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ARCHANGEL MICHAEL by the National Bank of Ukraine Not the most commonly known coin, but certainly one worthy of attention, the Archangel Michael is issued by the National Bank of Ukraine and is legal tender in that country. First issued in 2011 in one silver and two gold sizes, they were quickly followed up by two more gold fractionals the following year, to make a full five-coin range. One of [...]
The Royal Mint launches its eagerly anticipated 2024 Britannia proof range and it's a beautiful piece by a French artist One of the highlights of the numismatic calendar, certainly for the more classical-leaning collector, has been the Royal Mint's proof Britannia range. The series split from the bullion range in 2012, when those coins standardised on the Philip Nathan interpretation of the iconic British female personification, and the proof range [...]
Music Day continues with CIT and MDM heading into heavier rock with Iron Maiden and Motorhead We started the day with a look at the Royal Mint's new George Michael coin, but the coin world is no stranger to music, with hard rock/heavy metal being the usual subject of choice. Bands like AC/DC, and Iron Maiden, have wide selections of coins, and the latter of them gets a new addition [...]
A poignant coin with shades of the Ukrainian conflict inspires T&S Coin's beautiful take on the Guardian Angel Benevolent spirits, or divine messengers, tasked with watching over an individual throughout their life, and protecting them from harm. Guardian Angels have been the stuff of legend since antiquity. They possibly originated in very early Judaism, but almost all religions have them in their writings, and there was considerable 'borrowing' from amongst [...]
Coins Today launches half-ounce versions of four of its stackable designs, and a kilo of the Aztec Shield We've made no secret of our admiration for the stackable silver offerings from South Korean producer, Coins Today, which are both broad in style, and exceptionally well struck. Veering from science and technology, to historical artifacts, there's pretty much something for all tastes, but with weights hovering around the two-ounce mark, not for [...]
TEXTURED FINE ART RANGES (2017) by Powercoin Much admired on its debut, especially by us here at AgAuNEWS, Powercoin's first Great Micromosaic Passion coin did something different with the generally conservative fine-art genre. The use of a cleanly defined texture to impart a unique look has lifted the often stale procession of masterpieces coins we usually get, and to great effect. They followed the success of the series with [...]
Coins Today brings the world of chess into stackable silver bullion, launching a pawn-inspired design with a twist South Korean producer, Coins Today's 'Stackable' range of bullion, grows a little more with another highly unusual, and visually striking addition. There have been some terrific issues in this range, with some, like one replicating the shield of the French King, Henry II, amongst our all-time favourites. We really must get that Bullion [...]
THE MODERN MUSICAL WORLD: A multi-mint round-up of silver and gold coins Despite the prevalence of music in the modern world, there really hadn't been much interest in the numismatic world up until just a few short years ago. Ironically, it was headbangers AC/DC that sparked the modern renaissance, with both the Royal Australian Mint (the band hails from there), and CIT issuing coins for their anniversary in 2018. With [...]
Powercoin extends its Micromosaic Passion, and Cyborg Revolution series with five classic ladies and an angry doggy Along with their Micropuzzle Treasure series, Micromosaic Passion was an interesting concept whereby finely struck lines, in conjunction with high-quality colour, gave the impression the image was built up of smaller pieces. The puzzle coins were very well done, but we particularly liked the mosaic ones for the flowing pieces, expertly realised to form [...]
The Mint of Gdańsk has been busy. Here's a round-up of their latest coin issues, from witch trials, to nuclear war. In our continuing press to get on top of a mighty backlog of new issues, here's our latest round-up. This time around, we're looking at the recent output of the increasingly prolific Mint of Gdańsk, who have quickly carved out a good reputation for inventive subject choice, and quality design. [...]
Monza, the legendary Italian motor racing circuit is a century old, and IPZS commemorates its history with a silver coin Anyone with even the slightest interest in motorsport will know the name 'Monza'. Its full name is the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, and this 5.8 km racetrack is situated near Monza, north of Milan. It's the world's third oldest, purpose built motorsport track (only Brooklands in the UK, and Indianapolis in [...]
The most beautiful bullion issue of 2022? The glorious Shield of Henry II of France is Coins Today's latest shield stacker The Medieval period is one where pageantry and the design of arms and armour had great significance, but it was the advent of the Renaissance that saw it taken to the next level. The great Kings of Europe would compete to be the most magnificent, the various Royal Courts vying [...]
South Korean producer of innovative stackers, Coins Today, goes prehistoric with a neat two-coin T-Rex fossil pair Korean producer, Coins Today, have rapidly built themselves a reputation for innovative stackable bullion coins and rounds. A beautiful Doggaebi Shield introduced them to the market, in both 2oz and 1 kg forms, followed up by an intricate Achilles Shield, an Archangel Michael Shield, and a Squid-Game inspired Persona Mask in different finishes. Their [...]
Guan Yu makes the jump from a two dimensional coin, to a three dimensional ten-ounce silver miniature Along with the New Zealand Mint and Coins Today, the Mint of Gdansk has released some quite outstanding silver cast miniatures, but is unique in actually making them legal tender coins as well. The first of them was a brilliant Geralt of Rivia statue, a detailed rendering of the hero of the popular 'The [...]
March updates to various guides and profiles for both bullion and numismatic coin series Another round of updates to our profiles of both bullion and numismatic coin series is upon us. I do these constantly, but it's difficult to get the constant changes across - hence these article updates. As always, these are the main ones, but there are tons of other little tweaks and revisions throughout. There's no point having [...]
