Luxembourg 2 euro 2015 - Grand Duke Henri's Accession to the Throne

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"15th Anniversary of the Accession to the Throne of the Grand Duke Henri"



(image from eurocoinland.wordpress.com)

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

Alderney 5 pounds 2015 - Salvation Army

New collector types in CuNi and silver proof:

"150th Anniversary of the Salvation Army"



LINK: British Royal Mint

Finland 5 euro 2015 - Sports: Gymnastics

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Sports Finnish people love" series: Gymnastics.



(news by Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g
Designer: Nora Tapper
Mintage 10,000 (proof) and 50,000 (unc)
Issue date: 6th july

Link: Mint of Finland

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2015 - Kiev Funicular

New commemorative:

'110 years of the Kiev Funicular'



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNiZn
Weight: 16.54 g
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Mintage: 35 000

(image from eBay seller fanskating)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

France 2 euro 2015 - Feast of the Federation

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'Feast of the Federation'



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

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(image from www.numismatica-visual.es)

Lithuania 5 euro 2015 - Literature

New silver collectors' issue:

'Lithuanian culture: Literature'



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver Ag 925
Diameter: 28.70 mm
Weight: 12.44 g
Mintage: 4,000

(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

Lithuania 20 euro 2015 - Struve Geodetic Arc

New silver collectors' issue:

'UNESCO World Heritage: Struve Geodedic Arc'



LINK: Bank of Lithuania

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver Ag 925
Quality: proof
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Weight: 28.28 g
Artist: Tadas Žebrauskas
Mintage: 3,000

Greece 10 euro 2015 - Aristophanes

New silver commemorative:

'Greek culture - Playwright: Aristophanes'



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

Malaysia 1 ringgit 2015 - ASEAN

New commemorative:

'Association of Southeast Asian Nations'



(news and image from Pabitra Saha

UAE 25 fils 2014 - Magnetic ordinary type

New circulating type:

The 2014 (AH1435) composition for the ordinary circulating 25 fils has now a magnetic core, so must be considered a new subtype.



(news and image by Wolfgang Schuster and Pabitra Saha)