Latvia 2 euro 2015 - Stork

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Stork"

This new coin is issued to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Latvian Ornithological Society.



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
Designer: Olga Šilova
Mint: UAB Lietuvos monetu kalykla (Lithuania)

Austria 5 euro 2016 - New Year's concert

New copper and silver commemoratives will be released on 2nd december:

"New Year's concert"



(news and images from www.numismatica-visual.es and eurocoinland.wordpress.com)

LINK: Austrian Mint

China 10 yuan 2015 - Aerospace Achievements

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

"Aerospace Achievements"



(news and images by Leu Hoe, Pabitra Saha, Gijs Vlothuizen and Armando Reynoso)

Russia 10 roubles 2015 - Khabarovsk

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of military glory: Khabarovsk"



(news by Aleksander Belozerskikh)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Myanmar 5000 kyats 2015 - 1st tenure of the Constitutional Government

New silver commemorative:

"1st tenure of the new Constitutional Government"

The Central Bank of Myanmar will distribute 5,000 kyats silver coins to mark the first tenure of the constitutional government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The number of silver coin is limited and they are available at jewelry shops of Myanmar Gems Enterprise at 30,000 kyats.



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver 0.925
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Weight: 20.00 g

(news and image by Pabitra Saha and Wolfgang Schuster)

Ireland 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'30 years of the European Union flag'



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)

Belgium 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'30 years of the European Union flag'



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
Mintage: 400 000

(news by Gijs Vlothuizen)

LINK: Belgium Mint

Italy 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'30 years of the European Union flag'



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

LINK: Italian Mint

Portugal 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'30 years of the European Union flag'



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
Release date: 30th november

LINK: Portugal Mint

UAE 1 dirham 2015 - Golden Jubilee of Dubai Chamber of Commerce

New circulating commemorative:

"50 years of Dubai Chamber of Commerce"



LINK: Central Bank of the UAE

(news and image by Shamik Biswas and Pabitra Saha)

Portugal 2,5 euro 2015 - Climate change

New CuNi and silver commemoratives:

"Climate change"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 10.00 g
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Mintage: 100 000
Artist: José Aurélio

Available also in silver proof.

(news and information by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Portugal Mint

Slovakia 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'30 years of the European Union flag'



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

Kazakhstan 50 tenge 2015 - Malik Gabdullin

New commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the Birth of military hero Malik Gabdullin"



(news by Pabitra Saha and Taigawirbel)

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

Canada 1 dollar 2015 - Christmas Gift set

This dollar coin is released only in the Gift Set:



(news and information by Peter Kaminsky)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: three-ply brass plated steel
Weight: 6.27 g
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Edge: plain
Artist: Ali Giroux (image) & Susanna Blunt (portrait)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Slovenia 2 euro 2015 - Emona

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Roman urban settlement of Emona"



(image from Bojan Velikonja)

LINK: Bank of Slovenia

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

Lithuania 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"30 years of the European Union flag"



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
Release date: november 17th

East Caribbean States 1 dollar 2015 - 50th Anniversary of EC Dollar

New circulating commemorative:

"50th Anniversary of the East Caribbean Dollar"

The Royal Canadian Mint has coined this beautiful coloured coin:



The real image:



(news and images by Pabitra Saha and Shamik Biswas)

Transnistria 1 rouble 2015 - St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tiraspol

New commemorative:

"St. Nicholas Cathedral in Tiraspol"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Mintage: 50,000

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Nicaragua 10 cordobas 2015 - Matagalpa Indian Archers

New silver commemorative:

"Matagalpa Indian Archers"



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Banco Central de Nicaragua

Japan 500 yen 2016 - Fukushima & Tokio

New bimetallic commemoratives:

'Last pieces of the series Japan prefectures: Fukushima & Tokio'



The prefectures coins released or planned so far:

2008 - Hokkaido, Kyoto & Shimane
2009 - Nagano
2009 - Niigata
2009 - Ibaraki & Nara
2010 - Kochi, Gifu & Fukui
2011 - Aichi, Aomori & Saga
2011 - Kumamoto, Tottori & Toyama
2011 - Akita, Iwate & Shiga
2012 - Okinawa, Kanagawa & Miyazaki
2012 - Oita, Tochigi & Hyogo
2013 - Miyagi, Hiroshima & Gunma
2013 - Kagoshima, Okayama, Shizuoka & Yamanashi
2014 - Yamagata, Mie & Ehime
2014 - Ishikawa, Kagawa & Saitama
2015 - Fukuoka, Tokushima & Yamaguchi
2015 - Chiba, Nagasaki, Osaka & Wakayama

LINK: Japan Mint

Angola 50 & 100 kwanzas 2015 - 40 Years of Independence

New circulating commemoratives:

The National Bank of Angola released yesterday these 2 coins to mark the 40 Years of Independence (which took place on 11nov1975):



(news from Fran Pascual and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of Angola

Belarus 2016 - First circulating set

New circulation family finally confirmed for July 2016:

Belarus will have a currency re-denomination next year (1st July), from 10,000 old rouble to one new rouble. These are the designs for the 1, 2 and 5 kopeks:



Designs for the 10, 20 and 50 kopeks:



The new 1 rouble will look like this:



And finally, for bimetallic coin lovers, this is the design of the 2 roubles:



(news by Petr Bárta, Andrew Shadura, Alexey Malykh, Pabitra Saha, Wolfgang Schuster, Taigawirbel, Mojmir Cerny and Michael Reissner)

Peru 1 nuevo sol 2015 - Huarautambo archaeological site

New circulating type:

"Huarautambo archaeological site"

This is the 22nd coin of the series "Wealth and Pride of Peru":



(news by David Velarde, Pabitra Saha and Taigawirbel)

LINK: Peru Central Bank

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)
8. Piedra de Saywite (2012)
9. Real Felipe Fortress (2012)
10. Templo del Sol de Vilcashuamán (2012)
11. Kuntur Wasi (2012)
12. Templo Inca Huaytará (2013)
13. Templo de Kotosh (2013)
14. Paracas textile culture (2013)
15. Tunanmarca (2013)
16. Sacred city of Caral (2014)
17. Huaca de la Luna (2014)
18. Antiguo Hotel Palace (2014)
19. Catedral de Lima (2014)
20. Petroglyphs of Pusharo (2015)
21. Moquegua architecture (2015)

Russia 10 roubles 2015 - Lomonosov

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of military glory: Lomonosov"



(news by Taneli Perätalo)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 roubles 2015 - Kovrov

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of military glory: Kovrov"



(news by Taneli Perätalo)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 roubles 2015 - Kalach-na-Donu

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of military glory: Kalach-na-Donu"



(news by Taneli Perätalo)

LINK: Bank of Russia