United Kingdom 5 pounds 2024 - George Michael

New CuNi commemorative in normal and colour versions:

"From the Music Legends series: George Michael"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Designer: Sandra Deiana
Mint: The Royal Mint

Silver and gold proof have been minted also.

(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Kazakhstan 200 tenge 2023 - Keloğlan

New commemorative type:

"Tales of the People of Kazakhstan: Keloğlan"



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

Kazakhstan 200 tenge 2023 - Jar-Jar

New commemorative type:

"Customs and National Games of Kazakhstan: Jar-Jar"



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

Kazakhstan 200 tenge 2023 - Suyunbai Aronuly

New commemorative type:

"Portraits on banknotes: Suyunbai Aronuly"



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

Kazakhstan 200 tenge 2023 - Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev

New commemorative type:

"Portraits on banknotes: Kurmangazy Sagyrbaev"



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

Kazakhstan 200 tenge 2023 - Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi

New commemorative type:

"Portraits on banknotes: Abu Nasr Muhammad al-Farabi"



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

Slovakia 10 euro 2024 - Centenary of the birth of Jozef Kroner

New silver collectors' type to be issued soon:

"Centenary of the birth of Jozef Kroner"



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

LINK: Mincovňa Kremnica

Turkey 2023 lighter coins for 5 and 10 kuruş

The phisical specifications for these 2 denominations have changed, they are now lighter and thinner:



5 kuruş:
Weight: 2.00 g (previuosly 2.90 g)
Thickness: 1.1 mm (previuosly 1.65 mm)

10 kuruş:
Weight: 2.15 g (previuosly 3.15 g)
Thickness: 1.1 mm (previuosly 1.55 mm)

(news from Jo Hoogeveen)
(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

Slovakia 10 euro 2024 - Centenary of the birth of Ján Chryzostom Korec

New silver collectors' type:

"Centenary of the birth of Ján Chryzostom Korec"



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

LINK: Mincovňa Kremnica

Spain 2 euro 2024 - Bicentenary of the National Police

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued soon:

"Bicentenary of the National Police"



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: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Spain)

United Kingdom 50 pence 2024 - The Stegosaurus

New CuNi commemorative collectors' type in normal and colour version:

"The Stegosaurus"



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

Silver and gold proof coins have been issued as well.

LINK: The Royal Mint

Germany 5 euro 2024 - Green grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)

New CuNi collectors' item to be issued soon:

"From the Wonderful World of Insects collection: Green grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus)"



The all-time world's most famous green grasshopper (in Spain we call him "Flip"):



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

Spain 2 euro 2024 - Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to be issued soon:

"UNESCO World Heritage: Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville"



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: Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre (Spain)

Australia 50 cents 2023 - Year of the Rabbit

New commemorative type:

"Year of the Rabbit"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 15.37 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

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

Turkey 1 lira 2023 - Inauguration Ceremony

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Inauguration Ceremony"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: brass
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 26.15 mm
Weight: 6.60 g
Thickness: 1.5 mm

(news and image by Pabitra Saha and Egon Conti)

Saint Helena and Ascension 1 pound 2022 - New bimetallic circulation type

New bimetallic circulation type:



(news and image from Eddy Reynaert)

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Year of the Dragon 2024

New commemorative type:

"Year of the Dragon 2024"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller Simple Coins)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Diocese of Tiraspol and Dubăsari

New commemorative type:

"Diocese of Tiraspol and Dubăsari"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller Rhuarc Numismatics)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Sambo

New commemorative type:

"Sambo"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller Rhuarc Numismatics)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula)

New commemorative type:

"Forest Dormouse (Dryomys nitedula)"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller Rhuarc Numismatics)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

United Kingdom 50 pence 2024 - 200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution

New CuNi commemorative collectors' type in normal and colour version:

"200 years of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution"



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

Silver and gold proof coins have been issued as well.

LINK: The Royal Mint

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Red Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)

New commemorative type:

"Red Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller Rhuarc Numismatics)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Cycling

New commemorative type:

"Cycling"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller Rhuarc Numismatics)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Separate Reserve Cossack Border Regiment

New commemorative type:

"Separate Reserve Cossack Border Regiment"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from ucoin.net)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2023 - Acrobatic gymnastics

New commemorative type:

"Acrobatic gymnastics"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from eBay seller alexscrip_12)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 ruble 2021 - Year of the Rabbit 2023

New commemorative type:

"Year of the Rabbit 2023"



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

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Norway 20 krone 2024 - 750th anniversary of the national legal code of Magnus VI Lagabøte

New commemorative circulation type:

"750th anniversary of the national legal code of Magnus VI Lagabøte"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 27.50 mm
Weight: 9.00 g
Mint: Mint of Norway
Designer: Austlid Rise

(news by Alexander Schleining)

LINK: Norges Bank

Luxembourg 2 euro 2024 - 175th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Guillaume II

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"175th anniversary of the death of Grand Duke Guillaume II"



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

Luxembourg 2 euro 2024 - Feierstëppler - Introduction of Franc Coins

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Feierstëppler - Introduction of Franc Coins"



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