia):



(news from Jacek Stacel)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 25 roubles 2017 - Children

New base metal commemorative:

"Children"



(news from www.numismatica-visual.es)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - Coat of arms - Bendery

New commemorative:

"Coats of arms: Bendery"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm


(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - 25th Anniversary of the Customs service

New commemorative:

"25th Anniversary of the Customs service"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm


(image from eBay seller andrey.p53)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - 60th Anniversary First Artificial Earth Satellite

New commemorative:

"60th Anniversary First Artificial Earth Satellite"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm


(image from eBay seller andrey.p53)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Canada 1 dollar 2017 - Toronto Maple Leafs

New circulating commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of The Toronto Maple Leafs"



(news by Egon Conti)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2017 - Khmelnytskyi Oblast

New bimetallic commemorative:

"80 Years of the Khmelnytskyi Oblast"



The coat of arms of this oblast (from Wikipedia):



(news from Jacek Stacel)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2017 - Poltava Oblast

New bimetallic commemorative:

"80 Years of the Poltava Oblast"



The coat of arms of this oblast (from Wikipedia):



(news from Jacek Stacel)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Monday, October 09, 2017

New Zealand 20 cents 2014 - Year varieties

These varieties in 2014 year numerals & width were reported by John Eccles:



(news and scan from John Eccles and Gijs Vlothuizen)

Friday, October 06, 2017

Canada 2 dollars 2017 - Battle of Vimy Ridge

New circulating commemorative bimetallic:

"Centenary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge":



(news by www.numismatica-visual.es, Raúl Morote and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Wednesday, October 04, 2017

South Africa 5 rand 2017 - Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo

New circulating bimetallic:

"Order of the Companions of O. R. Tambo"



(image taken from www.samint.co.za)
(news by Alexander Schleining)

LINK: South Africa Mint

Tuesday, October 03, 2017

Russia 10 roubles 2017 - Ulyanovsk Oblast

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

'Regions of Russia: Ulyanovsk Oblast'



LINK: Bank of Russia

France 2 euro 2017 - Pink ribbon

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"25th anniversary of the Pink ribbon"



SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g


(news and image from www.numismatica-visual.es)

Belgium 2 euro 2017 - University of Ghent

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"200 years of the University of Ghent"



SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g


Monday, October 02, 2017

Italy 5 euro 2017 - Totò

New bimetallic commemorative:

"50 years of the death of Totò"



LINK: Italian Mint