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8 New Russian Commemorative Silver Coins
The Bank of Russia issued no less than eight new commemorative coins this week. As always the design quality of these coins…
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Russian History with Armoury Chamber Coins
Amongst a total of eight new releases by the Bank of Russia this week are two silver coins that celebrate the incredibly…
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2016 Entries For Russian Aviation Series
The first of several new releases by the Bank of Russia for this week are two new partially colourized silver coins that…
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Banknote News Roundup – May 2016
The following is a brief summary of the most interesting or important developments in the international banknote market during May 2016. News,…
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Ukraine Commemorates 125 Year Old Tram System
The National Bank of Ukraine has released a new commemorative coin to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the Kiev Tram network. Ukraine…
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Austria 2016 Proof Coin Sets Now Available
The official 2016 Austrian circulation currency proof coin set is now available. Austria 2016 Proof Coin Set Slip Cover Art The theme…
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Vatican Issues First Gold Coins of 2016
The Vatican’s Philatelic and Numismatic Office today released two new commemorative gold coins for 2016. The first piece is The Pontificate of…
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Swiss Mint releases new Gold and Silver Commemoratives
The Swiss mint has released two new collectors coins for 2016, a gold 50 Franc and a silver 20 Franc coin. Much…
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Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross Silver €5
The Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross have acted as an auxiliary unit of the Italian Armed Forces since June 1st…
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Singapore Native Orchids Silver Set
Following on the successful conclusion of the Native Orchids of Singapore Series last year the Singapore Mint have decided to issue a…
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Art Mint Issues First Coin In New Animals Series
The second of two new releases from the Art Mint this month, the Cat Eye coin marks the inaugural coin in a…
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Vatican City Commemorates Gendarmerie Corps
The Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office have released the annual 2 Euro commemorative coins of the Vatican City State for 2016. The…
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New Zealand Releases ‘Frozen’ Coins
Following on the success of the Disney Princess collection, the New Zealand Mint is releasing another series of licensed Disney themed coins.…
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Final Coins In Japan Prefecture Series
Japan has officially unveiled the last coins in the Japanese 47 Prefectures coin program. The final coin in the series is dedicated…
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Silver Coin Series Starts With Dualist Yami Yugi
The popular animated series Yu-Gi-Oh! is currently in its 15th consecutive year of broadcast in nearly every major market around the world…
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Italy Celebrates Ancient Playwright
The Italian Mint or IPZS(Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) has released the second commemorative two Euro coin for 2016. The coin…
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Portugal Starts Heroes of Sport Series with Football Legend
Portugal has released the first installment of a new series of numismatic collectors coins entitled Heroes of Sport. The series in called…
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Greek Myths Series Launches with 1st Beautiful Coin
The Art Mint has in recent history released some truly innovative coin designs and their latest offering seems sure not to disappoint…
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Canada To Issue World’s First Delta Shaped Coin
“To boldly go where no one has gone before” or perhaps in this case to boldly go where no mint has gone…
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Mint of Finland To Produce Danish Coins
The National Bank of Denmark and the Mint of Finland have announced that starting in 2017 moving forward all Danish coins will…
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Canadian National Heroes Series To Benefit Red Cross
Following the release earlier this month of the Fireman’s silver $15 coin, the Royal Canadian Mint has released the details of the…
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