Comoros 5 francs 2017 - New circulating type

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



My friend Murtaza Karimjee still has some stock of this interesting type in his eBay store.

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

(news and image from Wolfgang Schuster)

Costa Rica 100 colones 2017 - New type: Accent over U

New circulating variety:



Closer detail:



(news and images by Wolfgang Schuster)

Dominican Republic 10 pesos 2017 - PESO DOMINICANO series

New denomination of the new circulation family, adding "DOMINICANOS" to word "PESOS":



(news and image from Annette Marsaudon)

LINK: Dominican Republic Central Bank

Malaysia 1 ringgit 2017 - 100 years of Malaysian Palm Oil Industry

New nordic gold commemorative:

"100 years of Malaysian Palm Oil Industry"



(news and image from Wolfgang Schian)

Malaysia 1 ringgit 2017 - 29th Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur

New nordic gold commemorative:

"29th Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur"



(news and image from Wolfgang Schian)

Panama 1 balboa 2017 & 2018 - Centenary of the Red Cross

New circulating bimetallic commemoratives:

"Centenary of the Red Cross"



(image from eBay seller jcarlos02)

Panama quarter balboa 2017 & 2018 - Justo Arosemena

New circulating commemorative (exists in both dates 2017 and 2018):

"Bicentenary of the birth of Justo Arosemena"



(news from Taigawirbel)
(image from eBay seller jcarlos02)

Gibraltar 2 pounds 2017 - Referendum of 1967

New circulating bimetallic:

"50th anniversary of the Referendum of 1967"



(information by Peter Kaminsky)

Dominican Republic 5 pesos 2017 - PESO DOMINICANO series

New circulation family, adding "DOMINICANO" to word "PESO":



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Dominican Republic Central Bank

Sri Lanka 2017 - New circulating coin family

New circulating coin family released in december 2018:



Real photo:



(news by Pabitra Saha)
(images from Dr Kavan Ratnatunga and Pabitra Saha)

Deeper info at Dr Kavan Ratnatunga's site.

Transnistria 3 roubles 2017 - 445th anniversary of Chobruchi village

New commemorative:

"445th anniversary of Chobruchi village"



(image from eBay seller alexandercoins)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Libya 1 dinar 2017 - New type

This new Libyan coin is recently being seen in eBay and online coin shops:



SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 9.25 g
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Thickness: 2.10 mm
Edge: reeded

(news and images by Wolfgang Schuster, Thomas Fehlhauer and Egon Conti)

Dominican Republic 1 peso 2017 - PESO DOMINICANO series

New circulation family, adding "DOMINICANO" to word "PESO":



(news from Pabitra Saha, Wolfgang Schuster and Grigorii Golosov)

LINK: Dominican Republic Central Bank

Gibraltar 5 & 10 pence 2017 - Referendum of 1967

New circulating types:

"50th anniversary of the Referendum of 1967"



This is the whole set (and what happens with the bimetallic 2 pounds?, does it exist?):



(information and images by Peter Kaminsky)

Pakistan 50 rupees 2017 - Sir Syed Ahmad Khan

New circulating commemorative:

"200th anniversary of the birth of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan"



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

Gibraltar 20 pence 2017 - Referendum of 1967

New circulating type:

"50th anniversary of the Referendum of 1967"



(information by András Majoros)

Gibraltar 1 penny 2017 - Referendum of 1967

New circulating type:

"50th anniversary of the Referendum of 1967"



(information by András Majoros)

Transnistria 25 roubles 2017 - Figure Skating

New commemorative:

"XXIII Winter Olympic Games - Figure Skating"



LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Panama 2017 - Coat of arms with 10 stars

There's a new circulating family of coins in Panama with date 2017 after the addition of a 10th star to the coat of arms in 2014, for new province "West Panama".



The Coat of Arms is now like this (taken from Wikipedia):



(news by Wolfgang Schuster and Pabitra Saha)

Nepal 100 & 1000 rupees 2017 - Centenary of Tri-Chandra College

New CuNi and silver commemoratives:

"Centenary of Tri-Chandra College"



(information and images from Gijs Vlothuizen and Shankar Shrestha)

LINK: Central Bank of Nepal