The Snowman, a creation of Raymond Briggs, is the honoree of new coins from the Royal Mint.

The United Kingdom government confirmed plans for a coin marking the March 29 Brexit from the European Union.

“Father Christmas” author Raymond Briggs turns the stereotype of the jolly old soul on its head, including on a colorful 50-penny coin.

A depiction of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden appears on a rare 16th century gold medal being offered in Hess-Divo’s Dec. 6 auction in Switzerland.

The Hungarian Mint is celebrating the King Matthias Memorial Year with two commemorative coins.

Canada’s 2019 5-ounce silver coin celebrates the polar bear, in a familiar Arctic scene but a new shape.

The poodle is featured on the final coin in the Perth Mint’s Puppies series of Proof .9999 fine silver 50-cent coins.

The December issue of Coin World features several features with a Christmas theme and a look at paper money depicting people you might not recognize.

Proof versions of the Royal Mint’s flagship gold coin, the sovereign, are now available for 2019 from the mint.

The sixth known example of a silver denarius of a specific type of the usurper Clodius Macer was sold during Leu Numismatik’s Oct. 27 auction in Zurich.

Malta's third €2 coin in a five-coin series featuring designs by children depicts Cultural Heritage with a collage of uniquely Maltese sights.

Australia has begun a dollar coin search for three slightly different 2019 dollars, each with a 35 privy mark and an A, U or S Mint mark; the prize is silver.

The annual publication “Coin Yearbook 2019” is now available from Token Publishing, based in the United Kingdom.

The Royal Australian Mint has issued a 2018 circulating commemorative $2 coin with color to mark the Remembrance Day centennial.

A specialist collection of numismatic items that traces the history of the Dutch Revolt or Eighty Years’ War and its combatants is coming to auction.

New Zealand has issued a colorful circulating commemorative 50-cent coin marking the centennial of the armistice ending World War I.

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued a circulating commemorative $2 coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of WWI.

A silver 30-tari coin from Malta, issued in 1798 during the relatively brief rule of Ferdinand Hompesch, is coming to auction Oct. 26 in Amsterdam.

Italy has honored Marco Polo on a 2018 Proof silver €10 coin.

The Royal Mint’s annual Remembrance Day coin for 2018 is now available, and as in recent years features a colorful poppy on the reverse.