The Royal Canadian Mint have released a new coin which is a replica of the famed Stanley Cup trophy. It has been minted for the 125th anniversary of its establishment as the premier prize in the sport of ice hockey — considered Canada’s national pastime. The RCM has produced numerous other coins dedicated to the sport, […]
2019 quarters and the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary commemoratives subjects of the next public CCAC meeting
Pursuant to United States Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the United States Mint announces the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) public meeting scheduled for October 18, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Second Floor Conference Room, United States Mint, 801 9th Street NW., Washington, DC 20220. The CCAC will review and discuss candidate designs […]
United States Mint announces designs for World War I Centennial Silver Medals
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint today revealed the obverse (heads) and reverse (tails) designs for five silver medals that will be issued in conjunction with the 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Dollar. Each medal, composed of 90 percent silver, pays homage to branches of the U.S. Armed Forces that were active in World […]
Canada: Centenary anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge honoured with new circulation $2 memorial coin
The Royal Canadian Mint has issued (5th October) a $2 commemorative circulation coin honouring the brave Canadians who fought at the Battle of Vimy Ridge 100 years ago and paved the way to the Allied victory which ended the First World War. This special circulation coin was specially unveiled at the Military Museums in Calgary. […]
United States Mint unveils winning designs to be featured on World War I Centennial Silver Dollar
WASHINGTON — The United States Mint unveiled the winning designs in the World War I Centennial 2018 Commemorative Coin Design Competition today. The unveiling took place during the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The designs, by LeRoy Transfield of […]
Slovakia: Prominent literary figure Božena Slančíková-Timrava remembered on new silver coin
The National Bank of Slovakia have issued (20th September) a new coin which remembers one of the country’s leading exponents in the late realism style in Slovak literature on the 150th anniversary of her birth. Božena Slančíková-Timrava (1867 – 1951) typically featured rural workers, the rural intelligentsia, and groups promoting Slovak national interests in her […]
France: €2 commemorative coin honours the Pink Ribbon Foundation and promotes breast cancer awareness
The Monnaie de Paris have launched (29th September) a new €2 commemorative coin which honours the 25th anniversary of the Pink Ribbon Foundation and what it signifies — breast cancer awareness. The Pink Ribbon Foundation was launched in 1992 as the pink ribbon itself emerged as an international symbol for those suffering from breast cancer. The colour […]
Bills authorizing new commemorative coins progress through Congress
Bills authorizing new commemorative coinage for 2019 and 2010 made their ways forward in Congress last week. American Legion Centennial H.R. 2519 and its companion bill, S. 1182, both titled the “American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act,” would authorize three coins commemorating the centennial of the American Legion. The bills were introduced in the […]
World War I Centennial commemorative coin design to be unveiled
The United States Mint will unveil the winning designs in the World War I Centennial 2018 Commemorative Coin Design Competition at 12:30 p.m. Eastern time on Monday, October 9—opening day of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. The designs […]
South Korea: First-of-its-kind commemorative banknote announced for Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics
The Bank of Korea have officially announced (28th August) they will issue a new commemorative 2,000-won bank note in celebration of the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympic Games. The note, which is equal in exchange to $1.78, will be the first time the Bank of Korea has issued a commemorative bank note. However, previously, commemorative coins […]
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