2021-02-18 18:06
New commemoratives in copper and silver to be released soon:"Easter coin: A little miracle"TECHNICAL DATADate of Issue: 10th MarchComposition: copperDiameter: 28.50 mmWeight: 8.90 gMint: M&u&hell…Read More
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Latest information about new world coin types and varieties. Will post mainly information about official and legal tender coins.
2021-02-17 21:57
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"500th anniversary of the birth of Adam Bohorič"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass thr… Read More
2021-02-17 21:45
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"Centenary of the birth of Väinö Linna"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three l… Read More
2021-02-17 21:32
New aluminium commemorative coin set:"Birds of Anatolia"(image from eBay seller gncnumismatics) Read More
2021-02-17 17:45
New silver commemorative coin:"27th Men's Handball World Championship"(news from Pabitra Saha)(image from eBay seller currencypalace) Read More
2021-02-17 17:27
New circulation types (with 5th portrait of Queen Elisabeth II):(news and image from Wolfgang Weitlaner) Read More
2021-02-16 22:05
New bimetallic commemorative:"60 years of the Antarctic Treaty"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: nickel-bronzeCenter disc: copper-nickelDiameter: 28.40 mmWeight: 12.00 gMint: The Pobjoy MintMinta… Read More
2021-02-16 17:59
New commemorative:"Year of Youth in Transnistria"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: nickel plated steelDiameter: 28.65 mmWeight: 9.45 g(image from eBay seller lemberg-zp)LINK: Pridnestrovian Republi… Read More
2021-02-16 17:48
New commemorative:"Centenary of William Speirs Bruce - Scotia"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickelDiameter: 27.30 mmWeight: 8.00 gMint: The Pobjoy MintMintage: 2.750LINK: britishantarcti… Read More
2021-02-16 17:36
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"150th Anniversary of the Establishment of Rome as the Capital of Italy"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel a… Read More
2021-02-16 13:00
New commemorative type, as part of 2021's specimen set:"Blanding's Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: three-ply brass finish plated steelDiameter: 26.50 mmWeight: 6.27… Read More
2021-02-15 23:05
New commemorative types:"50 years of Mr. Men and Little Miss"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickelDiameter: 38.61 mmWeight: 28.28 g Artist: Jody Clark (obverse) and Adam Hargreaves (reve… Read More
2021-02-15 21:41
New circulation design from 2021 on:"General George Washington crossing the Delaware"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickel clad copperDiameter: 24.26 mmWeight: 5.67 gThickness: 1.75 mmArt… Read More
2021-02-15 21:36
New circulating commemorative:"Last quarter of the America the Beautiful series: Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (Alabama)"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickel clad copperDiameter… Read More
2021-02-15 19:55
New circulating commemorative:"Native Americans series: Native Americans in the U.S. Military"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: manganese-brassDiameter: 26.49 mmWeight: 8.40 gThickness: 2.00 mm(ima… Read More
2021-02-15 19:51
New circulating commemorative:"American Innovation series: Septima Poinsette Clark (South Carolina)"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: manganese-brassDiameter: 26.49 mmWeight: 8.40 gThickness: 2.00… Read More
2021-02-15 19:47
New circulating commemorative:"American Innovation series: Hubble Space Telescope (Maryland)"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: manganese-brassDiameter: 26.49 mmWeight: 8.40 gThickness: 2.00 mm(imag… Read More
2021-02-15 19:43
New circulating commemorative:"American Innovation series: Telephone (Massachusetts)"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: manganese-brassDiameter: 26.49 mmWeight: 8.40 gThickness: 2.00 mm(image from w… Read More
2021-02-15 19:40
New circulating commemorative:"American Innovation series: Gerber Variable Scale (Connecticut)"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: manganese-brassDiameter: 26.49 mmWeight: 8.40 gThickness: 2.00 mm(im… Read More
2021-02-15 19:34
Latest circulating presidential dollar:"George H. W. Bush"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: manganese-brassDiameter: 26.49 mmWeight: 8.40 gThickness: 2.00 mm(image from www.usmint.gov)LINK: The Uni… Read More
2021-02-15 16:21
New non-circulating commemorative:"Year of the Ox"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: nickel plated steelDiameter: 22.00 mmWeight: 4.65 gThickness: 1.90 mm(news and image from eBay seller md_coins)LI… Read More
2021-02-15 16:09
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"Presidency of the Council of the European Union"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three l… Read More
2021-02-15 15:56
New bimetallic commemorative:"XXVII Ibero-American Summit"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layersDiameter: 25.75 mmWeight: 8… Read More
2021-02-15 15:53
New bimetallic commemorative:"50 years of Universal Female Suffrage"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layersDiameter: 25.75 m… Read More
2021-02-15 15:19
New bimetallic commemorative:"Caravaggio"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layersDiameter: 25.75 mmWeight: 8.50 gThickness: 2… Read More
2021-02-15 14:56
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"150th Anniversary of Sandringham House"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: nickel-brassCenter disc: copper-nickelDiameter: 28.40 mmWeight: 12.00 gMintage:… Read More
2021-02-14 10:41
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"100 years of the Recognition of Latvia's Independence de iure"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel… Read More
2021-02-13 22:21
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"Latgalian Ceramics"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layersDiameter: 25.75 mmWeight… Read More
2021-02-13 17:11
New bimetallic commemorative:"Year of the Ox"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: brassCenter disc: copper-nickelDiameter: 27.00 mmWeight: 9.10 gThickness: 2.10 mm(image from eBay seller sxb010) Read More
2021-02-13 13:21
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"Ahmed Zabana (1926-1956): first martyr guillotined by the French Colonial power"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: copper-nickelCenter disc: aluminium-bro… Read More
2021-02-13 10:52
New circulating commemorative:"From the three-coin series Women in the independence process of Peru series: María Parado de Bellido"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickel-zincDia… Read More
2021-02-13 10:48
New circulating commemorative:"From the three-coin series Women in the independence process of Peru series: Heroínas Toledo"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickel-zincDiameter: 25.5… Read More
2021-02-13 10:46
New circulating commemorative:"From the three-coin series Women in the independence process of Peru series: Brígida Silva de Ochoa"TECHNICAL DATAComposition: copper-nickel-zincDiamete… Read More
2021-02-13 09:42
New bimetallic commemorative:"Police Day"(news and image from eBay seller fortumor) Read More
2021-02-13 09:21
New bimetallic commemorative:"Third and last item in the Swiss forest animals series: The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes)"TECHNICAL DATAExternal ring: aluminium-bronzeCenter disc: copper-nickelDiame… Read More
2020-12-28 19:31
Five new bimetallic commemoratives:"150 years of the death of Charles Dickens"The common side:(news from Pabitra Saha and Egon Conti) Read More
2020-12-28 19:22
New bimetallic commemorative:"30th Anniversary of the Plebiscite on Sovereignty and Independence of the Republic of Slovenia"(news from Pabitra Saha) Read More
2020-12-28 16:11
New commemorative:"2nd item of the Natural Heritage series: Wuyi Mountains"(news and image by Eddy Reynaert) Read More
2020-12-23 06:18
New base metal commemoratives in normal and coloured editions:"Russian Animation: Gena the Crocodile"LINK: Bank of Russia Read More
2020-12-22 22:35
Seven new bimetallic circulation commemoratives:"Treasures of the steppe"The whole complete set has 7 coins in total:"ER JIGIT" (Brave warrior)"SULÝ ÁIEL" (Beautiful wife)"QUMA… Read More
2020-12-22 22:32
Seven new circulating commemoratives:"Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games"(news by Jacek Stącel and Egon Conti)(photo from eBay seller atsu-jp2015)LINK: Japan Mint Read More
2020-12-22 22:23
New bimetallic commemoratives:"Raijin (thunder god) & Fujin (wind god)"(news by Jacek Stącel and Egon Conti)(photo from eBay seller atsu-jp2015)LINK: Japan Mint Read More
2020-12-22 22:05
New copper and silver commemoratives:"New Year Coin: Janus"(news and image from Pabitra Saha)LINK: Austrian Mint Read More
2020-12-22 21:23
New bimetallic commemorative:"200 years of the Discovery of Antarctica"(photo by eBay seller: quentinfreres)LINK: The Pobjoy Mint Read More
2020-12-22 21:12
New commemorative:"180th Anniversary of the Arrival of HMS Terror in Antarctica"SPECIFICATIONSComposition: CuNiWeight: 8.00 gDiameter: 27.30 mmMintage: 2,750(image copyright: Pobjoy Mint)LIN… Read More
2020-12-22 19:16
New circulating type:The 2018 type has a magnetic core, while previous KM3 was all made of Brass (non magnetic). Numista web catalog already lists this type as KM#3a.(news from José L… Read More
2020-12-22 19:07
New circulation glow-in-the-dark commemorative:The Central Bank of Barbados issued a limited-edition circulation coin to pay tribute to Barbados' essential workers.The coin has been minted b… Read More
2020-12-22 18:50
New commemorative issue in normal and coloured versions:"Guess how much I love you - second type" Read More
2020-12-22 18:29
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:From 'Children in Solidarity' series: GamesSPECIFICATIONSExternal ring: CuNiCenter disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brassDiameter: 25.75 mmWidth: 2.2… Read More
2020-12-22 18:25
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"30 years of Cyprus Institute of Neurology"SPECIFICATIONSExternal ring: CuNiCenter disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brassDiameter: 25.75 mmWidth: 2.2… Read More
2020-12-22 18:09
New circulating commemorative:"State Border Guard Service"LINK: National Bank of Ukraine Read More
2020-12-04 22:33
Five new CuNi collector commemoratives:"The Christmas Carols set"LINK: www.guernseystamps.com Read More
2020-12-04 22:20
New CuNi commemorative:"Christmas" Read More
2020-12-04 22:13
New CuNi commemorative:"Bicentenary of the birth of Florence Nightingale"LINK: The Pobjoy Mint Read More
2020-11-30 18:43
New bimetallic commemorative:"Climate Change"LINK: The Pobjoy Mint Read More
2020-11-26 19:55
New bimetallic:"Christmas"(information and image from Jacek Stącel) Read More
2020-11-14 10:47
New commemorative type:"75th Anniversary of V. E. Day"(news from Egon Conti and Andrew G)(image taken from en.numista.com) Read More
2020-11-14 10:47
New commemorative type:"75th Anniversary of V. E. Day"(news from Egon Conti and Andrew G)(image taken from en.numista.com) Read More
2020-11-14 10:46
New CuNi commemorative:"The Cutty Sark"LINK: The Pobjoy Mint Read More
2020-11-14 08:43
New commemorative:'25th Anniversary of the Constitution of Kazakhstan'(image from eBay seller liolikas99)LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan Read More
2020-11-14 08:41
New commemorative:'25th Anniversary of Assembly of People of Kazakhstan'(image from eBay seller liolikas99)LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan Read More
2020-11-14 08:38
New commemorative:'175th Anniversary of the Birth of Abai Qunanbaiuly'(image from eBay seller liolikas99)LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan Read More
2020-11-12 10:58
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"20 years of Slovakia's accession to the OECD"SPECIFICATIONSExternal ring: CuNiCenter disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brassDiameter: 25.75 mmWidth:… Read More
2020-11-12 10:35
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"Hill of Crosses"(image from eBay seller chyzzo)LINK: Bank of Lithuania Read More
2020-11-11 21:52
The Magyar Nemzeti Bank has replaced the base material of 100 forint coins with a more up-to-date metal alloy:Old 100 forint coin:Ring: nickel-coated steelCore: steel coated with alloy of co… Read More
2020-11-11 16:55
New bimetallic commemorative type:"100 years of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey"(news and image from www.numismatica-visual.es) Read More
2020-11-11 16:39
New silver commemorative:'45th anniversary of the Green March'(news and image by Pabitra Saha) Read More
2020-11-11 16:36
New silver commemorative:'21 Years of Mohammed VI's Enthronement'(news and image by Pabitra Saha) Read More
2020-11-11 16:24
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"Year of Jan van Eyck"SPECIFICATIONSExternal ring: CuNiCenter disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brassDiameter: 25.75 mmWidth: 2.20 mmWeight: 8.50 g Read More
2020-11-09 22:20
New coloured CuNi commemorative:"Father Christmas"SPECIFICATIONSComposition: CuNiWeight: 8.00 gDiameter: 27.30 mmMintage: 7,500LINK: The Pobjoy Mint Read More
2020-11-04 06:42
New silver collectors coin:"France 10 euro 2020 - Charles de Gaulle"(news by Elias van der Camp from www.bureaumonnaie.com) Read More
2020-11-04 06:38
New bimetallic commemorative:"Medical Research" Read More
2020-11-04 06:36
New bimetallic commemorative:"150th Anniversary of the Birth of Maria Montessori"(image from eBay seller liolikas99) Read More
2020-11-04 06:36
New bimetallic commemorative:"University of Turku"(image from eBay seller liolikas99) Read More
2020-10-30 18:49
New coloured commemorative type:"50th Anniversary of the Aboriginal flag"LINK: Royal Australian Mint Read More
2020-10-30 18:47
New coloured commemorative type:"Australia's Firefighters"LINK: Royal Australian Mint Read More
2020-10-22 15:14
New commemoratives:"75th Anniversary of the Signing Of The United Nations Charter"LINK: Royal Canadian Mint Read More
2020-10-22 07:48
New commemoratives by the Royal Mint:"Winnie the Pooh Collection: Christopher Robin" Read More
2020-10-21 17:36
New bimetallic circulating commemorative (issue date: 18-11-2020):'Discover Poland: Branicki Palace in Białystok'SPECIFICATIONSRing composition: CuNiCentral disk composition: Aluminium… Read More
2020-10-21 15:01
New copper and silver collectors' items:"Knights' Tales collection: Fortitude"LINK: Austrian Mint Read More
2020-10-21 14:51
New coloured commemorative:"Macaroni Penguin" Read More
2020-10-21 12:46
New bimetallic commemorative:"Bicentenary of the Birth of Florence Nightingale" Read More
2020-10-20 05:31
New silver commemorative to be issued next month (november 10th):"Pandemia heroes"LINK: Spanish Mint Read More
2020-10-19 20:27
New coloured commemorative:"King Penguin" Read More
2020-10-19 20:23
New commemorative:"British Diversity" Read More
2020-10-19 20:19
New base metal commemorative:"Selfless labour of health workers"(news by Gijs Vlothuizen)LINK: Bank of Russia Read More
2020-10-19 20:14
New base metal commemorative:"Transports Worker"LINK: Bank of Russia Read More
2020-10-15 20:50
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:"50th Anniversary of the Warsaw genuflection (Kniefall von Warschau)" Read More
2020-10-15 19:06
New circulating coloured commemorative:"10 years of structural reforms"(news by Pabitra Saha) Read More
2020-10-15 18:56
New commemorative:"100th Anniversary of Thai Public Health"(news by Eddy Reynaert)(photo from eBay seller surabuny_0) Read More
2020-10-15 18:45
Three new commemoratives in the Uncirculated Year Set:"Baby Coins"LINK: Royal Australian Mint Read More
2020-10-14 20:28
New commemorative type:"60th Anniversary of the Central Bank"(news and image by Pabitra Saha) Read More
2020-10-09 14:09
New circulating type:"Constructores de la República - Bicentenario 1821-2021: Juan Pablo Viscardo y Guzmán"(news by David Velarde)LINK: Peru Central Bank Read More
2020-10-09 05:36
New commemorative issue:"Guess how much I love you" Read More
2020-10-07 20:50
New coloured circulating commemorative:"50 years of independence"LINK: Reserve Bank of Fiji Read More
2020-10-06 21:48
New circulating coin set:"Sultan Haitham bin Tariq"(news by Pabitra Saha)(images from eBay seller danial_art) Read More
2020-10-06 21:38
Six new CuNi collector commemoratives:"J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan"(news by Egon Conti)LINK: Isle of Man Post Read More
2020-10-06 21:35
New circulating commemorative:"Invasion of the Kuril Islands in 1945"(news by Pabitra Saha)LINK: Bank of Russia Read More
2020-10-06 21:30
New silver commemorative:"Portuguese architecture: Gonçalo Byrne"SPECIFICATIONSComposition: silver .500Weight: 13.50 gDiameter: 33.00 mmMintage: 20 000Artist: Eloísa ByrneLINK:… Read More
2020-10-06 21:26
New silver commemorative:"Ferdinand Magellan's Passage of the Strait in 1520"SPECIFICATIONSComposition: Silver 500/1000Diameter: 33.00 mmWeight: 13.50 gMintage: 50 000Artists: Luís Fi… Read More
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