Spring Launch Special: Mint XXI debuts new ranges to its existing line-up, and these are our favourite three Our third and last post of the day for Spring Launch, and after a selective look at the new issues from CIT and MDM, we come to another favourite of ours, Mint XXI. We expect some beautiful coins [...]
Using high-relief typography is certainly an unusual technique in numismatics, but when your subjects are some of the more iconic sayings and metaphors from history, it becomes all the more appropriate. The subject of the first 'Imprint of Words' coin is a phrase we hear quite often these days, 'Time is Money'. Attributed to the American polymath, Benjamin [...]
Mint XXI's expansive look at the world of Greek Mythology continues with the third trilogy of new releases joining the pantheon Last September, Mint XXI launched its ambitious new 36 coin 'Greek Mythology' series with three issues, and followed it up in December with a second trio. Now, the third is here. The series will be [...]
WMF '23: The world of fine art is interpreted by the world of numismatics, and often with a unique twist. Always a staple of the modern collectible coin world, fine art seems to have grown in popularity in recent years, not just in the old style of just reproducing the original work, but in an ever [...]
WMF '23: Mint XXI issues a dragon coin for a more elegant age - the Flaming Wyvern While dragons are nothing new on coins, we've noticed a huge swing towards the Asian form of the mythical beast - long bodied, delicate, and chasing a pearl. The Wyvern is a two-legged, winged version, popularised in Northern [...]
Decorated in 530 BCE by the Euphiletos Painter, the Panathenaic Amphora is a terracotta amphora painted as a victory prize for that year's Panathenaic Games in Athens. The 622 mm tall vase has on one side a depiction of Athena Promachos, a common image on this type of pottery, and on the other side is a stadion (foot [...]
Greek mythology, a 36-coin series, continues with the second trio of releases, Achilles, Demeter, and Cerberus, the three-headed mutt Just a couple of months ago, Mint XXI launched its ambitious new 36 coin 'Greek Mythology' series, and we loved the first trio of coins. To be released over a four-year period in a mix of three [...]
Mint XXI dives deep into the natural world for its Autumn Launch with four new coins, headlined by a stunning Rhino. One of our favourite producers, Mint XXI, has just released their new autumn collection, with over a dozen new issues. We'll cover them all in the coming weeks as we battle to get up [...]
Late last year, Mint XXI debuted a really inventive new take on Vincent Van Gogh's seminal masterpiece, 'Starry Night'. A popular choice to grace the face of a modern coin, 'Starry Night' is usually reproduced in full, or in part, but Mint XXI's take was altogether more interesting. With the targetted use of high-relief, the work was reinterpreted [...]
Mint XXI marks the heroic Ukrainian stand against Russian forces around the Azovstal Steelworks with a charity silver coin Unless you've been hiding under a rock this year, you'll be well aware of what is happening in Ukraine. A full invasion by Russia was actually unexpected, but attack they did. It was a disaster, and the [...]
