New Latvian circulation coin dedicated to Gingerbread Heart
The Netherlands Mint struck a new 1 lats circulation coin for the Republic of Latvia. The coin is dedicated to the “gingerbread heart” and has been issued on December 9, 2011.
Finland launches 10 euro coin at World Money Fair Berlin
The Mint of Finland and the Ministry of Finance are to issue a new 10 euro collector coin commemorating Henrik Wigström the Finnish workmaster of the famous Fabergé firm. The coin is to be launched at the World Money Fair in Berlin on 3 February 2012.
Renaissance-mania captures Royal Australian Mint with a new display
The Royal Australian Mint offers to the public the display “Shadows and Perspective: The Influence of the Renaissance on Contemporary Coin Design”. The exhibition reveals techniques still used by modern mints that have been introduced in the Renaissance era.
Klimt And His Women Told By Coins
The Austrian Mint is going to issue a new 5 part gold coin series celebrating the Austrian art nouveau artist Gustav Klimt. Each coin is dedicated to one of his finest and most famous works. The first coin shows his first portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer.
Perth Mint begins its 2012 with new releases
The Perth Mint commemorates the diamond jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II with a gold coin. 2012 is also the year of the Dragon, and that is why some issues are dedicated to the Dragon – featuring also a baby dragon for the kids. See the comprehensive list of new releases in January.
Silver on the centenary of the Jungfrau Railway
Swiss Mint closes the series on the subject of “mountain railways” with a 20 CHF silver coin depicting the motif “100 years of Jungfrau Railway”. This issue commemorates the fact that this track made the whole area accessible leading to the highest station in Europe.
Rare U.S. Coins post $196 million total at Heritage Auctions in 2011
Heritage posts $806+ million 2011 total sales, its best year to date. World Coins posts $39.5 million total. Record totals were realized in Comics, Jewelry, Music & Entertainment, Decorative Arts and more.
Symposium in Early Medieval Coinage 2012
Tony Abramson’s symposia in early medieval and medieval coinage have now become a firm fixture in the numismatic calendar of events. On March 31, 2012 the event returns to the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Action against Bob Hecht in Italy abandoned
Italian courts accused him of having been one of the most active dealers on the black market in ancient art. Now the trial against the 92-year-old man ended with no verdict – because the time allotted for the trial had expired.
Diary of a numismatist travelling Turkey (2009) – Part 1
It’s grey, it’s cold, it’s dark. Sometimes you don’t believe that it’s ever going to be light again. Enjoy a little breeze of the Turkish summer in the dead of winter. This diary of some numismatically highly interesting but barely visited sites in Turkey was written in 2009.