Austria: Latest silver Proof coins in “The Language of Flowers” series features the healing and mystical chamomile

The Mint of Austria has launched their fifth coin in this innovative and cleverly designed series entitled “The Language of Flowers,” which features a particular flower that has its own special meaning when exchanged as a memento or gift. The latest flower featured is the chamomile, signifying “strength in difficult situations” and “energy in adversity.”  […]

Austria: Annual New Year’s silver coin pays tribute to happiness and traditional Viennese folk song

The Austrian Mint has released (1st December) their annual New Year’s coin by featuring different themes familiar in Austria. The popular series was first issued in 2002 with Austria’s adoption of the euro and features a motif that is either traditional or cultural; they have since become a much-anticipated release. The 2022-dated silver select Brilliant […]

Austria: New annual Easter silver coins feature a little miracle and highlight a baby chick and egg

The Austrian Mint has released (10th March) their latest Easter coins; an annual product first launched in 2002 with the introduction of the euro. This year’s theme features one of Easter’s more enduring symbols of the holiday, the baby chick and egg.  Over the centuries, Christians have also decorated eggs, some intricately with detailed painted […]

San Marino: New silver commemorative coin salutes National Health Services during pandemic

The Banca Centrale della Repubblica di San Marino has issued (17th September) new collector coins in aid of the Istituto per la Sicurezza Sociale (ISS), which has been at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic of the Wuhan strain of COVID-19. The ISS has taken the lead in San Marino as the country’s […]

Austria: Third stopover in the “Reaching for the Sky” series, new silver coin features Airbus 380

The Mint of Austria has released (13th May) the third coin in their ongoing and very popular coin series entitled “Reaching for the Skies,” that focuses on various aeroplanes and their contributions to world aviation history. The dream of flight became a reality for the masses with the development of commercial air travel, and this […]

Austria: Third coin in popular silver Proof coin series, “Knights’ Tales,” features courage

The Austrian Mint has released (15th April) the third coin in their popular series entitled “Knights’ Tales,” which is a fascinating five-coin set in which the theme travels back in time to a bygone age of knightly virtues, fearsome gentlemen, and authentic heroes. The five coins series is composed of the topics Chivalry, Adventure, Courage, […]

Austria: 2020 begins with new celebratory holiday silver and copper collector’s coins

The Austrian Mint has launched new 2020-dated New Year’s collector’s coins with the theme of celebrating the 150th anniversary of the opening of Vienna’s legendary Musikverein concert hall in 1870. In keeping with the anniversary, the 2020 New Year’s coin features the Greek god, Apollo. The image of the god of music and dance is […]

Austria: New and exciting coin series, “The Magic of Gold”

The Mint of Austria has launched a new coin series which explores the allure and magic of gold, which, since time immemorial, has had a unique effect on those who behold it. The Magic of Gold series traces the mysterious nature of gold in ancient cultures. No other metal has as much symbolic meaning as […]

Austria: Easter is soon approaching with new “Spring Awakening” five-euro silver coins

The Mint of Austria has unveiled new silver and copper coins which are issued to welcome the Easter holiday that is the beginning of a favourite season for many, springtime. Held on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the northern spring equinox, Easter may shift every year, but Easter and Spring belong together. A time of hope and rebirth, Spring […]

Austria: Easter’s on its way with a charming new silver collector coin

The Mint of Austria have unveiled (29th January) a new collector coin which was released just in time for Easter with its depiction of one of the more well-known Easter rabbit figurines in Austria. The new 2018-dated collector coin also celebrates the 300th anniversary of the manufacture of porcelain in Vienna. Designed by ceramicist and […]