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The Mint of Poland presents a subsequent commemorative coin from the series “Treasures of King Stanisław August” issued by the National Bank of Poland. This beautiful gold token is devoted to Jadwiga of Anjou, the Queen of Poland.

Jadwiga of Anjou, the daughter of King Louis I of Hungary, reigned Poland in the years 1384-1399 as a spouse of Władysław II Jagiełło, the Grand Duke of Lithuania. Prepared to take the throne from early childhood, she was a very enlightened monarch. Despite her young age, the Queen earned the prestige and reputation for carefully conducted domestic and foreign policy. Jadwiga of Anjou was well-known for her charity work and deep piety. In 1997 she was canonized; since then her memory is held in due reverence

The Royal Mint has celebrated Big Ben’s distinctive sound which brings in the New Year, by creating a new £100 coin featuring the iconic clock tower.

The body permitted to manufacture coins in the UK has produced only 50,000 of the commemorative pieces, which feature the monument recently renamed Elizabeth Tower on their underside. As with all Royal Mint coins, they will also feature the Queen's portrait.

Created in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, South Wales, the coins contain two ounces (56 g) of silver and are 40mm (1.6in) in diameter.

The coins, which are available for the face value cost of £100, are expected to be popular after a £20 coin celebrating the birth of Prince George sold out. It can be purchased exclusively from The Royal Mint's website.

Shane Bissett, the Royal Mint's director of commemorative coin, bullion and medals, told the Daily Mail: “The sound of Big Ben chiming in the Elizabeth Tower is one that will have become synonymous with Britain for millions of British citizens and tourists alike, particularly on New Year's Eve when the world listens for Big Ben, which marks Greenwich Mean Time, to chime in the New Year.

"So it is a fitting choice for the nation's first £100 coin, and this is a fitting time for us to reveal it."

The coins are official legal tender, but will not be in general circulation and are intended as collectors' items.

The taking of Zacatecas was one of the most significant battles in our history because it defined the course of the Mexican Revolution.

Francisco Villa and his army known as Northern Division on their way to Zacatecas joined forces with Panfilo Natera. On arrival, they worked with the General Felipe Angeles for planning decision. At 10 am on June 23, 1914, 38 guns opened fire which marked the beginning of the heroic deeds of Zacatecas, this being the last point to defeat the forces of the Federal Military Government of Victoriano Huerta to reach Mexico City. Twenty thousand men of the Northern Division took the hills of Kufa and Grillo and later take the city.

Mexico Mint proudly coins commemorative coin with a face value of $ 20, in which the reverse presented to General Francisco Villa, General Felipe Angeles accompanied by Panfilo Natera. The obverse design bears the Coat of Arms.

Italian Mint issued a commemorative coin, which is dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the death of the famous Italian architect Donato Bromante, who became the founder and one of the most prominent representatives of Renaissance architecture. 

Referred to as the most decisive naval battle of World War I, the Battle of the Falkland Islands gave the allies a much-needed surge of confidence on the seas which was especially important because other areas of the war such as Gallipoli, were not proceeding as hoped. The Battle also represented one of the last important instances of old-style naval warfare, between ships and sailors and their guns alone, without the aid or interference of airplanes, submarines or underwater minefields.

The design on the coin features the fast light cruiser HMS Glasgow, one of the key ships in the battle, surround by bomb water explosions and the date of the battle.

Available in Base metal, the coin features a couped effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Lord of Mann, by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS. 

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The tenth and final coin in the Royal Canadian Mint's exciting 2014 O Canada series focusing on iconic Canadian images celebrates a uniquely Canadian winter holiday moment.

Special features:

• Masterfully crafted by Royal Canadian Mint engravers using a variety of engraving techniques and 
 finishes to bring depth and texture to the artist's rich original depiction of an iconic Canadian 
 winter scene.
• A limited mintage of 40,000 coins and captivating theme means that this piece is sure to be sought 
  after by collectors.
• Own a piece of the Canadian experience, painstakingly captured in a half-ounce of 99.99% 
  pure silver.
• An excellent addition to any holiday-themed, nature-focused, winter-themed or 
  Canadiana-themed collection.
• A beautiful gift or collectible for those who love coins that capture precious moments, rural scenes, 
  the outdoors, natural images, original artwork, and Canadian themes.
• Your coin is GST/HST exempt with a limited worldwide mintage. 

Design:
The evocative reverse design by Canadian artist Doug Geldart presents a winter scene that captures the essence of cozy holiday scenery in Canada. In this festive image that highlights Canada's rural experience, we see the rolling hills and show-covered boreal landscape familiar to people across Canada. On the left of the coin, a quaint country house with sharply peaked roof and screened-in porch anchors the rich scene. A snowy path, recently shovelled, leads from the viewer to the home, curving from the centre of the reverse field's bottom toward the house. Along the pathway, we meet, first, a waving, top-hatted snowman wearing a warm scarf and holding a wrapped gift box under one tree-branch "arm," and then an old-fashioned letter box decorated with a holiday wreath. Opposite the house is a large conifer covered in snow and decorated with glass holiday balls. Behind the house, in the central background, we see the end of a dock jutting out over a frozen, snow-covered lake. Human footprints lead from the front door of the house, down across the lake and—in the far distance—toward a neighbouring home on the distant shore. The meandering shoreline is lined with bare deciduous trees and snow-covered pines. On the horizon, snowy hills dotted with conifers draw the eye upward, toward a sky in which three lone birds fly. The outer frame of the image also features a stylized gift box, festively wrapped for the holiday season.

Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a custom beauty box.
- See more at: http://www.mint.ca/store/coins/12-oz.-fine-silver-coin-canadian-holiday-scene-2014-prod2260011#.VJvwFsgGA

Sydney New Year's Eve Inspire coin

2015 $1 Coloured Fine Silver Frosted Uncirculated Sydney New Year's Eve Coin - Inspire

Following the popular holographic New Year’s Eve fireworks coin from 2014, the Royal Australian Mint has once again teamed with the City of Sydney to present an exciting coin souvenir. Sydney is a city that inspires people throughout the world to visit and explore its friendly shores. This year’s fireworks theme of Inspire is interpreted in colour on this beautiful silver piece, which will be popular with tourists and New Year’s Eve revellers. 

Denomination	Metal	Diameter	Mass	Finish	Mintage
$1	Ag	35.89mm	1/2oz	Frosted Uncirculated	5000

The Czech Republic is a country rich in lookout towers. To the most beautiful of them which are scattered throughout the country Czech Mint dedicated its own collector series. In its framework it presents three lookout towers every year. The last medal struck in 2014 depicts Babylon.

Babylon is one of the oldest lookout towers in Moravia. It was erected on Zelený vrch (the Green Hill) – 491m above sea level. The stone tower in the Empire style was built in 1831 by count Jindřich Vilém Haugwitz, the owner of the Náměšť manor. The 24.5m high lookout tower has a square base, while higher stories are octahedral.

The medals in the series were designed by Jan Hásek, Luboš Charvát and Josef Oplištil. Babylon is the work of experienced artist Josef Oplištil. The obverse is dominated by the tower with a compass rose in the background. On the reverse the author placed a map of the Kramolín village where Babylon is situated, and the compass needle.

When complete the series will comprise twelve medals for which you can buy a luxurious wooden case. The gold one-ounce medals are minted in a limited edition of mere 300 pieces. Do not allow your collection to be incomplete!

Material:	Gold
Weight:	31.1 g
Fineness:	999,9 / 1000
Diameter:	37 mm
Quality:	PROOF
Edge:	Plain lettered edge
Author of the obverse:	MgA. Josef Oplištil
Author of the reverse:	MgA. Josef Oplištil
Code:	30905-621
Mintage:	300 ks
Date of issue:	Prosinec 2014
Packaging:	Burgundy leather case
Numbered issue:	No
Certificate:	Yes
Capsule:	Yes

The Mint of Poland is proud to present a consecutive commemorative coin devoted to sacred art. This time we introduce one of the most adored Christian saints – Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker.

This 250-gram coin minted in .999 sterling silver is a masterpiece of monetary art. It has been designed with meticulous attention to detail. The coin is intricately decorated with selective gilding, high-quality digital printing and SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, what makes it particularly attractive for investors and collectors. It is offered in an elegant presentation case, decorated with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS and golden hot-stamping. 

•   meticulous attention to detail
•   250-gram coin minted in .999 sterling silver
•   lavish embellishments with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS 
•   decoration with selective gilding and high-quality digital printing 
•   limited mintage – only 250 pcs!
•   elegant, intricately decorated presentation case 

This coin will be an exclusive gift for all namesakes of the saint, as well as for sailors, students and children, for whom St. Nicholas is a patron saint. 

Obverse:
In the central part of the coin – effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Below it – inscription:  ELIZABETH II. In the background – contour of an Eastern Orthodox church decorated with selective gilding. Along the rim – inscriptions:  NIUE ISLAND (issuer), 2014 (year of issue). On the left – inscription: 25 DOLLARS (face value). 

Reverse:
In the central part of the coin – effigy of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker decorated with kleimo (frame panels surrounding the icon). In the background – decorative elements: Byzantine crosses. Along the rim – inscriptions in Latin: SANCTUS NICOLAUS DE MYRA (Saint Nikolas of Myra). At the bottom – decoration with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.

The National Bank of Poland presents a new commemorative coin struck at the Mint of Poland, devoted to the history of Polish coinage. The “Bracteate of Leszek I the White” is a consecutive silver token from the series “The History of Polish Coin”.

• minted in .925 sterling silver
• commemorative and historical value
• fusion of traditional and contemporary coinage
• limited mintage
• attractive design!

Obverse:
In the central part of the coin – image of a10-zloty coin, stylized for contemporary Polish circulation coins. To the right – image of  a seal attributed to Leszek I the White.

Reverse:
The reverse of the coin depicts a bracteate of Leszek I the White against the Romanesque church of Saint Thomas Becket of Canterbury in Sulejów. Left-side, along the rim – inscription (name of the coin): BRAKTEAT LESZKA BIAŁEGO (bracteate of Leszek I the White).