Norway’s new banknotes
On 22 November 2016, Norway’s new banknotes were on public display for the first time. The first denominations will be put into circulation in summer 2017. The banknotes feature a common theme instead of portraits.
The Royal Mint and CME Group to Launch Royal Mint Gold
The Royal Mint and CME Group announced a collaboration to transform the way that market participants can trade gold building and launching a digitised gold offering called Royal Mint Gold.
Tamdakht Meteorite Strike
On December 20, 2008, at 10:37 pm local time, a meteorite hit the earth north of Tamdakht in Morocco. For the Cook Islands, Coin Invest Trust has designed the “Tamdakht Meteorite Strike”, a coin whose intentional overstrike lets the surface appear like a crater.
2017 Coin of the Year Awards category winners announced
Krause Publications have announced the winners of the Coin of the Year Award 2017. This year Finland and the United States were the top winners bringing home two category awards each.
U.S. Embargoes Egyptian Coins among other artifacts
The US Government has published an extensive list of artifacts subject to import restrictions. Peter Tompa summarizes the coins which are concerned.
Atlas Numismatics
Atlas Numismatics has updated their website with 422 new coins, medals, and tokens at fixed prices.
Treasures of the Gupta Empire
Sanjeev Kumar is an independent researcher and numismatist who has spent an entire lifetime studying the history and coinage of the Gupta Empire. He has now published a monograph on the entire coinage of the Gupta Dynasty and the related dynasties of Bengal.
Is the Geneva Coin Cabinet facing its closure?
The governing body of the city of Geneva has decided to send the curator of the Geneva Coin Cabinet into early retirement. Does it plan to save costs by letting this one-of-a-kind collection be looked after by a research assistant?
Minting of new 5-euro polymer coin has begun
Following the great success of the first coin “Planet Earth” equipped with a blue polymer ring, the German Federal Ministry of Finance decided to issue a five-part coin edition “Climate Zones of the Earth”. On Monday, the first coin was minted in Karlsruhe.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in a Gallic oppidum ...