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

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Centenary of Sardarapat battlen/aAg 0.92533.6gproof5002018
Centenary of the First Republic of Armenian/aAg 0.925168.1gproof3002018
Yerevan 2800n/aAg 0.925168.1gproof7002018
Hovhannes Zardaryan 100n/aAg 0.92528.28gb/unc5002018
25th anniversary of National Currencyn/aAg 0.925168.1gproof3002018
2018 World Football Championshipn/aAg 0.925168.1gproof3002018
Armenian Potteryn/aAg 0.92531.1gproof2,0002018
Chinese Potteryn/aAg 0.92531.1gproof1.5002018
Greek Potteryn/aAg 0.92531.1gproof1.5002018
Iranian Potteryn/aAg 0.92531.1gproof1.5002018
Russian Potteryn/aAg 0.92531.1gproof1.5002018

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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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Alfred AdlerVienna Schools of PsychotherapyAu 0.9867.78gproof20,00024.01
Raphael – The Protecting AngelGuardian AngelsAg 0.92517.30gspecial-uncirculated30,00014.02
Raphael – The Protecting AngelGuardian AngelsAg 0.92517.30gproof30,00014.02
Easter BunnyEasterAg 0.9258.65gspecial-uncirculated50,00007.03
Clemency and FaithEmpress Maria TheresaAg 0.92522.42gproof30,00025.04
AnthropoceneNiobiumAg 0.9009.0gspecial-uncirculated65,00006.06
Uriel – The Guiding AngelGuardian AngelsAg 0.92517.30gspecial-uncirculated30,00005.09
Uriel – The Guiding AngelGuardian AngelsAg 0.92517.30gproof30,00005.09
The MallardWildlife in our SightsAu 0.98616.0gproof30,00003.10
Prudence and ReformEmpress Maria TheresaAg 0.92522.42gproof30,00003.10
200th Anniversary of Silent Nightn/aAg 0.92522.42gproof30,00007.11
New Year 2019New YearAg 0.9258.65gspecial-uncirculated50,00005.12

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The Year of the PigChinese CalendarAg 0.92533.63gproof-like/gilding1,0002018
Armed Forces of BelarusAg 0.925???2018
Internal Troops of BelarusAg 0.925???2018
Border Guard Service of BelarusAg 0.925???2018
Financial System of BelarusAg 0.925???2018
The World Through Childrens EyesAg 0.925???2018
St Sophia Cathedral, PolotskBelarusian Architectural MonumentsAg 0.925???2018
TBCBelarusian Architectural HeritageAg 0.925???2018
2018 Olympic GamesAg 0.925???2018
GoldfinchBird of the YearAg 0.925???2018
Kotra ReserveNature ReservesAg 0.925???2018

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

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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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
500th Anniversary Issuance of Klaudyán map (first map of Bohemia)n/aAg 0.92513.0gproofTBC28.02
ZvikovCastles in the Czech RepublicAu 0.999915.55gproofTBC29.05
200th Anniversary Foundation of National Museumn/aAg 0.92513.0gproofTBC14.06
RabiCastles in the Czech RepublicAu 0.999915.55gproofTBC18.09
100th Anniversary Adoption of Washington Declarationn/aAg 0.92525.0gproofTBC17.10
100th Anniversary Foundation of Czechoslovakian/aAu 0.999931.107gproofTBC23.10
300th Anniversary Death of Jan Brokoffn/aAg 0.92513.0gproofTBC06.12

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
200th Anniversary of Topeliusn/aAg 0.925TBCproofTBC12.01
Sami Culturen/aAg 0.925TBCproofTBCxx.02
Europa StarEuropa StarAg 0.925TBCproofTBCxx.05
Finland in 100 Yearsn/aAu 0.999TBCproofTBCxx.06
Finnish Sauna Culturen/aAg 0.925TBCproofTBCxx.07

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Ecu de 6 LivresThe SowerAu 0.999variousproofvarious10.01
Ecu de 6 LivresThe SowerAg 0.90022.2gproof3,00010.01
EgaliteMarianneAu 0.999variousproofvarious23.01
EgaliteMarianneAg 0.925variousproofvarious23.01
The Maastricht Treatyn/aAg & Auvariousproofvarious30.01
Josephine de BeauharnaisWomen of FranceAg & Auvariousproofvarious06.02
Désirée ClaryWomen of FranceAg & Auvariousproofvarious13.02
100th Anniversary of the ArmisticeCentenary of WWIAg & Auvariousproofvarious19.02
Baroque & RococoEuropa StarAg & Auvariousproofvarious13.03
Grille de VersaillesTreasures of ParisAg & Auvariousproofvarious20.03
2018 FIFA World Cup in Russian/aAg & Auvariousproofvarious03.04
Dakota Berlin BridgeAviation & HistoryAg & Auvariousproofvarious10.04
Louvre and Pont des ArtsUNESCO Banks of the SeineAg & Auvariousproofvarious17.04
Egalite (€5,000 & €1,000 formats)MarianneAu 0.999variousproofvarious18.04
Bal du Moulin de la Galette by Renoir
Museum Art MastersAg & Auvariousproofvarious24.04
DC3 TransallAviation & HistoryAg & Auvariousproofvarious02.05
Centenary of WWICentenary of WWIAg & Auvariousproofvarious15.05
George SandWomen of FranceAg & Auvariousproofvarious22.05
Alexandre III BridgeTreasures of ParisAg & Auvariousproofvarious05.06
Mickey and FriendsDisneyAg & Auvariousproofvarious26.06
Simone Veil n/aAg & Auvariousproofvarious29.06
TBCFrench ExcellenceAg & Auvariousproofvarious05.09
Year of the PigChinese Lunar CalendarAg & Auvariousproofvarious11.09
The Kiss of Auguste RodinMuseum Art MastersAg & Auvariousproofvarious09.10
Guillaume Apollinaire, PoetryThe 7 ArtsAg & Auvariousproofvarious23.10

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
The Frog KingGrimms’s Fairy TalesAg 0.92518.0gproofTBC25.01
275th Anniversary of Gewandhaus Orchestran/aAg 0.92518.0gproofTBC08.03
800th Anniversary of the City of Rostokn/aAg 0.92518.0gproofTBC17.05
Contrabassn/aAu 0.99997.78gproofTBCTBC
OwlNative BirdsAu 0.99993.888gproof200,00021.06
150th Anniversary of the Birth of Peter Behrensn/aAg 0.92518.0gproofTBC13.09
Augustus Castle and FalkenlustUNESCO World HeritageAu 0.999915.55gproofTBC01.10
100th Anniversary of the birth of Otto Fischern/aAg 0.92518.0gproofTBC11.10
Clime – Subtropical ZoneColoured Polymer RingBase metal9.0guncirculated2,000,000xx.04

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HerodotusGreek Culture: HistoriansAg 0.92534.1gproof2,000TBC
HerodotusGreek Culture: HistoriansAu 0.99997.98gproof1,000TBC
PindarGreek Culture: Lyric PoetsAg 0.92534.10gproof2,000TBC
Baroque & RococoEuropa StarAg 0.92534.10gproof5,000TBC
ApolloGreek Mythology: Olympian GodsAu 0.99993.89gproof1,200TBC
Temple of Posiedon at SounionCultural HeritageAu 0.99991.0gproof1,500TBC
Centenary of Hellenic Mathematical SocietyYear of MathematicsAg 0.92510.0gproof1,500TBC
Six coin setProminent Greek EconomistsAg 0.92510.0g x6proof1,500TBC

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200th Anniversary Birth of Artur Gorgein/aAg 0.92531.46gproof5,00030.01
2018 FIFA World Cupn/aAg 0.92512.5gproof5,00010.02
Golden coin of Albert, King of Hungaryn/aAu 0.9863.491gproof2,00001.03
Golden coin of Albert, King of Hungaryn/aAu 0.98613.964gproof50001.03
175th Anniversary of Music of Szozatn/aAg 0.92577.76gproof5,00010.05
Castle of Egern/aAg 0.92531.46gproof5,00015.06
200th Anniversary Birth of Ignac Semmelweisn/aAg 0.92531.46gproof5,00001.07
75th Anniversary Gyorgy Hevesy awarded Nobel Prizen/aAg 0.92512.5gproof5,00001.08
Hungaryn/aAu 0.99931.104gproof5,00015.10
100th Anniversary of the end of WWIn/aAg 0.92524.0gproof3,00011.11

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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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
75th Anniversary of the Italian Constitutionn/aAg 0.92518.0gproof5,000xx.01
2018 FIFA World Cupn/aAg 0.92522.0gproof6,000xx.01

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AgAUNOTES: More details in a couple of weeks.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Yurta- Kyrgyz houseAge of the Kyrgyz KaganatAg 0.92528.28g*proof-like2,000TBC
KomuzNational Musical InstrumentsAg 0.92528.28g*proof1,000TBC
Ulak TartyshThe NomadsAg 0.92528.28g*proof1,000TBC

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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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
TBCLatvian Culture & HistoryTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
The Bubble FibulaGold BroochesTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
My Latvian/aTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
Liktendarzs, The Garden of Destinyn/aTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
Kursi Konini (Curonian Kings)n/aTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC
Honeyn/aTBCTBCTBCTBCTBC

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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,

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Signatories100th Lithuanian IndependenceAu 0.9997.78gproof4,000Q1
Diplomacy100th Lithuanian IndependenceAg 0.92512.44gproof4,000Q1
Armed Forces100th Lithuanian IndependenceAg 0.92523.30gproof4,000Q1
Legal System100th Lithuanian IndependenceAg 0.92528.28gproof4,000Q1
150th Anniversary Birth of Vilhelmas Storosta-Vydunasn/aAg 0.92528.28gproof2,500Q1
Jonines Rasosn/aAg 0.92512.44gproof3,000Q2
TBCLithuanian ScienceAu 0.9991.244gproof5,000Q4

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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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Baroque: Baptism of ChristEuropa StarAg 0.92528.28g*proof3,000*xx.03
Baroque: Baptism of ChristEuropa StarAu 0.9166.5g*proof1,000*xx.03
50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Maltan/aAg 0.92528.28g*proofTBCxx.04
50th Anniversary of the Central Bank of Maltan/aAu 0.916*TBCproof50xx.04
Valletta, European City of Culturen/aAg 0.925TBCproofTBCxx.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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Polish Olympic Team – PyeongChang 2018n/aAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00019.01
Polish Olympic Team – PyeongChang 2018n/aAu 0.90015.50gproof1,50019.01
August Emil Fieldorf ‘Nil’The Enduring SoldiersAg 0.92514.14gproof/colour15,00023.02
Fryderyk SkarbekThe Great Polish EconomistsAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00024.04
HodowThe Polish ThermopylaeAg 0.92528.28gproof18,00005.06
100th Anniversary of military effort of Polish Americans n/aAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00014.06
Henry ValoisTreasures of King Stanislaw AugustAu 0.999962.2gstandard60012.07
Henry ValoisTreasures of King Stanislaw AugustAg 0.99962.2gstandard6,00012.07
Boratynka, ‘tymf’ of John Casimir VasaHistory of Polish CoinAg 0.92528.28gproof/gilding18,00012.07
760th Anniversary of the Kraków Shooting Societyn/aAg 0.92514.14gproof/gilding15,00009.08
100th Anniversary of Stefan Batory School, Warsawn/aAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00022.08
Polonia Restitutan/aAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00029.08
125th Anniversary of Juliusz Slowacki Theatren/aAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00006.09
Ignacy Jan Paderewski100th Anniversary of Regaining IndependenceAu 0.9008.00gproof2,00030.10
Ignacy Jan Paderewski100th Anniversary of Regaining IndependenceAg 0.92514.14gproof20,00030.10
100th Anniversary of Regaining Independencen/aAu 0.90062.20gproof1,00007.11
100th Anniversary of Regaining Independencen/aAu 0.900217.70gproof10007.11
100th Anniversary of Regaining Independencen/aAg 0.925217.70gproof1,91807.11
Hieronim Dekutowski ‘Zapora’The Enduring SoldiersAg 0.92514.14gproof/colour15,00005.12
100th Anniversary of the Wielkopolskie Uprisingn/aAu 0.90015.50gproof1,50012.12
100th Anniversary of the Wielkopolskie Uprisingn/aAg 0.92514.14gproof15,00012.12

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

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Choreographer M.I. Petipa, the Bicentenary of the BirthdayOutstanding Personalities of RussiaAg 0.92515.55gproof3,000TBC
Writer Maxim Gorky, the 150th Anniversary of the BirthdayOutstanding Personalities of RussiaAg 0.92515.55gproof3,000TBC
Writer A.I. Solzhenitsyn, the Centenary of the BirthdayOutstanding Personalities of RussiaAg 0.92515.55gproof3,000TBC
Astronomer and geodesist V.Ya. Struve, 225th Anniversary of his BirthOutstanding Personalities of RussiaAg 0.92515.55gproof3,000TBC
Poet and actor V.S. VysotskyOutstanding Personalities of RussiaAg 0.92515.55gproof3,000TBC
Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. TurgenevI.S. TurgenevAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. TurgenevI.S. TurgenevAg 0.925155.5gproof1,000TBC
Bicentenary of the Birthday of I.S. TurgenevI.S. TurgenevAu 0.9997.78gproof1,500TBC
Saint Vladimir’s Cathedral (The Admirals Burial Vault)Architectural Monuments of RussiaAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Holy Trinity Cathedral, the city of SimferopolArchitectural Monuments of RussiaAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Trinity Cathedral, the city of SaratovArchitectural Monuments of RussiaAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Estate Mcyri (Spasskoe) (Serednikovo), Moscow regionArchitectural Monuments of RussiaAg 0.925155.5gproof1,500TBC
Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Vyritsa VillageArchitectural Monuments of RussiaAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) creationsTreasury of World CultureAg 0.925155.5gproof1,000TBC
Forwarding Agency of the State PaperstockBicentenary of the FoundationAg 0.92531.1gproof10,000TBC
Forwarding Agency of the State PaperstockBicentenary of the FoundationAg 0.925155.5gproof1,500TBC
The Tercentenary of the Police of RussiaAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
The Tercentenary of the Police of RussiaAg 0.925155.5gproof1,000TBC
The Tercentenary of the Police of RussiaAu 0.9997.78gproof1,000TBC
29th Winter Universiade of 2019 in the city of KrasnoyarskAg 0.92531.1gproof5,000TBC
29th Winter Universiade of 2019 in the city of KrasnoyarskAu 0.9997.78gproof1,500TBC
400th Anniversary of the Foundation of the city of NovokuznetskAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Bicentenary of the Foundation of the city of GroznyAg 0.925155.5gproof3,000TBC
Centenary of the Foundation of the City of KemerovoAg 0.925155.5gproof2,000TBC
Voronezh State UniversityAg 0.925155.5gproof2,000TBC
Centenary of the State Museum of Oriental ArtAg 0.925155.5gproof1,000TBC
Centenary of the State Museum of Oriental ArtAg 0.92531.1gproof5,000TBC
Untitled Russian (Soviet) animationAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Creative Work of Vladimir VysotskyAg 0.925155.5gproof1,500TBC
Russian voting to select symbols for the Bank of Russia 200- and 2000-ruble banknotesAg 0.9251,000gproof-like100TBC
Untitled 01Guarding the HomelandsAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Untitled 02Guarding the HomelandsAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Untitled 03Guarding the HomelandsAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Untitled 04Guarding the HomelandsAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
75th Anniversary of NRC “Kurchatov Institute”Ag 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Centenary of Military Enlistment OfficesAg 0.9257.78gproof3,000TBC
The Magic of TheatreAg 0.92531.1gproof2,000TBC
350th Anniversary of Russian State ShipbuildingAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000TBC
Centenary of the All-Russian Church Council of 1917–1918Ag 0.9251,000gproof-like50TBC

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25th Anniversary of the Slovak Republicn/aAg 0.92531.1gproof / bu6,900 / 3,200xx.01
1150th Anniversary of Recognition of Slavic Liturgical Languagen/aAg 0.90018.0gproof /buTBCxx.02
300th Anniversary of the birth of Adam Frantisek Kollarn/aAg 0.90018.0gproof /buTBCxx.03
200th Anniversary First time a steamer sailed the Danube River in Bratislavan/aAg 0.90018.0gproof /buTBCxx.05
150th anniversary of the birth of Dušan Samuel Jurkovičn/aAg 0.90018.0gproof /buTBCxx.07
Spontaneous, non-violent civic resistance to the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968n/aAg 0.90018.0gproof /buTBCxx.08
100th anniversary of the establishment of the Czechoslovak Republicn/aAg 0.90018.0gproof /buTBCxx.09
Bratislava Coronations – 400th anniversary of the coronation of Ferdinand IIn/aAu 0.9009.5gproofTBCxx.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.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
Ag 0.92515.0gproof
Au 0.9007.0gproof

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AgAUNOTES: Should know more soon.

COINSERIESMETALWEIGHTFINISHMINTAGEWHEN
The ХХІІІ Olympic Winter GamesSportAg 0.92531.1gproof5,000xx.01
The BoarFauna in Ukrainian Cultural MonumentsAg 0.92515.55gsp-unc/gilded4,000xx.02
The DolphinFauna in Ukrainian Cultural MonumentsAg 0.92515.55gsp-unc/gilded4,000xx.02
The AN-132Ukrainian AircraftAg 0.92515.55gproof3,500xx.04
Digging up PotatoesAg 0.92531.1gproof/gilded4,000xx.05
The Dnieper BarbelFlora and Fauna of UkraineAg 0.92531.1gproof2,500xx.06
Mariinsky PalaceArchitectural Monuments of UkraineAg 0.92562.2gproof2,500xx.08
Medzhybizh CastleArchitectural Monuments of UkraineAg 0.92531.1gproof3,000xx.09
100 Years since the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of SciencesAg 0.92562.2gproof/gilded2,500xx.10
The Time of PeaceCentenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of SciencesAg 0.99915.55gsp-unc/colour /gilded4,000xx.11
The Time of ChangesCentenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of SciencesAg 0.99915.55gsp-unc/colour /gilded4,000xx.11
The Time of TechnologiesCentenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of SciencesAg 0.99915.55gsp-unc/colour /gilded4,000xx.11
The Human, Time, SpaceCentenary of the Establishment of Ukraine’s Academy of SciencesAg 0.99915.55gsp-unc/colour /gilded4,000xx.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….