Romanian Coins (1989 to 2014)
Hardly anything says so much about the self-understanding of a country than its coins, in the past as in the present. Erwin Schäffer’s catalog of the coinage of post-communist Romania, therefore, is much more than a price guide.
Tom Cederlind (1959-2015)
On December 16, 2015, coin dealer Tom Cederlind died. With his passing, the numismatic community loses a quiet and restrained man of great integrity.
Quilling Art 2016 – Flowers
On behalf of Cook Islands, Coin Invest Trust designed a coin whose reverse features, on the silver ground, two delicate paper flowers that are hand-crafted with the popular quilling technique.
Pigs as excavation helpers
A chance find was made by pigs in Scotland: In their search for food, they “discovered” the earliest evidence of a culture of hunter-gatherers dating to the last Ice Age.
Victoria and Albert Museum’s Europe 1600-1815 galleries open to the public
The installation of nearly 1,100 objects has completed as the London V&A opens its new galleries dedicated to the arts of living in Europe between 1600 and 1815. Seven galleries show the Museum’s unrivalled collection of 17th- and 18th-century European art and design.
Acting Mint Master for Royal Dutch Mint
Kees Bruinsma has been appointed acting mint master of the Royal Dutch Mint. A limited number of coins bearing his mint mark have been struck in 2015.
Gilles Bransbourg Receives French Embassy and ISAW Award
Dr Gilles Bransbourg was awarded the insignia of Chevalier of the “Ordre des Palmes Académiques”. France’s oldest non-military decoration thus acknowledges the exemplary activities of the ANS Adjunct Curator of Roman Coins.
Latest release of Austrian Mint: New Year’s Concert Vienna Philharmonic
This year, the annual New Year’s silver coin issued by the Austrian Mint features the New Year’s concert performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra which is broadcasted world-wide.
Dr Thomas Gräbener retires from Management of Gräbener Minting
On December 31, 2015, Dr Thomas Gräbener will retire from the Management of Gräbener Minting as planned. Martin Stahlschmidt and Ronny Stöcker are appointed new Managing Directors.
Dieter Raab (1938-2015)
Dieter Raab, long-time owner of the Frankfurt-based auction house Dr. Busso Peus & Co., died on December 20, 2015. With his passing, we lose one of the most lovable figures of the coin trade in post-war Germany.