Friday, January 18, 2008

Canada 25 cents 2008 - Vancouver Games 2

New circulating commemoratives:

"Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games 2"

This year, four 25 cent coins will be released into circulation.

Their reverses:



The common obverse:



The Winter Olympic Games logo:



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint
LINK: Vancouver 2010

Canada 25 cents 2008 - Vancouver Games 2

New circulating commemoratives:

"Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games 2"

This year, four 25 cent coins will be released into circulation.

Their reverses:



The common obverse:



The Winter Olympic Games logo:



LINK: Royal Canadian Mint
LINK: Vancouver 2010

Friday, January 11, 2008

USA 2008 - State Quarters

New circulating commemoratives.

The designs for the 5 new quarters are ready:



LINK: The United States Mint
LINK: Quarter Designs

SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 5.67 g
Diameter: 24.26 mm
Thickness: 1.75 mm
Edge: reeded


Friday, January 04, 2008

Panama 25 centesimos 2005 - Bridge

New circulating commemorative released in 2007:



(image taken from Jose NG's site)
(thanks also to the anonymous reader who told me this is a 2005 item)

Image of the real bridge "Puente del Rey":



Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Latvia 1 lats 2007 - Snowman

New circulating commemorative:



It's been struck in 2007 by Münze Österreich, Austria.

LINK: Bank of Latvia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 21.75 mm
Weight: 4.80 g
Edge: inscriptions
Artists: Daina Lapina and Ligita Franckevica

Latvia 1 lats 2007 - Snowman

New circulating commemorative:



It's been struck in 2007 by Münze Österreich, Austria.

LINK: Bank of Latvia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 21.75 mm
Weight: 4.80 g
Edge: inscriptions
Artists: Daina Lapina and Ligita Franckevica

Friday, December 21, 2007

Serbia 20 dinara 2007 - Dositej Obradovic

New circulating type:

"20 dinara: Dositej Obradovic"

(information provided by Srdjan Gligorin and Zlatko Viscevic)



LINK: National Bank of Serbia

SPECIFICATIONS
Alloy: 70% Cu, 12% Ni, 18% Zn
Diameter: 28,00 mm
Weight: 9,00 g


Friday, December 14, 2007

UAE 1 dirham 2007 - Zakum & Scouts

New circulating commemoratives in the United Arab Emirates:

"30 years of Zakum Development Company"
"UAE Scout Golden Jubilee"



(information and images by Gijs Vlothuizen from www.iwantallcoins.com)

LINK: Central Bank of the UAE

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 6.40 g
Diameter: 24.00 mm


UAE 1 dirham 2007 - Zakum & Scouts

New circulating commemoratives in the United Arab Emirates:

"30 years of Zakum Development Company"
"UAE Scout Golden Jubilee"



(information and images by Gijs Vlothuizen from www.iwantallcoins.com)

LINK: Central Bank of the UAE

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 6.40 g
Diameter: 24.00 mm

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Mexico 100 pesos 2007 - Veracruz, Yucatán & Zacatecas

"Mexican States collection 2: VERACRUZ, YUCATÁN & ZACATECAS"



LINK: Banco de Mexico

SPECIFICATIONS
Disc composition: Silver 0.925
Ring composition: Aluminium-Bronze
Weight: 33.967 g
Diameter: 39.00 mm
Edge: rifling