2018 COIN ISSUE SCHEDULES from around the world

For the second year we’ve compiled what we have on the coin release schedules for many of the major national and private mints. Most don’t issue a programme unfortunately, but many European mints do. As with all our guides, we’ll keep this one fully updated and we’re already compiling some more to add to it pending further information. There’s plenty here to get started with.

Just click the cross next to the schedule name you’re interested in at it will open up. Click another cross and that one will open and the previous one you were looking at will close. You may notice some coin names appear as links, click on these and you’ll see an early coin image if we have one. Some of the information is tentative and/or extrapolated from previous issues, and all dates are subject to change.  As we said, a guide. Any corrections or further information you have is appreciated as we only have so much time to chase these up and it’s never enough. Hope it’s useful.

UPDATES
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Centenary of Sardarapat battle n/a Ag 0.925 33.6g proof 500 2018
Centenary of the First Republic of Armenia n/a Ag 0.925 168.1g proof 300 2018
Yerevan 2800 n/a Ag 0.925 168.1g proof 700 2018
Hovhannes Zardaryan 100 n/a Ag 0.925 28.28g b/unc 500 2018
25th anniversary of National Currency n/a Ag 0.925 168.1g proof 300 2018
2018 World Football Championship n/a Ag 0.925 168.1g proof 300 2018
Armenian Pottery n/a Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 2,000 2018
Chinese Pottery n/a Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 1.500 2018
Greek Pottery n/a Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 1.500 2018
Iranian Pottery n/a Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 1.500 2018
Russian Pottery n/a Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 1.500 2018

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AgAuNOTES: Many more coins this year, mainly due to a pottery series, but no gold (a pair are due in 2019). Instead, there are numerous circa-5oz silver issues, including one for the FIFA World Cup. The Hovhannes coin is rectangular and the pottery series is square.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Alfred Adler Vienna Schools of Psychotherapy Au 0.986 7.78g proof 20,000 24.01
Raphael – The Protecting Angel Guardian Angels Ag 0.925 17.30g special-uncirculated 30,000 14.02
Raphael – The Protecting Angel Guardian Angels Ag 0.925 17.30g proof 30,000 14.02
Easter Bunny Easter Ag 0.925 8.65g special-uncirculated 50,000 07.03
Clemency and Faith Empress Maria Theresa Ag 0.925 22.42g proof 30,000 25.04
Anthropocene Niobium Ag 0.900 9.0g special-uncirculated 65,000 06.06
Uriel – The Guiding Angel Guardian Angels Ag 0.925 17.30g special-uncirculated 30,000 05.09
Uriel – The Guiding Angel Guardian Angels Ag 0.925 17.30g proof 30,000 05.09
The Mallard Wildlife in our Sights Au 0.986 16.0g proof 30,000 03.10
Prudence and Reform Empress Maria Theresa Ag 0.925 22.42g proof 30,000 03.10
200th Anniversary of Silent Night n/a Ag 0.925 22.42g proof 30,000 07.11
New Year 2019 New Year Ag 0.925 8.65g special-uncirculated 50,000 05.12
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
The Year of the Pig Chinese Calendar Ag 0.925 33.63g proof-like/gilding 1,000 2018
Armed Forces of Belarus Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
Internal Troops of Belarus Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
Border Guard Service of Belarus Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
Financial System of Belarus Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
The World Through Childrens Eyes Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
St Sophia Cathedral, Polotsk Belarusian Architectural Monuments Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
TBC Belarusian Architectural Heritage Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
2018 Olympic Games Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
Goldfinch Bird of the Year Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018
Kotra Reserve Nature Reserves Ag 0.925 ? ? ? 2018

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AgAuNOTES: Very little specification information at present, but we’ll update when we have more.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN

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AgAuNOTES: As of January 1st 2018, the Royal Mint of Belgium has ceased producing commemorative coins and the task has passed to a private company. Details to follow.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
500th Anniversary Issuance of Klaudyán map (first map of Bohemia) n/a Ag 0.925 13.0g proof TBC 28.02
Zvikov Castles in the Czech Republic Au 0.9999 15.55g proof TBC 29.05
200th Anniversary Foundation of National Museum n/a Ag 0.925 13.0g proof TBC 14.06
Rabi Castles in the Czech Republic Au 0.9999 15.55g proof TBC 18.09
100th Anniversary Adoption of Washington Declaration n/a Ag 0.925 25.0g proof TBC 17.10
100th Anniversary Foundation of Czechoslovakia n/a Au 0.9999 31.107g proof TBC 23.10
300th Anniversary Death of Jan Brokoff n/a Ag 0.925 13.0g proof TBC 06.12
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
200th Anniversary of Topelius n/a Ag 0.925 TBC proof TBC 12.01
Sami Culture n/a Ag 0.925 TBC proof TBC xx.02
Europa Star Europa Star Ag 0.925 TBC proof TBC xx.05
Finland in 100 Years n/a Au 0.999 TBC proof TBC xx.06
Finnish Sauna Culture n/a Ag 0.925 TBC proof TBC xx.07
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Ecu de 6 Livres The Sower Au 0.999 various proof various 10.01
Ecu de 6 Livres The Sower Ag 0.900 22.2g proof 3,000 10.01
Egalite Marianne Au 0.999 various proof various 23.01
Egalite Marianne Ag 0.925 various proof various 23.01
The Maastricht Treaty n/a Ag & Au various proof various 30.01
Josephine de Beauharnais Women of France Ag & Au various proof various 06.02
Désirée Clary Women of France Ag & Au various proof various 13.02
100th Anniversary of the Armistice Centenary of WWI Ag & Au various proof various 19.02
Baroque & Rococo Europa Star Ag & Au various proof various 13.03
Grille de Versailles Treasures of Paris Ag & Au various proof various 20.03
2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia n/a Ag & Au various proof various 03.04
Dakota Berlin Bridge Aviation & History Ag & Au various proof various 10.04
Louvre and Pont des Arts UNESCO Banks of the Seine Ag & Au various proof various 17.04
Egalite (€5,000 & €1,000 formats) Marianne Au 0.999 various proof various 18.04
Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Renoir
Museum Art Masters Ag & Au various proof various 24.04
DC3 Transall Aviation & History Ag & Au various proof various 02.05
Centenary of WWI Centenary of WWI Ag & Au various proof various 15.05
George Sand Women of France Ag & Au various proof various 22.05
Alexandre III Bridge Treasures of Paris Ag & Au various proof various 05.06
Mickey and Friends Disney Ag & Au various proof various 26.06
Simone Veil  n/a Ag & Au various proof various 29.06
TBC French Excellence Ag & Au various proof various 05.09
Year of the Pig Chinese Lunar Calendar Ag & Au various proof various 11.09
The Kiss of Auguste Rodin Museum Art Masters Ag & Au various proof various 09.10
Guillaume Apollinaire, Poetry The 7 Arts Ag & Au various proof various 23.10
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
The Frog King Grimms’s Fairy Tales Ag 0.925 18.0g proof TBC 25.01
275th Anniversary of Gewandhaus Orchestra n/a Ag 0.925 18.0g proof TBC 08.03
800th Anniversary of the City of Rostok n/a Ag 0.925 18.0g proof TBC 17.05
Contrabass n/a Au 0.9999 7.78g proof TBC TBC
Owl Native Birds Au 0.9999 3.888g proof 200,000 21.06
150th Anniversary of the Birth of Peter Behrens n/a Ag 0.925 18.0g proof TBC 13.09
Augustus Castle and Falkenlust UNESCO World Heritage Au 0.9999 15.55g proof TBC 01.10
100th Anniversary of the birth of Otto Fischer n/a Ag 0.925 18.0g proof TBC 11.10
Clime – Subtropical Zone Coloured Polymer Ring Base metal 9.0g uncirculated 2,000,000 xx.04
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Herodotus Greek Culture: Historians Ag 0.925 34.1g proof 2,000 TBC
Herodotus Greek Culture: Historians Au 0.9999 7.98g proof 1,000 TBC
Pindar Greek Culture: Lyric Poets Ag 0.925 34.10g proof 2,000 TBC
Baroque & Rococo Europa Star Ag 0.925 34.10g proof 5,000 TBC
Apollo Greek Mythology: Olympian Gods Au 0.9999 3.89g proof 1,200 TBC
Temple of Posiedon at Sounion Cultural Heritage Au 0.9999 1.0g proof 1,500 TBC
Centenary of Hellenic Mathematical Society Year of Mathematics Ag 0.925 10.0g proof 1,500 TBC
Six coin set Prominent Greek Economists Ag 0.925 10.0g x6 proof 1,500 TBC
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
200th Anniversary Birth of Artur Gorgei n/a Ag 0.925 31.46g proof 5,000 30.01
2018 FIFA World Cup n/a Ag 0.925 12.5g proof 5,000 10.02
Golden coin of Albert, King of Hungary n/a Au 0.986 3.491g proof 2,000 01.03
Golden coin of Albert, King of Hungary n/a Au 0.986 13.964g proof 500 01.03
175th Anniversary of Music of Szozat n/a Ag 0.925 77.76g proof 5,000 10.05
Castle of Eger n/a Ag 0.925 31.46g proof 5,000 15.06
200th Anniversary Birth of Ignac Semmelweis n/a Ag 0.925 31.46g proof 5,000 01.07
75th Anniversary Gyorgy Hevesy awarded Nobel Prize n/a Ag 0.925 12.5g proof 5,000 01.08
Hungary n/a Au 0.999 31.104g proof 5,000 15.10
100th Anniversary of the end of WWI n/a Ag 0.925 24.0g proof 3,000 11.11

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AgAuNOTES: The Gyorgy Hevesy coin is rectangular in format. The Hungary coin is said to be shaped like a map, a rare choice for a national mint. It will be the introductory piece to a series about the counties of Hungary.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
75th Anniversary of the Italian Constitution n/a Ag 0.925 18.0g proof 5,000 xx.01
2018 FIFA World Cup n/a Ag 0.925 22.0g proof 6,000 xx.01
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN

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AgAUNOTES: More details in a couple of weeks.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Yurta- Kyrgyz house Age of the Kyrgyz Kaganat Ag 0.925 28.28g* proof-like 2,000 TBC
Komuz National Musical Instruments Ag 0.925 28.28g* proof 1,000 TBC
Ulak Tartysh The Nomads Ag 0.925 28.28g* proof 1,000 TBC

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AgAuNOTES: It looks like the last two coins are carried over from the 2017 release schedule. We’ve yet to confirm coin weights.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
TBC Latvian Culture & History TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
The Bubble Fibula Gold Brooches TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
My Latvia n/a TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
Liktendarzs, The Garden of Destiny n/a TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
Kursi Konini (Curonian Kings) n/a TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC
Honey n/a TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

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AgAuNOTES: A little light on information, but we should know more in a couple of weeks. The Honey coin is a new concept and could well be worth looking out for,

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Signatories 100th Lithuanian Independence Au 0.999 7.78g proof 4,000 Q1
Diplomacy 100th Lithuanian Independence Ag 0.925 12.44g proof 4,000 Q1
Armed Forces 100th Lithuanian Independence Ag 0.925 23.30g proof 4,000 Q1
Legal System 100th Lithuanian Independence Ag 0.925 28.28g proof 4,000 Q1
150th Anniversary Birth of Vilhelmas Storosta-Vydunas n/a Ag 0.925 28.28g proof 2,500 Q1
Jonines Rasos n/a Ag 0.925 12.44g proof 3,000 Q2
TBC Lithuanian Science Au 0.999 1.244g proof 5,000 Q4

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AgAuNOTES: The first four coins are quite unusual and will be well worth watching out for. The first is a standard gold coin, but the next three are steadily larger silver rings that fit around it to form one large four-part coin. Keep an eye on the newspages for more.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Baroque: Baptism of Christ Europa Star Ag 0.925 28.28g* proof 3,000* xx.03
Baroque: Baptism of Christ Europa Star Au 0.916 6.5g* proof 1,000* xx.03
50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Malta n/a Ag 0.925 28.28g* proof TBC xx.04
50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Malta n/a Au 0.916* TBC proof 50 xx.04
Valletta, European City of Culture n/a Ag 0.925 TBC proof TBC xx.05

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AgAuNOTES: A rare gold coin coming in April. The Europa Star coins will feature the ‘Baptism of Christ’, a marble sculpture created by Giuseppe Mazzuoli (1641-1725). This massive work of art is found in St John’s Co-Cathedral and it is one of the foremost expressions of Baroque in Malta.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Polish Olympic Team – PyeongChang 2018 n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 19.01
Polish Olympic Team – PyeongChang 2018 n/a Au 0.900 15.50g proof 1,500 19.01
August Emil Fieldorf ‘Nil’ The Enduring Soldiers Ag 0.925 14.14g proof/colour 15,000 23.02
Fryderyk Skarbek The Great Polish Economists Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 24.04
Hodow The Polish Thermopylae Ag 0.925 28.28g proof 18,000 05.06
100th Anniversary of military effort of Polish Americans  n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 14.06
Henry Valois Treasures of King Stanislaw August Au 0.9999 62.2g standard 600 12.07
Henry Valois Treasures of King Stanislaw August Ag 0.999 62.2g standard 6,000 12.07
Boratynka, ‘tymf’ of John Casimir Vasa History of Polish Coin Ag 0.925 28.28g proof/gilding 18,000 12.07
760th Anniversary of the Kraków Shooting Society n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof/gilding 15,000 09.08
100th Anniversary of Stefan Batory School, Warsaw n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 22.08
Polonia Restituta n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 29.08
125th Anniversary of Juliusz Slowacki Theatre n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 06.09
Ignacy Jan Paderewski 100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence Au 0.900 8.00g proof 2,000 30.10
Ignacy Jan Paderewski 100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 20,000 30.10
100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence n/a Au 0.900 62.20g proof 1,000 07.11
100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence n/a Au 0.900 217.70g proof 100 07.11
100th Anniversary of Regaining Independence n/a Ag 0.925 217.70g proof 1,918 07.11
Hieronim Dekutowski ‘Zapora’ The Enduring Soldiers Ag 0.925 14.14g proof/colour 15,000 05.12
100th Anniversary of the Wielkopolskie Uprising n/a Au 0.900 15.50g proof 1,500 12.12
100th Anniversary of the Wielkopolskie Uprising n/a Ag 0.925 14.14g proof 15,000 12.12

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AgAuNOTES: Just a single release in the outstanding Treasures of Stanislaw August series for the first time.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Choreographer M.I. Petipa, the Bicentenary of the Birthday Outstanding Personalities of Russia Ag 0.925 15.55g proof 3,000 TBC
Writer Maxim Gorky, the 150th Anniversary of the Birthday Outstanding Personalities of Russia Ag 0.925 15.55g proof 3,000 TBC
Writer A.I. Solzhenitsyn, the Centenary of the Birthday Outstanding Personalities of Russia Ag 0.925 15.55g proof 3,000 TBC
Astronomer and geodesist V.Ya. Struve, 225th Anniversary of his Birth Outstanding Personalities of Russia Ag 0.925 15.55g proof 3,000 TBC
Poet and actor V.S. Vysotsky Outstanding Personalities of Russia Ag 0.925 15.55g proof 3,000 TBC
Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. Turgenev I.S. Turgenev Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. Turgenev I.S. Turgenev Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,000 TBC
Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. Turgenev I.S. Turgenev Au 0.999 7.78g proof 1,500 TBC
Saint Vladimir’s Cathedral (The Admirals Burial Vault) Architectural Monuments of Russia Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Holy Trinity Cathedral, the city of Simferopol Architectural Monuments of Russia Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Trinity Cathedral, the city of Saratov Architectural Monuments of Russia Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Estate Mcyri (Spasskoe) (Serednikovo), Moscow region Architectural Monuments of Russia Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,500 TBC
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Vyritsa Village Architectural Monuments of Russia Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) creations Treasury of World Culture Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,000 TBC
Forwarding Agency of the State Paperstock Bicentenary of the Foundation Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 10,000 TBC
Forwarding Agency of the State Paperstock Bicentenary of the Foundation Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,500 TBC
The Tercentenary of the Police of Russia Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
The Tercentenary of the Police of Russia Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,000 TBC
The Tercentenary of the Police of Russia Au 0.999 7.78g proof 1,000 TBC
29th Winter Universiade of 2019 in the city of Krasnoyarsk Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 5,000 TBC
29th Winter Universiade of 2019 in the city of Krasnoyarsk Au 0.999 7.78g proof 1,500 TBC
400th Anniversary of the Foundation of the city of Novokuznetsk Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Bicentenary of the Foundation of the city of Grozny Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 3,000 TBC
Centenary of the Foundation of the City of Kemerovo Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 2,000 TBC
Voronezh State University Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 2,000 TBC
Centenary of the State Museum of Oriental Art Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,000 TBC
Centenary of the State Museum of Oriental Art Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 5,000 TBC
Untitled  Russian (Soviet) animation Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Creative Work of Vladimir Vysotsky Ag 0.925 155.5g proof 1,500 TBC
Russian voting to select symbols for the Bank of Russia 200- and 2000-ruble banknotes Ag 0.925 1,000g proof-like 100 TBC
Untitled 01 Guarding the Homelands Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Untitled 02 Guarding the Homelands Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Untitled 03 Guarding the Homelands Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Untitled 04 Guarding the Homelands Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
75th Anniversary of NRC “Kurchatov Institute” Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Centenary of Military Enlistment Offices Ag 0.925 7.78g proof 3,000 TBC
The Magic of Theatre Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 2,000 TBC
350th Anniversary of Russian State Shipbuilding Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 TBC
Centenary of the All-Russian Church Council of 1917–1918 Ag 0.925 1,000g proof-like 50 TBC
COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
25th Anniversary of the Slovak Republic n/a Ag 0.925 31.1g proof / bu 6,900 / 3,200 xx.01
1150th Anniversary of Recognition of Slavic Liturgical Language n/a Ag 0.900 18.0g proof /bu TBC xx.02
300th Anniversary of the birth of Adam Frantisek Kollar n/a Ag 0.900 18.0g proof /bu TBC xx.03
200th Anniversary First time a steamer sailed the Danube River in Bratislava n/a Ag 0.900 18.0g proof /bu TBC xx.05
150th anniversary of the birth of Dušan Samuel Jurkovič n/a Ag 0.900 18.0g proof /bu TBC xx.07
Spontaneous, non-violent civic resistance to the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968 n/a Ag 0.900 18.0g proof /bu TBC xx.08
100th anniversary of the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republic n/a Ag 0.900 18.0g proof /bu TBC xx.09
Bratislava Coronations – 400th anniversary of the coronation of Ferdinand II n/a Au 0.900 9.5g proof TBC xx.11

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AgAuNOTES: Almost double the number of issues in 2017, it’s a big year for the Slovak Republic and that’s reflected in the coin programme.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
Ag 0.925 15.0g proof
Au 0.900 7.0g proof

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AgAUNOTES: Should know more soon.

COIN SERIES METAL WEIGHT FINISH MINTAGE WHEN
The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter Games Sport Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 5,000 xx.01
The Boar Fauna in Ukrainian Cultural Monuments Ag 0.925 15.55g sp-unc/gilded 4,000 xx.02
The Dolphin Fauna in Ukrainian Cultural Monuments Ag 0.925 15.55g sp-unc/gilded 4,000 xx.02
The AN-132 Ukrainian Aircraft Ag 0.925 15.55g proof 3,500 xx.04
Digging up Potatoes Ag 0.925 31.1g proof/gilded 4,000 xx.05
The Dnieper Barbel Flora and Fauna of Ukraine Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 2,500 xx.06
Mariinsky Palace Architectural Monuments of Ukraine Ag 0.925 62.2g proof 2,500 xx.08
Medzhybizh Castle Architectural Monuments of Ukraine Ag 0.925 31.1g proof 3,000 xx.09
100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences Ag 0.925 62.2g proof/gilded 2,500 xx.10
The Time of Peace Centenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences Ag 0.999 15.55g sp-unc/colour /gilded 4,000 xx.11
The Time of Changes Centenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences Ag 0.999 15.55g sp-unc/colour /gilded 4,000 xx.11
The Time of Technologies Centenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences Ag 0.999 15.55g sp-unc/colour /gilded 4,000 xx.11
The Human, Time, Space Centenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences Ag 0.999 15.55g sp-unc/colour /gilded 4,000 xx.11

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AgAuNOTES: The last four coins are six-sided and sold in souvenir packaging. It’s great to see the Fauna in Ukrainian Cultural Monuments series continue as it’s quite superb. Not sure on the Digging up Potatoes coin, however….