From a previous release schedule of around 3 coins per year, it looks like the Central Bank of Malaysia is ramping up the numbers, having already launched four coins so far this year, three of them in the last two months. We've only covered one Malaysian commemorative coin to date, a nice silver coin featuring the [...]
No doubt there will be many coins featuring this years Summer Olympics, a couple have already surfaced, but the New Zealand Post have jumped in with a pair of their own and look to have done a good job. Struck in fine silver or fine gold, both with some selective colouring (more so on the silver), [...]
Long considered one of England's greatest sporting triumphs, the 1966 FIFA World Cup final was a classic even by the standards of this long running tournament. Most remembered for Englands controversial third goal, argued not to have crossed the line, an argument that persists to this day, the match against West Germany was watched by a [...]
One of the first precious metal coins to be launched by the Italian mint IPZS (Istituto Poligrafico E Zecca Dello Stato) has launched and it celebrates one of Italy's favourite sons, Enzo Ferrari. Born in 1898 and dying ninety years later, Enzo Ferrari was one of the greatest names to ever grace the automotive world. There [...]
One of the world's premiere sporting events, the European Championship run by UEFA, is widely considered to be amongst the toughest prizes to win in international football, mainly because of the plethora of high quality teams on the continent that are eligible to play. Held every four years in a host country, in 2016 the honour [...]
Treated with reverence in many countries and ignored in others, rugby is a sport punishing to the mind and body, full of action and great to watch. Very popular in Commonwealth countres and those with recent historical links to Britain and France, the sport has spread out to places like Italy, Georgia, Romania and Namibia, and those are just [...]
The latest in an increasing number of silver bullion coins released by a major mint for a dealer, this new Calgary Stampede silver coin is struck by the Royal Canadian Mint for Calgary-based bullion dealer, Silver Gold Bull. There are no mintage limits but the coin will only be struck through to the end of the year and SGB [...]
Originators of the modern domed precious metal coin, the Monnaie de Paris kicked off what has quickly become one of the hottest trends in numismatics back in 2009, with the launch of a very cool coin to celebrate the official Year of Astronomy. Available in gold and silver, it was popular enough for the Royal Australian Mint to release [...]
Pobjoy week ploughs on with a fifty pence coin issued for the Isle of Man in the usual seven-sided format common to this coin size. This one celebrates the bike racing icons that have contributed to the legendary status of one of the worlds toughest and most dangerous races, the Isle of Man TT. First being run in 1907, [...]
The 2015 Netball World Cup, like the FIFA World Cup or the Olympics, is a tournament held every four years. This will be the fourteenth time the event has been staged and sixteen teams will compete for the title of World Champions, last won by Australia at the 2011 tournament in Singapore. This time around the location is Sydney, [...]
