Man's best friends come in many shapes and sizes, the average persons first choice being usually a cat or a dog. While the Mint of Poland has recognised this in past years with series of silver coins, this series showcases some of the most magnificent breeds of horses in the world, often the result of human [...]
It isn't often that the British Royal Mint releases new bullion coins, heavily relying on the venerable Britannia range for many years, but three years ago we were treated to the ‘Shēngxiào Collection’ of Lunar coins. Even though the designs split opinion somewhat - we like them a lot - the lunar range has [...]
The New Zealand Mints Forgotten Cities series first launched in November 2014 and here we are looking at the fifth and final coin to be released. Each coin takes one of the ancient worlds most (ironically) well-known cities and depicts it in a bas-relief style, in our view to great success. The first coin [...]
A second high-end meteorite coin this week comes from old hand MCI-Mint in Germany. Like the three-ounce coin released by Numiscollect earlier this week, this is one of the bigger releases in this genre, coming in at a full five-ounces of fine antiqued silver, not the first time MCI have gone so large having previously [...]
Journeys of Discovery hits it's sixth coin after a debut from the New Zealand Mint just last June, and has built up into a very nice themed set, this sixth coin featuring one of science's all-time great minds, Charles Darwin. Depicting history's greatest explorers, the first coin depicted the epic explorer of Asia, Marco Polo. The [...]
One of the big numismatic success stories of the last couple of years has been the popularity of meteorite coins. First coming to prominence in late the late noughties, the coin with embedded meteorite fragments has really taken off lately. As with any new genre experiencing lots of entrants, differentiating yourself soon becomes harder and harder [...]
The third in what is purportedly a 12-coin series of aquatic-themed silver bullion coins, Treasures of Oz have launched the follow-up to the Kakahi Yellowfin Tuna and the Mokoha Great White Shark. Depicting the incredible Sailfish, and titled Hakula Sailfish, the coin is identical in specification and art style to the previous pair. With a mintage [...]
Endangered animals are one of those subjects that appear on coins quite regularly, perhaps a sad reflection on us as a species given the plethora of such animals to choose from, and there are several series on the market. Along with the Mint of Polands SOS Endangered Animal series, the New Zealand Mint has had some [...]
The Mint of Finland's follows up its Karl Fazer coin with one commemorating the architect of Finlands public schooling system, Uno Cygnaeus. His accomplishments also include the initiation of high class teacher training, emphasizing the importance of women's education and most importantly introducing the use of crafts as a mandatory subject in the school curriculum. In [...]
With a debut back in 2012, the Austrian Mint embarked on a five-piece set of coins to be released one-per-year, featuring Gustav Klimt’s paintings, specifically from a particular phase of his career when women were the focus of his attention, called his “golden phase”. Titled Klimt and his Women, the 10g proof-finish coins have won multiple [...]
