Poland 2 zlotys 2014 - John Paul II canonization

New circulating commemorative:

'John Paul II canonization'



(news by Taigawirbel)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nordic gold, CuAl5Zn5Sn1
Weight: 8.15 g
Diameter: 27.00 mm
Mintage: 1 600 000

Silver and gold coins will be released also.

LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint

Italy 10 euro 2014 - Gioachino Rossini

New silver commemorative:

'European musicians programme: Gioachino Antonio Rossini'



(news and image from eurocoinland.wordpress.com)

LINK: Italian Mint

Italy 2 euro 2014 - Carabinieri

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'200th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Carabinieri'



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

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

Aruba 5 florin 2014 - Carnival

New silver collectors issue:

'60 years of the Aruba Carnival'



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.00 mm
Weight: 25.00 g
Mintage: 1,250

(news and image by Pabitra Saha and Jacob de Mey)

Vatican euros 2014 - Pope Francis set

Here are the real and closer images of the new 'Pope Francis' euro coins:



(images by Pabitra Saha)

Spain 30 euro 2014 - Doménikos Theotokópoulos 'El Greco'

New silver commemorative:

'400 years of the death of El Greco'



The coin has 4 different latent images:



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 18.00 g
Mintage: 2 million
Release date: 7th april

LINK: Spanish Mint

Belarus 1 & 10 roubles 2014 - Arkadi Kuleshov

New CuNi and Silver commemoratives:

'100 years of the birth of poet Arkadi Kuleshov'



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Mintage: 4,000
Mint: Lithuanian Mint
Artist: A. Novoselov

A silver 10 roubles coin is available also.

(news from Gijs Vlothuizen and Leszek Slowinski)

LINK: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Belarus 1 & 20 roubles 2013 - More Slutsk belts

Three more CuNi and Silver commemoratives 'Slutsk belts' exist, all by artist Svetlana Nekrasova:



The colourful silver 20 roubles:



(news from Gijs Vlothuizen and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Romania 1, 10 and 100 lei 2014 - Court of Accounts

The National Bank of Romania has released three new coppered tombac, silver and gold collectors' issues:

'150 years of the establishment of Romania's Court of Accounts'



(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of Romania

Libya 1/2 dinar 2014 - New series

The Central Bank of Libya has unveiled plans for a new half-dinar coin.

The design is similar to that of the coin in current circulation and will have silver outer edge with a golden centre. The new coin will feature a monument from the historic Roman city of Guirza, instead of the current design of a rider on a horse. It will also bear the name of the CBL in English and feature a security tag revealing a star and crescent moon when the coin tilted.



Roman city of Guirza:



(news by Pabitra Saha and Wolfgang Schuster)

LINK: Central Bank of Libya
LINK: Roman Libya in Wikipedia