The birth centennial of the late Chancellor Helmut Schmidt in 2018 is remembered on a circulating commemorative €2 coin.

The Royal Dutch Mint's last coins of 2017 depict the Defense Line of Amsterdam; these are the first commemoratives with the new mintmaster's privy mark.

The 2017 $25 silver coin celebrates the 50th anniversary of independence for the aging WWII fort located six miles from Britain’s coast.

A Proof presentation example of the 1791 Sierra Leone 100-cent coin realized the equivalent of $24,130 U.S. at auction Dec. 8 in London.

The Royal Mint has unveiled designs for its circulating commemorative coins of 2018, and they include the familiar themes of aviation, war and royalty.

One of just 36 second-place winner's medals from the 1936 Winter Olympic Games in Garmisch, Germany, is in RR Auction's online sale, which closes Jan. 18.

The Pobjoy Mint is celebrating the platinum wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip with a 2-ounce silver $10 coin.

A custom-engraved silver riyal from Saudi Arabia depicts the nation’s oil refinery plant.

Luxembourg marks the 150th anniversary of its constitution in 2018 with a circulating €2 coin.

A 1909 silver srang coin of Tibet realized $2,760 during a Nov. 26 auction in Macau.

Peru has issued a circulating commemorative 1-nuevo-sol coin as part of a new series of coins honoring the nation’s endangered wildlife.

An extremely rare gold penny of 20 pence issued by King Henry III is from the first English gold coins, minted circa 1257.

A circa A.D. 202 to 210 gold aureus issued by Septimius Severus recalls the measures he took to keep his teenage sons Caracalla and Geta from fighting.

A pair of Proof silver $10 coins from Canada highlight the complementary, interconnected ideas of yin and yang.

Two new 1-ounce silver dollars depict different themes familiar in Chinese culture to honor Chinese New Year, and neither one is a dog.

The Cook Islands and Downies celebrate the 250th anniversary of Capt. James Cook’s voyage of discovery with a set of three 1-ounce silver $5 coins.

Malta has issued the second coin in a series featuring designs from the nation’s schoolchildren. The 2017 coin celebrates peace.

Prolific Portuguese writer Raul Brandão appears on his 150th birth anniversary on a new circulating commemorative €2 coin, with a Proof version also available.

The government of Libya sought and has received import restrictions for items entering the United States, including a broad range of coins.

A bronze drachm of Antoninus Pius is one of 12 coins in a series depicting the Labors of Heracles. The coin shows Heracles capturing the Cerynean Hind.