Yorkshire Museum acquires Wold Newton Hoard
The largest Tetrarchic hoard ever discovered in the North of England will stay in the Yorkshire Museum thanks to generous donations. Currently the coins are treated for conservation but will be revealed soon. Andrew Woods reports.
Designers sought for Finland in 100 Years collector coin
The Collector Coin Committee of the centenary of Finland’s independence invites to an open, international design competition. To be released in 2018, the gold coin will be minted on the theme Finland in 100 Years. The deadline for submissions is June 2, 2017.
Hungarian coins devoted to poet Arany
On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of famous poet János Arany, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank is issuing a 5,000-forint miniature gold coin, a 10,000-forint silver coin and an identical 2,000-forint non-ferrous coin.
Winners of Latvian collector coin design competition announced
In the competition for the design of an innovative euro collector coin, Latvijas Banka has announced the winners. The first prize goes to industrial designer Arturs Analts for his design concept “Honey”.
Impossible Standards? UK Bill Makes Trade in Items from Conflict Zones Since 1954 Illegal
A United Kingdom bill, the Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Act 2017, has been enacted by Parliament. The chief controversy comes from a clause defining what is unlawfully exported cultural property and which is even retroactive. Kate Fitz Gibbon reports.
Canada honours civil rights activist on new banknote
The Canadian Viola Desmond made history many years before Rosa Parks did. When she refused to give up her reserved-for-whites seat at the cinema in 1946, she was put into prison. Now she has become the first woman after the Queen to be put on a banknote of her country.
Peculiarities of Globalisation: German Blanks Acquisition
Who could imagine that German 1 and 2 euro cents are struck on Russian blanks? This article which was first published in the Mint News Quarterly addresses some odd inconsistencies in the German blank acquisition policy.
How Great Britain has been prepared for the new 1 Pound-Coin
Great Britain has introduced the new £1 coin in March 2017. This brings a lot of changes. The Mint News Quarterly has published an interview about the enormous task of preparing all businesses to get ready for the conversion, which we republish here.
MoAF opens exhibition on Blacks on US Currency
The New York Museum of American Finance has opened the traveling exhibit “For the Love of Money: Blacks on US Currency”. On loan from the Museum of UnCut Funk and on view through January 2018, it centers upon blacks which have significantly influenced history.
A new look on Merovingian coinage
Why write a book about Merovingian coinage, when according to popular belief it was so rare? Because it was not so rare at all. Philippe Schiesser changes profoundly the traditional picture of the coinage and level of monetization of the Merovingian age of silver in this book.