Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2020 - 75 years of freedom

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"75 years of freedom"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2019 - Jaap Eden

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Jaap Eden"



LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2019 - Operation Market Garden

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"75 years of Operation Market Garden"



(news from Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2019 - The Beemster

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"20th anniversary of The Beemster as UNESCO's world heritage site"



(news from Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Portugal 5 euro 2019 - Renaissance

New CuNi commemorative:

"The Ages of Europe: Renaissance"

The Portuguese coin presents the loxodromic curve, a discovery of the Portuguese mathematician Pedro Nunes in 1537, that had a decisive impact on the navigation and the cartography of the globe.



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 14.00 g
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Mintage: 40 000
Artist: Eloísa Byrne

Coins in silver and gold have been issued too.

(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Portugal Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2019 - Stephen Hawking

New commemoratives in CuNi, silver and gold:

"Stephen Hawking"



(news and images from world.mintnewsblog.com)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2019 - 100 years of aviation

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"100 years of aviation in the Netherlands"



(news from Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Romania 50 bani 2018 - Centenary of the Great Union of 1918

New circulating commemorative:

"100 years since the Great Union of 1918"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: brass (CuZnNi)
Diameter: 23.75 mm
Weight: 6.10 g
Mintage: 1 million

A proof version of the 50 bani circulation type exists also. Silver (10 lei) and gold (500 lei) collectors' issues were released as well.

(news from Aurelian Vasile and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Romania National Bank

Portugal 2,5 euro 2018 - Granary Houses

New CuNi commemorative (also silver and gold issues were minted):

"Portuguese Ethnography series: Granary Houses from Northwest of Portugal"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 10.00 g
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Mintage: 60 000
Artist: Isabel Carriço & Fernando Branco

LINK: Portugal Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2018 - Wageningen University

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"100 years of Wageningen University"



LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

United Kingdom 50 pence 2018 - Paddington

New circulation and collectors' commemorative types:

The Royal Mint issued a new two-part 50 pence coin series commemorating the 60th anniversary of the books of Paddington Bear. Both designs are available normal loose, in a folder, but also in gold proof and colored silver proof. Designer of the coins is David Knapton.

"...at the station"



"...at the Buckingham Palace"



(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2018 - Schokland Vijfje

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"World heritage site: Schokland Vijfje"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Italy 10 euro 2018 - Trajan

New gold proof collectors issue:

"Roman emperors series: Trajan"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: gold .900
Diameter: 13.85 mm
Weight: 3.00 g
Mintage: 1,500

LINK: Italian Mint

Gambia 500 dalasis 2015 - 50th anniversary of Independence

New gold plated collectors' issue:

"50th anniversary of Independence"



(news and image by Murtaza Karimjee)

You can order this coin from Murtaza Karimjee's site:

www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2018 - Fanny Blankers-Koen

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Fanny Blankers-Koen"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Romania 50 bani 2018 - Union of Bessarabia with Romania

New proof collectors' issue:

"100 years since the union of Bessarabia with Romania"



Silver (10 lei), gold (100 lei) and coppered tombac (1 leu) collectors' issues were released as well.

(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Romania National Bank

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2018 - Leeuwarden-Friesland

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Leeuwarden-Friesland: European capital of culture"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2017 - Defence Line of Amsterdam

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam)"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Kenya 50 shillings 2016 - 50 years of Central Banking

New commemorative in gold plated CuNi:

"50 years of Central Banking"



(news and image from Wolfgang Schian)

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2017 - Johan Cruyff

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Johan Cruyff"

Closer look of the silver plated copper issue:



LINK: Royal Dutch Mint