Krugerrand scandal
On December 8, 2011 it came as a real surprise when two high-ranking officials of the South African Mint were suspended. The story’s background was revealed recently by a press release of the South African government...
The coin’s DNA
The Royal Canadian Mint employs a technology in producing circulation coins which might change security policy against forgery and, particularly against thefts regarding coins of all epochs. Hence, the creation of a central archive of all stolen coins easily accessible from all over the world would be in reach...
British Museum display on Shakespeare’s money and medals
From 19 April to 28 October 2012 the British Museum shows a display exploring the role of coins and money in Shakespeare’s works, as well as illustrating how money and medals marked the major events of the late Elizabethan and Jacobean world...
Festschrift in honour of East Asian numismatics specialist Joe Cribb
Joe Cribb is a renown specialist of coins and paper money of Asia. In a new volume numerous other experts cover various of his interest fields with own contributions ranging from Greek coinage to minting technology in India...
Coin Invest Trust continues “Hollywood Legends”
The Coin Invest Trust presents the third issue of its succesful series “Hollywood Legends”. Again these three coins are dedicated to stars of the dream factory who have written film history: Marlene Dietrich, Anita Ekberg, Robert Mitchum.
Commemorative coin 2012: The Tulip Five
Commissioned by the Ministry of Finance, in 2012 the Royal Dutch Mint will be striking a new commemorative coin with the theme: 400 year diplomatic trade relations between the Netherlands and Turkey.
Studies of South Asian Numismatics
This book “A Study of Coins” covers Numismatic studies of South Asia from earliest time to modern period. This is the first kind of study, which will highlight from the first Punch marked coins issued between 7-6 century BC to present era.
Calvet Foundation puts online its coin cabinet
The Calvet Foundation located in Avignon is putting online its coin collection comprising thousand of specimens of the Roman Republic and Empire and hundreds of important coins of the pre-Roman era.
New Faroese banknote series
Since 10 April 2012 an updated version of the Faroese banknote series with new security features is sold in the webshop of the Royal Danish Mint. The motifs are still the well known Faroese animals and Faroese landscapes.
Temple of Aphrodite in Thessaloniki cleansed
When we reported on a citizen initiative in Thessaloniki aiming at the rescue of a Greek temple, we had not thought that we would be really of help to those people. But we were: they were officially permitted to act by themselves. How? Read it here.