The Royal Mint launches first-ever UK Lunar Coins
The Royal Mint announced having created the first-ever United Kingdom legal tender Lunar coins, lending a uniquely British angle to an ancient Chinese tradition. They will be available in various denominations and also as bullion coins.
The Netherlands mark 200 years of Kingdom
The Ministry of Finance is issuing a special 2 euro commemorative coin to celebrate 200 years Kingdom of the Netherlands. Various editions among which one with colour printing will be made available.
Vorarlberg – 4th Issue of ‘Austria by Its Children’
The Austrian Mint will issue on October 16, 2013 the fourth silver coin in its delightful series, ‘Austria, by its Children.’ The new coin features the area located the furthest west in Austria, the Province of Voralberg.
Hungary’s new Commemorative Coin honors József Eötvös
On 11th September 2013, the Central Bank of Hungary issued a new commemorative coin, honoring the 200th anniversary of the birth of József Eötvös.
New York International Numismatic Convention Announces Programs and Speakers
The lineup of speakers for the 42nd Annual New York International Numismatic Convention to be held from Friday, January 3 through Sunday, January 12 was announced. As always it will span from antiquity to modern times and cover a lot of various topics.
Details on Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium quadrennial prize
As the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium announced the deadline for submitting a memoir for its next quadrennial prize has been fixed to November 1st, 2013. Submitting authors must not be older than 35 years.
The ‘Grande Bourse’ in Monaco: a coin show in the warm south
On Sunday, December 1, 2013 the international Grande Bourse will take place in Monaco. Additionally the Musée des Timbres et des Monnaies will sell the new coin set Monaco 2013 in brilliant uncirculated quality to those who attend the event.
Reflected Glory: the Romanovs, Württemberg and Europe
At Stuttgart’s Old Castle a special exhibition entitled ‘Reflected Glory: the Romanovs, Württemberg and Europe’ tells the story of five legendary women whose marriages formed the basis of the extraordinary history shared by the House of Württemberg and the Russian Romanov dynasty.
Latest Vatican issue recalled due to erroneous legend
Pope Francis’ numismatic career has started badly with an extremely awkward misspelling: instead of ‘Jesus’ ‘Lesus’ was written in the legend of a medal. Although all pieces were recalled immediately four items had been sold already.
What is German cultural property?
In an interview with German newspaper ‘Süddeutsche Zeitung’ American Alan Wolan claims openly to have stolen the sign marking Checkpoint Charlie in 1990. Now he tries to make heavy money selling it.