Poland 10 zlotys 2017 - Gymnastic Society Sokół

New silver commemorative:

'150th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Gymnastic Society Sokół'



(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint

Spain 2 euro 2017 - Santa María del Naranco

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'Santa María del Naranco in Oviedo, Asturias'



Real image of the monument:



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 and coin image from www.numismatica-visual.es)

Philippines 1 piso 2017 - Chairmanship of ASEAN

New circulating commemorative:

"Chairmanship of ASEAN"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: nickel plated steel
Weight: 5.35 g
Diameter: 24.00 mm
Mintage: 10 million

(information by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Vatican euro set 2017 - Coat of Arms of Pope Francis

New euro coin types will be released by march, showing the Coat of Arms of Pope Francis:



Closer image (taken from Wikipedia) of the Coat of Arms of Pope Francis:



(news and images by Jacek Stącel and Pabitra Saha)

Finland 10 euro 2017 - The Golden Age

New silver proof type:

"The Golden Age"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 17.00 g
Mintage: 10,000 (100 numbered)
Designer: Erkki Vainio
Issue date: 20feb2017

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Finland 10 euro 2017 - Independent Finland

New silver proof type:

"Centenary of Finish Independence"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .500
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Weight: 10.00 g
Mintage: 10,000 (100 numbered)
Designer: Jennifer Tuomisto & Saara Peltomäki

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Netherlands Antilles 5 gulden 2016 - MCB

New circulating commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the Maduro & Curiel's Bank - MCB"



(news and image by Wolfgang Schuster)

Australia 1 dollar 2017 - Trans-Australian Railway

New commemorative:

"Centenary of the Trans-Australian Railway"

Available as part of the Mintmark and Privy Mark Set.



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

The Mint has also produced a $1 Silver 'C' Mintmark issue and a $10 Gold 'C' Mintmark piece.

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2017 - Snow Goose

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



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Luxembourg 2 euro 2017 - Military Voluntary Service

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"50th anniversary of the Military Voluntary Service"



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 and image by Jo Hoogeveen)

Switzerland 10 francs 2017 - Gentiana

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Alpine flora: Gentiana"



(news by Egon Conti Rossini)

LINK: Swiss Mint

Slovakia 2 euro 2017 - University Istropolitana

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"550th anniversary of the establishment of University Istropolitana"



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

(image from eBay seller liolikas99)

United Kingdom 5 pounds 2017 - House of Windsor Centenary

New commemorative type:

"House of Windsor Centenary"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)
(image taken from blog.changechecker.org)

LINK: British Royal Mint

United Kingdom 5 pounds 2017 - King Canute

New commemorative type:

"1,000 years since the coronation of King Canute"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)
(image taken from blog.changechecker.org)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Greece 2 euro 2016 - Arkadi Monastery

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"150 Years of the Holocaust in the Monastery of Arkadi"



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

Greece 2 euro 2016 - Dimitris Mitropoulos

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"120 years of the birth of Dimitris Mitropoulos"



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

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2017 - Jane Austen

New bimetallic commemorative:

"200th anniversary of the death of Jane Austen"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)
(image taken from blog.changechecker.org)

LINK: British Royal Mint

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2017 - WWI Aviation

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Aviation in the First World War"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)
(image taken from blog.changechecker.org)

LINK: British Royal Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2017 - Sir Isaac Newton

New circulating type:

"Sir Isaac Newton"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)
(image taken from blog.changechecker.org)

LINK: British Royal Mint

China 10 yuan 2017 - Year of the Rooster

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

10 yuan: 2017 - Year of the Rooster



(image taken from www.numismatica-visual.es)
(news by Pabitra Saha)

Kuwait 5, 10 & 100 dinars 2016 - Capital of islamic culture

New collectors' issues in gold-plated, silver and gold:

"Capital of islamic culture"

100 dinar, 55 mm, gold, 100g
10 dinar, 55 mm, silver, 100g
5 dinar, 38.61 mm, gold-plated, 32g



(news and images by Wolfgang Schuster and Pabitra Saha)

United Kingdom 1 pound 2017 - New bimetallic type

New bimetallic circulating type:



(news by Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: British Royal Mint