Europe 2 euro 2015 - 30 years of the EU Flag

New bimetallic commemorative design approved:

Finally the commemorative coin competition has come to an end. More than 100,000 European citizens voted for their favourite coin.

The winner is design created by George Stamatopoulos, designer at the Bank of Greece. The winning coin will be issued during the second half of 2015.



LINK: The Coin Competition

United Kingdom 5 pounds 2015 - Edith Cavell

New silver commemorative:

'First World War: nurse Edith Cavell'

The coins is part of the First World War Six-Coin Set for 2015, exploring the events of 1915, when the world came to terms with the impact of the continuing First World War. Six more Proof coins, in 925 sterling silver, unite to tell their story, as our journey from Outbreak to Armistice continues.



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Canada 2015 - Gift coin sets commemorative dollars

These four dollar coins are released only in special sets or folders, but are legal tender and will all have their unique numismatic catalog number:

Baby Gift set
Birthday Gift set
Wedding Gift set
O Canada Gift set



(news and images by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Australia 1 dollar 2015 - First Lighthouse

New commemorative:

'100th anniversary of the first lighthouse in Australia'



(news and image by Peter Kaminsky

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

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Papua New Guinea 50 toea 2015 - XVth Pacific Games

New circulating commemoratives:

'XVth Pacific Games'

You can get this nice coin from my friend Sean Rooney (sirooney@hotmail.com).
Or you can visit his eBay pages for this and other nice items.

The coins started circulating on may 21st, in both coloured and not coloured versions. The coloured one:



The non-coloured type:



(news and images from Pabitra Saha and Peter Kaminsky)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel Plated Steel
Weight: 13.35 g
Diameter: 30.00 mm
Thickness: 2.55 mm
Edge: Interrupted serration

Belarus 1 & 20 roubles 2015 - Mikalai Radziwill 'Chorny'

New collectors' issues in CuNi and silver:

'500th Anniversary of the Birth of Mikalai Radziwill'



(news and images from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2015 - Battle of Waterloo

New commemoratives in silver and gold:

'Bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo'



(news by Jo Hoogeveen and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Zimbabwe 50 cents 2014 - Bond coin

New circulation denomination: the 50 cents bond coin is finally released.

You can get it from my friend Johann Siemens's web or from his eBay store.



(news and image by Johann Siemens)

Isle of Man 50 pence 2015 - TT (Tourist Trophy) Race

New circulating commemorative:



(information and image from Pabitra Saha)

Aruba 5 florin 2015 - 200 years Kingdom

New silver collectors' issue:

'200 years as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands'



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.00 mm
Weight: 25.00 g
Mintage: 1,250

(news by Niels van Schendel)