Peru 1 sol 2018 - First coin minted at the Lima Mint

New silver commemorative:

"First coin minted at the Lima Mint"



(news and image by David Velarde)

LINK: Peru Central Bank

China 10 yuan 2018 - 40 years of Reform and Development

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

40 years of Reform and Development



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Georgia 5 lari 2018 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

New silver commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University"



LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Nino Gongadze
Mint: FNMT-RCM (Mint of Spain)
Mintage: 1,500

Georgia 10 lari 2018 - First Democratic Republic of Georgia

New silver commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the establishment of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia"



LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Mamuka Gongadze
Mint: FNMT-RCM (Mint of Spain)
Mintage: 1,500

Georgia 5 lari 2018 - Georgian book

New silver commemorative:

"Georgian book"



(news from Pabitra Saha)
(image taken from www.nbg.gov.ge)

LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Irakli Paghava
Mint: Lithuanian mint
Mintage: 1,500

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 3rd coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced"



Real image of the Church:



(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - San Felipe Neri Oratory

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 2nd coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"San Felipe Neri Oratory"



Old image of the Oratory:



(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - Santa María La Antigua Cathedral

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 1st coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"Santa María La Antigua Cathedral"



Real image of the Cathedral:



(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Slovenia 3 euro 2018 - End of the First World War

New bimetallic commemorative:

"100th anniversary of the end of the First World War"



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Portugal 5 euro 2018 - 100 Years of the Armistice

New CuNi (and silver) commemorative:

"100 Years of the Armistice"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 14.00 g
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Mintage: 60 000
Artist: José Aurélio

LINK: Portugal Mint

Portugal 2,5 euro 2018 - Granary Houses

New CuNi commemorative (also silver and gold issues were minted):

"Portuguese Ethnography series: Granary Houses from Northwest of Portugal"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 10.00 g
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Mintage: 60 000
Artist: Isabel Carriço & Fernando Branco

LINK: Portugal Mint

Transnistria 1 rouble 2018 - Church of St. Andrew

New commemorative:

"Church of St. Andrew the First-Called in Tiraspol"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2018 - Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin

New commemorative:

"Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin in Tiraspol"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2018 - Butterfly

New commemorative:

"Red book series: Butterfly"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

United Kingdom 50 pence 2018 - Christmas: The Snowman

New commemorative:

"Christmas: The Snowman"



A coloured version was minted also:



(news and images by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2018 - Christmas Holiday Gift set

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



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Austria 5 euro 2019 - New Year

New copper and silver commemoratives:

"New Year"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Austria 3 euro 2018 - The Frog

New CuNi dark-glowing commemorative:

"Colourful Creatures - The Frog"



(news from www.numismatica-visual.es)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Isle of Man 2 pounds 2018 - Hunt the Wren

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Hunt the Wren"



(news and photo from Peter Kaminsky)

Greece 2 euro 2018 - Union of the Dodecanese with Greece

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"70th Anniversary of the Union of the Dodecanese with Greece"



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)

Greece 2 euro 2018 - Kostis Palamas

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"75th Anniversary of the Death of Kostis Palamas"



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 5 euro 2018 - Centenary of the Armistice

New CuNi commemorative:

"Centenary of the Armistice"



LINK: www.herdenkingsmunten.be

Malta 2 euro 2018 - Children in solidarity - Cultural Heritage

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

From 'Children in Solidarity' series: Cultural Heritage



(news from Jacek Stącel)

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

Gibraltar 50 pence 2018 - Father Christmas

New collectors' coloured and uncoloured issues:



(images taken from www.pobjoy.com)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Libya 1 dinar 2017 - New type

This new Libyan coin is recently being seen in eBay and online coin shops:



SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 9.25 g
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Thickness: 2.10 mm
Edge: reeded

(news and images by Wolfgang Schuster, Thomas Fehlhauer and Egon Conti)

Finland 5 euro 2018 - Olavinlinna Castle and Lake Pihlajavesi

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Finnish National Landscapes" series: Olavinlinna Castle and Lake Pihlajavesi



SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g

(image taken from Mint of Finland)

Link: Mint of Finland

West African States 1 franc 2011 - Different composition and weight

New circulating type:

Instead of Stainless Steel like previous years (KM#8) these new type's composition is Nickel Galvanized Iron. And its weight is now 1.60 grams instead of the previous 1.65 grams.



(information and scan by Wolfgang Schuster)

Dominican Republic 1 peso 2017 - PESO DOMINICANO series

New circulation family, adding "DOMINICANO" to word "PESO":



(news from Pabitra Saha, Wolfgang Schuster and Grigorii Golosov)

LINK: Dominican Republic Central Bank

Isle of Man 50 pence 2018 - Centenary of Armistice

New commemorative types:

"Centenary of Armistice"



Photo of the non-coloured version (from Peter Kaminsky):



LINK: Isle of Man Post

Australia 2 dollars 2018 - Centenary of Armistice

New coloured commemorative type:

"Centenary of Armistice"



(news by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2018 - And more Beatrix Potter items

Few more new CuNi commemoratives in 2018:

"150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter"



LINK: British Royal Mint