Australia: New baby 2021-dated Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated Mint Set includes three new reverse designs

The Royal Australian Mint has released new 2021-dated base metal Proof and Brilliant Uncirculated mint sets which are specially presented for gift-giving to new arrivals. The sets include all six currently circulating denominations from the $2 to five-cent. Three of the reverse designs — the dollar, 20-cent, and five-cent coins — have been re-designed specifically […]

Australia: Aboriginal flag features on new $2 circulation coins marking its 50th anniversary

The Royal Australian Mint has released new $2 coins with colour which are in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the Aboriginal flag. Designed by Aboriginal Elder Harold Thomas, a Luritja man from Central Australia in 1971, its purpose was to create a symbol of unity and national identity for Aboriginal people […]

Ascension: The Ghost of Christmas Past visits in time with Scrooge on new crown coins

The government and treasury of Ascension Island have released new festive crown coins (6th November), which is just in time for the festive holidays. The classic Christmas time story entitled A Christmas Carol features on the reverse side of these timely crown coins. Written by Victorian author Charles Dickens, the story tells the tale of […]

Canada: Collector gold coin remembers 170th anniversary of first Canadian national coinage

The Royal Canadian Mint has released new gold collector coins which remember the 150th anniversary of the release of their first national coinage in 1870. A national standard of coinage was issued three years after the confederation of the territories and colonies known as British North America, the smaller province known as Canada, and the […]

Niue: Final silver coin released in “Geniuses of the 19th Century” series featuring Alexander Graham Bell

The government and treasury of Niue have released the fourth and final silver Proof coins which are part of their very popular collector series entitled “Geniuses of the 19th Century.” The coins focused on some of the most essential and revolutionary inventions which changed the lives of much of the world population, and the men […]

Greece: New gold Proof coin to be issued as part of “Greek Mythology” series features the Olympian God Hermes

The Bank of Greece has launched (21st September) new gold Proof quality collector coins as part of their current “Greek Mythology” series highlighting on some of the most well-known stories: The Gods and Goddesses, in tales which are almost 4,000 years old and have stood the test of time. It is said the purpose of […]

Australia: Seven Sisters constellation features on latest coin in “Star Dreaming” series

The Royal Australian Mint has released (3rd September) their latest silver Proof coins in the series entitled “Star Dreaming” launched in May of this year and which highlights some of the more memorable stories in Aboriginal folklore about the constellations seen in the Southern Hemisphere. The second coin features one constellation which has a very […]

Canada: Large silver coin celebrates 150th anniversary of the establishment of the Northwest Territories

The Royal Canadian Mint has released new large-size silver coins which are in remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of Canada’s Northwest Territories, one of the largest regions of land in North America. At 1,144,000 square kilometres (442,000 square miles), it represents 34 percent of Canada’s landmass. Created in 1870, just three years […]

United Arab Emirates: New silver Proof coin celebrates now-postponed Expo 2020 hosted in Dubai

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has released new silver Proof quality coins on the occasion of the Emirate hosting Expo 2020 in their capital city of Dubai. Originally scheduled to open on the 20th October 2020, and to end on the 10th April 2021, the worldwide exposition has now been rescheduled. Due […]

Australia: Innovative new silver and Proof coin highlights the Great Southern Land with genuine opal inlay

The Perth Mint has released (7th July) new silver and Proof crown coins which highlight an array of features usually associated with the land down under. The design specifically focuses on the unique wildlife only seen in Australia as well as Australia’s place in world Opal production. Australia is the planet’s sixth-largest country, and, at […]