Новости нумизматики и коллекционирования

Our new commemorative coin “In Victoria” is dedicated to all people, who managed to achieve their goals by overcoming their weaknesses and showing the strength of their character. The path to glory and fulfillment is paved with hard work, perseverance and effort. This outstanding token of recognition will commemorate the crowning moment of well-deserved victory!

„Amat victoria curam”
 Victory loves carefulness

Reverse:
In the central part of the coin – statuesque image of a hero, raising his sword in the gesture of victory and holding a shield adorned with a golden laurel wreath in his hand. On his sides – images of a Pegasus and a gryphin. In the upper part of the coin, along the rim – inscription in Latin: IN VICTORIA. Laurel wreath and inscription are covered with selective gilding. 

Obverse:
In the central part of the coin – effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Below – mint mark: m/w. In the background – stylized decorative surface. Around the effigy of the Queen – decorative ring, referring to the decorations on ancient Greek amphorae. In the bottom part of the coin – images of two fighting warriors. Along the rim, on a separate surface – inscriptions: ELIZABETH II, NIUE (issuer), ONE DOLLAR (face value), 2015 (year of issue), Ag 999 (hallmark).

Obverse: the image of “Inginer N. Vlassopol” cargo boat on which Irina Constantziu-Vlassopol sailed and a partial representation of the world map; the inscription “ROMANIA”, the coat of arms of Romania, the year of issue “2015”, and the face value “10 LEI”.

Collector coins preserve their lustre best in proof quality. Order Gymnastics, the opening coin in the Sports Coins series, for your collection, as a memento or to give as a gift. The proof-quality Gymnastics coin is packaged in a new kind of cardboard packaging with a fresh look.

This coin minted to celebrate gymnastics is most beautiful in proof quality. Proof-quality collector coins are minted with a polished die, finished, and placed in a protective clear plastic casing set in a new kind of cardboard package. 

The coin will best withstand the test of time and remain as a memento in your collection in its original package.

This sports coin with a nominal value of five euros depicts gymnastics. The obverse features key elements of the sport, such as a beam, the legs of a gymnast and a gymnastic ribbon. The collector coin's reverse depicts the curve of an athletics stadium, complete with tracks and cheering crowds. All coins in the series will share the same reverse.

This beautiful collector coin is part of the new Sports Coins series, which Mint of Finland will release by decree of the Ministry of Finance in 2015–2016. A total of nine coins paying tribute to different sports are slated for release in the series, with Gymnastics, Basketball, Figure Skating and Volleyball to be launched in 2015 and Ice-Hockey, Skiing, Football, Athletics and Ski Jump in 2016.

Gymnastics is one of the most traditional and popular sports in Finland

Various sports began to gain a wider foothold in Finland towards the end of the 19th century. At that time, gymnastics was one of the most popular sports alongside shooting, sailing, skating and skiing.

In Finland, gymnastics is practised at both recreational and competitive levels. Finland has achieved a total of 25 Olympic medals in the sport: 8 gold, 5 silver and 12 bronze. The most recent medal was the silver won by Olli Laiho in 1968. The most recent international medals won by Finnish gymnasts are the horizontal bar world championship of Jani Tanskanen from 1997, the horizontal bar silver medal of Jari Mönkkönen from the European Championships of 1998 and Tomi Tuuha's European championship in vault in 2010.

The official competitive disciplines currently recognised by the Finnish Gymnastics Federation are artistic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnastics, aesthetic group gymnastics, aerobic gymnastics, TeamGym, trampolining and acrobatic gymnastics.  All forms of gymnastics are constantly increasing in popularity in Finland, with the number of amateur gymnasts estimated at 600,000, of which approximately 150,000 are active in sports clubs.

A major demonstration and performance gymnastics event, the 15th World Gymnaestrada, will be held in Helsinki in July 2015.

“Seven New Wonders of the World” is the first spherical coin minted by Mint of Poland! Based on the beautiful hand-drawn XVII-century map created by the eminent Dutch cartographer Willem Janszoon Blaeu, this ravishing masterpiece of monetary art combines past and present in its extraordinary design and shape – the Seven New Wonders of the World are marked on the historical map with elegant crystals.

This luxurious silver trinket, being the example of highest craftsmanship, enraptures with its unique concept and high-end decorations! Its sophisticated design will attract even the most demanding collectors of coins!

– „The Mint of Poland continues its nearly 250-year-old tradition. Yet, our brand is considered a token of innovation. Thanks to ambitious projects and unclichéd approach towards their realization, high-end technologies and highest craftsmanship, our products are pioneers in the field of numismatics.” 
–  Grzegorz Zambrzycki, the President and CEO of the Mint of Poland

*On special request the coin can be additionally decorated with antique finish to enrich its texture and give it a timeless look!

On 25 May 2015, the Central Bank of Malta will issue a €2 commemorative coin marking the centenary of the first flight from Malta. 

The coin reverse shows the common €2 side while the obverse (national side) depicts a Short Type 135 seaplane in flight over the Grand Harbour with Senglea Point in the background. The coin obverse was designed by Noel Galea Bason.

On 13 February 1915, a Short Type 135 seaplane, carried on HMS Ark Royal, took off from the Grand Harbour for a 35-minute flight. The seaplane, which bore the serial number 136, was piloted by Captain Cecil F Kilner and made the first recorded flight from Malta.

The commemorative coin will be issued in circulation quality in rolls of 25 coins each as well as in coin cards. The coins in the cards, of which only 25,000 will be made, will bear the mint-mark of the Royal Dutch Mint, where the coins were minted.

The Bank will be contacting all those who have placed their orders to inform them of their allocation, the means of payment and the dates on which they can collect their coins. The coins will be available for collection from the Malta Coins Distribution Centre at the main building of the Central Bank of Malta.

Italian Mint minted a new 2 euro coin. It is devoted to the World's Fair in Milan. The exhibition is dedicated to environmentally friendly food and food of the 21st century. Previously, this event was dedicated to the 5 euro  coin San Marino.

World Expo 2015 in Milan, informally "Expo-2015" (ital.Esposizione Universale Milano 2015, Expo 2015) - International Exhibition, which opened in Milan (Italy) on 1 May 2015 and should be completed by October 31 of the same year. The theme of the exhibition: "Feeding the planet. Energy for Life "(ital.Nutrire il Pianeta, Energia per la Vita). The first exhibition was held at the Expo 1851 in London and was such a success that other countries began to organize activities such as Paris Expo in 1889, for which it was designed and built the Eiffel Tower. In 1928 it was established the International Exhibitions Bureau (BIE, Bureau International des Expositions), which is the main registration authority world fairs. Universal Exposition held at intervals of 5 years, last for a minimum of 6 months.

In total, the exhibition involved 145 countries. Besides pavilions of countries have pavilions of the United Nations, the European Union and the Caribbean region (CARICOM - Caribbean Community). His individual exhibition also presented five companies: Coca-Cola, New Holland Agriculture, China Vanke, China Corporate United and JooMoo], as well as 16 NGOs.

The obverse of the coin of the Italian standard, adopted in the European Union image dvuhevrovoy coins. At face value it applied the product, and the 12 stars symbolizing the EU.

The reverse - a symbolic image of the earth out of which grows a branch of fern, which represents the energy for life. At the top of a semi-circle title of the exhibition, at the bottom of its logo and year. The image is taken in Businovo rim around which struck 12 stars - the symbol of the 12 countries of the European Union.

The coin is made of a bimetallic alloy, the diameter of 27.75 mm, weight 8,5 g, with a circulation of 20 thousand copies.

 Denomination: 1 ruble
     Metal: steel, nickel-plated
     Diameter: 22.0 mm
     Weight: 4.65 g
     Edge: smooth
     Circulation: 50 000 pieces  

The obverse: in the center - the State Emblem of the Transnistrian Moldovan Republic; along the rim - the inscription: at the top - «ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК» (Transnistrian Republican Bank), at the bottom - the Year of issue "2015"; at the bottom under the arms - the denomination «1 РУБЛЬ» (1 ruble.).  

The reverse: in the center - a graphic image of  the ruble, the circular inscription:"ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РУБЛЬ" (Transnistrian ruble).

  Denomination: 10 roubles 
      Quality: proof-like 
      Diameter: 32 mm. 
      The edge - smooth. 
      Weight: 14,14 G. 
      Mintage: 250 pcs. 
      Alloy: 925 silver. 

   The obverse: in the centre of the coin there is an image of the State Emblem of Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika with the circular inscriptions in Cyrillic "ПРИДНЕСТРОВСКИЙ РЕСПУБЛИКАНСКИЙ БАНК" (Pridnestrovskii Respublikanskii Bank) in Cyrillic around the image and the indication of the face value of the coin "10 РУБЛЕЙ" (10 RUBLES) at the bottom . The issue year “2015 “ is under the image, trade mark of the manufacturer, label of metal, test of an alloy, mass.

     The reverse:   in the center - the image of a turtle in the water cattail thickets left of  him - a graphic representation of  the book; at the top - the inscription «КРАСНАЯ КНИГА ПРИДНЕСТРОВЬЯ»; (Red Book of Transnistria); bottom - the inscription "ЧЕРЕПАХА БОЛОТНАЯ" (Turtle Swamp - EMYS ORBICULARIS). 

The series of commemorative coins “Discover Poland”, issued by the National Bank of Poland, was extended by a consecutive coin. This time the reverse of a 5-zloty token features an exceptional monument of hydraulic engineering – the Bydgoszcz Canal.

The Bydgoszcz Canal was built in the 70s of the XVIII century. In XIX century, this unique architectural monument of hydraulic engineering became an important communication and trade route. Not once in its history it has been a subject to modernization. At the turn of the XVIII and XIX century its structure was enhanced with brick locks. As a result of 1915’ reconstruction, the Canal changed its course. Nowadays, the old section of the monument with its five locks and a beautiful park is used mainly for recreation. As time went by, the importance of the Bydgoszcz Canal in communication and trade was declining. However, the fact is that it has indelibly changed the landscape of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship. Its picturesque surroundings are a popular meeting place not only for the inhabitants of the city of Bydgoszcz, but also for Polish and foreign tourists. 

Obverse: 
In the central part of the coin – image of the coat of arms eagle established as the national emblem of the Republic of Poland. Below it – mint mark: m/w, year of issue: 2015. Along the rim on a separate ring – face value: 5 ZŁOTYCH (5 zloty), issuing country: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA (the Republic of Poland).

Reverse:
In the central part of the coin – image of three granaries, picturesquely located on the Brda River in the center of Bydgoszcz. Along the rim on a separate cupronickel ring – name of the coin: KANAŁ BYDGOSKI. In the bottom part of the ring – decorative elements: lines resembling river waves. River banks engraved on the reverse go beyond the center of the coin, simultaneously extending the perspective of the landscape to the ring. 

The coin is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Panos Terlemezian’s birth (1865-1941), an Armenian painter, People’s Artist of Armenia.Obverse: A fragment from the canvas "Lake Van and Mount Sipan viewed from Ktouts Island" by P. Terlemezian. Reverse: The fragments from the canvas "The Monastery of Tatev" and "Self-Portrait" by P. Terlemezian.

Nominal Value	Metal and Stamp	Wight gr	Diametr	Circulation	Edge	Quality
100 dram	silver, 925	28,28 g	28,0 x 40,0 mm	500 pcs	even	brilliant uncirculated