Croatia 25 kuna 2021 - International Children's Day - 20th November

New bimetallic commemorative:

"International Children's Day - 20th November"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: copper-aluminium-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 12.75 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm
Mintage: 50,000

(news and image by Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Croatian National Bank

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2022 - Santa Maria

New collector's type:

"Second issue in the Ships series: Santa Maria"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: virenium
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mintage: 1,950


LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

British Indian Ocean Territory 50 pence 2021 - Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs

New low-mintage commemorative in normal and colour versions:

"Father Christmas by Raymond Briggs"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 7.500 (each)

The coin is also available in proof sterling silver coloured version (mintage of 1.999 pieces).

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Australia 1 dollar 2022 - Year of the Tiger

New commemorative type:

"Year of the Tiger"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: aluminium-bronze
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Weight: 9.00 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)
Mintage: 30.000

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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 50 cents 2022 - Year of the Tiger

New commemorative type:

"Year of the Tiger"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 15.37 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Andorra 2 euro 2021 - Let's take care of our elders

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Let's take care of our elders"



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)
Mintage: 70.000

(news and image by Jacek Stącel)

Andorra 2 euro 2021 - Centenary of the Coronation of Our Lady of Meritxell

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Centenary of the Coronation of Our Lady of Meritxell"



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)
Mintage: 73.500

(news and image by Jacek Stącel)

Poland 5 zlotys 2021 - Książ Castle in Wałbrzych

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"From the Discover Poland series: Książ Castle in Wałbrzych"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: aluminium-bronze
Diameter: 24.00 mm
Weight: 6.54 g
Mint: Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), Warsaw (Poland)
Mintage: 1 million
Issue date: 18/11/2021

Książ Castle in Wałbrzych:



(news and image by Adam Szuler and Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Narodowy Bank Polski

China 5 yuan 2022 - XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing

Two new and amazing copper-alloy commemoratives to be issued soon:

"XXIV Winter Olympic Games in Beijing"



(news and images from Wenbo Dong)

Four gold and six silver coins have been issued too, which can be seen in coinupdate.com.

Russia 10 rubles 2022 - Karachay-Cherkess Republic

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"From the Regions of Russia series: Karachay-Cherkess Republic"



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: brass plated steel
Disk composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Weight: 7.90 g
Mintage: 1 million

(news from Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Bank of Russia

Peru 1 sol 2021 - Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza

New circulating commemorative:

"Constructores de la República - Bicentenario 1821-2021: Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 25.50 mm
Weight: 7.32 g
Mintage: 10 million

(news from David Velarde)
(image and data from www.bcrp.gob.pe)

LINK: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Guernsey 10 pence 2021 - Insects

Six new commemoratives:

"Third set from the Great British Isles Wildlife series: Insects"

This 10p set comprises six lovely insects, the Bumblebee, Grasshopper, Ladybird, Shieldbug, Stag Beetle and Dragonfly.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel-plated steel
Diameter: 24.50 mm
Weight: 6.50 g
Design: Mike Langman and Ian Rank Broadley

(images taken from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Guernsey 50 pence 2021 - The Christmas Tree

New coloured commemorative:

"The Christmas Tree"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Design: Stephen Lee and Ian Rank Broadley

(images taken from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Guernsey 50 pence 2021 - The Christmas Traditions

Five new commemoratives:

"The Christmas Traditions"

This set is housed in a special festive presentation pack. The coins depict these Christmas Traditions: Father Christmas, a Christmas Tree, Christmas pudding, Carol Singers and a Christmas Cracker.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Design: Stephen Lee and Ian Rank Broadley

(images taken from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Jersey 2 pounds 2021 - Ernest Shackleton - 100 years of polar exploration

Three new bimetallic commemoratives:

"Ernest Shackleton - 100 years of polar exploration"

To mark 100 years since the famous British Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton set out on his final expedition, these £2 coins have been issued by Jersey. Eeach coin represents one of the voyages led by Shackleton: the Nimrod Expedition, the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, and the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition.



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Design: David Young and Jody Clark

(images taken from The Westminster Collection)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2021 - 250th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott

New bimetallic commemorative:

"250th Anniversary of the Birth of Sir Walter Scott"



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Stephen Raw and Jody Clark

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)
(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Guernsey 2 pounds 2021 - Birth Anniversary of Donald Campbell

Two new bimetallic commemoratives:

"Birth Anniversary of Donald Campbell"

Donald Malcolm Campbell (23 March 1921 – 4 January 1967) was a British speed record breaker who broke eight absolute world speed records on water and on land in the 1950s and 1960s. He remains the only person to set both world land and water speed records in the same year (1964). He died during a water speed record attempt at Coniston Water in the Lake District, England.



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Design: David Young and Jody Clark

(images taken from The Westminster Collection)
(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Italy 5 euro 2021 - Ennio Morricone

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Ennio Morricone"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: aluminium-bronze
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 9.50 g
Mint: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (Italy)
Mintage: 10.000 mm
Artist: Maria Angela Cassol

(news by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato

Portugal 5 euro 2021 - The Art of Lacquer

New commemorative type:

"Portugal and the Orient: The Art of Lacquer"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 14.00 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 25.000
Artist: João Fazenda

A .925 silver proof and .999 gold proof types have been issued also.

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Australia 50 cents 2022 - Australian Rail Heritage: Queensland Rail A10 No.6

New commemorative type:

"First item in the Steam Power – Australian Rail Heritage series: Queensland Rail A10 No.6"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 15.15 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)
Mintage: 20.000

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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Slovakia 2 euro 2021 - 100th birth anniversary of Alexander Dubček

New bimetallic commemorative:

"100th birth anniversary of Alexander Dubček"



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: Mincovňa Kremnica (Slovakia)
Mintage: 1 million
Issue date: 26/11/2021

France 10 euro 2021 - Paris 2024 Olympic Games

New silver collector's type:

"Paris 2024 Olympic Games"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .500
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 17.00 g
Mintage: 100,000


(news by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Monnaie de Paris

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2022 - Golden Hind

New collector's type:

"Ships series: Golden Hind"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: virenium
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mintage: 1,950


LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Isle of Man 50 pence 2021 - Prince Philip in Memoriam

Six new circulating commemoratives:

"Prince Philip in Memoriam"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g

(news by Egon Conti and Eddy Reynaert)
(image by Egon Conti)

LINK: The Westminster Collection