A highlight of the upcoming Fritz Rudolf Künker Sept. 25 to 27 auction No. 352 is a rare 1683 medal from Hamburg, Germany, designed to feature the city and promote events held there.

A treaty protecting the Antarctic environment signed 30 years ago is the occasion for the production of special £2 coins issued by the Pobjoy Mint for the British Antarctic Territory.

An opaque light blue 5-fen plastic token from China in Extremely Fine condition, issued for use in a leprosy hospital, will be offered for sale in an upcoming Stephen Album Rare Coins auction.

In cooperation with Fritz Rudolf Künker of Germany, Kolbe & Fanning will offer the library of Mark and Lottie Salton Sept. 18, devoted to ancient coins and medals, with extensive holdings of European auction catalogues.

A 2021 collectible 50-penny coin from the Royal Mint features a group shot of Winnie the Pooh and his trusted friends, from a nine-coin, multi-year series celebrating 95 years of the lovable characters.

On behalf of the British Indian Ocean Territory government, Pobjoy Mint has issued a 1-ounce silver coin and a half-gram gold coin featuring the famous clipper ship Cutty Sark.

An April discovery of 87 silver coins, 13 cut coins and other items discovered on the Isle of Man by a metal detectorist is declared treasure and believed to be from the period of the Vikings.

An international dispute is brewing between Croatia and Serbia, who each claim the right to feature Nikola Tesla on a coin. Serbia did in 2006 and Croatia wants to do it with their euro coins of 2023.

A collection of medals from German Expressionist Karl Goetz from the early 20th century is included in Classical Numismatic Group’s Feature Auction 118, held online Sept. 13 to 14.

With at least 97 percent of outstanding Spanish pesetas turned in by last Sepember, leaving some €1.6 billion worth to go, the extended deadline to exchange them for euros passed June 30.

Niue's Australia at Night series continues for 2021 with a silver $1 and gold $150 coin featuring a dingo family, each coin specially finished to depict the nocturnal world of the amazing creatures.

It is the 20th anniversary of Shrek's introduction, and the Perth Mint's 1,000-coin mintage of a 1-ounce .999 fine silver $2 coin for Niue, shaped like the lovable grumpy green ogre, marks the occasion.

The final subject of the Pobjoy Mint's Sea Creatures series of 50-penny coins is the popular clown triggerfish, which features distinctive coloring brought to life on the coin surface.

The Royal Canadian Mint's convex/concave Proof 2021 .9999 fine silver $25 coin with selective gold plating on a simulated miners' pan celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush.

Israel will soon issue a new circulating commemorative 5-new-Israeli-shekel coin to celebrate the sacrifice of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pakistan marks its 70-year diplomatic relationship with China on a new circulating commemorative 70-rupee coin, apparently the first of that denomination.

A lion-tailed macaque and African crowned crane, advertising exotic animals at a London menagerie, appear on opposite sides of an 1801 Conder token that realized $129.80 Aug. 4 at CNG.

Researcher, history professor and author Frank L. Holt offers "When Money Talks: A History of Coins and Numismatics" connecting coinage through the ages and its impact on the world.

"Coin World" columnist David Vagi, expert in ancient coins whose "Coinage and History of the Roman Empire" is a leading reference on the subject, is the ANA's 2021 Numismatist of the Year.

Royal Mint 2021 Proof 1-ounce and quarter-ounce gold coins mark the 200th anniversary of the UK adopting the gold standard in 1821, and a set includes the last coin issued under the standard.