USA 2018 - Native American dollar

New circulating type:

"Sports legend Jim Thorpe"



LINK: The United States Mint

(information and image by Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Alloy: Nordic gold
Weight: 8.10 g
Diameter: 26.50 mm

UAE 1 dirham 2017 - Abu Dhabi police

New circulating commemorative:

"60 years of the Abu Dhabi police"



LINK: Central Bank of the UAE

(news by Peter Kaminsky, Wolfgang Schuster and Pabitra Saha)

Estonia 2 euro 2018 - 100 years of the Baltic States

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued on 31st January 2018:

"100 years of the Baltic States"



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: Bank of Estonia

Latvia 2 euro 2018 - 100 years of the Baltic States

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued on 31st January 2018:

"100 years of the Baltic States"



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: Bank of Latvia

Mauritania 2017 - New coin family

A new coin family has been issued in Mauritania:



Closer detail of the 1/5 ouguiya:



This is the 1 ouguiya:



Polygonal type of 5 ouguiya:



The bimetallic 10 ouguiya:



The trimetallic 20 ouguiya:



(news and images from Jérémy Pureur, Egon Conti, Patrick Raffin, Jo Hoogeveen and Pabitra Saha)

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2018 - Leeuwarden-Friesland

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Leeuwarden-Friesland: European capital of culture"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

South Africa 5 rand 2018 - Centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela

New circulating bimetallic design to be released on july, for Nelson Mandela's birthday:

"Centenary of the birth of Nelson Mandela"



(news by Pabitra Saha)
(image taken from world.mintnewsblog.com)

LINK: South Africa Mint

Philippines 5 piso 2017 - Andres Bonifacio

New circulating type from the future new series:

"Andres Bonifacio"



(information by Egon Conti and Myria Korea)

LINK: Central Bank of Philippines

USA 2018 - America the Beautiful Quarters

Here are the designs of the next 5 quarters of this series:

Voyageurs National Park (MINNESOTA)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (WISCONSIN)
Cumberland Island National Seashore (GEORGIA)
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore (MICHIGAN)
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge (RHODE ISLAND)



LINK: The United States Mint
LINK: America the Beautiful quarters program

SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 5.67 g
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Edge: reeded

Spain 2 euro 2018 - 50th anniversary of Felipe VI of Spain

New bimetallic circulating commemorative coming soon:

"50th anniversary of Felipe VI of Spain"



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: 07/02/2018

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

Lithuania 2 euro 2018 - 100 years of the Baltic States

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"100 years of the Baltic States"



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: Bank of Lithuania

Falkland Islands 50 pence 2017 - uncoloured circulating Penguins

After the coloured issues, these 5 uncoloured CuNi types were released inside a single Pobjoy Mint pouch, in a very limited edition of 950 units.

Besides only 1,200 coins have been put into circulation per design, excluding the Christmas type, which is just available as part of the pouch:



(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2018 - Baby Gift set

New commemorative dollar released only as part of the Baby Gift set:



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2018 - Birthday Gift set

New commemorative dollar released only as part of the Birthday Gift set:



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2018 - O Canada Gift set

New commemorative dollar released only as part of the O Canada Gift set:



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2018 - Wedding Gift set

New commemorative dollar released only as part of the Wedding Gift set:



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Australia 50 cents 2018 - Possum Magic

New CuNi commemorative issued only as part of the 2018 Baby Set:

"35th anniversary of Possum Magic"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 15.55 g
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Mintage: unlimited

(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 50 cents 2018 - Gold Coast XXI Commonwealth Games

New gold-plated CuNi commemorative:

"XXI Commonwealth Games to be hosted in Gold Coast"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 15.55 g
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Mintage: 20,000

(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 1 dollar 2018 - Convict Era 1788-1868

New commemorative type in Mint Mark and Privy Mark sets:

"Australia's Convict Era 1788-1868"



(news from Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Norway 20 krone 2018 - Norwegian Trekking Association

New circulating commemorative released today:

"150th anniversary of the Norwegian Trekking Association"



LINK: Norges Bank

China 10 yuan 2018 - Year of the Dog

New circulating bimetallic commemorative to be issued by the end of january:

10 yuan: 2018 - Year of the Dog



Closer looks of the security details:



(images taken from www.numismatica-visual.es)

Finland 10 & 20 euro 2018 - Sami Culture

New silver commemoratives of 10 & 20 euro to be launched on 6th february (Sami National Day):

"Sami Culture"



(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Austria 10 euro 2018 - Raphael - The Healing Angel

New copper and silver collectors' items to be issued on february 14th:

"Guardian Angels collection: Raphael - The Healing Angel"



LINK: Austrian Mint

Slovakia 2 euro 2018 - Establishment of the Slovak Republic

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"25th anniversary of the establishment of the Slovak Republic"



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

Spain 30 euro 2018 - 50th anniversary of Felipe VI of Spain

New silver commemorative to be issued on 30th january:

"50th anniversary of Felipe VI of Spain"



(image taken from www.numismatica-visual.es)

LINK: Spanish Mint

Argentina 1 & 5 pesos 2017 - New coin family

New coin designs and materials were chosen for the this new Argentina coin family. The 1 & 5 pesos are available already:



During 2018 we will see the new coins of 2 & 10 pesos.

(news by Krzysztof Fordonski, Pabitra Saha and Wolfgang Schuster)

LINK: Central Bank of Argentina

Poland 5 zlotys 2018 - 100th anniversary of Independence

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be released in may:

"100th anniversary of Independence"



(news and image by Jacek Stacel and Michael Reissner)

SPECIFICATIONS
Ring composition: CuNi
Central disk composition: Aluminium-Bronze
Weight: 6.54 g
Diameter: 24.00 mm
Mintage: 38 424 000
Issue date: may 22nd

LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint

Bulgaria 2 leva 2018 - EU Presidency

New bimetallic circulation commemorative:

"Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2018"



(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bulgarian National Bank

Austria 2 euro 2018 - Centenary of the Republic of Austria

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Centenary of the Founding of the Republic of Austria"



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

China 5 yuan 2017 - Chinese Calligraphy

New brass commemorative:



(news by Pabitra Saha and Gijs Vlothuizen)
(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

Italy 2 euro 2018 - 70th anniversary of the Italian Constitution

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"70th anniversary of the Italian Constitution"

The coincard and proof versions are released already. The rolls with circulation pieces will be issued later this year.



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