Transnistria 3 rubles 2021 - Day of Remembrance and Sorrow

New commemorative:

"Day of Remembrance and Sorrow"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 24.00 mm
Weight: 5.60 g


(coin image from eBay seller perfect-hobby)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 3 rubles 2021 - Gratitude to medical workers

New commemorative:

"Gratitude to medical workers"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 24.00 mm
Weight: 5.60 g


(coin image from eBay seller ibraghim-es)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Voronkovo

New commemorative:

"Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Voronkovo"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 4.65 g


(image from eBay seller leshij87)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - White water lily

New commemorative:

"White water lily"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 4.65 g


(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Malta 2 euro 2021 - Tarxien Temples

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Tarxien Temples"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Mint: Monnaie de Paris (France)

United Kingdom 50 pence 2021 - 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin

New commemoratives in CuNi, silver and gold:

"100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Iris De La Torre and Jody Clark

A silver proof edition (3.710 pieces) and a gold proof one (260 pieces) have been minted too.

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Belgium 2 euro 2021 - 500 years of Charles V coins

New commemorative circulation type (issued in coin cards):

"500 years of Charles V coins"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)
Mintage: 150.000
Artist: Luc Luycx

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Canada 10 cents 2021 - Bluenose Centennial Anniversary: 1921-2021

Three new commemorative circulation types:

"Bluenose Centennial Anniversary: 1921-2021"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 18.03 mm
Weight: 1.75 g
Artist: Yves Bérubé and Susanna Blunt

(images from www.mint.ca)
(news from Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Austria 5 euro 2022 - New Year coin: Bird of Happiness

New commemoratives in copper and silver to be issued soon:

"New Year coin: Bird of Happiness"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Weight: 8.90 g
Mintage: 200.000

Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Weight: 8.41 g
Mintage: 50.000

(news and images by Artem Tronin)

LINK: Münze Österreich

Russia 25 roubles 2021 - Russian Animation: Masha and the Bear

New base metal commemoratives in normal and coloured editions:

"Russian Animation: Masha and the Bear"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Weight: 10.00 g

(news by Artem Tronin)

LINK: Bank of Russia

United Kingdom 50 pence 2021 - The Snowman

New commemorative:

"The Snowman"

The Royal Mint, in collaboration with Snowman Enterprises Ltd (a Penguin Random House company) has launched The Snowman 2021 commemorative 50p, the fourth design in The Snowman series, with original illustration by Robin Shaw. The reverse design features the heart-warming moment James draws a smile on the snowman for the first time.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Robin Shaw and Jody Clark

A silver proof edition (7.000 pieces) and a gold proof one (300 pieces) have been minted too.
The coloured BU CuNi edition is available in a mintage of 10.000 pieces.

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

British Indian Ocean Territory 2 pounds 2021 - The Queen's Beasts - The Black Bull of Clarence

New bimetallic commemorative:

"From the 'The Queen's Beasts' collection: The Black Bull of Clarence"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-bronze
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2.750

It is also available in limited edition (475 pieces) proof sterling silver.

(image from www.pobjoy.com)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Slovenia 2 euro 2021 - 200 years of the foundation of the Estate Museum of Carniola

New bimetallic commemorative:

"200 years of the foundation of the Estate Museum of Carniola"

Today's National Museum of Slovenia was founded in 1821 as the Estate Museum of Carniola. Five years later, the Austrian Emperor Francis I decided to personally sponsor the museum and ordered its renaming to Provincial Museum of Carniola. In 1882, the museum was renamed to Provincial Museum of Carniola - Rudolfinum in honour of the Crown Prince Rudolph.



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel-zinc
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g

LINK: Banka Slovenije

Slovenia 3 euro 2021 - 30th anniversary of the Republic of Slovenia

New bimetallic commemorative:

"30th anniversary of the Republic of Slovenia"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel-zinc
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g
Mintage: 50,000

(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Banka Slovenije

Gibraltar 50 pence 2021 - The World of David Walliams: The Boy in the Dress

New coloured collectors' type:

"The World of David Walliams series: The Boy in the Dress"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mintage: 7,500
Mint: Pobjoy Mint

Also available in Coloured Proof Sterling Silver.

(news and image from www.pobjoy.com)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Pakistan 70 rupees 2021 - Diplomatic relations with Germany

New commemorative type:

"70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Germany and Pakistan"



(news by Egon Conti)
(image from eBay seller malik.numismatic.collectables)

Australia 1 & 2 dollars 2021 - 30 Years of The Wiggles

Six new collector types in set:

"30 Years of The Wiggles"



(images and data from www.ramint.gov.au)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 20 cents 2021 - Mungo Footprints

New commemorative type:

"Mungo Footprints"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.52 mm
Weight: 11.30 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)
Mintage: 20,000

(images and data from www.ramint.gov.au)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 2 dollars 2021 - Australian Ambulance Service

New commemorative type:

"Australian Ambulance Service"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: aluminium-bronze
Diameter: 20.50 mm
Weight: 6.60 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)
Mintage: 50.000

(image from www.ramint.gov.au)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Estonia 2 euro 2021 - The Wolf - Estonian national animal

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued on 20/10/2021:

"The Wolf - Estonian national animal"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Mint: Lithuanian Mint (Lithuania)
Designer: Maria Meos and Luc Luycx

(news and image from Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Eesti Pank

Finland 2 euro 2021 - Centennial of Åland Autonomy

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Centennial of Åland Autonomy"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Mint: Suomen Moneta (Finland)
Designer: Ulrika Kjeldsen and Luc Luycx

LINK: www.moneta.fi

British Antarctic Territory 1 pound 2021 - 30th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection in Antarctica

New bimetallic commemorative:

"30th Anniversary of the Protocol on Environmental Protection in Antarctica"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-brass
Center disc: nickel plated brass
Diameter: 23.43 mm
Weight: 8.75 g
Thickness: 2.80 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 3,750

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Switzerland 20 francs 2021 - Hydropower

New collectors' commemorative proof type:

"From the starting Energy of the future series: Hydropower"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver 0.835
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 20.00 g
Mint: Federal Mint Swissmint (Switzerland)
Artist: Benjamin Löbbert
Mintage: 10,000

(image and data from www.swissmint.ch)

LINK: The Swiss Mint