Astérix embodies the Values of the French Republic
On March 30, 2015 the Monnaie de Paris will issue a new coin in the Values of the Republic series. After Sempé in 2014, the duo formed by Uderzo-Goscinny will illustrate the values with a famous comic-strip hero: Astérix.
Visiting the Technical Forum at the 2015 World Money Fair
The Technical Forum 2015 featured spectacular new machines and technology. 18 talks showed the current dedication to improving cost efficiency in the minting industry.
Property claim after 2000 years?
India reclaims a huge bowl from Afghanistan. Buddha himself, according to tradition, donated it to an Indian town. There is a catch in that matter, though: the bowl came to Afghanistan some 2000 years ago …
Britannia is back
The iconic figure of Britannia will return to be on the United Kingdom’s circulating coins this year alongside the new coinage portrait of The Queen. Britannia will appear on £2 coins in a new design as well, created by the artist Antony Dufort.
Sylloge Nummorum Sasanidarum – Uzbekistan
Three things are the basis of numismatics: material, material, material. The Sylloge volumes on Sasanian numismatics make this material accessible to researchers. Ursula Kampmann has taken a look at one of the volumes.
Degussa opens new branch office in Madrid
After Zurich and London Degussa has opened in Madrid its third location in Europe outside of Germany. The showroom is located in a prestigious site in the city nearby Retiro-Park and with 400 square metres of floor space it is one of the largest Degussa showrooms.
Educational Programs at the Central States Convention in Chicago
The Central States Numismatic Society will hold its 76th Anniversary Convention April 21-25 in Chicago. In conjunction with the Convention there will be educational programs with a wide range of topics: from the Civil War to Legislative and Regulatory Issues.
Royal Australian Mint offers up production pieces to the public
Unique production pieces from the manufacturing process at the Royal Australian Mint will be made available for the public to own through an official auction held by Downies Australian Coin Auctions in Melbourne on 26 to 28 May 2015.
Italian scholars fight for free photographs in archives
How to work academically without making photocopies from books? In Italy a reasonable solution had come into range but then it was all backpedaling. A petition fights now for the interests of scholars.
Largest Anglo-Saxon coin hoard tops list of latest UK treasure finds
On 10 February 2015 the largest Anglo Saxon coin hoard found since the Treasure Act began was announced. The hoard is composed of around 5,200 Anglo-Saxon silver pennies and was found by a metal-detecting rally.