Peru 1 sol 2023 - Centenary of the Peruvian Air Force Officers' School

New silver collectors' issue:

"Centenary of the Peruvian Air Force Officers' School"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 37.00 mm
Weight: 33.625 g
Mintage: 5,000

(news and image from David Velarde)

LINK: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

Morocco 2023 - New circulation designs

New circulation family has been released:



The selected themes for the new coin series are as follows:

• Agriculture for the 10 centime coin
• Sustainable development and environment for the 20 centime coin
• Cultural diversity for the half dirham coin
• National sovereignty for the 1 dirham coin
• Moroccan Sahara's development for the 5 dirham coin
• Development and infrastructure for the 10 dirham coin

(news from Jacek Stącel)
(images from www.bkam.ma)

LINK: Bank Al-Maghrib

Turkey 5 lira 2023 - Centenary of the Republic

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Centenary of the Republic"



(news by Egon Conti, Paul Nahmias and Kestutis Vitkevicius)
(image from Kestutis Vitkevicius)

Armenia commemorative set 2023 - 30 Years of National Currency

New circulation commemorative types:

"30 Years of National Currency"



Real image of the coins:



(news from Jacek Stącel and Alexander Schleining)
(images from www.cba.am)

LINK: Central Bank of Armenia

Australia 50 cents 2023 - Seven decades of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

New commemorative type:

"Seven decades of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 15.50 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)
Mintage: 25,000

LINK: Royal Australian mint

Falkland Islands 50 pence 2023 - 75th Birthday of HM King Charles III: His Majesty & Penguins

New collectors' type:

"75th Birthday of HM King Charles III: His Majesty & Penguins"



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

(news and image from www.pobjoy.com)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2023 - Star Wars: Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia

New commemoratives:

3rd coin from the new collection Star Wars: "Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia"



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

Silver and gold coins have been minted too.

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Canada circulation set 2023 - King Charles III

New circulation types:

"King Charles III"



(news from Jo Hoogeveen)
(images from www.mint.ca)

LINK: Royal Canadian mint

Ukraine 10 hryven 2023 - The Antonov Bridge

New circulation commemorative type:

"The Antonov Bridge"



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)
Mintage: 10 million

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Portugal 2 euro 2023 - Peace among nations

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued this week:

"Peace among nations"



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
Designer: José S. Teixeira

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Germany 5 euro 2023 - Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)

New CuNi collectors' item:

"From the Wonderful World of Insects collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)"



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

(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

Jersey 50 pence 2023 - Father Christmas

New BU coloured commemorative type:

"Father Christmas"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel with selective colour print
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Artists: Glyn Davies and David Young

(news and image from www.westminstercollection.com)

LINK: The Westminster Collection

China 5 yuan 2023 - Peking/Beijing opera

New commemorative type to be issued soon:

"Peking/Beijing opera"



(news and images from Juozapas Žygas)

Russia 10 rubles 2023 - Omsk Region

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"From the Regions of Russia series: Omsk Region"



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

LINK: Bank of Russia

Portugal 5 euro 2023 - Indo-Portuguese furniture

New commemorative type in CuNi:

"Indo-Portuguese furniture"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 14.00 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 30,000
Artist: Sara Feio

Silver and gold coloured proof items have been minted also.

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Poland 5 zlotys 2023 - Post-Cistercian Monastery Complex in Gościkowo-Paradyż

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued soon:

"From the Discover Poland series: Post-Cistercian Monastery Complex in Gościkowo-Paradyż"



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: 08/11/2023

(news by Jacek Stącel)

LINK: Narodowy Bank Polski