New Exhibition at St. Petersburg History of Money Museum
Currently, you have the opportunity to learn more about Russia’s perspective on WWII, the “Great Patriotic war”. Goznak’s collection of banknotes, awards, postage stamps and government bonds narrates the war’s history from the Russian perspective.
Swiss Shooting Thalers – The Chinese Edition
The first edition of Jürg Richter’s catalogue of all Swiss shooting thalers and shooting medals was published in 2005. Now, there is already a third edition, this time in Chinese and English. Ursula Kampmann takes a look at it.
The Most Valuable Scripophily Item Hammered in 2019
What was the highest priced scripophily sale at auction in 2019? Was it a previously unseen Chinese Imperial bond, a pioneering British railway share, or one of Apple’s founders shares personally signed by Steve Jobs? Scripophily expert Franky Leeuwerck has the answer.
Heritage Auctions Relocates World Headquarters
Heritage Auctions has consolidated three separate Dallas locations under a single roof in a 160,000-square foot state-of-the-art facility near DFW Airport. It is thus twice the size of Heritage’s previous home spanning the length of nearly three football fields.
Free ANA eLearning Academy
During what would have been the American Numismatic Association’s Summer Seminar the association will offer free virtual courses through its new ANA eLearning Academy. The courses are open to both ANA members and non-members.
Zimbabwe Introduces Larger Denomination Dollar Banknotes
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe have announced they will be releasing into circulation larger value banknotes, namely new ZWL $10 dollar denominations and ZWL $20 denominations. Due to galloping inflation, these new banknotes are the equivalent of 0.40 resp. 0.80 USD.
Royal Canadian Mint Reports Financial Results for 2019 and Q1 2020
The Royal Canadian Mint announced its financial results for 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 that provide insight into their activities, the markets influencing the businesses and the mint’s expectations for the next 12 months.
Latvian Bank Dedicates Commemorative Coin to Latgalian Pottery
Latgalian pottery is part of the Latvian Cultural Canon and has become one of the most striking examples of Latvian culture. A perfect reason for the Latvian Bank to issue a 2 euro commemorative coin “Latgalian Ceramics”.
Michael Matzke (1966-2020)
Michael Matzke, Curator of Numismatics at the Basel Historical Museum died on 20 May 2020 after a long and serious illness. Ursula Kampmann commemorates a friend.
Online Exhibition “Barbarian Tsunami”
The National Museum in Szczecin and the University of Warsaw organised an exhibition dedicated to the dramatic epoch known as Migration period. The exhibition has been presented in 12 museums in Poland. Now you can enjoy this entertaining display online!