Uruguay 2,000 pesos 2021 - Bicentenary of the foundation of the city of Durazno

New collectors' issue:

"Bicentenary of the foundation of the city of Durazno"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .900
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 12.50 g
Mint: Mennica Polska (Poland)
Mintage: 10,000

LINK: www.monedasuruguay.com

Australia 2 dollars 2022 - Remembrance Day

New commemorative type:

"Remembrance Day"



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

Malta 2 euro 2022 - Women, Peace and Security UN resolution 1325

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Women, Peace and Security UN resolution 1325"



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

Pitcairn Islands 50 pence 2022 - 40th anniversary of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

Five new collectors' types:

"40th anniversary of E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial"



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

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Malta 2 euro 2022 - Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum"



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

Pitcairn Islands 50 pence 2022 - Harry Potter

New coloured collectors' type:

"Harry Potter"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mintage: 50,000

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Guernsey 10 pence 2022 - Woodland Mammals II

Six new commemoratives:

"New set from the Great British Isles Wildlife series: Woodland Mammals II"

This new 10p set comprises six more woodland animals, the Dormouse, Pony, Wildcat, Bat, Pine Marten and the Wood Mouse.



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

(image and data from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Guernsey 10 pence 2021 - Garden Birds

Six new commemoratives:

"New set from the Great British Isles Wildlife series: Garden Birds"

This new 10p set includes the Robin, Wren, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Swallow, Jay and the House Sparrow.



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

(image and data from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

South Africa 2023 - New circulation designs

New circulation coin designs will start circulating from 1st january 2023:



(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: businesstech.co.za

Malta 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Thailand 20 baht 2022 - 100th Anniversary of Vajira Nursing School

New commemorative type:

"100th Anniversary of Vajira Nursing School"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


(image from eBay seller asian_treasury)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 2 pounds 2022 - Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration series: Swedish Antarctic Expedition

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration series: Swedish Antarctic Expedition"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2.022

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Australia 50 cents 2022 - Christmas Decoration

New commemorative type:

"Christmas Decoration"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 15.50 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

(image from eBay seller monedapeter)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2021 - Zhambyl Zhabaev

New commemorative type:

"175 Birth Anniversary of Zhambyl Zhabaev"

Zhambyl Zhabaev (28 February 1846 - 22 June 1945) was a Soviet and Kazakh traditional folksinger.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Weight: 11.17 g
Thickness: 2.10 mm
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Belgium 10 euro 2022 - 100 years of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

New collectors' commemorative type:

"100 years of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Artist: Luc Luycx and Iris Bruijns
Mintage: 5,000

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Turkey 1 lira 2022 - Centenary of the Great Offensive

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Centenary of the Great Offensive"

The Great Offensive was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and the Kingdom of Greece, ending the Greco-Turkish War. The offensive began on 26 August 1922 with the Battle of Dumlupınar.



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: brass
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 26.15 mm
Weight: 8.30 g

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(data taken from Wikipedia)
(image from eBay seller fortumor)

Hungary 2,000 forint 2022 - 150th Birth Anniversary of Gedeon Richter

New collectors' commemorative type:

"150th Birth Anniversary of Gedeon Richter"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Size: 28.43 x 28.43 mm
Mint: Hungarian Mint (Hungary)
Artist: Gábor Kereszthury
Mintage: 30,000
(image and data taken from www.mnb.hu)
(news by Jo Hoogeveen and Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Magyar Nemzeti Bank
LINK: Hungarian Mint

Australia 20 cents 2022 - 90th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New commemorative type:

"90th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.52 mm
Weight: 11.30 g
Mintage: 30,000
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

LINK: Royal Australian mint

Portugal 5 euro 2022 - Porcelain Art

New commemorative type:

"Porcelain Art"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 13.50 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 30,000
Artist: André Carrilho

Coloured silver proof and coloured gold proof types have been minted also.

(news by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2022 - Southern Constellation of Phoenix - Firebird

New bimetallic commemorative celebrating the Bicentenary of British Astronomer Sir William Frederick Herschel:

"Southern Constellation of Phoenix - Firebird"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-bronze
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2,000

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2022 - 25 years of the bi-metallic coin

New bimetallic commemorative:

"25 years of the bi-metallic coin"



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

Australia 1 dollar 2022 - The Smith Family's Centenary

New commemorative type:

"The Smith Family's Centenary"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: aluminium-bronze
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Weight: 9.00 g
Mintage: 20,000
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

LINK: Royal Australian mint

Luxembourg 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Slovenia 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Austria 5 euro 2023 - New Year coin: The popular pig

New commemoratives in copper and silver to be issued soon:

"New Year coin: The popular pig"



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

LINK: Münze Österreich

Germany 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Australia 20 cents 2022 - Diary of a Wombat

New commemorative type:

"Book Week coin: 20th anniversary of Diary of a Wombat"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.52 mm
Weight: 11.30 g
Mintage: 40,000
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

LINK: Royal Australian mint

Eswatini (Swaziland) 5 emalangeni 2021

New circulating denomination after the change of the offical country's name:



(image from eBay seller quentinfreres)

Eswatini (Swaziland) 2 emalangeni 2021

New circulating denomination after the change of the offical country's name:



(image from eBay seller quentinfreres)

Latvia 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Australia 1 dollar 2022 - The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3

26 new commemorative dollar coins:

"The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3"



(news from Eddy Reynaert)
(photo from eBay seller billionbuck)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 2 dollars 2022 - 75th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping

New commemorative circulation type:

"75th Anniversary of Australian Peacekeeping"



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


(image from eBay seller crawleycoins)

Ireland 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Australia 1 dollar 2021 - The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2

26 new commemorative dollar coins:

"The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2"



(news from Eddy Reynaert)
(photo from eBay seller billionbuck)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Belarus 1 ruble 2022 - 100 years of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

New collectors' issue:

"100 years of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus"



(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

Netherlands 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Austria 3 euro 2022 - Blue-ringed octopus

New collectors' type:

"From the starting Luminous Marine Life series: Blue-ringed octopus"

The blue-ringed octopus is a brilliant example of how fascinating and colourful the underwater world can be. One of the most intelligent invertebrates, this amazing animal is not only smart but also highly toxic. If it feels threatened its rings illuminate several times per second.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Weight: 16.00 g
Mint: Münze Österreich (Austria)

(images from www.muenzeoesterreich.at)

LINK: Münze Österreich

Poland 5 zlotys 2022 - Former Benedictine Monastery on Święty Krzyż Mountain

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"From the Discover Poland series: Former Benedictine Monastery on Święty Krzyż Mountain"



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: 24/11/2022

LINK: Narodowy Bank Polski

Greece 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Uruguay 1000 pesos 2022 - 50th anniversary of the Andes tragedy

New collectors' issue:

"50th anniversary of the Andes tragedy"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .900
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 12.50 g
Mintage: 5,000

LINK: www.monedasuruguay.com

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2022 - Jacques-Yves Cousteau

New commemorative:

"25th Anniversary of the Death of Jacques-Yves Cousteau"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 1,950

LINK: www.pobjoy.com

France 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Estonia 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Cyprus 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Belgium 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

Thailand 20 baht 2022 - APEC summit meeting

New commemorative type:

"APEC summit meeting"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Austria 2 euro 2022 - 35 years of the Erasmus programme

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"35 years of the Erasmus programme"



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

United Kingdom 50 pence 2022 - The Snowman and The Snowdog

New commemorative:

"The Snowman and The Snowdog"



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 and a gold proof one have been minted too.

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Lithuania 1.5 euro 2022 - 100th anniversary of the Bank of Lithuania

New commemorative:

"100th anniversary of the Bank of Lithuania"



1.5 euro coin TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 11.10 g
Mint: Lithuanian Mint (Lithuania)
Mintage: 30,000
Artist: Giedrius Paulauskis

Silver (20 euro) and gold (50 euro) coins have been minted too.

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Boxing

New commemorative:

"Boxing"



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


(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank