Monday, February 28, 2022

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2022 - Fram

New commemorative:

"150th Anniversary of the Birth of Roald Amundsen - Fram"

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2022 - Fram

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2.750


LINK: www.pobjoy.com

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2022 - Dame Vera Lynn

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Dame Vera Lynn"

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2022 - Dame Vera Lynn

TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint


(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Wednesday, February 23, 2022

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Anna May Wong

New circulating commemorative design:

"5th coin in the American Women Quarters program: Anna May Wong"

Anna May Wong (1905-1961) was the first Chinese American film star in Hollywood. She left a legacy for women in the film industry. Wong appeared in more than 60 movies throughout her career. In addition to her roles in silent films, television, and stage, she landed a role in one of the first movies made in Technicolor. She achieved international success despite racism and discrimination.

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Anna May Wong

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Obverse artist: Laura Gardin Fraser
Reverse artists: John P. McGraw & Emily Damstra


(image and information from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Nina Otero-Warren

New circulating commemorative design:

"4th coin in the American Women Quarters program: Nina Otero-Warren"

Nina Otero-Warren (1881-1965) was a leader in New Mexico's suffrage movement and the first female superintendent of Santa Fe public schools. Otero-Warren emphasized the necessity of using the Spanish language in the suffrage fight in order to reach Hispanic women. She also spearheaded the lobbying effort to ratify the 19th Amendment in New Mexico. Otero-Warren strove to improve education for all New Mexicans, working especially to advance bicultural education and to preserve cultural practices among the state's Hispanic and Native American communities.

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Nina Otero-Warren

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Obverse artist: Laura Gardin Fraser
Reverse artists: Craig Campbell & Chris Costello


(image and information from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Wilma Mankiller

New circulating commemorative design:

"3rd coin in the American Women Quarters program: Wilma Mankiller"

Wilma Mankiller (1945-2010) was the first woman elected principal chief of the Cherokee Nation and an activist for Native American and women's rights.

She was born in the Cherokee Nation in 1945. After drought devastated her family's land in the 1950s, her family was moved to a housing project in California, where the adolescent Mankiller experienced culture shock, exacerbated by poverty and racism.

After Mankiller returned to the Cherokee Nation in 1977, she founded the Community Development Department for the Cherokee Nation. She led the creation of community water systems and rehabilitation of houses during the administration of Principal Chief Ross Swimmer. In 1983, Swimmer named Mankiller his running mate in his bid for re-election. When they won, Mankiller became the first woman elected deputy chief of the Cherokee Nation. After Swimmer left office to lead the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs, she became principal chief.

Mankiller was elected chief in 1987, and four years later, re-elected in a landslide. She tripled her tribe's enrollment, doubled employment, and built new housing, health centers, and children's programs in northeast Oklahoma. Under her leadership, infant mortality declined and educational levels rose. Her leadership on social and financial issues made her tribe a national role model. After leaving office in 1995, she remained a strong voice worldwide for social justice, native people, and women.

Mankiller received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998, the highest honor given to civilians in the United States. She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1993.

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Wilma Mankiller

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Obverse artist: Laura Gardin Fraser
Reverse artists: Phebe Hemphill & Benjamin Sowards


(image and information from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Dr. Sally Ride

New circulating commemorative design:

"2nd coin in the American Women Quarters program: Dr. Sally Ride"

Dr. Sally Ride (1951-2012) was a physicist, astronaut, educator, and the first American woman to soar into space.

When she blasted off aboard Space Shuttle Challenger on June 18, 1983, Ride became the first American woman – and, at 32, the youngest American – in space. During the six days of mission STS-7, she deployed and retrieved a satellite with the shuttle's robotic arm. Her second shuttle flight, STS-41G, made history as the first space mission with two female crew members.

After her historic spaceflight, Ride saw that her example was a powerful tool for inspiring young people, especially girls, to pursue careers in science. She teamed up with Tam O'Shaughnessy to write six science books for young people. “The Third Planet: Exploring the Earth from Space,” won the American Institute of Physics' Children's Science Writing Award in 1995.

To narrow the gender gap in science and engineering careers, Ride and O'Shaughnessy started an education company to inspire young people, especially girls, in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). In 2001, they joined like-minded friends with expertise in physics, administration, and technology to found Sally Ride Science. One of Ride's goals in starting the Sally Ride Science organization was to make sure girls and boys of all backgrounds had access to role models who looked like them.

Ride received many honors during her life, including induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame, National Women's Hall of Fame, and Aviation Hall of Fame.

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Dr. Sally Ride

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Obverse artist: Laura Gardin Fraser
Reverse artists: Phebe Hemphill & Elana Hagler


(image and information from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Maya Angelou

New circulating commemorative design:

"1st coin in the American Women Quarters program: Maya Angelou"

Maya Angelou (1928-2014) was a celebrated writer, performer, and social activist. She rose to international prominence as an author after the publication of her groundbreaking autobiography "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." Angelou's published works of verse, non-fiction, and fiction include more than 30 bestselling titles.

Angelou's remarkable career encompasses dance, theater, journalism, and social activism. She appeared in Broadway and off-Broadway plays, including "Cabaret for Freedom," which she wrote with Godfrey Cambridge. At the request of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., she served as northern coordinator of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. In 1978, she was a National Book Award judge for biography and autobiography.

Angelou read "On the Pulse of Morning" at the 1992 inauguration of President Clinton. Angelou's reading marked the first time an African American woman wrote and presented a poem at a presidential inauguration. She was also only the second poet in history to do so, following Robert Frost, who recited a poem at President Kennedy's inauguration in 1961.

Angelou received more than 30 honorary degrees and was inducted into the Wake Forest University Hall of Fame for Writers. In 2010, President Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom. She was also the 2013 recipient of the Literarian Award, an honorary National Book Award for contributions to the literary community.

USA quarter dollar 2022 - Maya Angelou

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Obverse artist: Laura Gardin Fraser
Reverse artists: Craig Campbell & Emily Damstra


(image and information from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

Australia 50 cents 2022 - 50th anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival

New commemorative type:

"50th anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival"

Australia 50 cents 2022 - 50th anniversary of the Tamworth Country Music Festival

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: aluminium-bronze
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 14.09 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)
Mintage: 30,000


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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 2 dollars 2022 - Frontline Workers

New commemorative type as part of the 2022 Frontline Workers Six Coin Uncirculated Year Set:

"Frontline Workers"

Australia 2 dollars 2022 - Frontline Workers

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


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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 1 dollar 2022 - Centenary of the Country Women's Association CWA

New commemorative type:

"Centenary of the Country Women's Association CWA"

Australia 1 dollar 2022 - Centenary of the Country Women's Association CWA

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


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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Australia 2022 - Baby Coins

Three new commemorative types as part of the 2022 Uncirculated Baby Coin Set:

Australia 2022 - Baby Coins

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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Austria 5 euro 2022 - Easter coin: Little I-am-Me

New commemoratives in copper and silver to be issued march 16th:

"Easter coin: Little I-am-Me"

Austria 5 euro 2022 - Easter coin: Little I-am-Me

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

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


LINK: MĂĽnze Ă–sterreich

Monday, February 21, 2022

Pakistan 50 rupees 2021 - Golden Jubilee of PNS Submarine Hangor

New commemorative type:

"Golden Jubilee of PNS Submarine Hangor"

Pakistan 50 rupees 2021 - Golden Jubilee of PNS Submarine Hangor

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 50 pence 2022 - Moltke

New low-mintage commemorative:

"140th Anniversary since the First Steam-Powered Vessel visited South Georgia: Moltke"

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 50 pence 2022 - Moltke

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2.750


The coin is also available in proof sterling silver version.

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Gibraltar 50 pence 2021 - The World of David Walliams: Mr Stink

New coloured collectors' type:

"The World of David Walliams series: Mr Stink"

Gibraltar 50 pence 2021 - The World of David Walliams: Mr Stink

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

Austria 3 euro 2022 - Microraptor gui

New glow-in-the-dark commemorative type:

"Supersaurs series: Microraptor gui"

Austria 3 euro 2022 - Microraptor gui

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Weight: 16.00 g
Mint: MĂĽnze Ă–sterreich (Austria)
Artist: Helmut Andexlinger and Kathrin Kuntner


(images from www.muenzeoesterreich.at)

LINK: MĂĽnze Ă–sterreich

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2022 - 150 years of the FA Cup

New bimetallic commemorative:

"150 years of the FA Cup"

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2022 - 150 years of the FA Cup

TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint


(news and images by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Saturday, February 19, 2022

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2022 - 60th Anniversary of the Formation of the British Antarctic Territory

New bimetallic commemorative:

"60th Anniversary of the Formation of the British Antarctic Territory"

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2022 - 60th Anniversary of the Formation of the British Antarctic Territory

TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-bronze
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 1,950


LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Gibraltar 50 pence 2022 - The World of David Walliams: The Billionaire Boy

New coloured collectors' type:

"The World of David Walliams series: The Billionaire Boy"

Gibraltar 50 pence 2021 - The World of David Walliams: The Billionaire Boy

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

Friday, February 18, 2022

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Martial arts

New commemorative:

"Martial arts"

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Martial arts

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


(image from eBay seller ru-karpa)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Culture and art

New commemorative:

"Culture and art"

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Culture and art

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


(image from eBay seller ru-karpa)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Year of the Tiger

New commemorative:

"Year of the Tiger"

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Year of the Tiger

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


(image from eBay seller ru-karpa)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Thursday, February 17, 2022

Finland 2 euro 2022 - 100 years of the Finnish National Ballet

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"100 years of the Finnish National Ballet"

Finland 2 euro 2022 - 100 years of the Finnish National Ballet

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)


LINK: www.moneta.fi

Ukraine 10 hryven 2021 - The Ground Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces

New commemorative type:

"The Ground Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces"

Ukraine 10 hryven 2021 - The Ground Forces of Ukraine's Armed Forces

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: german silver (CuNiZn)
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 12.40 g
Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)
Mintage: 1 million


(image taken from bank.gov.ua)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine 10 hryven 2021 - Ukraine's Armed Forces

New commemorative type:

"Ukraine's Armed Forces"

Ukraine 10 hryven 2021 - Ukraine's Armed Forces

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: german silver (CuNiZn)
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 12.40 g
Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)
Mintage: 1 million


(image taken from bank.gov.ua)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Ukraine 10 hryven 2021 - The Airborne Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces

New commemorative type:

"The Airborne Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces"

Ukraine 10 hryven 2021 - The Airborne Force of Ukraine's Armed Forces

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: german silver (CuNiZn)
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 12.40 g
Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)
Mintage: 1 million


(image taken from bank.gov.ua)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Borovichi

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Borovichi"

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Borovichi

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g


LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Yekaterinburg

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Yekaterinburg"

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Yekaterinburg

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g


LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Ivanovo

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Ivanovo"

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Ivanovo

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g


LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Omsk

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Omsk"

Russia 10 rubles 2021 - Cities of Labour Valour: Omsk

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g


LINK: Bank of Russia

Switzerland 10 francs 2022 - Morteratsch glacier

New bimetallic commemorative:

"First item in the Swiss glaciers series: Morteratsch glacier"

Switzerland 10 francs 2022 - Morteratsch glacier

TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: aluminium-bronze
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


Photo from the Morteratsch glacier (taken from Wikipedia):

Morteratsch glacier

LINK: The Swiss Mint

Germany 2 euro 2022 - Thuringia

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"New type from the Bundesländer series: Thuringia"

Germany 2 euro 2022 - Thuringia

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


(image from eBay seller toddo1954)

Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Gibraltar 2 pounds 2021 - Christmas

New commemorative bimetallic type:

"Christmas"

Gibraltar 2 pounds 2021 - Christmas

TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g


(image from eBay seller vasid2009)
(news by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Gibraltar 50 pence 2021 - Christmas

New commemorative type:

"Barbary Macaques by a Christmas tree"

Gibraltar 50 pence 2021 - Christmas

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


(image from eBay seller 1388andrew)
(news by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Gibraltar 1 pound 2021 - Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday

New commemorative type:

"Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday"

Gibraltar 1 pound 2021 - Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday

TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass
Diameter: 22.50 mm
Weight: 9.50 g


(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Venezuela 25 céntimos 2021 - New circulation type

New circulating coin type:

Venezuela 25 céntimos 2021 - New circulation type

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2022 - RMS Rhone

New collector's type:

"Second issue in the Ships series: RMS Rhone"

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2022 - RMS Rhone

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


LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2022 - HMS Astrea

New collector's type:

"Second issue in the Ships series: HMS Astrea"

British Virgin Islands 1 dollar 2022 - HMS Astrea

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


LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Monday, February 14, 2022

Nepal 2 rupees 2020 (VS2077) - New circulation type

New circulating coin type:

Nepal 2 rupees 2020 (VS2077) - New circulation type

(photo from eBay seller metal-punk)

Pakistan 100 rupees 2021 - 100 years of the Lahore University of Engineering & Technology

New commemorative type:

"100 years of the Lahore University of Engineering & Technology"

Pakistan 100 rupees 2021 - 100 years of the Lahore University of Engineering & Technology

(image from eBay seller turpan)