Symposium on the 30th Anniversary of the Cultural Property Implementation Act
The Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act was the result of ten years of lobbying and legislative drafting. This panel will explore the history of the CPIA, its implementation over the past thirty years and new ideas about improving it in the future.
ANS seeks an Assistant Curator of American Coins and Currency
The American Numismatic Society seeks an energetic and creative Assistant Curator to oversee its collections of American coins, currency, medals and related objects. S/he will also work on parts of the collection outside the American field.
MEC Volume 6 published
Volume 6 of the Medieval European Coinage has just been printed. It covers the medieval coinage of the Iberian Peninsula. Ursula Kampmann presents this extremely important reference book.
Planning Norway’s future commemorative coins
The Norwegian Ministry of Finance has constituted a committee of three members to plan the future of commemorative coin production in Norway. The three-member committee is administrated by Per J. Jordal, from the Centre party.
Stanley Gibbons to stir up coin market by taking over Baldwin’s?
Rare stamps specialist Stanley Gibbons has approached Noble Investments (IK) PLC exploring a possible acquisition of the company. Part of the deal would be the London-based world-renowned auction house Baldwin’s.
Geldmuseum Utrecht closes
More than ten years ago the Netherlands merged three important coin collections into one museum, the Geldmuseum Utrecht. This institution was designed to be financially neutral or self-sufficient – but it did not work. On November 1, 2013 the museum closes definitely.
Royal Mint struck coins for Prince George of Cambridge
The only official United Kingdom coins being struck to commemorate the christening of HRH Prince George of Cambridge have gone into production on October 8, 2013 at The Royal Mint in Llantrisant, South Wales.
Denmark has issued a new series of scientific coins
To mark the centenary of the publication of Niels Bohr’s atomic theory, Denmark’s National bank has issued on 7 October a new series of coins with scientific theories developed by Danish scientists as their common theme.
Italian Mint opens new series: ‘Villas and Historical Gardens’
The Italian Mint has launched a new series of silver coins ‘Villas and Historical Gardens’: the first issue is dedicated to Hadrian’s Villa, a large Roman archaeological complex at Tivoli, built in the 2nd Century as a magnificent retreat for Emperor Hadrian.
Registration to EVA workshop at Brussels has opened
The registration website is now open for the EVA’s AGM and workshop 2013 which will take place on November 28, in Brussels. The topic of this edition is: “Shaping the EVA’s goals for the next 3 years”.