World Coin News

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Peru 1 sol 2018 - First coin minted at the Lima Mint

New silver commemorative:

"First coin minted at the Lima Mint"

(news and image by David Velarde)

LINK: Peru Central Bank

Friday, November 23, 2018

China 10 yuan 2018 - 40 years of Reform and Development

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

40 years of Reform and Development

(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Georgia 5 lari 2018 - Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University

New silver commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University"

LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Nino Gongadze
Mint: FNMT-RCM (Mint of Spain)
Mintage: 1,500

Georgia 10 lari 2018 - First Democratic Republic of Georgia

New silver commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of the establishment of the First Democratic Republic of Georgia"

LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Mamuka Gongadze
Mint: FNMT-RCM (Mint of Spain)
Mintage: 1,500

Georgia 5 lari 2018 - Georgian book

New silver commemorative:

"Georgian book"

(news from Pabitra Saha)
(image taken from www.nbg.gov.ge)

LINK: National Bank of Georgia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Weight: 15.50 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Designer: Irakli Paghava
Mint: Lithuanian mint
Mintage: 1,500

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 3rd coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"Church of Nuestra Señora de la Merced"

Real image of the Church:

(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - San Felipe Neri Oratory

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 2nd coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"San Felipe Neri Oratory"

Old image of the Oratory:

(news by Frans Dubois, Gijs Vlothuizen, Peter Kaminsky, Jo Hoogeveen, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

Panama 1 balboa 2019 - Santa María La Antigua Cathedral

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

This is the 1st coin of the series of 8 coins to celebrate the 'World Youth Day' to be held in Panama in 2019:

"Santa María La Antigua Cathedral"