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March, 2021

Fourteenth century French alchemist, Nicolas Flamel, the star of Lithuanian Mints new Miroslav Hric penned coin

By |2021-03-07T14:20:27+00:00March 7th, 2021|Categories: History, Gilded, People, Inserts, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

Fourteenth century French alchemist, Nicolas Flamel, the star of Lithuanian Mints new Miroslav Hric penned coin One of the famous and most sought after mysteries of mankind, the ability to turn base metal into gold, has inspired a seemingly never ending bunch of cranks and weirdos to claim they've achieved the magical feat. Add a bit of immortality into the mix - of course, why not? - and you have Nicolas Flamel.The [...]

July, 2023

The Lithuanian Mint showcases its broad talents with a selection of coins from ancient gods to the circus

By |2023-07-05T14:27:38+01:00July 5th, 2023|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, History, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Lithuanian Mint, Niue Island|

The Lithuanian Mint showcases its broad talents with a selection of coins from ancient gods to the circus A mint we've covered many times before, but still underserved a little, the Lithuanian Mint has blossomed in recent years to a serious competitor to producers like the Mint of Poland, CIT and Mint XXI, for example. Their style is highly eclectic, and they're not afraid to tap into the weirder world for [...]

May, 2023

Czechoslovak Radio Boradcasting Centenary 18g silver coin (2023 National Bank of Slovakia)

By |2023-05-17T16:46:35+01:00May 17th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, Movies & TV, Silver, Bank of Slovakia, Slovakia|

Designed by Miroslav Schovanec, this 18 gram, 34 mm,  0.900 silver coin is issued to mark a centenary since Czechoslovak Radio started broadcasting on 18 May 1923. The Slovak Radio Building takes pride of place on the reverse, above which is a transmitter tower sending forth radio waves. Behind the waves is an outline map of Czechoslovakia. Impressively, the look of the building on the coin isn't an exaggerated one - it really [...]

May, 2020

Czech Mint’s latest ‘Gold Double-ounce’ features the reluctant pairing of Napoleon and Marie Louise

By |2020-05-31T14:36:53+01:00May 31st, 2020|Categories: Gold, People, Czech Mint, Niue Island|

The Czech Mint's 'Double-ounce' range of gold coins gets a new addition to its ranks with the launch of Napoleon and Marie Louise. Traditionally featuring historical couples, the remit has been quite broad with previous issues, including a pair of royal brothers, and a pair of alchemists, but this is the second time, following 2017's Maria Theresa and Joseph II, that the pairing has been a romantic one.Everyone knows the tale of Napoleon and Josephine, [...]

March, 2019

Exclusive! Witness the cold hard gaze of the Gorgons stare with Art Mint’s beautiful new Medusa coin

By |2019-03-03T12:14:40+00:00March 3rd, 2019|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Art Mint, Inserts, Silver, Cameroon|

Witness the cold hard gaze of the Gorgons stare with Art Mint's beautiful new Medusa coin One of the most distinctive figures in ancient mythology, the tragic figures of Medusa and the Gorgons have been the subject of countless pieces of art over the last couple of millenia, as well as appearing in numerous books, movies and tv shows in the modern age. There's very little that [...]

January, 2019

Burning rubber! Art Mint adds a tyre to a coin to celebrate 130 years of Dunlop’s invention

By |2019-01-17T16:27:25+00:00January 17th, 2019|Categories: Art Mint, Inserts, Science, Silver, Niue Island|

Burning rubber! Art Mint adds a tyre to a coin to celebrate 130 years of Dunlop's invention Producers of some pretty unique coins, Paris-based Art Mint have managed to pick up several awards for their innovative and beautifully struck issues over the last few years. They recently won the Peoples Choice Award at the 2018 Coin Constellation Awards in Moscow for their attractive Celestial Bodies: The Sun [...]

March, 2018

The last of the four seasons are showcased as Art Mint wraps up its attractive series

By |2018-03-22T20:05:53+00:00March 22nd, 2018|Categories: Art Mint, Nature, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island|

The last of the four seasons are showcased as Art Mint wraps up its attractive series With a name like 'Four Seasons', it's pretty clear what Art Mints premium silver coin series is all about. A series of four two-ounce silver coins designed by artist Miroslav Hric, each focuses on the way nature reacts to the changing climate as the year progresses. We've already seen Spring and [...]

November, 2017

Parisian producer, Art Mint debuts its beautiful Celestial Bodies range of silver coins

By |2017-11-17T11:24:46+00:00November 17th, 2017|Categories: Culture, Art Mint, Coloured, Gilded, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island|

Parisian producer Art Mint debuts its beautiful Celestial Bodies range of silver coins We first saw images of this new series from Art Mint way back in Berlin in February. The three coin part gilded series was called Celestial Bodies and featured stylised representations of the sun and the moon. Fast forward to today and the series has arrived in a newly enhance format and with some [...]

September, 2017

Art Mint launches the second of its Four Seasons coins with a tribute to summers nature

By |2017-09-29T00:27:05+01:00September 29th, 2017|Categories: Art Mint, Nature, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island|

Art Mint launches the second of its Four Seasons coins with a tribute to summers nature After the debut of the first in their new 'Four Seasons' series of coins back in June, Art Mint has launched the second of the four. Designed by artist Miroslav Hric, a regular collaborator with Art Mint, each glorifies the nature of one of the four seasons. A fine idea and [...]

June, 2017

Art Mint debuts a beautiful new Four Seasons series of proof silver coins with ‘Spring’

By |2017-06-04T16:53:55+01:00June 1st, 2017|Categories: Art Mint, Nature, Inserts, Silver, Niue Island|

Art Mint debuts a beautiful new Four Seasons series of proof silver coins with 'Spring' Parisian coin producer Art Mint has debuted the first in a new four-coin series celebrating the four seasons. A coin producer with a great track record of high-quality issues in the silver commemorative coin market, Art Mint have previously released such fine coins as the Mandala series, the Cat, and Oedipus and [...]

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