The Red Horse is the Second Seal of the Apocalypse, in Carpathian Mint's high-relief silver coin series Not one of the cheeriest stories in the Bible, the Book of Revelation, also called the Book of the Apocalypse (spoiler alert!), is the final book in the New Testament, and dated to around 95 CE. In Revelation chapters [...]
The second of the two new Carpathian Mint coloured, two-ounce cast silver bars released today is our favourite of the pair, part of their Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse range. This is also the second release, although this series will have four in total, and follows the earlier 'White Horse' bar. We reckon the Red Horse is [...]
The Carpathian Mint, amongst its often very impressive coin issues, also puts out some coloured, two-ounce cast silver bars under the Germania Mint program, and the two series currently ongoing, have both received new additions. The first one we're looking at is the second in their Grim Reaper range, showcasing imagery around everyone's favourite incarnation of death. [...]
The Carpathian Mint adds Barbarians to its Woman Warriors series of 2 oz silver coins, the fifth to date. Despite the backlash to Hollywood's ridiculous creation of female heroes beating up men three times their size, over recent years, the fact remains that woman have made formidable warriors throughout historical lore, and even in reality. [...]
The coloured 2oz cast silver bar market continues to expand with additions from Germania Mint, Carpathian Mint and Asturmint A new concept launched in January by Germania Mint, the two-ounce cast silver bar with a themed, coloured front, has certainly captured the attention of buyers, and their introduction of a program to work with other [...]
Excalibur, the sword of Arthurian legend, launches a new silver coin series from the Carpathian Mint One of the world's most popular stories from history is the Arthurian legend. Telling the story of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table in Camelot, it's now firmly rooted in the cultural memory of British people, [...]
The Ukrainian War's defiant Snake Island Incident is immortalised on Carpathian Mint's latest silver coin The war in Ukraine rages on to the 700-day mark, with little movement by either side of late, but it remains the defenders of Ukraine that have captured the attention of the world. With initial talk of the country being [...]
The Ancient Egyptian themed 'Gods of Anger' returns with Osiris, the lord of the dead and the underworld In Egyptian mythology, Osiris is a prominent deity associated with death, resurrection, and fertility. He is revered as the god of the afterlife and the underworld, as well as the judge of the deceased. Osiris is often depicted [...]
Carpathian Mint kicks off two new silver coin series with Rebel Time, and Seven Seals of the Apocalypse After a quiet few months, the Carpathian Mint is back with not one, but two new releases, both of which start off a new series. Each of them keeps the classic high-relief, antique-finished silver coin format, beloved [...]
Dungeons & Dragons comes to the coin world with the first issue in the Dragonlance Chronicles Is there anybody that hasn't at least heard of Dungeons and Dragons? Next year will see the 50th anniversary of the popular role-playing game, one so iconic it has penetrated almost every field of modern culture. It appears the [...]
