CIT: Manannán, first king of Man

Description The obverse shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, below the inscription QUEEN ELIZABETH II ISLE OF MAN 2019 / FIVE POUNDS in the hub of a Celtic cross, of which the beams and the surrounding ring are adorned with Celtic interlace decoration. The reverse is dedicated to King Manannán: It shows him in […]

Saint Helena and East India Company bring faithful reproduction of famed British trade dollar

The government and treasury of St. Helena, in association with the East India Company, have issued their first silver bullion coin which is in tribute to Great Britain’s famed trade dollar — once the best known silver coin in Asia. This is the first coin which has been commissioned by the East India Company to be […]