Ukraine 10 hryven 2023 - Support forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

New circulation commemorative type:

"Support forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickelelectroplated zinc-based alloy
Diameter: 23.50 mm
Weight: 6.40 g
Thickness: 2.30 mm
Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)
Designer: Volodymyr Demyanenko & Olga Kovalenko
Engraver: Volodymyr Demyanenko & Volodymyr Atamanchuk
Mintage: 10 million

(image taken from bank.gov.ua)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Armed Forces of Transnistria

Seven new commemorative types:

"Armed Forces of Transnistria"



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


(news and images from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Germany 10 euro 2023 - Fire Department

New commemorative item in CuNi with polymer ring:

"From the In the service of society collection: Fire Department"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 28.75 mm
Weight: 9.80 g

(news and image from Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Peter Kaminsky's eBay store

Russia 10 rubles 2023 - Cities of Labour Valour: Nizhny Novgorod

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Nizhny Novgorod"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2023 - Cities of Labour Valour: Nizhny Tagil

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Nizhny Tagil"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2023 - Cities of Labour Valour: Novokuznetsk

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Novokuznetsk"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 rubles 2023 - Cities of Labour Valour: Novosibirsk

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of Labour Valour: Novosibirsk"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass plated steel
Diameter: 22.00 mm
Weight: 5.63 g
Thickness: 2.20 g
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Bank of Russia

Switzerland 20 francs 2023 - Swiss Shooting Sport Federation

New collectors' commemorative type to be launched on june 2nd:

"Swiss Shooting Sport Federation"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver 0.835
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 20.00 g
Mint: Federal Mint Swissmint (Switzerland)
Artist: Vito Noto


(news and image from Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: The Swiss Mint

Denmark 10 & 20 krone 2023 - New portrait of Queen Margrethe

New circulation types:



(news by Pabitra Saha and Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Danmarks Nationalbank

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2023 - Neptune Glacier

New bimetallic commemorative:

"From the Antarctic Glaciers collection: the Neptune Glacier"



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

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2022 - 30 years of diplomatic relations with Russia

New proof collectors' type:

"30 years of diplomatic relations with Russia"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g
Mintage: 3,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(news and image from Egon Conti)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2022 - 30 years of diplomatic relations with China

New proof collectors' type:

"30 years of diplomatic relations with China"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g
Mintage: 3,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(news and image from Egon Conti)

Australia 1 dollar 2023 - Centenary of Legacy

New commemorative type:

"Centenary of Legacy"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: aluminium-bronze
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Weight: 9.00 g
Mintage: 30,000
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

(news and image from Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian mint
LINK: Peter Kaminsky's eBay store

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2022 - 30 years of Kazakhstan in the UN

New proof collectors' type:

"30 years of Kazakhstan in the UN"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g
Mintage: 2,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(news and image from Egon Conti)

Australia 2 dollars 2023 - Vegemite Centenary (second type)

New commemorative:

"Vegemite Centenary (second type)"

The second coin features a slice of VEGEMITE toast, with the words 'TASTES LIKE AUSTRALIA' at the bottom:



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

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2023 - Coronation of King Charles III - Royal State Coach

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Coronation of King Charles III - Royal State Coach"



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

Australia 2 dollars 2023 - Vegemite Centenary (first type)

New commemorative:

"Vegemite Centenary (first type)"

Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint are celebrating 100 years of the iconic VEGEMITE brand with the release of a limited edition range of $2 coloured coins. Three exclusive $2 coins will be available to collect from Woolworths supermarket tills, with a new coin design released each week.

The first coin features a jar of VEGEMITE as its focal point, with the words '100 MITEY YEARS' at the bottom:



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

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2022 - 30th anniversary of CICA

New proof collectors' type:

"30th anniversary of CICA"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g
Mintage: 2,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(news and image from Egon Conti)

Belgium 20 euro 2023 - 100 years of Sabena

New collectors' commemorative type:

"100 years of Sabena"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 37.00 mm
Weight: 22.85 mm
Artist: Luc Luycx and Iris Bruijns
Mintage: 2,500

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2023 - Coronation of King Charles III - Westminster Abbey

New commemorative type:

"Coronation of King Charles III - Westminster Abbey"



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

LINK: www.pobjoy.com

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2022 - Togyzkumalak

New commemorative type:

"National Games - Togyzkumalak"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Weight: 11.17 g
Mintage: 100,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(image from eBay seller collectors_shop)

Hungary 100 forint 2023 - 175th anniversary of the Hungarian Defense Forces

New circulating commemorative type:

"175th anniversary of the Hungarian Defense Forces"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-brass (65% copper, 15% nickel and 20% zinc)
Center disc: nickel-brass (75% copper, 4% nickel and 21% zinc)
Diameter: 23.80 mm
Weight: 8.60 g
Thickness: 2.6 mm
Edge: reeded
Designer: Kovács Zoltán
Mint: Hungarian Mint (Hungary)
Mintage: 1 million
(news and image from Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Magyar Nemzeti Bank
LINK: Hungarian Mint

Austria 3 euro 2023 - Swell shark

New collectors' type:

"From the Luminous Marine Life series: Swell shark"



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

Slovakia 10 euro 2023 - Centenary of regular public radio broadcasting in Czechoslovakia

New silver collectors' type:

"Centenary of regular public radio broadcasting in Czechoslovakia"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .900
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Weight: 18.00 g
Mint: Mincovňa Kremnica (Slovakia)

LINK: Mincovňa Kremnica

Italy 2 euro 2023 - Centenary of the Italian Air Force

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Italy 2 euro 2023 - Centenary of the Italian Air Force"



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

USA 1 dollar 2023 - American Innovation series

Four new circulating commemoratives in the 'American Innovation' series:

Indiana: vehicles innovations.
Louisiana: the Higgins Boat.
Mississippi: first lung transplant.
Ohio: the Underground Railroad.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: manganese-brass
Diameter: 26.49 mm
Weight: 8.40 g
Thickness: 2.00 mm

(image and data from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2021 - Salyut-1 orbital space station

New commemorative type:

"Salyut-1 orbital space station"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Weight: 11.17 g
Mintage: 100,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(image from eBay seller collectors_shop)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 50 pence 2023 - Coronation of King Charles III

New low-mintage commemorative:

"Coronation of HM King Charles III"



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

The coin is also available in proof sterling silver version.

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2021 - Kazhymukan Munaitpasov

New commemorative type:

"Kazhymukan Munaitpasov"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g
Mintage: 15,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(image from eBay seller collectors_shop)

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2023 - Mercury Glacier

New bimetallic commemorative:

"From the Antarctic Glaciers collection: the Mercury Glacier"



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

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2021 - Cult animals as totems of nomads - The Swan

New commemorative type:

"Cult animals as totems of nomads - The Swan"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Weight: 11.17 g
Thickness: 2.10 mm
Mintage: 30,000
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(image from eBay seller collectors_shop)

Estonia 2 euro 2023 - The Swallow - the national bird of Estonia

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"The Swallow - the national bird of Estonia"



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
Mintage: 1 million

(news by Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Eesti Pank

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2023 - Surface of the Moon

New commemorative type:

"Surface of the Moon"



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

LINK: www.pobjoy.com

Canada 1 dollar 2023 - Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)

New commemorative type, as part of 2023's specimen set:

"Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: three-ply brass finish plated steel
Diameter: 26.50 mm
Weight: 6.27 g

(image from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Italy 5 euro 2023 - Environmental protection

New bimetallic commemorative type:

"Environmental protection"



(image and data from www.shop.ipzs.it)

LINK: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato

USA 1 dollar 2023 - Maria Tallchief

New circulating commemorative:

"Native Americans series: Maria Tallchief"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: manganese-brass
Diameter: 26.49 mm
Weight: 8.40 g
Thickness: 2.00 mm

(image from www.usmint.gov)

LINK: The United States Mint

USA 2023 - American Women Quarters

These are the new designs of the next 5 quarters of this series:

Maria Tallchief
Jovita Idar
Eleanor Roosevelt
Edith Kanakaʻole
Bessie Coleman



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel clad copper
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Weight: 5.67 g
Thickness: 1.75 mm

LINK: The United States Mint

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2023 - Mars Glacier

New bimetallic commemorative:

"From the Antarctic Glaciers collection: the Mars Glacier"



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

Germany 5 euro 2023 - Seven-spot ladybird

New CuNi collectors' piece:

"From the Wonderful World of Insects collection: Seven-spot ladybird"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.68 g

(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

Belgium 5 euro 2023 - 85 years of Spirou & Fantasio

New collectors' commemorative types in normal and colour version:

"85 years of Spirou & Fantasio"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 12.70 g
Mintage: 15,000 (7,500 each)

(images and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Poland 5 zlotys 2023 - Vistula Spit Canal

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued soon:

"From the Discover Poland series: The Vistula Spit Canal"



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: 22/05/2023

(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Narodowy Bank Polski

Falkland Islands 50 pence 2023 - Coronation of HM King Charles III

New collectors' type:

"Coronation of HM King Charles III"



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

Also available in Proof Sterling Silver.

(news and image from www.pobjoy.com)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Tonga 10 seniti 2018 - New circulation type

New circulation type (KM#238):



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)
(image from en.numista.com)

Bangladesh 100 taka 2022 - Padma bridge

New silver collectors' type:

"Padma bridge"



(news and image from Egon Conti)

Peru 1 sol 2023 - Francisco Xavier De Luna Pizarro

New circulating commemorative:

"Constructores de la República - Bicentenario 1821-2021: Francisco Xavier De Luna Pizarro"



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

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

LINK: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

British Antarctic Territory 50 pence 2023 - Emperor Penguin

New commemorative type:

"Emperor Penguin"



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

LINK: www.pobjoy.com

Hungary 50 forint 2023 - 75th anniversary of the Hungarian National Ambulance Service

New circulating commemorative:

" 75th anniversary of the Hungarian National Ambulance Service"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 27.40 mm
Weight: 7.70 g
Artist: Zoltán Kovács
Mintage: 1 million

(news from Alexey Malykh)

LINK: Central Bank of Hungary

Tonga 5 seniti 2018 - New circulation type

New circulation type:



(news and image from Eddy Reynaert)

Belgium 2,5 euro 2023 - Belgian Festival Culture

New collectors' commemorative type:

"Belgian Festival Culture"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass
Diameter: 25.65 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
Artist: Iris Bruijns
Mintage: 35,000

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Slovakia 10 euro 2023 - 150th anniversary of the opening of the steam railway between Bratislava and Trnava

New silver collectors' type:

"150th anniversary of the opening of the steam railway between Bratislava and Trnava"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .900
Diameter: 34.00 mm
Weight: 18.00 g
Mint: Mincovňa Kremnica (Slovakia)

LINK: Mincovňa Kremnica