Dominican Republic 25 pesos 2020 - PESO DOMINICANO series

New circulation type:

This is not new, of course (1st year was 2017) but as my German friend Martin says, the family should be completed :-)



(news and image by Martin Koehn)

Transnistria 2020 - New design of the coat of arms

New design of the coat of arms on the 5, 10, 25 and 50 kopeks:



The 2019 coins bear one design, while the 2020, 2022 and 2023 bear a new one:



(news from Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank

Tunisia 1 dinar 2020 - Composition change

New circulation composition:

While existing type (KM#347) was made of copper-nickel, this new type is nickel plated steel.



(news from Wolfgang Schuster)

Belarus 2 rubles 2020 - Architectural heritage of Belarus

Six new commemorative bimetallic types in folder:

"Architectural heritage of Belarus"



The folder cover:



(news and images from Jacek Stącel)

Thailand 20 baht 2020 - 60th Anniversary of King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

New commemorative type:

"60th Anniversary of King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


(news and image by Wolfgang Schuster)

Thailand 20 baht 2020 - 70th Anniversary of Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council

New commemorative type:

"70th Anniversary of Office of the National Economic and Social Development Council"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


(news and image by Wolfgang Schuster)

Thailand 20 baht 2020 - 100th Anniversary of the Ministry of Commerce

New commemorative type:

"100th Anniversary of the Ministry of Commerce"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


(news and image by Wolfgang Schuster)

Sri Lanka 20 rupees 2020 - 150th Anniversary of the Colombo Medical Faculty

New circulation commemorative coin:

"150th Anniversary of the Colombo Medical Faculty"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: nickel plated steel
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Weight: 8.59 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Mintage: 500,000

(images and data taken from coins.lakdiva.org)
(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
LINK: Lakdiva coin collection

Nepal 1 rupee 2020 (VS2077) - New circulation type

New circulating coin type:



(news by Wolfgang Schuster)

Nepal 2 rupees 2020 (VS2077) - New circulation type

New circulating coin type:



(photo from eBay seller metal-punk)

Falkland Islands 1 pound 2020 - New bimetallic circulation type

New bimetallic circulation type:



(news and images from Wolfgang Weitlaner and Pabitra Saha)

Australia 2 dollars 2020 - Tokyo Olympics

Five new commemorative types:

"Australian Team in Tokyo Olympic Games 2020"



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

(news by Eddy Reynaert)
(image from Peter Kaminsky, eBay seller monedapeter)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

North Macedonia 1 denar 2020 - New country's name

New circulating type after the change of the country's official name:

"Republic of North Macedonia - Република Северна Македонија"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass and copper plated steel
Diameter: 23.80 mm
Weight: 5.10 g
Edge: plain

(images from eBay seller 1388andrew)
(news by Eddy Reynaert)

Samoa 1 sene 2020 - Birds types

New non-circulating coin types:



The common side:



(news and image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)

Gibraltar 1, 2, 5 & 10 pence 2020 - New circulation types

New circulation types:

1p - Commonwealth Park
2p - Marina
5p - Windsor Bridge
10p - Barbary Partridge



(image from www.gibraltar-stamps.com)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps

Australia 2 dollars 2020 - Paralympic Team mascot – Lizzie the Lizard

New commemorative type:

"Paralympic Team mascot – Lizzie the Lizard"



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

(image from www.ramint.gov.au)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 50 pence 2020 - Not coloured penguin types

New commemorative types:

"Not coloured penguin types"



(news and image by Eddy Reynaert)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2020 - Moldagaliev Zhuban

New commemorative type:

"Birth Centenary of Moldagaliev Zhuban"



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

(news and image from Egon Conti)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2020 - Flora & Fauna - Populus diversifolia

New commemorative type:

"Flora and fauna of Kazakhstan: Populus diversifolia"



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

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

Gibraltar 50 pence 2020 - COVID-19

New commemorative type:

"Covid-19"



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

(image from www.gibraltar-stamps.com)

LINK: Gibraltar Stamps