Art Mint immortalises the Mesopotamian Sumerians, on the first of its 7 Ancient Civilisations silver coin series Emerging in the early Bronze Age in what is now south-central Iraq (southern Mesopotamia), Sumer is one of the first civilisations in human history, certainly in the wider region. Situated in an immensely fertile region around the valleys of [...]
It's been a century since the death of pioneer, Gustave Eiffel, and the Monnaie de Paris remembers in gold and silver Gustave Eiffel (1832–1923) was a French engineer and architect renowned for designing the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris, one of the world's most recognisable landmarks. Born in Dijon, France, Eiffel initially studied chemistry but [...]
The Buddhist statue in Seokguram Grotto provides inspiration for a limited mintage kilo silver bar Purveyors of some of the finest silver bullion releases of the last decade, South Korean producer, Coin's Today, also releases some fine numismatic issues as well. Best of all, their choice of subjects is often quite unique, and not covered [...]
MK's 9 Dragons collection of high-relief silver coins continues with its third issue - The Black Dragon MK continue their journey along the path of 9 Dragons with the launch of the third in the series to date. Last month saw the debut of the collection, starting with the Winged Dragon, and the Scaled Dragon. [...]
MK launches an ambitious new nine-issue, four variant, dragon coin series, packing dual-sided high-relief Although relatively new, producer MK have already made quite a splash with just their first two releases. The first was the size of a dinner plate, and the second actually was one, so we do expect ambitious design when we get [...]
Top World Coins debuts two impressive new silver coin series, and continues its biblical range with a second issue Top World Coins have just debuted the latest coins issued under their own banner, following a pair they released a few months ago. One of them, The Nativity, is a follow-on coin to their Garden of [...]
Born in 1852, Catalonian, Antoni Gaudí, is one of those practitioners of his art, in this case architecture, that stands apart from almost everyone else within the same field. He did most of his work, an intoxicating blend of the natural and the spiritual, in Barcelona, combing flowing lines, bright mosaics, and soaring towers. His crowning achievement [...]
It was in 1586 the Ducat coin in the Netherlands had its debut, followed in 1659 with a silver version. The Royal Dutch Mint has produced many coins inspired by the original, including the 'Twelve Provinces' series, that ran from 2015 to 2019, and in 2020, following that with 'Dutch Castles'. What we're looking at here, is the [...]
Numiartis follows the iconic Notre Dame with a look at Venice for its 'Aeternitas' series of silver coins In a repeat of what usually happens when I have a holiday, we continue to get swamped with new coins, so we've set aside the rest of today to wrap some of them up. The latest is this [...]
The Royal Australian Mint commemorates fifty years of the Sydney Opera House with new bullion coins The Sydney Opera House, an architectural icon nestled along Australia's stunning harbour, stands as a masterpiece of modern design and artistic expression. Conceived by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, its sail-like shells symbolize harmony between innovation and nature. Since its completion [...]
