A rare medal of Catherine II (the Great) was issued to celebrate a planned reconstruction of the Kremlin in Moscow.

The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the subject of a new ultra high relief Proof 5-ounce silver coin from Niue. The coin also has selective gold plating.

Like all host nations since 1952, South Korea has issued a suite of commemorative coins to celebrate the events.

Also this week, the 2018 American Liberty tenth-ounce gold $10 coin hit the retail market.

Spain's circulating commemorative €2 coins for 2018 celebrate the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Santiago and King Felipe VI’s 50th year of reigning.

Switzerland’s silver and gold 2018 shooting taler medals, for a festival in Stans in the canton of Nidwalden, are now available from an American distributor.

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The Royal Mint's seven-piece Four Generations of Royalty 2018 collection honors Queen Elizabeth II and her offspring with gold, silver and copper-nickel coins.

The medal was issued in bronze for half a taler and silver for 2 talers, but issue cost for this unique gold example is not given. It may top $24,000 Feb. 23.

The 2018 edition of the popular British coin enthusiast’s catalog Coins of England and the United Kingdom is now available in the U.S. as a two-volume set.

A contemporary counterfeit from ancient Rome, for emperor Claudius, is offered in Davisson’s Ltd.’s Auction 37, closing Feb. 21.

The newest edition of the guide book on French coins is now available from an American distributor.

Demand for 1- and 2-cent coins in Estonia may soon diminish if rounding of prices begins.

Estonia marks the centennial of its declaration of independence with a circulating commemorative €2 coin in 2018.

Italy is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its constitution with a 2018 circulating commemorative €2 coin.

The 2018 Iconic Canada Inukshuk silver $20 coin depicts the famous Arctic emblem, a rock pile arranged in human form, the inukshuk.

A Soviet China silver dollar issued circa 1934 realized $19,200, including the 18 percent buyer’s fee, at a Dec. 7 and 8 Heritage auction in Hong Kong.

The Pobjoy Mint has issued colorful titanium £2 coins from British Indian Ocean Territory displaying the coconut crab and the manta ray.

A 1783 silver medal honors the successful British defense of Gibraltar against French and Spanish fleets.

A preview of columns found exclusively in the print and digital editions of the Jan. 29 Coin World.