A gold medal of Napoleon III was issued by a French organization that sponsored French settlers to the California Gold Rush in the 1850s.

Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania will issue a common circulating commemorative €2 coin in 2018 celebrating 100th anniversaries the three states share.

We also reflect on how a small mintage of bullion coins impacts price points, and an experimental paper 1977A $1 Federal Reserve overprint error note.

The Mint of Finland scrapped plans for a program marking the nation’s centennial after an uproar over a coin showing an execution during the Finnish Civil War.

On the Thursday before the Christian holiday of Good Friday, Queen Elizabeth II distributed Royal Maundy coins at Leicester Cathedral.

Melbourne Mint is launching a Proof Tyrannosaurus Rex 5-ounce .9999 fine silver $5 coin in the name of Tuvalu on May 2.

Saudi Arabia introduced a new series of circulating coins late in 2016, and an American dealer can now offer them to collectors around the world.

The largest hoard of gold sovereigns found in the United Kingdom has been declared treasure.

The Netherlands celebrates the 50th birthday of King Willem-Alexander with several new collector coins.

The Monnaie de Paris’ new commemorative coins mark the World War I centennial. Three 2017 Modern Warfare coins with the same design are due for release May 5.

The Dragon of Wisdom chases a pearl on the reverse of the 2017 2-ounce silver $2 coin being issued by the Perth Mint in Australia in the name of Tuvalu.

A bronze jeton or medal marks the successful discovery and disruption of the Gunpowder Plot in England.

A rare gold coin in Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneer’s May 9 auction is a reminder of the Danish efforts to colonize what is now Ghana.

A gold-plated 5-ounce .9999 fine silver 5-cent coin, fourth in the Big Coins series from the Royal Canadian Mint, stars Alex Colville’s running rabbit design.

The annual two-volume reference work for coins of the United Kingdom is now available from a U.S.-based distributor.

A silver medal issued in 1961 celebrates the German auto-maker Volkswagen upon production of its five millionth car as a company following World War II.

A hand-engraved silver medal satirizes Oliver Cromwell’s support of the Turks during his reign. The piece sold March 14 for 18 times its pre-sale estimate.

The Pobjoy Mint is marketing a green titanium coin created in the name of the British Indian Ocean Territory and depicting the green turtle.

A 2017 circulating commemorative €2 coin from Italy honors St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice.

A 1964 gold 5-pound coin from Egypt marking the diversion of the Nile River during the Aswan Dam project is in Éditions V. Gadoury’s auction ending April 18.