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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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Australia Honours Returned and Services League
Australia’s Returned and Services League(RSL) is an organization whose stated purpose it is to ensure “for the well-being, care, compensation and commemoration…
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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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Poland Celebrates 200th Anniversary of University
The Mint of Poland is celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences(SGGW) by issuing two new commemorative coins.…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Ultra High Relief Piedford Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act
The Pobjoy Mint is issuing a special ultra high relief piedfort coin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act.…
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2016 Commemorative Silver and Gold from Netherlands
The Royal Dutch Mint has unveiled the newest entry into their Dutch World Heritage Series that celebrates that which is considered of…
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Guyana Issues New $50 Banknote
The bank of Guyana is celebrating that nations 50th year of independence by releasing a new 50 Dollar banknote, as well as…
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Iconic Scenes Featured on New Star Trek Silver Coins
As a part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Star Trek: The Original Series, which was first broadcast in 1966, the Royal…
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US Mint Releases Gerald Ford FDC
First day covers for the 38th coin in the Presidential Dollar Coin Series are available from the US Mint starting today, May…
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Australia Celebrates Polupar Kids Show with Coin Set
To celebrate 50 years of Australia’s most iconic children’s television program, the Royal Australian Mint has designed a series of Play School…
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