Thailand 20 baht 2022 - 100th Anniversary of Vajira Nursing School

New commemorative type:

"100th Anniversary of Vajira Nursing School"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 32.00 mm
Weight: 15.00 g


(image from eBay seller asian_treasury)

South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 2 pounds 2022 - Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration series: Swedish Antarctic Expedition

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration series: Swedish Antarctic Expedition"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2.022

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Australia 50 cents 2022 - Christmas Decoration

New commemorative type:

"Christmas Decoration"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Weight: 15.50 g
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

(image from eBay seller monedapeter)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2021 - Zhambyl Zhabaev

New commemorative type:

"175 Birth Anniversary of Zhambyl Zhabaev"

Zhambyl Zhabaev (28 February 1846 - 22 June 1945) was a Soviet and Kazakh traditional folksinger.



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel-zinc
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Weight: 11.17 g
Thickness: 2.10 mm
Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)

(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Belgium 10 euro 2022 - 100 years of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

New collectors' commemorative type:

"100 years of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .925
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Artist: Luc Luycx and Iris Bruijns
Mintage: 5,000

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

Turkey 1 lira 2022 - Centenary of the Great Offensive

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Centenary of the Great Offensive"

The Great Offensive was the largest and final military operation of the Turkish War of Independence, fought between the Turkish Armed Forces loyal to the government of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, and the Kingdom of Greece, ending the Greco-Turkish War. The offensive began on 26 August 1922 with the Battle of Dumlupınar.



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: brass
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 26.15 mm
Weight: 8.30 g

(news by Pabitra Saha)
(data taken from Wikipedia)
(image from eBay seller fortumor)

Hungary 2,000 forint 2022 - 150th Birth Anniversary of Gedeon Richter

New collectors' commemorative type:

"150th Birth Anniversary of Gedeon Richter"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Size: 28.43 x 28.43 mm
Mint: Hungarian Mint (Hungary)
Artist: Gábor Kereszthury
Mintage: 30,000
(image and data taken from www.mnb.hu)
(news by Jo Hoogeveen and Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Magyar Nemzeti Bank
LINK: Hungarian Mint

Australia 20 cents 2022 - 90th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

New commemorative type:

"90th anniversary of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.52 mm
Weight: 11.30 g
Mintage: 30,000
Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

LINK: Royal Australian mint

Portugal 5 euro 2022 - Porcelain Art

New commemorative type:

"Porcelain Art"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Weight: 13.50 g
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 30,000
Artist: André Carrilho

Coloured silver proof and coloured gold proof types have been minted also.

(news by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

British Antarctic Territory 2 pounds 2022 - Southern Constellation of Phoenix - Firebird

New bimetallic commemorative celebrating the Bicentenary of British Astronomer Sir William Frederick Herschel:

"Southern Constellation of Phoenix - Firebird"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: nickel-bronze
Center disc: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Pobjoy Mint
Mintage: 2,000

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint