Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Isle of Man 2 pounds 2019 - 75th Anniversary of D-Day

New bimetallic commemoratives:

"75th Anniversary of D-Day"



Egypt 50 piastres 2019 - Solar farms in Aswan

New commemorative:

"New national projects: Solar farms in Aswan"



(news and image from eBay seller currencypalace)

Egypt 1 pound 2019 - New Egyptian countryside

New bimetallic commemorative:

"New national projects: New Egyptian countryside"



(news and image from eBay seller currencypalace)

Monday, February 25, 2019

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2019 - James's flamingo

New coloured virenium collectors item:

"Flamingos series 2nd issue: James's flamingo"



LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Japan 500 yen 2019 - 30th Anniversary of Emperor Enthronement

New bimetallic commemorative:

"30th Anniversary of Emperor Enthronement"



(news by Pabitra Saha)
(photo from eBay seller gunatayodh)

LINK: Japan Mint

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Austria 5 euro 2019 - Easter

New copper and silver commemoratives:

"Easter 2019"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Austrian Mint

France 2 euro 2019 - Asterix

New bimetallic low-mintage (300,000) commemorative announced for abril 28th:

"60th Anniversary of Asterix"



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


Tuesday, February 19, 2019

Lithuania 1.5 & 5 euro 2019 - Užgavėnės

New CuNi and silver collectors' issues:

"Užgavėnės"



LINK: Bank of Lithuania

Thursday, February 14, 2019

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2019 - 100 years of aviation

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"100 years of aviation in the Netherlands"



(news from Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Mauritania 2 ouguiya 2018 - New denomination

A new coin type has been issued in Mauritania:



My friend Wolfgang just sent me the real photo of the coin:



(news from Pabitra Saha)
(data and photo from Wolfgang Schuster)

Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Egypt 50 piastres 2019 - New Egyptian countryside

New commemorative:

"New national projects: New Egyptian countryside"



You can get this coin from Egon Conti before he gets out of stock: egoncontirossini@hotmail.com

(news and images from Egon Conti, Wolfgang Schuster, Rupert Reiter and Gijs Vlothuizen)

Egypt 50 piastres & 1 pound 2019 - New Al Alamein city

New commemoratives:

"New national projects: New Al Alamein city"



You can get these coins from Egon Conti before he gets out of stock: egoncontirossini@hotmail.com

(news and images from Egon Conti, Wolfgang Schuster, Rupert Reiter and Gijs Vlothuizen)

Japan 100 yen 2018 - Tokyo 2020 - Boccia and Fencing

New CuNi commemoratives:

"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games - Boccia and Fencing"



(news by Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)
(photo from eBay seller twoeurocoins)

LINK: Japan Mint

Austria 3 euro 2019 - The Turtle

New CuNi dark-glowing commemorative:

"Colourful Creatures - The Turtle"



(news from www.numismatica-visual.es)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2019 - Adélie penguin

New commemorative:

"Penguin series: Adélie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 8.00 g
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Mintage: 4,000


(image copyright: Pobjoy Mint)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Monday, February 11, 2019

Czech Republic 20 korun 2019 - Personalities of the Czechoslovak currency

Three new circulating types released in january:

"Personalities of the Czechoslovak currency"

Alois Rašín, Karel Englis and Vilém Pospíšil:



(news by Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Petr Barta and Egon Conti)
(images by Gijs Vlothuizen and Petr Barta)

Friday, February 08, 2019

Canada 1 dollar 2019 - Pileated Woodpecker

This beautiful dollar type is released only as part of the Specimen Set:



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Seychelles 10 rupees 2018 - New alloys in center and ring

New circulating type, with different alloys in disk and ring, for a better resistance to humidity:



(news by Wolfgang Schuster and Gijs Vlothuizen)
(photo by Gijs Vlothuizen)

LINK: Central Bank of Seychelles

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2018 - City of Kiev

New bimetallic commemorative:

"City of Kiev"



(news and image from Pabitra Saha and Wolfgang Schuster)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2018 - City of Sevastopol

New bimetallic commemorative:

"City of Sevastopol"



(news and image from Pabitra Saha and Wolfgang Schuster)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Luxembourg 2 euro 2019 - Accession to the Throne of Grand Duchess Charlotte

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Centenary of the Accession to the Throne of Grand Duchess Charlotte"



(news from Jo Hoogeveen)
(image from eBay seller 1oz.si)

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


Papua New Guinea 50 toea 2018 - APEC Summit

New circulating commemoratives:

"APEC Summit in Port Moresby"

The coins were minted in both coloured and not coloured versions:



(news and images from Pabitra Saha, Peter Kaminsky, Rupert Reiter, Egon Conti and Gijs Vlothuizen)

Tuesday, February 05, 2019

Canada 25 cents 2019 - Dinosaurs of Canada

New commemoratives:

"Dinosaurs of Canada"



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Monday, February 04, 2019

Germany 2 euro 2019 - Bundesrat of Germany

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

Bundesrat of Germany



(news and image by Jo Hoogeveen)

Algeria 100 dinars 2018 - Satellite

New circulating bimetallic to be released soon:

"Satellite"



(news by Egon Conti)
(image by Zine Merouane)

Friday, February 01, 2019

Ireland 2 euro 2019 - Centenary of the first meeting of Dáil Éireann

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Centenary of the first meeting of Dáil Éireann"



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 from Pabitra Saha)