Starting back in September 2013, the New Zealand Mint started a new range of wildlife coins called 'Endangered Species' with a part-coloured one-ounce silver coin depicting the Venerable Collared Lizard. A nice coin with some classic NZ Mint packaging; a miniature wooden crate so often used to transport animals illegally. The second coin in the series marked a change [...]
Born in Yixing, Jiangsu Province, Xu Beihong (b:19 July 1895 d:26 September 1953) was a Chinese painter most well known for his Chinese ink paintings of various birds and horses. Studying for a short period in Tokyo, he spent eight years from 1919 to 1927 travelling around Europe learning new Western art techniques. On return to China he created [...]
French national mint the Monnaie de Paris, has released the latest set of coins in its UNESCO series and these are the second annual release in the new themed sub-range called 'Banks of the Seine', the river that runs through the heart of Paris, and a stretch of which is a designated UNESCO site. Following on from last years [...]
The Perth Mint's latest hit Australian Stock Horse coin has debuted at the coins commissioner, German dealer EMK Munzen & Edelmetalle. This dealer will be selling the bulk of the 10,000 mintage, with only 10% of the run being available from April 7th at the Perth Mint in a different format. EMK sell the coin encapsulated with a numbered [...]
The Aureus range of ½-ounce silver coins from Swiss producer, International Coin House that debuted with three releases last year, has now expanded with the debut of two new coins. In addition, it looks like there will be a further two coins, most likely released later this year, bringing the range up to seven, not including the Aureus-inspired 'Wheel [...]
The Helvetic Mint are rapidly building themselves a reputation as designers of some fine high-relief silver coins. Their 'Swiss Wildlife' series of coins has recently seen its third release, this time featuring the Mountain Hare, with the two prior coins depicting the Capercaillie and the mad Alpine Ibex. The mint's new coin is the first in a new [...]
A sport gaining popularity around the world, cricket has almost completed its 'Superbowl' with the holding of the ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup. Held every four years in different locations, this time around it's in Australia and New Zealand. There have already been a couple of pretty cool domed coins issued in celebration of the tournament, one from the [...]
Back last September the Perth Mint released a coin that wasn't part of a normal monthly run, but came out on its own. It weighed five ounces, was coloured, and depicted the four great creatures of Chinese mythology. It was a hit, mainly because the design was first-class, especially with the subject being one that does indeed work well [...]
It's time for a new coin celebrating relationships between two countries and the latest commemoration is for 60 years of diplomatic ones between South-East Asian countries, Laos and Japan. Back in 2010 the two states signed up to a 'comprehensive partnership'. Just a couple of weeks ago, that was upgraded to a 'strategic partnership' signalling Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe's [...]
It's a bit sudden after yesterday's Klimt coin reveal to be heading into art territory again, but we've had this one a while and it contains representations of art from one of hstory's all time great masters, Michaelangelo Buonarroti. It helps that it's also one of the finest sets of art coins we've seen to date, completely devoid of [...]
