Tuesday, November 16, 2010

India 10 rupees 2010 - Reserve Bank

New bimetallic:

"Reserve Bank of India Platinum Jubilee"



(image by Kodali)
(information by Antonio Barrena and Michael Reissner)

These are the images of the 4 circulating denominations (thanks to Ashwin Lobo):

India 10 rupees 2010 - Reserve Bank

New bimetallic:

"Reserve Bank of India Platinum Jubilee"



(image by Kodali)
(information by Antonio Barrena and Michael Reissner)

These are the images of the 4 circulating denominations (thanks to Ashwin Lobo):

Monday, November 15, 2010

China 1 yuan 2010 - Shanghai EXPO

New commemorative:



(image taken from eBay seller power2infinite)

China 1 yuan 2010 - Shanghai EXPO

New commemorative:



(image taken from eBay seller power2infinite)

Friday, November 12, 2010

Canada 25 cents 2010 - Honour Remembrance Day

New circulating commemorative:

"Honour Remembrance Day"



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight: 4.40 g
Diameter: 23.88 mm
Edge: serrated
Artists: Cosme Saffioti (rev) and Suzanna Blunt (obv)

Canada 25 cents 2010 - Honour Remembrance Day

New circulating commemorative:

"Honour Remembrance Day"



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: three-ply nickel finish plated steel
Weight: 4.40 g
Diameter: 23.88 mm
Edge: serrated
Artists: Cosme Saffioti (rev) and Suzanna Blunt (obv)

Thursday, November 11, 2010

India 5 rupees 2009 & 2011 - Prasad and Tagore

New circulating commemoratives:

"2009: 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad"
"2011: 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore"



(images from T G R Nath's eBay auctions)
(information by Pabitra Saha)

India 5 rupees 2009 & 2011 - Prasad and Tagore

New circulating commemoratives:

"2009: 125th Birth Anniversary of Dr. Rajendra Prasad"
"2011: 150th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore"



(images from T G R Nath's eBay auctions)
(information by Pabitra Saha)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Taiwan 10 yuan 2011 - Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

New circulating type:

The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) will issue a new NT$10 coin on January 11, 2011. The new NT$10 coin will be circulated concurrently with the existing notes and coins.

Obverse: The main design features a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the Republic of China. The upper part of the circumscription is inscribed with Chinese characters "The 100th Year of the Republic of China." (The Arabic numeral will change to indicate the year of mintage in subsequent years)

Reverse: The latent images of two Chinese phrases, "the country is prosperous and at peace" and "the people live in safety and happiness", overlap to form the shape of a Ruyi. The face value 10 Yuan in Chinese is inscribed with two latent images inside the Arabic numeral "0". A tactile identification feature for blind people (point) can be found below. Turning the coin slightly to the left and right causes two different sets of texts and figures to appear alternately.



LINK: Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: CuNi
Weight: 7.50 g
Diameter: 26.00 mm

Taiwan 10 yuan 2011 - Dr. Sun Yat-Sen

New circulating type:

The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) will issue a new NT$10 coin on January 11, 2011. The new NT$10 coin will be circulated concurrently with the existing notes and coins.

Obverse: The main design features a portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founding father of the Republic of China. The upper part of the circumscription is inscribed with Chinese characters "The 100th Year of the Republic of China." (The Arabic numeral will change to indicate the year of mintage in subsequent years)

Reverse: The latent images of two Chinese phrases, "the country is prosperous and at peace" and "the people live in safety and happiness", overlap to form the shape of a Ruyi. The face value 10 Yuan in Chinese is inscribed with two latent images inside the Arabic numeral "0". A tactile identification feature for blind people (point) can be found below. Turning the coin slightly to the left and right causes two different sets of texts and figures to appear alternately.



LINK: Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: CuNi
Weight: 7.50 g
Diameter: 26.00 mm