Exhibition “Myth and Coinage” extended
The exhibition „Myth and Coinage“ in Athens is extended until Tuesday, January 3, 2012. This was decided due to its particular interest and the great visitor turnout – approximately 53,000 persons visited the exhibition until October 31, 2011...
Art-Medal Celebrates 200th Anniversary of Birth of Lutheran Church Leader
The International Association of Reformation Coins and Medals (IARCM) announces an art-medal commemorating the birth of one of the most prominent leaders of American Lutheranism, Carl Ferdinand Wilhelm Walther...
News from the Perth Mint in November
In November the Perth Mint released many new coins celebrating the auspicious Year of the Dragon of the Chinese Zodiac and continuing various series. The coins dedicated to the famous ship Mayflower, the surgeonfish and the Bush baby are only some of the new issues...
The Royal Mint confirms Royal proclamation for United Kingdom kilo coins
Following the Coinage Act 2011 the Royal Mint has started to mint the London 2012 Gold and Silver Kilo Coins in November...
Letter to the Editor
This letter to the editor refers to the editorial of the Newsletter dated to November 17, 2011. It deals with museums, collectors and the reasons, why collectors should not donate collections to museums any more...
Austrian Mint Announces Its Issuing Program for 2012
The Austrian Mint has published its Issuing Program for 2012. The first coin will be released in 2011. In 2012 the popular series “Rome on the Danube” will be continued. But many other new issues will attract collectors too...
New Auction House founded in Berne, Switzerland
Auctiones Ltd. in Berne enriches the world of auction houses linking virtual and real world. The auctions take place online, but the coins stay at the auction house where they can be viewed. On December 4th the first auction will start!
American Numismatic Society unveils a modern archival search tool
American Numismatic Society has unveiled the new interactive ANS archival search tool, ARCHER. It provides access to the ANS’ collection of unique archival material, through a series of simple search screens...
New Zealand Mint issues a SpongeBob SquarePants Coin Set
PFG Precious Metals has partnered with New Zealand Mint to manufacture, produce and distribute a limited edition four-coin set featuring characters from Nickelodeon’s global pop culture phenomenon SpongeBob SquarePants...
International Storage Survey on Museums Reveals Disastrous Situation
Lack of space and lack of trained staff, backlog of indexing objects and damaged buildings: The list of deficits of the museums all over the world is long as a survey recently conducted by UNESCO and the cultural association ICCROM has revealed...