"10 years of the Euro"
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
Friday, March 30, 2012
Malta 2 euro 2012 - Ten years of the Euro
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:
"10 years of the Euro"
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
"10 years of the Euro"
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, March 27, 2012
Poland 2 zlotys 2012 - National Museum in Warsaw
New circulating commemorative:
"150 Years of the National Museum in Warsaw"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
"150 Years of the National Museum in Warsaw"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
Kazakhstan 50 tenge 2012 - Nauryz
New commemorative:
"Customs and national games of Kazakhstan: Nauryz"
Nauryz is one of the oldest holidays on Earth. This holiday of spring and the renewed life of the Earth has been celebrated for over five thousand years by many cultures of the Middle and Central Asia and, according to some sources, by eastern Slavs as well.
(news and image by Gijs Vlothuizen)
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.37 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Edge: grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation
Mintage: 300 000
LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan
LINK: Nauryz holiday
"Customs and national games of Kazakhstan: Nauryz"
Nauryz is one of the oldest holidays on Earth. This holiday of spring and the renewed life of the Earth has been celebrated for over five thousand years by many cultures of the Middle and Central Asia and, according to some sources, by eastern Slavs as well.
(news and image by Gijs Vlothuizen)
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.37 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Edge: grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation
Mintage: 300 000
LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan
LINK: Nauryz holiday
Monday, March 26, 2012
East Caribbean States - 25 cents 2010
New circulating type:
Letters are of different style than in previous years. Also, the 2010 type has steel core, it's attracted to magnets.
(information and scan by Ante Jeroncic)
Letters are of different style than in previous years. Also, the 2010 type has steel core, it's attracted to magnets.
(information and scan by Ante Jeroncic)
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Peru 1 nuevo sol 2012 - Piedra de Saywite
New circulating type:
"Piedra de Saywite (Sayhuite monolith)"
This is the 8th coin of the series "Wealth and Pride of Peru":
LINK: Peru Central Bank
LINK: Piedra de Saywite
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 25.50 mm
Weight: 7.32 g
Mintage 10 million
(images and information by David Velarde)
The previous coins of the series:
1. Tumi de oro (2010)
2. Sarcofagos de Karajia (2010)
3. Estela de Raimondi (2010)
4. Chullpas de Sillustani (2011)
5. Monasterio de Santa Catalina (2011)
6. Machu Picchu (2011)
7. Gran Pajatén (2011)
"Piedra de Saywite (Sayhuite monolith)"
This is the 8th coin of the series "Wealth and Pride of Peru":
LINK: Peru Central Bank
LINK: Piedra de Saywite
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 25.50 mm
Weight: 7.32 g
Mintage 10 million
(images and information by David Velarde)
The previous coins of the series:
1. Tumi de oro (2010)
2. Sarcofagos de Karajia (2010)
3. Estela de Raimondi (2010)
4. Chullpas de Sillustani (2011)
5. Monasterio de Santa Catalina (2011)
6. Machu Picchu (2011)
7. Gran Pajatén (2011)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Italy 2 euro 2012 - Ten years of the Euro
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:
"10 years of the Euro"
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
"10 years of the Euro"
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
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Ukraine 1 hrivnya 2012 - UEFA Euro 2012
New circulating commemorative:
"Final tournament of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship"
(information and image by Peter Kaminsky and Egon Conti)
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Aluminum Bronze
Weight: 6.80 g
Diameter: 26.00 mm
Thickness: 1.85 mm
Artist: Volodymyr Demianenko
Mintage: 5 million
LINK: National Bank of Ukraine
"Final tournament of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship"
(information and image by Peter Kaminsky and Egon Conti)
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Aluminum Bronze
Weight: 6.80 g
Diameter: 26.00 mm
Thickness: 1.85 mm
Artist: Volodymyr Demianenko
Mintage: 5 million
LINK: National Bank of Ukraine
Russia 10 roubles 2012 - Russian Statehood
New circulating commemorative:
"1150th Anniversary of the Origin of the Russian Statehood"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: brass plated steel
Weight: 5.63 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Edge: reeded and plain sections
Mintage: 10 million
(information by Antony)
LINK: Bank of Russia
"1150th Anniversary of the Origin of the Russian Statehood"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: brass plated steel
Weight: 5.63 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Edge: reeded and plain sections
Mintage: 10 million
(information by Antony)
LINK: Bank of Russia
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2012 - Glassblower
New commemorative:
"Glassblowing"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNiZn
Weight: 16.54 g
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Mintage: 35 000
(information by Gijs Vlothuizen)
LINK: National Bank of Ukraine
"Glassblowing"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNiZn
Weight: 16.54 g
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Mintage: 35 000
(information by Gijs Vlothuizen)
LINK: National Bank of Ukraine
Monday, March 12, 2012
Poland 2 zlotys 2012 - Stefan Banach
New circulating commemorative:
"Stefan Banach"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
"Stefan Banach"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Poland 2 zlotys 2012 - Polish Radio
New circulating commemorative:
"50 Years of the Third Programme of the Polish Radio"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Shape: Spanish Flower
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
"50 Years of the Third Programme of the Polish Radio"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Shape: Spanish Flower
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
Poland 2 zlotys 2012 - Poles Who Saved the Jews
New circulating commemorative:
"Poles Who Saved the Jews: the Ulma, Baranek and Kowalski Families"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
"Poles Who Saved the Jews: the Ulma, Baranek and Kowalski Families"
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000
LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint
Monday, March 05, 2012
Russia 25 roubles 2012 - Sochi 2014 Winter Games mascots
New circulating commemorative:
"XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi"
(news by Antony and Pabitra Saha)
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Edge: corrugated
Mintage: 10 000 000
LINK: Bank of Russia
LINK: Sochi 2014
"XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in Sochi"
(news by Antony and Pabitra Saha)
SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Edge: corrugated
Mintage: 10 000 000
LINK: Bank of Russia
LINK: Sochi 2014
Thursday, March 01, 2012
Netherlands 5 euro 2012 - Tulip
New commemorative:
"400 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey"
(information by Gijs Vlothuizen)
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Silver plated copper
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
LINK: Royal Dutch Mint
"400 years of diplomatic relations between the Netherlands and Turkey"
(information by Gijs Vlothuizen)
SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Silver plated copper
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
LINK: Royal Dutch Mint
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