Denmark 10 & 20 krone 2013 - New circulation types

In 2013, the 10 and 20 krone coins will be redesigned again to be more in line with their original design. This will restore the visual identity of the whole series, from the 50 øre coin to the highest denomination 20 kroner. Based on the very first version in this series, a new typeface has been designed for the coins. It was inspired by Danish Art Nouveau, known as Skønvirke, as seen in Danish coins from the early 20th century. The new typeface is in keeping with tradition, but also attractive and robust. Finally, the coat of arms will be redesigned to fit the coins, and the denomination will be shown in the robust, easy to read style also used on the other coins in the series.



(information and images from Serhiy Dzhyshkariani)

LINK: Denmark National Bank

Malta 10 euro 2013 - Dun Karm Psaila

New silver commemorative:

"European writers and poets series: Dun Karm Psaila"



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

India 5 rupees 2012 - 60 years of Calcutta IG Mint

New circulating commemorative:

"60 years of Calcutta IG Mint"



(news by Shamik Biswas)

India 10 rupees 2012 - Mata Vaishno Devi

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Silver Jubilee of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board"



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

France 2 euro 2013 - Pierre de Coubertin

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"150th Anniversary of the birth of Pierre de Coubertin"



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

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

Ukraine 2 & 10 hryvnia 2013 - Bustard

New commemoratives:

"Flora and fauna series: Bustard (Otis tarda)"



(news by Gijs Vlothuizen)

2 hryvnia SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNiZn
Weight: 12.80 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Mintage: 300,000
10 hryvnia SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: silver
Weight: 31.10 g
Diameter: 38.60 mm
Mintage: 5,000
Artist: Volodymyr Demianenko

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Australia 1 dollar 2013 - Benevolent Society

New commemorative:

"200 Years of the Benevolent Society"

Established in 1813, the Benevolent Society lays claim to being Australia's first charity organisation. It was established by banker, newspaper editor, and philanthropist Edward Smith Hall, and has served to provide aid to millions of Australians for two centuries. Its significant achievements include pioneering free maternity care, legal aid, campaigning for the abolition of child labour and the introduction of the old age pension.



(information by Peter Kaminsky, Antoine Clerc and Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Al-Bronze
Weight: 9.00 g
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Edge: plain/reeded
Designer: RAM Team

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Lithuania 2 litas 2013 - Heritage

New bimetallic commemoratives:

"Lithuanian heritage: Kurenas, Stelmuzes Azuolas, Verpste and Puntukas"



The Kurenas is a sailing fishing boat of Courland Lagoon in Lithuania, which is unchanged in its traditional form since the fourteenth century:



The Stelmuzes Azuolas (Stelmuze Oak) is an oak tree which grows in the former Stelmuze Manor park by Stelmuze village. It measures 3.5 m in diameter and 13 m in girth at its widest part; being 2.8 m and 9.58 m at waist level. The oak reaches 23 m in height with only side branches remaining alive. It is believed to be as much as 2,000 years old; this makes it the oldest oak in Lithuania and one of the oldest in Europe. However, exact age measurements are difficult as the inner part of the trunk has been removed. In 1960 it was declared a natural monument and included in the list of protected objects in Lithuania:



The Verpste is a traditional wooden spindle:



Puntukas is a glacial granite erratic probably from Finland. It measures 6.9 metres in length, 6.7 m in width, and 5.7 m in depth (including 1.5 m underground). It weighs about 265 tons. In 1943, sculptor Bronius Pundzius engraved portraits and quotes from last wills of Lithuanian pilots Steponas Darius and Stasys Girenas for the 10th anniversary of their deaths during the transatlantic flight with Lituanica:



SPECIFICATIONS
Ring composition: CuAlNi
Center composition: CuNi
Weight: 7.50 g
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Artist: Giedrius Paulauskis
UNC Mintage: 100,000
Proof Mintage: 4,000

(news and information from Wikipedia, Pabitra Saha and Andrius Cerniauskas)

LINK: Bank of Lithuania

Japan 500 yen 2013 - Kagoshima, Okayama, Shizuoka & Yamanashi

New bimetallic commemoratives:

"Japan prefectures: Kagoshima, Okayama, Shizuoka & Yamanashi"



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

LINK: Japan Mint

Angola 2012 - Real images

Real images of the new circulating coins:



(images from Wolfgang Schuster and eBay)