The new Cultural Property Protection Act – An interview with Ansgar Heveling
Ansgar Heveling, Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary faction of the Committee on Culture and Media Affairs, answers CoinsWeekly’s questions about the impact of the new German Cultural Property Protection Act.
David Hendin presents coins from the Jewish War
David Hendin is Adjunct Curator for the American Numismatic Society and an expert in ancient Jewish coins. In a video for the ‘Ancient Jew Review’ he gives a brief history of the war and presents some of the Jewish coins minted during this period.
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Elaborate illustrated books on Swiss coinage
Olivier Chaponnière published two wonderful volumes on Swiss coinage. They focus on gold coins and the drafts of die engraver Antoine Bovy. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at them.
Jürg Richter receives Otto Paul Wenger Prize 2016
Jürg Richter, numismatist and founder of Swiss auction house SINCONA AG, has been awarded the Otto Paul Wenger Prize 2016. The Otto Paul Wenger Prize is the highest decoration of Swiss numismatics.
Images of the Human Body on Coins
The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow and the Benaki Museum in Athens organized in cooperation an exhibition entitled “Heads and Tails – Tales and Bodies: Engraving the Human Figure from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period”.
Museum of American Finance Founder Makes Final Visionary Gift to Institution
Wall Street veteran John E. Herzog has announced a final $5 million gift to the Museum of American Finance, the New York institution he founded more than 25 years ago.
International Coin Design Competition 2016
The Japan Mint will hold the International Coin Design Competition 2016 with the objective of encouraging creativity and enhancing the artistry of coin designs.
Hungarian coin celebrates 5th anniversary of adoption of Fundamental Law
Marking the 5th anniversary of the adoption of the Fundamental Law, the Magyar Nemzeti Bank issues a 10,000-forint silver collector coin and a 2,000-forint non-ferrous version bearing the same image.
Wildlife Protection 2016 – Saker Falcon
Created by Coin Invest Trust on behalf of Mongolia, the latest issue of the multi-award-winning Wildlife Protection Series is devoted to the Saker Falcon.