Kazakhstan 50 tenge 2013 - Hedgehog

New commemorative:

"Animals: Long-spine Hedgehog"



(news by Gijs Vlothuizen, Taigawirbel and Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.37 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Edge: grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation
Mintage: 100 000

LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Poland 2 zlotys 2013 - Warta Poznan

New circulating commemorative:

"Polish Football Clubs: Warta Poznan"



(news by Taigawirbel and Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 800 000

LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint

Latvia 1 lats 2013 - Harp

New circulating commemorative:



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 21.75 mm
Weight: 4.80 g
Edge: inscriptions
Mintage: 1 million
Mint: Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (Germany)
Artists: Anna Heinrihsone (graphic design) and Ligita Franckevica (plaster model)

(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Latvia 1 lats pieces

Greece 2 euro 2013 - Plato's Academy

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"2,400th Anniversary of the Founding of Plato's Academy"



Real image:



(news and image from myeurohobby.eu)

SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Mintage: 750,000 pieces

Austria 5 euro 2013 - Land of water

New copper and silver commemoratives:

"Land of water"



LINK: Austrian Mint

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2013 - Rietveld Schröder House

New commemoratives in silver and gold:

World Heritage sites: "Rietveld Schröder House" in Utrecht



LINK: Royal Dutch Mint
LINK: Rietveld Schröder House in Wikipedia

Lithuania 25 & 50 litas 2013 - 25th anniversary of the Lithuanian Sajudis

New collectors issues:

"25th anniversary of the establishment of the Lithuanian Sajudis (Reform Movement)"



(news by Pabitra Saha and Sarunas Mortuza)

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

25 litas SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Cu/Al/Zn/Sn
Quality: proof
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Weight: 10.00 g
Mintage: 25,000
50 litas SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver Ag 925
Quality: proof
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Mintage: 4,000
Artist: Rytas Jonas Belevicius

Lithuania 50 litas 2013 - 150th Anniversary of the 1863–1864 Uprising

New silver collectors issue:

"150th Anniversary of the 1863–1864 Uprising"



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver Ag 925
Quality: proof
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Mintage: 3,000
Artist: Vidmantas Valentas and Giedrius Paulauskis

Aruba 5 & 10 florin 2013 - Willem-Alexander

New silver and gold commemoratives:

"Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange"



(news and images by Pabitra Saha)

Finland 5 euro 2013 - Summer

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Nordic Nature series: Summer"



(news and image by Jacek Stacel)

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: CuNi center, nordic gold ring
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland