Новости нумизматики и коллекционирования

The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,500 of the 2014 Gods of Olympus – Zeus 2oz Silver High Relief Coin. The coin is issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu.

In ancient Greek mythology, Zeus was worshipped as the supreme ruler of Mount Olympus and the Pantheon of gods that lived there. He was the god of the sky and weather, law and justice, morals and fate, and the spiritual leader of both gods and men.

The coin’s reverse depicts a bearded Zeus rising up into the stormy sky wielding his thunderbolt and sceptre with an eagle flying above his shoulder. The design includes the inscription ZEUS and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. To capture the depth and detail of the design, each coin is meticulously struck in high relief to a rimless format and features an antique finish. Designer: Tom Vaughan.

Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2014 year-date and the monetary denomination are shown on the coin’s obverse.

The coin is housed in a prestigious round wooden display case, with stunning detail on its lid and packaged in a beautifully illustrated shipper.

Сountry: Australia
Data of issue: 2014
Face value: 2 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 62,27 g
Diameter: 40,50 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 1,500 pcs

Forthcoming releases: Poseidon and Hades.

An explosion of emotions – that’s First Love. Emotions one never forgets. Experience them again!What happens in our bodies when our hormones go haywire? These feelings primarily occur in the head. It has been found that when in love, the same regions of the brain are effected as with addicts. The idea that love is a drug of sorts, is therefore not entirely wrong, but fortunately the consequences in most cases are less damaging.

Certainly everyone has heard the term «to have butterflies in one’s tummy» before. That is because our stomach reacts most sensitively to the messages which lover’s brains send. This hormone cocktail directly affects our eating habits; therefore, lovers often lose their appetite.

Nowadays, scientists can interpret many reactions in different body parts of lovers. It is however best not to think too much and just enjoy First Love.

Сountry: Cook Islands
Data of issue: 2014
Face value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .925
Weight: 20 g
Diameter: 38,61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 1,500 pcs

With a history going back a staggering 1150 years since its formation, the Monnaie De Paris has been minting coins longer than anybody, so it goes without saying that there’s a rich history to draw from when deciding what to strike on your next coin. This time they haven’t gone back too far, choosing to showcase the Gallic Rooster, an ancient symbol of Gaul that has its origins in the days of the Roman occupation because the Latin for rooster and for the Gallic people then was Gallus.

The original was minted between 1899 and 1914, struck in 0.900 gold and carried on it’s obverse the portrait of Marianne, a personification of Republican France. On the reverse was the rooster with the famous French phrase, “LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE” (Liberty, equality, fraternity) surrounding it. These coins are still readily available as they were minted in large numbers.

Following the introduction of the Sower and Hercules, the Monnaie de Paris honours this year another major French numismatic symbol: the Rooster. Like the former symbols, it is represented using modern numismatics codes. 

On the obverse, a rooster’s bust with its cockscomb and feathers represented in a contemporary style with a rich textural surface. It carries the French motto « Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité». In the background, the French flag is depicted in heraldic colours like on the 10, 20 and 50 euro cents coins: horizontal stripes for blue, no stripes for white and vertical stripes for red.

The reverse shows the face value surrounded by two branches (oak and laurel) that evoke the Euro symbol. The entire reverse motive is framed in a hexagonal design representing the shape of France. The coins artist was Joaquin Jimenez.

Сountry: France
Data of issue: 2014
Face value: 250 Euro / 100 Euro / 10 Euro
Metal: Gold .999 / Silver .900 / Silver .500
Weight: 4,5 g / 50 g / 17 g
Diameter: 23 mm / 47 mm / 31 mm
Mintage: 25,000 pcs / 50,000 pcs / 500,000 pcs

The United States Mint officially revealed the reverse design for next year’s Native American $1 coin. Its theme is, "Native Hospitality Ensured the Success of the Lewis and Clark Expedition".

The obverse design remains the central figure of "Sacagawea", first produced in 2000, and contains the inscriptions LIBERTY and IN GOD WE TRUST. Designer: Glenda Goodacre.

The reverse designdepicts a Native American man offering a pipe while his wife offers provisions of fish, corn, roots and gourds. In the background is a stylized image of the face of Clark's compass highlighting "NW".  It includes the required inscriptions UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and $1. Designer: Chris Costello. Engraver: Joseph Menna.

This latest dollar represents the sixth since the series began in 2009. Designs celebrate the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development and history of the United States. Previous designs featured the following themes:

• 2009 – Three Sisters of Agriculture (depicting a Native American woman planting seeds of corn, beans and squash)
• 2010 – Great Tree of Peace and the Iroquois Confederacy (showcasing a Hiawatha Belt with five arrows bound together)
• 2011 – Great Wampanoag Nation (showing hands of the Supreme Sachem Ousamequin Massasoit and Governor John Carver)
• 2012 – Trade Routes in the 17th Century (illustrating a Native American and his horse in the foreground with running horses in the background)
• 2013 – The Delaware Treaty of 1778 (displaying a turkey, a howling wolf, and a turtle, all symbols of the clans of the Delaware Tribe, with a string of thirteen stars surrounding the design)

On October 3, 1914, the largest single movement of Canadians during the First World War — the largest convoy ever to cross the Atlantic to that point—set sail. Canada's response to Britain's declaration of war had been swift and enthusiastic, with recruits quickly swelling the nation's standing army of 3,110 to more than 30,000.

Tens of thousands of fathers, sons, husbands and brothers made their way up roped gangways to steel ships that would take them, along with 7,000 horses and critical munitions and supplies, to England. Trains also played an essential role in Canada's mobilisation as they brought soldiers across the continent to the new training camp in Valcartier near the city of Québec, or delivered them to the Port of Halifax, where they would head out to sea. Over the course of the war, more than 650,000 men made that voyage. Sadly, more than 66,000 never returned home.

• Coin is a reverential and affordable way to commemorate a seminal moment in Canadian history, putting our nation at the forefront of the allied offense.
• The design commemorates the 100th anniversary of the declaration of the First World War, and is a heartfelt tribute to those who served as part of the First Contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force (first coin in this serie).
• Coin's design offers a unique perspective that immerses you in the scene, much as it unfolded in October 1914. A rear view of the soldier creates the impression that you are next in line to board the same ship, which would bring him across the Atlantic Ocean and closer to the front lines on the European continent.

Сoin was designed by Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre, and features a rear view of a Canadian soldier as he embarks on a ship bound for England. The chill of the October air does little to slow our soldier's confident pace, as he makes his way up the roped gangway and onto the steel ship with his equipment and rifle. Many more would board these ships, which would transport the First Canadian Contingent to Plymouth in October 1914.

Сountry: Canada
Data of issue: 2014
Face value: 10 Dollars
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 15,87 g
Diameter: 34 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 40,000 pcs

This amazing 2 oz silver coin "Galileo Galieli" is honoring this great man who changed the world. Galileo Galieli was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer and philosopher. Symbolizing his discovery of lunar mountains and craters on the moon's surface there is applied a natural moonstone in the coin.

The world this year marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of Galileo Galilei, who died on January 8th, 1642. The famous Italian scientist was tried by the Holy Office of the Catholic Church for his defense of a heliocentric universe. The case has often been used to demonstrate a supposed conflict between science and religion.

Born on February 15, 1564, in Pisa, Italy, Galileo Galilei was a mathematics professor who made pioneering observations of nature with long-lasting implications for the study of physics. He also constructed a telescope and supported the Copernican theory, which supports a sun-centered solar system. Galileo was accused twice of heresy by the church for his beliefs, and wrote books on his ideas. He died in Arcetri, Italy, on January 8, 1642.

Cook Islands have issued this commemorative coin made of 2 oz of pure silver.

The reverse has a portrait of Galileo looking into a sky featuring the moon, some stars, and the then known solar system. The coin has the moon replaced with a piece of moonstone. 

The obverse carries the denomination, weight, date, issuing country and the name and portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, the latter by Ian Rank Broadley. The coin is housed in a moon shape box.

Сountry: Cook Island
Data of issue: 2014
Face value: 1 Dollar
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 62,2 g
Diameter: 50 mm
Quality: Proof with moonstone insert
Mintage: 999 pcs

Queen Anne reigned in an age of artistic and cultural advancement and left behind political stability and prosperity. To celebrate her life and legacy, The Royal Mint has struck the 300th Anniversary of the Death of Queen Anne £5 Coin. Struck to outstanding Brilliant Uncirculated standard, your coin is housed in an informative and attractive folder. Act quickly, for the Queen Anne £5 will be of great interest to collectors, art lovers and those with an interest in the monarchy alike.

Queen Anne was the last in a dynasty, the last Stuart queen, but she was also the first queen of Great Britain. In 2014 you can celebrate the legacy of this influential woman with a £5 coin struck in her honour. Bearing an elegant portrait, styled by Mark Richards FRBS as an eighteenth-century miniature, the coin recalls an age of elegance and refinement and commemorates the life and legacy of a queen who presided over a period of great change in Britain’s history.

The beautifully illustrated pack that houses this superb Brilliant Uncirculated £5 coin has been prepared with the help of The Royal Mint Museum, exploring both her reign and the fascinating numismatic tales that are still shared with wonder, including the story of how bullion captured from Spanish treasure ships was transformed into what are now very rare coins.

Сountry: UK
Data of issue: February 2014
Face value: £5
Metal: Cupro-nickel
Weight: 28,28 g
Diameter: 38,61 mm
Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated

Unveiled, appropriately, on Steve Irwin Day, the Royal Australian Mint has launched the 2014 $1 Graham Saltwater Crocodile 1oz Silver Proof!

The second Saltie celebrated in this distinctively Australian series, following the sought after Bindi Saltwater Crocodile issue, this official Australian legal tender release honours Graham – another resident of Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo and the partner of Bindi!

Capturing this 11.84 foot long, 350kg reptilian monster in glorious full-colour, the Royal Australian Mint has created a coin sure to appeal to collectors right across the globe – which is why such a huge percentage of the mintage of 5,000 has already been allocated to the international market!

Сountry: Australia
Data of issue: February 2014
Face value: 1 Dollar
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 28,35 g
Diameter: 40 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 5,000 pcs

Laser technology has become an indispensable tool in numerous branches of industry and is ideally suited to create intricate detail and matt finish on metal surfaces. We strikingly demonstrate the possibilities of laser surface refinement on our newest release – the Shades of Nature Honey Bee.

Bees are pure herbivores and sustain themselves almost exclusively on sweet nectar. They collect albuminous pollen as nourishment for their larvae. Some species even set aside food reserves so that the whole bee colony is able to survive during food shortage periods.

Only the female bee has a venomous sting which is also called its defence thorn. During the course of evolution this tool developed from the egg laying organ. The sting is used to lay eggs, as well as for defence purposes. The bee’s ecological importance is immense since it not only produces tons of honey, but is also the most important pollinator worldwide. Therefore, the continuing depletion of the bee population could have serious consequences for mankind. Not only biodiversity but also our successful harvest is therefore endangered. According to calculations, the reduction in bee numbers could lead to annual financial losses of billions of Euros.

Сountry: Cook Island
Data of issue: February 2014
Face value: 5 Dollars
Metal: Silver .925
Weight: 25 g
Diameter: 38,61 mm
Quality: Proof
Mintage: 2,000 pcs

Celebrate the Year of the Horse with the 2014 $1 1 Oz Silver Horse from the Royal Australian Mint’s Prestige Lunar Series.

The “Kicking Horse” was a popular image during the Ming Emperor Chénghuá era from 1465 to 1487. The design commemorates the Lunar calendar, which is a 12-year cycle, that attaches characteristics to people born in those years. People born in 1918, 1930, 1942, 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 and 2014 are influenced by the Year of the Horse and are said to be intelligent, confident and independent.

The obverse features a portrait of Australia’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth. The words ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA 2014 and 1 DOLLAR or 10 DOLLARS circle the rim.

The reverse includes the “Kicking Horse” design, which features a jubilant and energetic horse showcasing its powerful kick. Its mane and tail flow as the animal turns to face the viewer. The Chinese character for horse is placed below the stallion’s right hoof and 5 OZ .999 SILVER or 1 OZ .999 SILVER is inscribed in a decorative border.

Сountry: Australia
Data of issue: February 2014
Face value: 10 Dollars / 1 Dollar
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 141,74 g / 28,35 g
Diameter: 65,10 mm / 40 mm
Quality: Proof-like
Mintage: 5,000 pcs / 10,000 pcs