We were pleasantly surprised by the first of the Czech Mint's 'Jungle Book' coins that we covered back in March. It had an interesting and attractive style, undertaken by one of the mint's stalwart artists, Asamat Baltaev, one we have a high regard for here. Based on the classic Rudyard Kipling book, and not the sanitised Disney film, [...]
The second of six Biblical Series coins is here, and it's titled 'The Dead Christ' This is the 44th coin in the 60-coin series, launched at the rate of 6 per year. We're sure that after 44 coins you know everything you need to, but if you want to know more, and be able to see the whole [...]
Numiscollect brings the exciting world of Japanese Manga to modern numismatics, with a seasonal pair of designs An absolute cultural behemoth, Manga has spread rapidly from its original comic form to multiple media platforms, pleasing the hundreds of millions of fans around the globe. However, it seems the coin world has overlooked it. We've lots of [...]
Hokusai's iconic 'Great Wave Off Kanagawa' artwork returns to coins with PMC's mighty Bi-Metal Max, copper-cored format Easily one of the most famous works of art in the world, The Great Wave Off Kanagawa by Japanese woodcut artist, Hokusai, has become an icon, not just of the art world, but of modern culture in general. It's of [...]
Art Mint's exquisite 'Mandala' series returns with an eighth issue, drawing from the Art Nouveau movement In amongst the increasing numbers of popular culture, and bullion coins released onto the market these days, there remains a core of classically designed, elegant numismatics that rely on historical roots (like CIT's awesome Numismatic Icons series), or their sheer artistic [...]
Precious Metal Collectors reissues its copper-cored '9 Sons of the Dragon King' as a hefty, solid 1.6 kg silver coin Released in September 2021, '9 Sons of the Dragon King' was a hugely impressive coin struck in PMC's Bi-Metal Max format. It involves a hefty copper core, in this case over 32 ounces of it, which [...]
While the New Zealand Mint's Chibi series remains the king of the hill, a few other producers have released coins that are similar in concept, but having their own style. LPM's Street Fighter coins, The Coin Company's movie coins, and Crown Mint's Marvel issues are all examples of shaped character coins, and as you can see, most are themed [...]
A Trip to the Moon, Powercoin's latest issue, celebrates its 1902 movie namesake, the first true science-fiction film Alien, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Star Trek, Flash Gordon, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Science Fiction is without question the most visually spectacular, and inventive movie genre out there, where writers and directors get to imagine anything and [...]
Cao Cao continues the Carpathian Mint's numismatic journey through the Chinese epic, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' The 14th century Chinese novel, 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' has inspired quite a few coins over the last few years, including some super designs from Pela Coins, the Mint of Gdańsk, Mint XXI, and Numiartis. It's to [...]
Exclusive first look! - Themis, the Greek Goddess of Justice, debuts a new coin series showcasing female deities of the ancient world The Greek Goddess of Justice, Themis, (her name meaning 'divine law'), was a Titan, one of the twelve children of Gaia and Uranus. She was the second wife of Zeus, and believed to be the [...]
