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Whilst Austria's museums are allowed to open again, the Swiss and German museums have been closed for months. Directors of nineteen museums in and around Basel now call to open up again these important places of education, cultural diversity, and emotional empowerment.

Solidus’ sixth Literature Auction is particularly extensive comprising 2,031 lots. The sale features bibliophile rarities, reference works, and numerous volumes from the libraries of Reinhold Jordan and Ursula Kampmann.

Andrea Casoli is a Swiss numismatist and has been working as a curator at the coin cabinet of the Basel Historical Museum since 2020. He mainly works on ancient coinage and the monetary history of Switzerland.

Roma Numismatics E-Sale 73 is now online and open for bidding. It features 1,598 lots and opens with selections from the notable William Stancomb Collection. Many of these coins are published in SNG Great Britain XI.

Michael Matzke, Curator of Numismatics at the Basel Historical Museum died on 20 May 2020 after a long and serious illness. Ursula Kampmann commemorates a friend.

Last week Swissmint informed its clients about the current situation regarding commemorative coins. There are fundamental changes and, due to COVID-19, also some postponements. We summarised the most important facts.

Edwin Tobler, the great connoisseur of Swiss numismatics died on 14 March 2020. The modest and reserved collector had a decisive influence on Swiss numismatics by means of his publications. Ursula Kampmann commemorates him.

E-Sale 68 is now online and open for bidding. It features 1,557 lots of Celtic, Greek, Judaean, Roman, Byzantine and Islamic coins, electrotypes and books. Bidders will find pieces from a variety of notable collections.

The National Museum in Zurich dedicates an exhibition to this impressive chapter of economic history. Cotton fabrics from India endangered even the well established French silk production.

Ruth Niedermann is a highly esteemed colleague in the numismatic world. On 17 June 2019, the owner and editor of the Numis-Post was honoured by the Association of Swiss Professional Numismatists with the Otto Paul Wenger Prize. Read here the laudation given by Ruedi Kunzmann.