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2016 Lucky Loonie Sports Fresh New Design
The Lucky Loonie is a story that sees it’s origins in the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. During the preparations a…
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Spain Remembers Ferdinand II of Aragon
Ferdinand II of Aragon(1452 – 1516) was ruler of Sicily and Aragon and his marriage to Queen Isabella I of Castille(1451 –…
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History of Polish Coins Series Explores the Ducat
The Ducat of Sigismund the Elder is the newest addition to the History of Polish Coins Series from the Mint of Poland.…
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2016 USA Coin and Currency Set Honors Code Talkers of WWII
The 2016 coin and currency set from the United States Mint are now available, with the theme for this year’s set being…
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Slovakian Presidency of EU Council Silver Coin
Slovakia has issued a special silver collector’s coin to commemorate the first time that the Central European country will hold the presidency…
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Good Health from Final Coin in Blessings Gold Coin Series
The Canadian Blessings coin series has been running since 2009 and has now produce eight coins in total for the set. The…
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Priest’s Mill Features on New Discover Poland Coin
The interesting, and relatively new, Discover Poland circulating commemorative coin series from Poland is now in it’s third year of issue and…
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New Zealand Commemorates Road To Rio Olympics
The 2016 Summer Olympics, to be held in Rio, is steadily drawing closer and as a result we can expect to see…
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Portugal Cante Alentejano Coins
Portugal has released the 2015 UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage coin for 2016. The coin celebrates the proud art-form of Cante Alentejano. Cante…
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Bicentenary of Struve Geodetic Arc from Ukraine
2016 marks the bicentenary since German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve began his work on what is today known as…
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400th Anniversary of Australian Landfall Coin
2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the first documented European landing on Australian soil. To mark this occasion the Perth Mint is…
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Platinum, Gold and Silver Maple Leaves From Canada
The Royal Canadian Mint continues to impress with a steady stream of well designed, beautiful and innovative coins. Their latest release is…
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Disney Princess Series Closes With Pocahontas
The final coin in Disney Princess collection by the New Zealand Mint has now been released and the auspicious honour of bringing…
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1 Kilogram Gold and Silver Maple Leaf Coins for 2016
The Royal Canadian Mint has released two 1kg precious metal coins as a part of their June 2016 catalog, and they are…
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New Polymer £5 Banknote for England
England has finally unveiled their new five Pound note this week, and World Numismatic News is here to provide you with all…
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Royal Mint Celebrates 1966 Word Cup Victory
The story of England’s 1966 FIFA World Cup victory has been told and re-told so many times that it has reached legendary…
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France Closes Ships Series With Iconic Ocean Liner
The final coins in the Great French Ships series, by Monnaie de Paris(The French Mint), have now been released. Completing the five…
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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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