Gibraltar 1 pound 2022 - Calpe House Award 2022

New commemorative circulation type:

"Calpe House Award 2022"



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

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

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Israel 10 new shekels 2022 - New circulating type

The Bank of Israel has made some updates of the inscription on circulating coins in accordance with guidelines from the Academy of the Hebrew Language and the Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel.

The word 'Sheqalim' will be replaced in English with the word 'Shekels'. No changes have been made on the obverse side of the coins, which remain as they have been since first issued.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: Bimetallic
Diameter: 23.00 mm
Weight: 7.00 g

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(image from Bank of Israel)

Israel 5 new shekels 2022 - New circulating type

The Bank of Israel has made some updates of the inscription on circulating coins in accordance with guidelines from the Academy of the Hebrew Language and the Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel.

The word 'Sheqalim' will be replaced in English with the word 'Shekels'. No changes have been made on the obverse side of the coins, which remain as they have been since first issued.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 24.00 mm
Weight: 8.20 g

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(image from Bank of Israel)

Israel 1/2 new shekel 2022 - New circulating type

The Bank of Israel has made some updates of the inscription on circulating coins in accordance with guidelines from the Academy of the Hebrew Language and the Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel.

The word 'Sheqel' will be replaced in English with the word 'Shekel'. In addition, the words 'New Shekel' will be added in Arabic. No changes have been made on the obverse side of the coins, which remain as they have been since first issued.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuAlNi
Diameter: 26.00 mm
Weight: 6.50 g

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(image from Bank of Israel)

Israel 10 agorot 2022 - New circulating type

The Bank of Israel has made some updates of the inscription on circulating coins in accordance with guidelines from the Academy of the Hebrew Language and the Academy of the Arabic Language in Israel.

The word 'Agorot' will be added in Arabic. No changes have been made on the obverse side of the coins, which remain as they have been since first issued.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuAlNi
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 4.00 g

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(image from Bank of Israel)

Gibraltar 50 pence 2022 - 125th Anniversary of the publication of Dracula

Five new commemorative types:

"125th Anniversary of the publication of Dracula"



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

(image and data from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

China 10 yuan 2023 - Year of the Rabbit

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Year of the Rabbit"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: brass
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Weight: 9.10 g
Thickness: 2.10 mm

(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2023 - Celebrating the Life and Work of JRR Tolkien

New bimetallic commemorative type:

"Celebrating the Life and Work of JRR Tolkien"



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Martin Jennings and David Lawrence

Silver, gold and platinum proof types will be available also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

United Kingdom 2 pounds 2023 - Centenary of the Flying Scotsman

New bimetallic commemorative type:

"Centenary of the Flying Scotsman"



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Martin Jennings and John Bergdahl

Silver, gold and platinum proof types will be available also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2023 - 75 Years of the National Health Service

New CuNi commemorative type:

"75 Years of the National Health Service"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Martin Jennings and Alice Lediard

Silver, gold and platinum proof types will be available also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2023 - 75 Years of the Windrush Generation

New CuNi commemorative type:

"75 Years of the Windrush Generation"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint
Design: Martin Jennings and Valda Jackson

Silver, gold and platinum proof types will be available also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

United Kingdom 5 pounds 2023 - 75th Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III

New CuNi commemorative:

"75th Birthday of His Majesty King Charles III"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Designer: Martin Jennings and Daniel Thorne
Mint: The Royal Mint

Silver, gold and platinum proof types will be available also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Comoros 5 francs 2017 - New circulating type

This is an interesting new type, more or less unnoticed since 2017 until it recently showed up in Numista.

After the aluminum 5 Francs 1984 and 1992 (KM#15), the Union of the Comoros released a new small circulation 5 Francs type dated 2017.

This coin shows the design of the larger aluminum type, commemorating the FAO World Fisheries Conference of 1984 in Rome, but with new privy marks and the date in different position.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: stainless steel
Diameter: 15.00 mm
Weight: 1.85 g
Edge: plain

(news and image from Wolfgang Schuster)

Guernsey 10 pence 2022 - Birds of Prey

Six new commemoratives:

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

This new 10p set includes the Barn Owl, Buzzard, Golden Eagle, Red Kite, Kestrel and Hen Harrier.



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

Jersey 50 pence 2022 - HMS Victory

Five new commemorative types:

"HMS Victory"



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

(image and data from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Hungary 2,000 forint 2022 - King Little Cause

New collectors' commemorative type:

"From the Hungarian Folk Tales series: King Little Cause"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Weight: 16.00 g
Mint: Hungarian Mint (Hungary)
Artist: Fanni Vékony
Mintage: 20,000
(image and data taken from www.mnb.hu)

LINK: Magyar Nemzeti Bank
LINK: Hungarian Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2022 - O Canada

New commemorative type, as part of 2022's O Canada 5-Coin Gift Card Set:

"O Canada"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Weight: 6.27 g
Artist: Steve Hepburn & Susanna Blunt

(image from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Jersey 10 pence 2022 - Garden Flowers

Six new commemoratives:

"Garden Flowers"

From the new Great British Flowers collection, this 10p set comprises six garden flowers: the Rose, Sunflower, Gerbera, Jersey Lily, Pansy and Sweetpea.



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

(image and data from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Canada 1 dollar 2022 - Birthday

New commemorative type, as part of 2022's Birthday 5-Coin Gift Card Set:

"Birthday"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Weight: 6.27 g
Artist: Steve Hepburn & Susanna Blunt

(image from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Jersey 10 pence 2022 - Wild Flowers

Six new commemoratives:

"Wild Flowers"

From the new Great British Flowers collection, this inaugural 10p set comprises six wild flowers: the Poppy, Daffodil, Jersey Orchid, Daisy, Buttercup and Violet.



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

(image and data from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

Canada 1 dollar 2022 - Wedding

New commemorative type, as part of 2022's Wedding 5-Coin Gift Card Set:

"Wedding"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Weight: 6.27 g
Artist: Steve Hepburn & Susanna Blunt

(image from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Lithuania 10 euro 2022 - Ukraine's fight for freedom

New silver collectors' type:

"Ukraine's fight for freedom"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Weight: 23.30 g
Mint: Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania)
Mintage: 5,000
Artist: Svitlana Matvieienko

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

Canada 1 dollar 2022 - Bears (baby set)

New commemorative type, as part of 2022's Baby 5-Coin Gift Card Set:

"Bears (baby set)"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Weight: 6.27 g
Artist: Steve Hepburn & Susanna Blunt

(image from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Kazakhstan 500 tenge 2022 - Kóshpendi Sadaǵy

New collectors' silver issue:

"Kóshpendi Sadaǵy"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 31.10 g
Mintage: 5,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Peru 1 sol 2022 - José Faustino Sánchez Carrión

New circulating commemorative:

"Constructores de la República - Bicentenario 1821-2021: José Faustino Sánchez Carrión"



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

(image and data from www.bcrp.gob.pe)

LINK: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Peru 1 sol 2022 - José Baquíjano y Carrillo

New circulating commemorative:

"Constructores de la República - Bicentenario 1821-2021: José Baquíjano y Carrillo"



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

(image and data from www.bcrp.gob.pe)

LINK: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Canada 1 dollar 2022 - Christmas Holiday

New commemorative type, as part of 2022's Holiday Five-Coin Gift Card Set:

"Christmas Holiday - Santa"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Weight: 6.27 g
Artist: Steve Hepburn & Susanna Blunt

(image from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Uzbekistan 1000 sum 2022 - New circulation bimetallic type

New circulation bimetallic type:



(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2022 - Birth Centenary of Roza Baglanova

New commemorative type:

"Birth Centenary of Roza Baglanova"

Roza Urbiybi Tazhibaykyzy Baglanova (1922-2011) was a Soviet and Kazakh soprano opera and pop music singer. She was honoured with many awards throughout her career, including the People's Artist of the USSR (1967) and the Order of Lenin. She was also deemed a Hero of Kazakhstan.



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

(image from eBay seller yimass)
(data taken from en.wikipedia.org)

Latvia 5 euro 2022 - For the Freedom of Ukraine

New collectors' type:

"For the Freedom of Ukraine"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .999
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Weight: 22.00 g
Mint: Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania)
Mintage: 8,000
Artist: Sergiy Maidukov

(image from Latvijas Banka)
(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Latvijas Banka

Canada 2 dollars 2022 - Mourning toonie

New circulation bimetallic type as a solemn tribute to Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022) that marks the end of a historic reign.

The Royal Canadian Mint has produced a special, black-ringed two-dollar coin to commemorate Queen Elizabeth, whose death in September triggered a huge outpouring of affection in Canada and sent collectors scrambling to secure rare coins and bills bearing her portrait.



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Portugal 2.5 euro 2022 - Portuguese Constitution of 1822

New commemorative type:

"200 years of the Portuguese Constitution of 1822"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Weight: 10.00 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 25,000
Artist: Hugo Maciel

A silver proof type has been minted also.

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2022 - Southern Constellation of Tucana - Toucan

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

"Southern Constellation of Tucana - Toucan"



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

Azerbaijan 5 manat 2022 - National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan

New silver collectors' piece:

"30th anniversary of the establishment of the National Olympic Committee of Azerbaijan"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 31.10 g
Mint: Bavarian State Mint (Germany)

(news by Pabitra Saha)

Ghana 1 cedi 2022 - New circulation bimetallic type

New circulation bimetallic type with latent image:



(news by Pabitra Saha and Egon Conti)

LINK: Bank of Ghana

United Kingdom 50 pence 2022 - The Hogwarts Express

New commemorative:

From the new collection 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone: "The Hogwarts Express"



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

Silver and gold coins have been minted too.

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Gibraltar 2 pounds 2022 - Christmas

New commemorative bimetallic type:

"Christmas"



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

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Gibraltar 50 pence 2022 - Christmas

New commemorative type:



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

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Germany 25 euro 2022 - Moravian star

New silver collectors' piece:

"Moravian star (Herrnhuter Stern)"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver 0.999
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 22.00 g
Artist: Martin Dašek

United Kingdom 5 pounds 2022 - 60 years of The Rolling Stones

New collectors' issues in CuNi, silver and gold:

"60 years of The Rolling Stones"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Designer: Hannah Phizacklea and Jody Clark
Mint: The Royal Mint

Silver and gold proof types have been minted also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint