Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Peru 1 sol 2018 - First coin minted at the Lima Mint

New silver commemorative:

"First coin minted at the Lima Mint"



(news and image by David Velarde)

LINK: Peru Central Bank

Friday, November 23, 2018

China 10 yuan 2018 - 40 years of Reform and Development

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

40 years of Reform and Development



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Georgia 5 lari 2018 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

New silver commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University"



LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Nino Gongadze
Mint: FNMT-RCM (Mint of Spain)
Mintage: 1,500


Georgia 10 lari 2018 - First Democratic Republic of Georgia

New silver commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the establishment of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia"



LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Mamuka Gongadze
Mint: FNMT-RCM (Mint of Spain)
Mintage: 1,500


Georgia 5 lari 2018 - Georgian book

New silver commemorative:

"Georgian book"



(news from Pabitra Saha)
(image taken from www.nbg.gov.ge)

LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Irakli Paghava
Mint: Lithuanian mint
Mintage: 1,500


Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 3rd coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced"



Real image of the Church:



(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - San Felipe Neri Oratory

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 2nd coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"San Felipe Neri Oratory"



Old image of the Oratory:



(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - Santa María La Antigua Cathedral

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 1st coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"Santa María La Antigua Cathedral"



Real image of the Cathedral:



(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Slovenia 3 euro 2018 - End of the First World War

New bimetallic commemorative:

"100th anniversary of the end of the First World War"



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Monday, November 12, 2018

Portugal 5 euro 2018 - 100 Years of the Armistice

New CuNi (and silver) commemorative:

"100 Years of the Armistice"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 14.00 g
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Mintage: 60 000
Artist: José Aurélio


LINK: Portugal Mint

Portugal 2,5 euro 2018 - Granary Houses

New CuNi commemorative (also silver and gold issues were minted):

"Portuguese Ethnography series: Granary Houses from Northwest of Portugal"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 10.00 g
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Mintage: 60 000
Artist: Isabel Carriço & Fernando Branco


LINK: Portugal Mint

Transnistria 1 rouble 2018 - Church of St. Andrew

New commemorative:

"Church of St. Andrew the First-Called in Tiraspol"



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 2018 - Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

New commemorative:

"Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Tiraspol"



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 2018 - Butterfly

New commemorative:

"Red book series: Butterfly"



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


(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

United Kingdom 50 pence 2018 - Christmas: The Snowman

New commemorative:

"Christmas: The Snowman"



A coloured version was minted also:



(news and images by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Saturday, November 10, 2018

Canada 1 dollar 2018 - Christmas Holiday Gift set

New commemorative dollar released only as part of the Christmas Holiday Gift set:



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Austria 5 euro 2019 - New Year

New copper and silver commemoratives:

"New Year"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Austria 3 euro 2018 - The Frog

New CuNi dark-glowing commemorative:

"Colourful Creatures - The Frog"



(news from www.numismatica-visual.es)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Friday, November 09, 2018

Isle of Man 2 pounds 2018 - Hunt the Wren

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Hunt the Wren"



(news and photo from Peter Kaminsky)

Greece 2 euro 2018 - Union of the Dodecanese with Greece

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"70th Anniversary of the Union of the Dodecanese with Greece"



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 by Pabitra Saha)

Greece 2 euro 2018 - Kostis Palamas

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"75th Anniversary of the Death of Kostis Palamas"



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 by Pabitra Saha)

Thursday, November 08, 2018

Belgium 5 euro 2018 - Centenary of the Armistice

New CuNi commemorative:

"Centenary of the Armistice"



LINK: www.herdenkingsmunten.be

Malta 2 euro 2018 - Children in solidarity - Cultural Heritage

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

From 'Children in Solidarity' series: Cultural Heritage



(news from Jacek Stącel)

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


Gibraltar 50 pence 2018 - Father Christmas

New collectors' coloured and uncoloured issues:



(images taken from www.pobjoy.com)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Wednesday, November 07, 2018

Libya 1 dinar 2017 - New type

This new Libyan coin is recently being seen in eBay and online coin shops:



SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 9.25 g
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Thickness: 2.10 mm
Edge: reeded


(news and images by Wolfgang Schuster, Thomas Fehlhauer and Egon Conti)

Finland 5 euro 2018 - Olavinlinna Castle and Lake Pihlajavesi

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Finnish National Landscapes" series: Olavinlinna Castle and Lake Pihlajavesi



SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g


(image taken from Mint of Finland)

Link: Mint of Finland

Tuesday, November 06, 2018

West African States 1 franc 2011 - Different composition and weight

New circulating type:

Instead of Stainless Steel like previous years (KM#8) these new type's composition is Nickel Galvanized Iron. And its weight is now 1.60 grams instead of the previous 1.65 grams.



(information and scan by Wolfgang Schuster)

Thursday, November 01, 2018

Dominican Republic 1 peso 2017 - PESO DOMINICANO series

New circulation family, adding "DOMINICANO" to word "PESO":



(news from Pabitra Saha, Wolfgang Schuster and Grigorii Golosov)

LINK: Dominican Republic Central Bank

Isle of Man 50 pence 2018 - Centenary of Armistice

New commemorative types:

"Centenary of Armistice"



Photo of the non-coloured version (from Peter Kaminsky):



LINK: Isle of Man Post

Australia 2 dollars 2018 - Centenary of Armistice

New coloured commemorative type:

"Centenary of Armistice"



(news by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2018 - And more Beatrix Potter items

Few more new CuNi commemoratives in 2018:

"150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter"



LINK: British Royal Mint