Croatia 2 euro 2024 - Marko Marulić

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'500th anniversary of the heritage of the Croatian writer Marko Marulić'



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
Mintage: 200,000
Artist: Stjepan Divković
(news by Jacek Stacel)
(image taken from www.hnb.hr)

LINK: www.hnb.hr

United Kingdom 50 pence 2024 - The Snowman

New CuNi commemorative collectors' type in normal and colour version:

"The Snowman"



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

Silver and gold proof coins have been issued as well.

LINK: The Royal Mint

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2024 - Farewell to the Antillean Guilder

New commemorative type:

"Farewell to the Antillean Guilder"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten

Turkey 5 lira 2024 - 50 years of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus

New bimetallic commemorative:

"50 years of the Turkish invasion of Cyprus"



(news by Eddy Reynaert, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)
(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

Russia 10 rubles 2024 - Teacher

New circulating commemorative:

"From the 'Man of Labour' series: Teacher"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2024 - Toropets

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"From the Ancient Towns of Russia series: Toropets"



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: brass plated steel
Disk composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Weight: 7.90 g
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Bank of Russia

Belgium 5 euro 2024 - Lucky Luke

New collectors' commemorative types in normal and colour version:

"Lucky Luke"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 12.70 g
Mintage: 15,000 (7,500 each)

(images and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Hungary 200 forint 2024 - 175th anniversary of Lajos Batthyány's martyrdom

New circulating commemorative type:

"175th anniversary of Lajos Batthyány's martyrdom"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-brass (75% copper, 4% nickel and 21% zinc)
Center disc: copper-nickel (75% copper and 25% nickel)
Diameter: 28.30 mm
Weight: 9.00 g
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Mint: Hungarian Mint (Hungary)
Mintage: 1 million
(news by Pabitra Saha, Alexander Schleining, Egon Conti and Jacek Stacel)
(image taken from www.mnb.hu)

LINK: Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Germany 5 euro 2024 - Stag beetle

New CuNi collectors' item:

"From the Wonderful World of Insects collection: Stag beetle"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.68 g (news by Eddy Reynaert)

Lithuania 2 euro 2024 - Sodai straw gardens

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Sodai straw gardens (UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity)"



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