Born in 1885 in Kent, Malcolm Campbell grew up to have an obsession with speed after discovering the joys of motorbikes while working in Germany. He also had a talent for it, winning the 1906, 1907, and 1908 London to Land's End trials. He migrated to cars, entering races from 1910 at the world-famous Brooklands track, before [...]
Germania Mint's 'Knight of Malta' returns with a coin looking at the pivotal 16th-century Great Siege of Malta It what just last year that Germania Mint announced a deal to design and mint coins for the Mediterranean island of Malta. We don't see much in the way of precious metal numismatics from Malta, so going outside [...]
Germania Mint and the Bank of Malta join forces for their new Knights of the Past silver bullion series We're admirers of what the Germania Mint has achieved over the last few years. They've built a cohesive coin range, running from bullion coins, to some beautiful numismatics, all themed around the semi-historical region of 'Germania'. They [...]
Said by some to be the first armoured warship, the carrack Sant'Anna is showcased on Maltese coins Of all the world's large bodies of water, the Mediterranean Sea has probably had a more profound influence on humanity than any other. The backyard of such massively influential empires as the Greeks, Romans, Persians, Egyptians, [...]
Not what you would call a particularly prolific issuer of commemorative coins, this is in fact our first look at a new release from the island state and we're starting with a fine one. Part of the Europa Coin Programme, this new coin was designed and engraved by Noel Galea Bason, a Maltese coin sculptor and [...]
