Belgium 2,5 euro 2024 - Save the bee in Belgium

New collectors' commemorative type issued in coincards:

"Save the bee in Belgium"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass
Diameter: 25.65 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
Artist: Iris Bruijns
Mintage: 12,500

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Gibraltar 2 pounds 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative bimetallic type:



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel center in nickel-brass ring
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Estonia 2 euro 2024 - The Cornflower - the Estonian national flower

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"The Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) - the Estonian national flower"



The beautiful Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus):



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
Artist: Kaupo Kangro
Mint: Mint of Finland
Mintage: 1 million

LINK: Eesti Pank

Gibraltar 1 pound 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



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

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

United Kingdom 50 pence 2024 - 80th anniversary of D-Day

New commemorative:

"80th anniversary of D-Day"



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

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Costa Rica 10 colones 2021 - New composition

New circulating variety (stainless steel instead of aluminium):



(news from Guillermo Granados)

Gibraltar 50 pence 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



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

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps
LINK: Peter Kaminsky's eBay shop

Germany 20 euro 2023 - Vicco von Bülow (Loriot)

New silver collectors' item:

"Vicco von Bülow (Loriot)"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 32.50 mm
Weight: 18.00 g

(news from www.numismatica-visual.es)

Gibraltar 20 pence 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 21.40 mm
Weight: 5.00 g

(image taken from es.numista.com)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Switzerland 20 francs 2024 - Aerial Cableway Schilthorn

New collectors' commemorative type:

"Aerial Cableway Schilthorn"



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

LINK: The Swiss Mint

Gibraltar 10 pence 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 24.50 mm
Weight: 6.50 g

(image taken from es.numista.com)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Switzerland 20 francs 2023 - Aerial Cableway Titlis

New collectors' commemorative type:

"Aerial Cableway Titlis"



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

LINK: The Swiss Mint

Gibraltar 5 pence 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 18.00 mm
Weight: 3.25 g

(image from eBay seller henben23)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Austria 3 euro 2024 - Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)

New collectors' type:

"From the Luminous Marine Life series: Mauve Stinger (Pelagia noctiluca)"



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

Gibraltar 2 pence 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper plated steel
Diameter: 25.90 mm
Weight: 7.13 g

(image taken from es.numista.com)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Lithuania 1.5 & 5 euro 2024 - The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens

New commemoratives in CuNi and silver:

"From the Tales from My Childhood series: The Twelve Brothers, Twelve Black Ravens"



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: Eglė Žemaitė

5 euro coin TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver (with a piece of amber)
Diameter: 28.70 mm
Weight: 12.44 g
Mint: Lithuanian Mint (Lithuania)
Mintage: 2,750
Artist: Eglė Žemaitė

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

Gibraltar 1 penny 2023 - Charles III (Coronation)

New commemorative type:



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper plated steel
Diameter: 20.30 mm
Weight: 3.56 g

(image from eBay seller henben23)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Zimbabwe ZiG coins 2024 - New circulating coinage

New coinage released:

Zimbabwe has switched to gold-backed ZiG currency. These are not-so-good photos of the three new coins:



(news and images by Pabitra Saha)

Poland 5 zlotys 2024 - Benedictine abbey in Tyniec

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"From the Discover Poland series: Benedictine abbey in Tyniec"



Real photo of the abbey:



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)

(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Narodowy Bank Polski

Australia 1 & 2 dollars 2023 - The Commbank Matildas

Seven new commemorative types (three coloured 2-dollar types and four 1-dollar types):

"Australian Women's National Football Team – The Commbank Matildas"



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2024 - Star Wars iconic vehicles: TIE Fighter

New commemoratives:

Second coin from the new collection Star Wars iconic vehicles: "TIE Fighter"



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

Slovakia 10 euro 2024 - 250th anniversary of the birth of Jozef Dekret Matejovie

New silver collectors' type to be issued soon:

"250th anniversary of the birth of Jozef Dekret Matejovie"



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

LINK: Mincovňa Kremnica

Australia 1 dollar 2023 - AFL and AFLW Football League

22 new commemorative types:

"AFL and AFLW Football League"



Two of the coins are coloured:



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert and Peter Kaminsky)

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

Germany 10 euro 2024 - Police

New commemorative item in CuNi with polymer ring:

"From the In the service of society collection: Police"



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

(news and image from Jo Hoogeveen)

Transnistria 1 ruble 2024 - Iris pontica

New commemorative type:

"Iris pontica"



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

(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Germany 2 euro 2024 - 175th Anniversary of the Frankfurt Constitution

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"175th Anniversary of the Frankfurt Constitution"



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

(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)