Phoenicia 1oz proof or ruthenium silver coin (2026 Le Grand Mint)

By |2026-05-11T09:32:37+01:00May 11th, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Art & Literature, History, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Liberia, Le Grand Mint|

Le Grand Mint are one of those producers who have a certain style to their coins, and it's a very elegant one. Coins like the Durga range, and the Queen of Creativity issue, have a style all of their own, with the recent Freya being a particular favourite of mine. The quality of the artists that create [...]

Durga, the Hindu Goddess 1oz proof silver coin (2026 Le Grand Mint)

By |2026-04-01T22:45:55+01:00April 1st, 2026|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Cameroon, Le Grand Mint|

Initially a three-coin series featuring the warrior goddess in the Hindu religion, Le Grand Mint's gorgeous trio has now been joined by an unexpected fourth issue in the same style. Durga symbolises the triumph of good over evil, and is portrayed as a multi-armed woman, carrying various weapons, and in the company of a big cat, usually [...]

The artistic process has a personification, as the Queen of Creativity rides in on Le Grand Mint’s latest silver coin

By |2026-02-17T18:19:24+00:00February 17th, 2026|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Coloured, Silver, Liberia, Le Grand Mint|

The artistic process has a personification, as the Queen of Creativity rides in on Le Grand Mint's latest silver coin The latest coin from Le Grand Mint has just launched, and is one of the modern classical designs they've built a reputation producing in recent years, with releases such as Freya, for example. That coin was [...]

Ants head out for an infinite walk on Le Grand Mint’s M.C. Escher inspired Möbius strip silver coin

By |2026-01-05T21:49:01+00:00January 5th, 2026|Categories: Nature, Gilded, Science, Silver, Liberia, Le Grand Mint|

Ants head out for an infinite walk on Le Grand Mint's M.C. Escher inspired Möbius strip silver coin It seems like insects have staked out a solid claim to numismatics at the start of 2026 with our second one of the day, and it's another quite unusual take on the subject. We've always liked Le Grand [...]

The Norse goddess Freya, and her amazingly obedient cats, storm out of Le Grand Mint’s latest silver coin

By |2025-10-17T20:18:25+01:00October 17th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Gilded, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Le Grand Mint|

The Norse goddess Freya, and her amazingly obedient cats, storm out of Le Grand Mint's latest silver coin With Norse mythology being so rich in imagery and lore, we're always excited to see what coin designers produce to bring them to life. Given how popular this pantheon has been over the last fifteen years, we guess [...]

Le Grand Mint’s insect themed ‘Èntoma’ silver coin series adds the Scarab Beetle, joining earlier Bee and Ladybird issues

By |2025-08-08T18:34:39+01:00August 8th, 2025|Categories: Nature, Gilded, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Liberia, Le Grand Mint|

Le Grand Mint's insect themed 'Èntoma' silver coin series adds the Scarab Beetle, joining earlier Bee and Ladybird issues Le Grand Mint (LGM) continues to bring its eclectic mix of nature and geometry to coins with the third in their impressive Èntoma series of silver coins. This series first debuted in 2023, with the bee [...]

Le Grand has been busy with more eclectic silver coins, including an addition to their popular Algorithm series

By |2025-07-16T21:52:23+01:00July 16th, 2025|Categories: Culture, Nature, Coloured, Gilded, Silver, Liberia, Le Grand Mint, Niue Island|

Le Grand has been busy with more eclectic silver coins, including an addition to their popular Algorithm series German producer, Le Grand, is one that doesn't follow the herd, choosing to go their own route with some very varied, and unusual designs. They employ some of the best coin designers working today, people like Miroslav Hric, [...]

Numiversum Herpeton, Le Grand Mint’s bold merging of reptiles and the dimensions of reality, is back with a chameleon coin

By |2025-06-03T16:29:18+01:00June 3rd, 2025|Categories: Nature, Gilded, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Cameroon, Le Grand Mint|

Numiversum Herpeton, Le Grand Mint's bold merging of reptiles and the dimensions of reality, is back with a chameleon coin Producers of some particularly striking designs, and with a distinctive style almost unique to their coins, Le Grand Mint have a range that eschews overused trends, and choosing to follow their own path. We admire them [...]

Mood: Anger one & two-ounce silver bars (2025 Le Grand Mint)

By |2025-04-22T23:09:39+01:00April 22nd, 2025|Categories: Quicklooks, Cast/Minted Bar, Culture, Coloured, Le Grand Mint|

Le Grand Mint has added to its range of minted silver bars with a coloured piece that is the first in a series called 'Mood'. The debut bar is called 'Anger' and depicts a female warrior standing in front of a flying dragon. The dragon is said to represent the impetuous, wrathful and ruthless side of anger, while [...]

The Dragon & Phoenix myth is a popular theme in numismatics. Le Grand Mint elevates it to a new level with a stunning new issue

By |2025-03-26T16:53:39+00:00March 26th, 2025|Categories: Art & Literature, Culture, Gilded, Ruthenium / Rhodium, Silver, Le Grand Mint, Niue Island|

The Dragon & Phoenix myth is a popular theme in numismatics. Le Grand Mint elevates it to a new level with a stunning new issue One of the most powerful relationships in Chinese mythology, the story of the Dragon & the Phoenix is one that, like most Asian myths, has many different incarnations, some involving a [...]

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