Russia 10 roubles 2013 - Kozelsk

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of military glory: Kozelsk"



(information by Taigawirbel and Dmitry Petrov)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Peru 1 nuevo sol 2013 - Anchoveta, Cacao & Quinua

Three new circulating types.

These are the first types of the new series 'Natural Resources of Peru':

"Anchoveta, Cacao & Quinua"



LINK: Peru Central Bank

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 25.50 mm
Weight: 7.32 g

(news by Taigawirbel, Peter Kaminsky, Pabitra Saha and Gijs Vlothuizen)

Poland 2 zlotys 2013 - Pulaski Guided-missile Frigate

New circulating commemorative:

"Polish Ships: Pulaski Guided-missile Frigate"



(news by Taigawirbel)

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

Slovenia 3 euro 2014 - Janez Puhar

New bimetallic commemorative:

"200th anniversary of the birth of Janez Puhar"

He was a Slovene priest, photographer, painter, and poet. In 1841, he invented a process for making photographs on glass, what was recognized in 1852 in Paris by the Académie Nationale Agricole, Manufacturière et Commerciale.



(news by Pabitra Saha)

San Marino 10 euro 2013 - Niccolò Machiavelli

New silver commemorative:

"European writers and poets series: Niccolò Machiavelli"

This coin celebrates the 500th anniversary of the first distribution of his masterpiece, "The Prince".



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Kazakhstan 1 tenge 2013 - Magnetic core

This 2013 denomination has now magnetic core. Previously (KM#23) was Nickel-Brass. 2013 type looks like brass clad steel or brass plated steel. Anyway, it should be a new KM type:



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2013 - Kiev Research Institute of Forensic Expertise

New bimetallic commemorative:

"100th years of the Kiev Research Institute of Forensic Expertise"



SPECIFICATIONS
Disk composition: CuAlSnZn
Ring composition: CuNi
Weight: 9.40 g
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Mintage: 15,000
Designers: Volodymyr Taran, Oleksandr Kharuk and Serhii Kharuk
Sculptors: Volodymyr Demianenko and Anatolii Demianenko

(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Curaçao and Sint Maarten 5 guilder 2013 - Abolition of slavery

New silver proof issue:

"150th Anniversary of the abolition of slavery"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 11.90 g
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)

(news from Pabitra Saha)

Bangladesh 100 taka 2013 - National Museum

New commemorative item:

"100 Years of Bangladesh National Museum (1913-2013)"



Real image of this new coin:



(information and images by Limon Talha and Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.00 mm
Weight: 22.00 g
Edge: Serrated
Mint: Japan Mint

Latvia 1 lats 2013 - Jazeps Vitols

New silver collectors issue:

"Jazeps Vitols"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Weight: 22.00 g
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Graphic design: Arvids Priedite
Plaster model: Janis Strupulis

(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Latvia

Latvia 1 lats 2013 - Richard Wagner

New silver collectors issue:

"Richard Wagner"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Weight: 22.00 g
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Graphic design: Aigars Ozolin (obverse), Ivo Grundulis (reverse)
Plaster model: Ligita Franckevica

(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Latvia

Australia 1 dollar 2013 - Korean War

New commemorative:

"60th Anniversary of the Korean War"

This coin commemorates the 60th Anniversary of the end of the Korean War. The depiction of a dove in flight and the word 'peace' in Korean pays tribute to the intent behind this historic period.



(news and images by Peter Kaminsky)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Al-Bronze
Weight: 9.00 g
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Edge: plain/reeded
Designer: Aaron Baggio

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Kazakhstan 50 tenge 2013 - Aldar Kose & Kolobok

New commemoratives:

"Tales of the people of Kazakhstan: Aldar Kose & Kolobok"



(news by Gijs Vlothuizen, Taigawirbel and Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.17 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Edge: grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation
Mintage: 100 000

LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Peru 1 nuevo sol 2013 - 150th Anniversary of the Sol

New silver commemorative:

"150th anniversary of the Peruvian Sol monetary unit"



LINK: Peru Central Bank

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver 0.925
Diameter: 37.00 mm
Weight: 31.625 g

(news by Pabitra Saha and David Velarde)

Ukraine 2 hryvnia 2013 - World Youth Championships

New commemorative:

"World Youth Championships", to be held in Donetsk.



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

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNiZn
Weight: 12.80 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Mintage: 20 000

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Gibraltar 2012 - New circulation types

New circulating types, with legend "QUEEN OF GIBRALTAR":



(information and image by Andrew G)

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba 1 dollar 2013

New legal tender 1 dollar coin issued by the Royal Dutch Mint:



(info and image by Pabitra Saha)

Croatia 25 kuna 2013 - Member of the European Union

New circulating bimetallic:

"Member of the European Union"



(information by Pabitra Saha)
(image from eBay seller ivan-novska)