Russia 10 roubles 2016 - Staraya Russa

New circulating commemorative:

"Cities of military glory: Staraya Russa"



LINK: Bank of Russia

Russia 10 roubles 2016 - Belgorod Oblast

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

'Russian regions: Belgorod Oblast'



LINK: Bank of Russia

Finland 5 euro 2016 - Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Presidents of Finland" series: Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg



SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g
Designer: Tero Lounas
Mintage 6,000 (proof) and 30,000 (unc)
Issue date: 3rd may

(news by Pabitra Saha and Jacek Stacel)

Link: Mint of Finland

Swaziland 2015 - New circulation set

Six new coin types were issued recently and are already easily available:



(news by Jo Hoogeveen, Gijs Vlothuizen, Wolfgang Schuster, Alexey Malykh, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)
(scan by Alexey Malykh)

USA 2016 - America the Beautiful Quarters

These are the next 5 quarters of this series for 2016:

Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (KENTUCKY)
Fort Moultrie at Fort Sumter National Monument (SOUTH CAROLINA)
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (WEST VIRGINIA)
Shawnee National Forest (ILLINOIS)
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (NORTH DAKOTA)



(news by Peter Kaminsky and Belozerskikh Aleksander)

LINK: The United States Mint
LINK: America the Beautiful quarters program

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

Canada 1 dollar 2016 - 100th Anniversary of Women's Vote

New circulating commemorative:

"100th Anniversary of Women's Vote:



(news by Peter Kaminsky, Ashwin Lobo, Pabitra Saha and Jo Hoogeveen)
(image by Ashwin Lobo)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Tajikistan 2015 - New circulating subtypes

Three new coin varieties were issued in 2015. The 10, 20 & 50 dirams bear new style numerals and letters:



(news and scan by Shamik Biswas)

LINK: National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan

Transnistria 1 rouble 2016 - Aries

New commemorative:

"The Zodiac: Aries"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(news by Shamik Biswas)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2016 - Pisces

New commemorative:

"The Zodiac: Pisces"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(news by Shamik Biswas)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Mozambique 200 meticais 2015 - 35th Anniversary of the Metical

New CuNi, silver and gold commemoratives:

"35th Anniversary of the Metical"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.62 mm
Width: 2.35 mm
Weight: 28.28 g

(news and image by Murtaza Karimjee)

On march 2017 Wolfgang Schuster confirms that this type exists also in copper-nickel and also in gold.

You can order this coin from my friend Murtaza Karimjee's site:

www.africanbanknotes.blogspot.com