Luxembourg’s 2016 circulating commemorative €2 coin honors the 50th anniversary of the Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge in Luxembourg City. The bridge — nicknamed the “Red Bridge” — was opened in 1966, crossing the Pfaffenthal district 74 meters (about 243 feet) above the Alzette River. It was named for Grand Duchess Charlotte, who was then ruling the nation. The...
A new $10 coin from Palau celebrates a creature of the night. The Proof 2015 .999 fine silver $10 coin, which is due for release in February, shows multiple examples of Townsend’s big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) using special techniques to draw attention to the bats. A colored glass wing insert and color on the coin itself showcase the creature.
An extremely rare set of Edward VIII fantasy crowns presented to a key confidant of the king who guided him through the abdication crisis of 1936 is to be offered in Dix Noonan Webb’s March 21 auction in London. The six fantasy crowns were produced by London coin dealer Geoffrey Hearn in 1954 to commemorate Edward’s reign. They are contained in a presentation...
After announcing silver and gold coins marking the UEFA 2016 football championship, France confirms that it will also issue a circulating commemorative €2 coin honoring the event. Held every four years since 1960, the UEFA men’s football European Championship, commonly referred to as “the Euro,” will be held in France from June 10 to July 10.
To celebrate the 165th anniversary of the publication of Moby-Dick, the Pobjoy Mint has issued a whale of a coin — literally. The private mint has released Uncirculated copper-nickel and Proof .925 fine silver crown coins, each depicting a sperm whale, the type of prey around which author Herman Melville crafted his famous tale. The reverse of the coin features a...
As a “peaceful gesture,” New York coin dealer Joe Cartonia decided to commemorate the Paris terrorist attacks on historic 5-franc coins. Cartonia, owner of J.C. Coins LLC in Buffalo, N.Y., offers the coins with a sticker on the coins' reverse featuring the colors of the French tri-color flag and the legend 2015 PARIS PEACE. Louis-Oscar Roty’s famed Sower design...
The cathedral in Salzburg underwent a renovation in the early 1600s, transforming the site into a Baroque masterpiece. To celebrate the completion of this project, Prince Archbishop Paris von Lodron commissioned a set of gold ducat coins. A 4-ducat example of this celebratory coin is one of the highlights of Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger’s Feb. 19 world coin auction,...
The Austrian Mint on Feb. 24 will issue a silver coin featuring a famous European painting of an animal, Albrecht Dürer’s “Feldhase” (or "Young Hare"). The coin's reverse bears the classic watercolor of the “Young Hare” painted by Dürer in 1502. The hare was painted with minute, almost scientific details, and considered by some to be almost photographic, according...
Few world leaders successfully bore the honorific “the Great” during their lives or after.In 1888, an effort was made to declare Prussian King Wilhelm I as Wilhelm der Grosse. An 1897 medal by H. Dürrich marked the centenary of his birth, naming him Kaiser Wilhelm the Great.
The dancing colors of the Northern lights draw visitors to northern latitudes around the world, including Canada. A new Proof .9999 fine silver $30 coin from the Royal Canadian Mint, however, brings the color of the lights to collectors everywhere.
