Guyana 2000 dollars 2013 - two CuNi commemoratives

New CuNi commemoratives:

'175th Anniversary of the arrival of East Indian indentured immigrants to Guyana'
'250th Anniversary of the Berbice Slave Rebellion'



(images from Egon Conti)
(news from Pabitra Saha)

Transnistria 2014 - New coin family in synthetic material

Next friday (august 22nd) the Transnistrian Republican Bank (PRB) will put into circulation coins made of composite materials of the following denominations: 1, 3, 5, 10 roubles.

Coins of the Transnistrian Republican Bank of composite materials are legal tender on the territory of Transnistria and circulate at par with other money of the Transnistrian Republican Bank; required for acceptance at face value for all kinds of payments by all organizations regardless of ownership and activities.



General characteristics of the coins:
-made of composite materials
-semitransparent
-have a firm, smooth surface
-do not bend, keep their shape
-emit a specific bone sound when tapped

Security features of the coins:
-contour and direct microtexts
-fiber, glowing blue when exposed to UV radiation
-graphics, glowing when exposed to UV radiation
-colorless elements, glowing when exposed to UV radiation
-elements that have a selective absorption in the infrared range

(news and image by Pabitra Saha)
(information by Ivan from http://www.ciscoins.net)

LINK: Transnistrian Republican Bank

Russia 10 roubles 2014 - Tyumen Oblast

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

'Russian regions: Tyumen Oblast'



LINK: Bank of Russia

Finland 10 & 20 euro 2014 - Ilmari Tapiovaara

New silver collectors issues:

'100 years of the birth of Ilmari Tapiovaara'



(news by Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Silver .925 (20€) and .500 (10€)
Diameter: 38.60 mm (20€) and 28,5 mm (10€)
Weight: 25.50 g (20€) and 10 g (10€)
Designer: Harri Koskinen
Mintage: 5,000 (20€) and 10,000 (10€)

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Finland 5 euro 2014 - Animals of the Provinces: Aland

New bimetallic commemorative:

'Animals of the Provinces' series: the white-tailed eagle in Aland.



(news by Jacek Stacel and Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g
Mintage 10,000 (proof) and 35,000 (unc)

Link: Mint of Finland
Link: White-Tailed Eagle

India 10 rupees 2013 - Coir Board Diamond Jubilee

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'60 years of Coir Board'



(news and image by Shabbir Disawala)

Ukraine 25 kopiyka 2014 - Magnetic type

The new 25 kopiyka coins are made of steel with galvanized coverage of aluminium-bronze.



(news and image from Michel Guerin)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Panama half balboa 2014 - Panama Canal Centenary

New circulating commemorative:

'100 years of the Panama Canal'



(image and news byEgon Conti)

Latvia 5 euro 2014 - the Baltic Way

New silver collectors issue:

'The Baltic Way'



LINK: Bank of Latvia

Rwanda 20 shillings 2011 - New fantasy type

New fantasy type:



This strike shows Shillings as denomination. This is no official Rwanda issue, since the currency in Rwanda is the Franc. These strikes are private fantasies fabricated in China.

(image from Michel Guerin)
(information from Wolfgang Schuster)