The Royal Mint appoints Shane Bissett as Director of Commemorative Coin
Shane Bissett has been appointed as the new Director of Commemorative Coin at the Royal Mint. Shane’s focus as Director of Commemorative coin will be developing the Royal Mint’s offering to become more relevant and engaging with consumers...
The Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists Welcomes Two New Members in its Ranks
The Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists welcomes two new members in its ranks: Mr. Michael Haeberling from Antiqua Trading AG and Mr. Jürg Richter from Sincona AG...
News from the Perth Mint in July
A comprehensive list of new commemorative coins struck by the Perth Mint in July reached us recently...
Unique John Lennon Gold Coin sells for an amazing GBP 60,000 (USD 96,600)
The unique gold coin which portrayed former Beatle John Lennon on the obverse was sold for a staggering USD 96,600 at auction in London. The coin was kindly given to the Alder Hey “Imagine” appeal, the children’s hospital in Liverpool of whom Yoko Ono is an ardent patron...
University of Vienna awarded Otto Paul Wenger Prize
The prestigious Otto Paul Wenger Prize was awarded to the Institute for Numismatics and Monetary History of the University of Vienna by the Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists. Of special merit are the Institute’s publications...
Royal Australian Mint enters international waters
An important milestone was met for both the Royal Australian Mint and the Government of Samoa at an official coining ceremony at the Mint on June 23: The Royal Australian Mint will be producing the new coinage for Samoa with the Central Bank expecting to release the new coins into circulation later this year...
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 3
During her third stage of the journey throughout Greece, Ursula Kampmann visits Ioannina where she meets numismatist Katerini Liampi. The local museum is richly equipped with coins. Great mosques refer to the Ottoman heritage, the Kastro to the “Mohammedan Napoleon”...
The Japan Mint in Osaka – exponent of Western modernization
By modernizing the coinage system Japan Mint has played an important part in introducing a lot of modern and Western ways of life in Japan since its establishment in 1871: We tell you the Mint’s history and take you to it’s museum full of amazing objects illustrating the long story of coin minting in Osaka...
The eye of God
A rare silver coin of the Iceni, struck in Norfolk over 2000 years ago, was recently found by a metal detectorist in East Anglia. It shows a man’s head with one eye blinded (or closed) and with another eye – a third eye, an open eye – in his mouth. Who is he? What is he doing?
Numismatic diary of a journey throughout Greece – Part 2
During the second stage of Ursula Kampmann’s journey to Greece, she wades through icy-cold Acheron, River of the Dead, descends to the realm of the dead and visits the oak of Dodona. There she introduces us to the world of ancient oracles...