Sri Lanka 5 rupees 2014 - 75 years of Bank of Ceylon

New circulating commemorative:

'75 years of Bank of Ceylon'

Sri Lanka has finally released this coin on July 9th.



(information from Shamik Biswas)
(image taken from coins.lakdiva.org by Dr Ratnatunga)

Kyrgyzstan 10 som 2015 - Great bustard

New silver collectors issue:



(news by Taigawirbel)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver 925/1000
Weight: 28.28 g
Diameter: 38.60 mm
Mintage: 3,000

LINK: National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic

Ukraine 2 hryvnia 2015 - Petro Prokopovych

New low mintage commemorative:

'240 anniversary of the birth of Petro Prokopovych'

Petro Prokopovych (1775–1850) was the founder of commercial beekeeping. He introduced novelties in traditional beekeeping that allowed great progress in the practice.



(news from Taigawirbel and Pabitra Saha)
(image from Pabitra Saha)
(biographical data taken from Wikipedia)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNiZn
Weight: 12.80 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Mintage: 30,000

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

South Sudan 2015 - New coin family

New circulating family for South Sudan:



You can find awesome images of the two bimetallic types at World Bimetallic Coin News.

You can order these coins from Murtaza Karimjee (m_abdeali@hotmail.com) at his web page africanbanknotes.blogspot.com or from his eBay site.

My own scan of the 10 piastres:



The 20 piastres:



And the 50 piastres:



(news and images from Aidan Work, Pabitra Saha, Niels van Schendel and myself)

Turkey 1 lira 2015 - Desert Monitor and Anatolian Wild Sheep

Two new fauna bimetallics by the Turkish Mint:

'Desert Monitor and Anatolian Wild Sheep'

The Desert monitor (Varanus griseus), is a species of monitor lizards found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia. They are carnivorous, feeding on a wide range of vertebrates and invertebrates.



The Anatolian wild sheep is one of the fifteen subspecies of the Asian Mouflon, one of five wild sheep kinds in Asia. Found only in Turkey, these species are unique to Turkey.



(news by Taigawirbel)
(information taken from Wikipedia)

Canada 2 dollars 2015 - Baby Raccoons

New bimetallic commemorative:



Available only as part of the Special Edition Specimen Set.

SPECIFICATIONS
Ring composition: Nickel
Center composition: CuAlNi
Weight: 7.30 g
Diameter: 28.03 mm
Edge: interrupted serrations
Artist: Clinton Jammer

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Finland 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU flag

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'30 years of the European Union flag'



(news 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

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Malta 2 euro 2015 - Republic in 1974

New bimetallic circulating commemorative to celebrate the 5th of five major milestones in Malta's constitutional history:

'Republic of Malta in 1974'



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

Kazakhstan 50 and 500 tenge 2015 - Kazakh Khanate

New CuNi and Silver commemoratives:

'550th Anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate'



(news by Taigawirbel)

LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Romania 50 bani 2015 - Currency Redenomination

New circulating commemorative:

'10th anniversary of the Currency Redenomination'



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Romania National Bank