Secularization in India
With a GDP growth of 5.9% in 2014, India is one of the world’s fastest expanding economies. Not good enough, thinks the government. It hopes for the Hindu temple gold to be melted down to curb annual gold imports.
Our Cartoon: Franklin’s World
Philologist, numismatist and cartoonist Claire Franklin provides insight into her daily thoughts. Recently, in the attic ...
British Museum to open new gallery of the Islamic World
The Albukhary Foundation is providing significant support for a major new gallery to redisplay the collections of the Islamic world at the British Museum. The gallery will open in 2018.
The Byzantine Weights of the Musée d’art et d’histoire in Geneva
Matteo Campagnolo and Klaus Weber have written a comprehensive and bibliophilic catalogue of Late Roman and Byzantine weights made of copper alloys. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at it.
Excellence in Currency Awards: The Winners
Seven organisations have scooped a prestigious award from the International Association of Currency Affairs. The awards were presented at a special ceremony during the Currency Conference on 14 May in Vancouver.
New Jersey Teenager Wins PNG 2015 Young Numismatist Scholarship
Christopher Maisano, a 17-year old New Jersey high school student, has been selected as the winner of the Professional Numismatists Guild 2015 young numismatist scholarship. He began collecting two years ago when he saw coins in the window of an antique shop.
Symbolic Red on New Circulating Coin marks Centenary of Gallipoli Landing
The Royal Australian Mint honours the centenary of the Gallipoli Landing with a symbolic red colour print on his new circulating coin. The coin is released as part of the Royal Australian Mint’s Official Anzac Centenary Coin Program.
New Swiss commemorative coins: “Hornussen” and “2000 years of Aventicum”
The Federal Mint Swissmint launched the sale of two new commemorative coins: The silver coin is dedicated to the Swiss national sport “Hornussen”, while the central theme of the gold coin is “2000 years of Aventicum”.
cgb.fr
cgb offers more than 400 lots of banknotes from the Banque de France in its e-billet 2 sale. It presents every main theme of French banknotes collection: 19th century rarities, 20th century rare dates and qualities, specimens, patterns, error notes and proofs. Closing date of the sale is May 20.
St James’s Auctions, GB-London
St James’s Auction 33 will take place at the Cavendish Hotel in London on May 20th. It features a broad selection of coins, medallions and banknotes with a focus on English coins. Highlight of the sale are some very rare and choice Russian coins.