Новости нумизматики и коллекционирования

Not just a time for celebrations and resolutions, New Year in Austria is also a time for giving gifts. This is no doubt why our New Year coins are among our most popular products. The traditional performance at the Vienna State Opera every New Year’s Eve, the operetta Die Fledermaus (The Bat) is the theme of our charming New Year 2015 silver coin.

To pay tribute to the UNESCO World Heritage Site Spain issued a coin 2 Euro dedicated to Park Guell. Buildings made to this list are under special protection and protected from damage. The coin was the fifth depicting objects Heritage Site located in Spain.

Park Güell (isp.Parque Güell; kat.Parc Güell) - famous park in the upper part of Barcelona, created by Antonio Gaudi in 1900 -1914 years. Is a combination of gardens and residential areas, the area of the park is 17.18 hectares.

Park Güell was conceived as a green Eusebi Güell residential area in the style fashionable at that time in England urban concept of the garden city. That is why in the name of the park Catalan word «Parc» written in the English style «Park». For its project in 1901 Guell bought 15 acres of land, which was cut by 62 plot for construction of private houses. All sites have been put up for sale, but managed to sell only two: the desert terrain, distance from the town center, not attracted barselontsev.

The obverse of the coin in the foreground image is a huge sculpture of a lizard - the most popular symbol of the Park Güell. In the background - a fragment of the entrance to one of the park pavilion. Image applied to the yellow metal, enclosed in a circle around the edges of which silver rim. Inside the rim - images of stars. Over images printed on a semicircular inscription: Espana (country issuer) in 2014 (the year), Park Guell (name of the coin), Gaudi (architect of the Park).

On the reverse - the default image dvuhevrovoy coins.

The coin is made of bimetal (proof), weight 8.5 g, diameter 25, 75 mm, with a circulation of 10 thousand. Ind.

Czech Mint commemorates the great jeweller Gustav Fabergé and his legacy in a very original way – by a gold one-ounce coin denominated NZD 50 in proof quality. Gustav Fabergé was born in Pärn, Livonia (today Estonia) to a family of artists 200 years ago (1814). He apprenticed at Ferdinand Spiegel in Petersburg and worked for Wilhelm Keibel. After he qualified as a master he opened a Fabergé workshop in Petersburg. In 1842 he married the daughter of a Danish painter Charlotte Jungstedt with whom he had five children. In 1860 they moved to the town of Dresden and the firm in Russia was headed by his partner Hiskias Pendin and his oldest son Peter Carl Fabergé. The latter became famous in particular thanks to gold Easter eggs which he manufactured on a special order for the imperial family. About 50 pieces gold eggs were produced but fewer were preserved. The skilful craftsmanship, the materials used and the original opening hiding a surprise inside became a synonym for luxury and opulence.

A jewel in the shape of an Easter egg is one of things featured on the obverse of the gold coin. It was skilfully designed by young talented medal maker Asamat Baltaev. In the centre he placed the effigy of the British Queen Elizabeth II, there is also her name, the name of the issuer Niue Island and denomination of the coin 50 NZD. On the reverse we can see the portrait of Gustav Fabergé based on the painting of A. I. Perevyško. The splendid gold coin in an elegant leather case is numbered and the edition is limited to 200 pieces. Reserve a place for this fabulous piece of art in your collections; its purchase means a wise investment of your money. The current favourable prices of precious metals invite to invest in numismatic jewels now!

We’ve repeatedly covered new coins in the art-architecture genre, and even as they continue to proliferate, they continue to improve in quality as well. One of the worlds premiere mints, the Mint of Poland, has dabbled with this subject several times before, most notably with its Crystal Arts series. Their latest release is the third coin in this annual series and follows on from the 2012 Secrets of Liechtenstein, and 2013 Mysteries of Wawel. The subject for 2014 is the Pena National Palace, a Romanticist building situated in São Pedro de Penaferrim, itself located in Sintra, Portugal.

As before, the coin is struck in two-ounces of antique-finish fine silver with a window inset with, in this case, Green Agate. This time around the mint has migrated the design of the coin to a CADCAM system called ArtCAM, also used by the Monnaie de Paris amongst others, and it seems to have allowed them to be more ambitious with the design. Whereas the first two coins in the series hit relief heights of 0.5-0.6mm, the Pena coin almost doubles that to 0.9-1.0mm. This gives the coin an impressive three-dimensional look, similar to the Helvetic Mints “Ultra High Relief” process that they use to great effect.

The coin is up for pre-order now at just a handful of dealers worldwide. US dealer First Coin Co. is doing an introductory offer of a 12% discount (enter code PENA12 at checkout). The coin will ship from January and has a mintage of just 688 pieces, down from the 999 of the first two coins. It is NOT available direct from the Mint of Poland.

The Pena National Palace is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the Seven Wonders of Portugal. SItuated on a hill above the town of Sintra, on a clear day it can be seen from the Portuguese capital, Lisbon.

A building of the Romanticism, incorporating an eclectic mix of Neo-Gothic, Neo-Manueline, Neo-Islamic and Neo-Renaissance styles, it sits in over 200 hectares of forest called the Pena Park.

Built on the ruins of an old monastery damaged by lightning and a 1755 earthquake, work started in 1842 and concluded in 1854. A project of King Ferdinand, the palace was meant to be used by the Portuguese royal family as a summer retreat and was undertaken by an amateur German architect called Baron Wilhelm Ludwig von Eschwege.

Parts of the original Hieronymite convent remain; the cloister, the dining room, the sacristy, and the Manueline-Renaissance chapel were all embedded in a new section that featured a wide terrace and a clock tower.

ArtCAM

Traditionally, coin designs have been sculpted in plaster, but as with most things, technology is gradually supplanting the age-old methods. The Mint of Poland is using ArtCAM, a CADCAM (Computer Aided Design, Computer Aided Manufacturing) package that covers the whole process from design through to fabrication of the dies used to strike the design in metal.

Also used by the Monnaie de Paris and Coin Invest Trust, this is certainly a fascinating way forward for intricate coin design, although we hope not one to fully supplant the traditional methods.

Following last month’s design unveiling and initial release in China, the 2015 Gold and Silver Panda Coins are now making their way to the US market with many dealers taking orders for later delivery. This year’s releases are noted by the removal of the inscriptions indicating the weight, metal, and fineness.

Following the typical format, the common obverse design across the coins features the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests (The Temple of Heaven). The inscriptions within an outer ring include the title of the People’s Republic of China and the “2015” date.

The newly created reverse design shows a single panda eating a stalk of bamboo against a backdrop of bamboo. The only inscription is the denomination. As noted, there is no indication of the weight, metal, or fineness of the coin. All prior releases of the series since launch in 1983 have included this information on the reverse.

The line up for the 2015 Panda coins remains the same as the prior year with seven different sizes in gold and three different sizes in silver. The gold options are struck in 99.9% purity and range in size from 1/20 oz to 1 kg. The silver options are struck in 99.9% purity and range from 1 oz to 1 kg.

Maximum mintage levels also remain the same as the prior year. The most popular 1 oz silver coin remains at 8,000,000 pieces and the 1 oz gold coin carrying a mintage of 1,000,000.

Нe Magyar Nemzeti Bank has issued a silver and a non-ferrous metal collector coin to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the death of Ödön Lechner. After the Ignác Alpár (2005), the Adam Clark (2011) and the Miklós Ybl (2014) coin, the Ödön Lechner collector coin is part of the series issued in honour of the greatest Hungarian architects.

The obverse of the commemorative coin bears a representation of the entrance hall of the Hungarian Geological and Geophysical Institute. The inscription on the lower edge of the obverse reads ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’, with the value numeral ‘10000’ and the inscription ‘FORINT’ placed above it, positioned slightly to the left. The mint mark ‘BP’ and the mint year ‘2014’ are positioned parallel to the right edge, fitted into the staircase. The reverse of the collector coin bears a half-length portrait of Ödön Lechner, depicting the architect sitting in an armchair, with the representation of the Museum of Applied Arts in the background. On the upper edge, the coin is inscribed with ‘ÖDÖN LECHNER’. The inscriptions ‘1845’ and ‘1914’ are placed in two horizontal lines below the name, on the right. The initials of designer Mihály Fritz are on the right edge of the coin, above the armchair. The standing rectangle shaped collector coin is struck in .925 fine silver. It weighs 31.46 grams and tis size is 39.6 x 26.4 mm, with a smooth edge. The non-ferrous metal version is made from an alloy of 75% copper and 25% nickel. It weighs 22.5 grams and has the same diameter and the same coin design as the silver version. From 2014, each precious metal commemorative coin will be issued in a less expensive non-ferrous metal version to benefit collectors who wish to buy the same artistic theme at a more affordable price. By issuing lower-priced versions, the MNB and the Hungarian Mint would also like to encourage younger generations to collect commemorative coins. Accordingly, the silver Lechner collector coin with a face value of HUF 10,000 and the non-ferrous metal coin with a face value of HUF 2,000 will be on sale at a price equal to their face value for three months from the date of issue and until stocks run out, respectively.

The latest release Great Barracuda 1 oz Silver coin makes up a fantastic series of 3 Collectible coins in our Ocean Predators series!

The coin features a finely engraved Great Barracuda, set within a porthole-inspired border design. A proof quality background is broken up by dynamic splashes of water, illustrating the speed of this powerful predator.

The popular 'Ocean Predators' series of 1 oz Silver Coins is available for a limited time as a complete series. 

Great White Shark. 

Each coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Romanian Mint issued a commemorative coin for the 100th anniversary of the birth of Eugene Draguteshku, the Romanian artist, painter and illustrator.

Eugene Drăguţescu (May 19, 1914, Iaşi - 1993, Rome) Romanian artist, painter and illustrator. Like many personalities who left the country and settled in other countries, Eugene Drăguţescu has long excluded from the literature published in Romania.

He was born in Iasi, studied from 1932 to 1938 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bucharest. Another student created two famous works: Slums and blind boy. The artist was also a good designer

  In 1936 he took his first solo exhibition in the Open Gallery Mozart.

  In 1939 Eugene won the Prix de Rome, which allowed him to study in Italy at the Academy of Romania. Meanwhile Draguteshku still participate in various art events in the country; Working for several years in the Netherlands (1946-1949), then returned to Italy, lives in Assisi, 1959, in Rome. During the life of the artist was held many solo exhibitions in Italy, the Netherlands, Mexico, the US and Switzerland.

Eugene Drăguţescu author a large number of drawings illustrating the works of the classics, as well as some special edition encyclopedia Dantesca.

The obverse features the outline of the artist, the denomination of the coin (10 LEI), the issuing country (Romania), coat of arms of Romania and the year of issue (2014).

On the reverse - a portrait of the artist, the name of a semi-circle on top - Eugene Draguteshku right in life painter (1914-1993), at the bottom of the portrait autograph Draguteshku

Coin 100th anniversary of the birth of Eugene Draguteshku made of silver 999 and weighs 31,103 grams. The nominal value of 10 lei silver coins, but the selling price of 330.00 lei / pc.

There is a certificate of authenticity of the coin.

The beautiful Snow Fairy lives deep in the heart of the cold wintery forest, flitting between the snow-covered cherry blossom trees.

This magical fairy brings fresh blankets of snow to the forest at dawn and dusk. Her snowflakes are pure white and fall like crystal raindrops from the sky.

Each coin is struck from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, each coin depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, and the 2015 year-date on its obverse.

The reverse of the coin features a coloured Snow Fairy kneeling next to a cherry blossom tree, holding a snowflake in her hand. The inscription 'Snow Fairy' and The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark also appear in the design.

The Perth Mint will issue no more than 5,000 of the 2015 Snow Fairy 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin.

The coin is housed in a beautifully illustrated card that opens up to display a pop-up of the beautiful Snow Fairy with glittering detail.

1/2oz Silver
Silver Content (Troy oz)	0.5
Monetary Denomination (TVD)	0.5
Fineness (% purity)	99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	15.591
Maximum Diameter (mm)	32.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	3.10
Maximum Mintage	5,000
Designer	Aleysha Howarth

The Royal Australian Mint will release a new dome-shaped coin to mark the 2015 International Cricket Council (ICC) Cricket World Cup. Held from February 14 to March 29, 2015, this will represent the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup and include 49 matches played in 14 venues within Australia and New Zealand.

There have been an increasing number of domed or curved shaped coins in recent years, as these releases have proven popular with collectors. In 2009, the Monnaie de Paris released a dome shaped coin to mark the International Year of Astronomy. The Royal Australian Mint had followed with the “Southern Sky” series depicting constellations visible within the southern hemisphere on color printed domed coins issued from 2012 to 2014. This year, the United States Mint released the curved shaped National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coins across gold, silver, and clad composition coins. Also this year, the Monnaie de Paris released a set of gold and silver domed coins for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil.

The new 2015 Cricket World Cup Domed  Silver Coin takes the approach of using the convex shape of the reverse of the coin to depict a cricket ball. The image is half mirrored and half frosted with inscriptions reading 

“ICC Cricket World Cup 2014″ and “Australia & New Zealand”.

The concave obverse of the coin is used to accentuate a design depicting an aerial view of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which will be the location of the first and last games of the tournament. The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II appears at the center with inscriptions including the “2015” date and legal tender denomination of “5 Dollars”.

Each coin is struck in 1 troy ounce of 99.9% silver to proof quality with a diameter of 36.62 mm. The mintage is indicated at 5,000 pieces and shipping will begin on December 1, 2014.