Campus St. Galli
Messkirch, located in Upper Swabia, shoots for the moon. In an international project, its citizens intend to reconstruct the Carolingian model monastery after the Plan of St. Gall. In June 2013, their open-air museum opened its doors. Here you find a photo reportage by Ursula Kampmann.
The History of Chinese Coinage
Quite rightly, China prides itself of its long history, impressively evidenced by the Chinese monetary tradition that took a different route than our western one. In three parts Ursula Kampmann describes this intriguing development.
Was it another fatal robbery of a coin dealer?
72-year-old coin dealer Giuseppe Miceli was found dead at his home nearby Northampton where he ran his coin business. A man has been arrested under suspicion of murder, but the circumstances are still unclear. Police is investigating and appealing for witnesses.
Japan celebrates Cherry Blossom
Japan Mint celebrates the Cherry Blossom event with a series of legal tender coin sets and medals in gold, silver an red brass. A cloisonné medallion features the Kanda Festival which takes place at the same time.
New Zealand Mint issues Doctor Who 50th anniversary coin
To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the legendary sci-fi television series Doctor Who, the New Zealand Mint has released a silver coin featuring an engraved picture of the TARDIS.
International Workshop ‘Archaeology of Money’ at Tübingen University
At Tuebingen University an international workshop will be held on 17-18 October 2013: ‘Archaeology of Money’ aims to discuss the archaeology of money in a comprehensive global and diachronic approach from Eurasian prehistory to 20th century ethnographies.
Royal Mint launches Royal Birth baby gift collection
On occasion of the birth of the royal baby the Royal Mint issues a range of coins including a number of silver coins, in keeping with the tradition of giving new babies a silver gift to wish them health, wealth and happiness for the start of their journey through life.
Judaea on coins
One of the most popular fields of collecting ancient coins are issues with motifs from the history of Judaea. Spink published last year an intriguing collection of essays presenting the most recent knowledge on these types.
Millions of Swedish banknotes will become invalid at year-end
After 31 December 2013, the older 50-krona and 1,000-krona banknotes without a foil strip will become invalid. There are currently some sixteen million banknotes in the older versions. People are advised to spend the money or pay them into a bank account.
Jane Austen to feature on Bank of England banknotes
The Bank of England confirmed that Jane Austen will figure on a new £10 note. When the Bank had decided to substitute the current £5 note with Elizabeth Fry by a new Winston Churchill motif concerns were expressed about no woman figuring on a note any more.