A Bulgarian Finds Ancient Treasure
An unemployed Bulgarian finds an ancient treasure, “a dream came true”. But the end of the story was quite a different one: The man had to turn over the treasure, no mention of any reward, and the museum is not able to expose the finding for the time being: there is no safe cabinet!
50-øre coins in Norway with date error
New 50-øre coins ordered by Norge bank have a date error. According to the bank this will not cause any problems for their circulation. But the coins will neither be interesting for collectors: More than 8 million have been struck showing this error...
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 12
The last stage of our journey throughout Greece takes us to Delphi. On our trip back, however, we were in danger of faring like Odysseus who, when heading home, was carried off course…
Women and finance – An evolving image
Wertpapierwelt, a museum of securities in Zurich, focuses on women’s role in the world of securities. Around 100 objects illustrate the changes of how women were pictured on these papers – but also on how they entered the world of finances...
Martin Luther Art-Medals Commemorating 500 Years Protestant Reformation
Establishing a partnership with German medallist Victor Huster the International Association of Reformation Coins and Medals (IARCM) strikes the first in a series of art-medals commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation...
Netherlands Commemorate 50 Years WWF
The Royal Dutch Mint will be striking 5 and 10 Euro coins commemorating the 50 year existence of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In addition to circulation coins special editions for collectors will be available in silver and gold proof quality...
Year of the Rabbit Silver Bars Issued
PandaAmerica issues a new silver bar in the Lunar Zodiac series. The 2011 bar commemorates the Year of the Rabbit and will be available as 1, 10 and 100 oz. bullions...
Perth releases 2012 Australian Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Program
Perth Mint is going to release over the next three months a series of new gold and silver bullion coins. We present the themes and specifications...
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 11
Our journey home from Northern Greece to Loerrach took six days – and it was an adventure. This is part one, from Macedonia to Delphi: we visit Pella, suffer a Greek village festival and arrive at the hot sources at the Thermopylae. In addition, Thebes and Chaironea are on our agenda...
Money and beauty – an impressive exhibition in Florence
From 17 September 2011 to 22 January 2012 a rich exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, explores the links between that unique interweave of high finance, economy and art, and the religious and political upheavals of the Renaissance. Don’t miss this! Here you will spot pictures of some sources about numismatics you never have seen before, for example the Secret Account Book of the Medici Bank...