Mint XXI launches its latest series, a 4-year, 3-weight, 36-coin dive into the vibrant world of Greek mythology It's fair to say the ancient world has been comprehensively mined for inspiration in the coin world, and with a standard of quality that's sky-high. Such luminaries as CIT, Mint of Poland, Mint XXI, Numiscollect, and more, [...]
After last years Bitcoin homage, Mint XXI returns to the United Crypto States with a Dogecoin It's a tumultuous time for cryptocurrency, with the markets having taken a heavy battering, but it's still fighting, and still has a cultural hold, at least. Bitcoin is the big one, followed by Ethereum, but there are literally hundreds of [...]
Mint XXI's latest Moments of Love Kama Sutra coin is here and is the fourth in this series. A three-ounce silver coin, with rich colour, selective gilding, and antique finishing, they depict the different positions featured in the ancient Indian book of love.Rather than try to depict the many good pictures of the coin here, we've produced one of [...]
The classic world of opera comes to coins with Carmen, the classic tale of tragic love, with music by Bizet An absolute classic in the opera world, Carmen was taken from a story by Prosper Mérimée, adapted for the stage by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, but most famous for its musical score, by French composer [...]
The numismatic world's Lord of the Rings selection expands with an impeccable issue from Mint XXI A giant of the literary and movie worlds, irrespective of genre, J.R.R. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' sequence has topped bestseller lists around the world for decades, They made the move to the big screen in 2003, with an epic [...]
Edvard Munch's super-iconic painting, 'The Scream' is reimagined on Mint XXI's latest silver coin Art lives or dies on its ability to evoke emotion, and something that at first glance makes you think 'I could do better than that', suddenly has you entranced, drawn into the emotion that the artist had imparted into the work. A [...]
The Crane is the third of the legendary Shaolin kung-fu fighting styles in Mint XXI's silver coin series The origins of Shaolin Kung-fu are still debated today. Some say it appeared in the early 6th century, imported by an Indian monk, Bodhidarma, who had created a group of 18 exercises for the development of a strong [...]
The hectic world of ants launches Mint XXI's new 'Nature Architects' series of high-relief silver coins Who hasn't ever been fascinated by ants? Dating back to the early Cretaceous period at least, ants have had considerable diversity throughout their long time on this planet. It's estimated that there are approximately 22,000 species, many forming colonies comprised [...]
Mint XXI have joined CIT with a new batch of releases, and as one of the few producers on the same level, we look forward to seeing them every bit as much. We're obviously swamped with new issues at the moment, but we'll do our best to filter them in over the next couple of weeks. Fortunately, we have [...]
Nine divine women - the Muses - and the god Apollo, dance around Mint XXI's latest impressive silver coin The god of archery, poetry, healing, prophecy and music, Apollo was the son of Zeus, and twin to Artemis, the huntress. He was also the companion of the Nine Muses, divine women who epitomised much of Apollo's [...]
