San Marino 5 euro 2015 - Milan Expo

New silver proof:

'Expo Milano 2015: Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life'



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

San Marino 10 euro 2015 - Abraham Lincoln

New silver proof:

'150th anniversary of the death of Abraham Lincoln'



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

Serbia 5 dinara 2013 & 2014 - Different composition and weight

New circulating type:

Instead of CuNiZn like previous years (KM#56 and KM#40) these new types' composition is Multilayer material: low carbon steel core electrochemically coated with a layer of copper on both sides, electroplated with a layer of copper and finally with a layer of brass.

Weight is now 5.78 grams instead of previous 6.13 grams.



You can order this coin from Hendrik Ermer (ermer@muenster.de) or from his eBay offers at www.ebay.com/usr/heer2k.

(image by Hendrik Ermer)
(information by Wolfgang Schuster)

LINK: National Bank of Serbia

Japan 500 yen 2015 - Chiba, Nagasaki, Osaka & Wakayama

New bimetallic commemoratives:

'Japan prefectures: Chiba, Nagasaki, Osaka & Wakayama'



The prefectures coins released or planned so far:

2008 - Hokkaido, Kyoto & Shimane
2009 - Nagano
2009 - Niigata
2009 - Ibaraki & Nara
2010 - Kochi, Gifu & Fukui
2011 - Aichi, Aomori & Saga
2011 - Kumamoto, Tottori & Toyama
2011 - Akita, Iwate & Shiga
2012 - Okinawa, Kanagawa & Miyazaki
2012 - Oita, Tochigi & Hyogo
2013 - Miyagi, Hiroshima & Gunma
2013 - Kagoshima, Okayama, Shizuoka & Yamanashi
2014 - Yamagata, Mie & Ehime
2014 - Ishikawa, Kagawa & Saitama
2015 - Fukuoka, Tokushima & Yamaguchi

LINK: Japan Mint

Cook Islands 5 dollars 2015 - Marumaru Atua

New circulation type:

'Marumaru Atua'



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Cook Islands Ministry of Finance

Venezuela 1 bolivar 2012 - Magnetic center

New circulating composition and slightly different details:

The 1 Bolivar 2012 is a new subtype compared to the 2007/2009 type (Y#93). The 2012 has a magnetic center. Also poorer mint quality and edge lettering "BCV 1" is bolder.



(news by Wolfgang Schuster and Hendrik Ermer)
(image from Hendrik Ermer)

You can order this coin from Hendrik Ermer (ermer@muenster.de) or from his eBay offers at www.ebay.com/usr/heer2k

LINK: Numismatic Catalog of Venezuela

Italy 5 euro 2015 - Avezzano earthquake

New silver collectors issue:

'Centenary of Avezzano earthquake'



LINK: Italian Mint

Italy 10 euro 2015 - Centenary of World War I

New proof silver collectors issue:

'Centenary of World War I'



(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Italian Mint

Italy 20 euro 2015 - Flora in the Art - Neoclassicism

New proof gold collectors issue:

'Flora in the Art - Neoclassicism'



LINK: Italian Mint

Italy 50 euro 2015 - Fauna in the Art

New proof gold collectors issue:

'Fauna in the Art'



LINK: Italian Mint