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Issue year : 2015. 1,000-won trimetallic coin.

Number of coins issued (in 1,000)	10.6
Materials (%)	① Outer circle : copper 75%,   zinc 21%, nickel 4% ② Inner circle : copper 75%,    nickel 25% ③ Center : copper 65%,   zinc 35%
Diameter(mm)	28.2mm
Weight (g)	10.1

In nature, there are few displays of raw power that are more spectacular and breathtaking than the sudden flash of a lightning bolt against the dark sky. Through the innovative use of technology, all the power and light of a thunderstorm on a hot summer day blows across this coin's surface, re-creating Mother Nature's most electrifying light show to stunning effect—all in the palm of your hand.
A beautiful coin that you will show to your friends and family again and again! Order yours today before they're all gone!
Special Features:

• A FIRST: Includes a black light! The artistry of the reverse can be appreciated in any light, but viewing it under a black light (included) activates the special technology that adds an intense vibrancy to the lightning bolts. 
• Crafted in 99.99% pure silver with a limited mintage of 8,000, this coin conveys the beauty and intensity of nature's fury.
• World-class technology and a stunning image of the Canadian landscape mean that this awe-inspiring coin is sure to be sought after by collectors.
• Your coin is GST/HST exempt.
About the Design:Designed by two Canadian artists, Tony Bianco and Arnold Nogy, your coin presents a stormy natural landscape. A lone eastern white pine, shaped by steady winds, rises from a small rocky island in Ontario's Georgian Bay. In the distance, stylized forests cower under a stormy sky that seems to glow with energy as Mother Nature unleashes her power. Viewing the reverse under a black light (included) activates the coin's specialized technology, allowing the lightning bolts to radiate across the sky with a stunning life-like intensity and exceptional luminosity.
Did you know…• Canada's “lightning capitals” include both Windsor, Ontario (which holds the record for the most days of lightning in one year: 47 days in 2006) and Estevan, Saskatchewan.
• In Canada, thunderstorms are most common in the interior provinces and much less frequent in the country's three coastal regions: Pacific, Atlantic, and Arctic. As an example, Toronto, Ontario recorded more than 15,000 lightning flashes between 1999 and 2008, compared to Vancouver, British Columbia, which recorded just over 100 in the same time frame.
• Canada's thunderstorm hot zones include the Rocky Mountain foothills of Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, southern Manitoba, and Ontario.
• Thunderstorms in Canada occur primarily in June, July, and August. During these summer months, lightning flashes every 3 seconds.
• On average, Canada experiences more than 2 million lightning flashes annually.
Packaging:Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with a black beauty box.

Pobjoy Mint is delighted to announce the release of a new uncirculated cupro nickel collector's coin issued on behalf of the Isle of Man Government which commemorates a man considered to be one of the Greatest Britons of all time – Sir Winston Churchill.

Sir Winston Churchill was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955.  Widely regarded as one of the greatest wartime leaders of the 20th Century, he was also an officer in the British Army, a historian, a writer and an artist.  

Churchill was also the first person to be made an honorary citizen of the United States.  At the forefront of politics for 50 years, he held many political and cabinet positions before becoming Prime Minister following the resignation of Neville Chamberlain in May 1940.  His absolute refusal to consider defeat or surrender encouraged British resistance, especially during the early days of the war.  Churchill was particularly well known for his speeches and radio broadcasts, which helped inspire the British people.  He led Britain as Prime Minister until victory of Nazi Germany had been secured.

After the Conservative Party lost the General Election in 1945, Churchill became Leader of the Opposition but returned as Prime Minister after the Conservative won the 1951 Election.  He retired in 1955.  Upon his death, Queen Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral which saw one of the largest assemblies of world statesmen in history.

Named Greatest Briton of all time in 2002, Churchill is widely regarded as being among the most influential people in British history and to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the death of this amazing political figure, this IOM coin features a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill giving his exceptionally famous ‘V for Victory’ sign. 

The obverse of the coin carries an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann, by Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS.  Available in Cupro Nickel and Proof Sterling Silver, all are produced to the highest quality and the precious metal coins have been struck four times to produce the famous Pobjoy Proof finish.  For Gold sizes please contact the Mint.

Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri, known as Dante, was born in Florence between the 22nd May and the 13rd June 1265. He was the poet par excellence for his use of an universal language. The Republic of San Marino celebrates the 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante with a 2 Euro commemorative uncirculated coin. The obverse of the coin designed by Annalisa Masini depicts the portrait of Dante, taken from a fresco by Botticelli, combined with a writing inspired by the
initial letters of the first copyists of the Divina Commedia.

Issue date: 8th April 2015
Value: 2 Euro
External part: copper-nickel
Internal part in three layers: nickelbrass,
nickel, nickel-brass
Edge: fine milled with “ ” and “2”
repeated 6 times, alternately upright and
inverted
Weight: gr. 8.5
Diameter: mm. 25.75
Thickness: mm. 2.20
Designer: Annalisa Masini
Mintage:100,000 sets
Selling price: €15.00

The Portuguese Red Cross commenced its activities in 1865 under the name of "Temporary Committee for Aid, the Wounded and the Ill in Times of War". Over the years it has performed an important humanitarian and social aid mission in defence of life, health and human dignity.
INCM is marking 150 years of history of this institution with a commemorative 2 Euro circulation coin, created by sculpture artist António Marinho, who designed a hand grabbing the symbol of the Red Cross for the coin's Portuguese face, alluding to its humanitarian actions and aid provided to the most vulnerable.

A collector coin makes the most beautiful memento in proof quality. Order a polished beaver A collector coin makes the most beautiful memento in proof quality. Order a polished beaver coin of Ostrobothnian in a protective package that also tells the coin's story.

The collector coin paying tribute to Ostrobothnians stoat 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 package that tells the coin's story.  The coin will best withstand the test of time and remain as a memento in your collection in its original package.

This provincial coin with a nominal value of five euros depicts the stoat. The collector coin's reverse bears the historic coat of arms of Ostrobothnia.

This beautiful collector coin is part of the Animals of the Provinces series, which is the third coin series minted in honour of Finland's historic provinces. The first collector coin of Ostrobothnia launched by Mint of Finland in 2011 depicts tar burning, which is a traditional Ostrobothnian industry. For the Provincial buildings series, Ostrobothnia received in 2013 a coin commemorating the traditional Ostrobothian house.

Stoat reminds us of the ancient livelihood of trapping

Quick as a stoat is a familiar phrase to many Finnish people. The stoat, a small member of the weasel family, is lightning fast when threatened. Stoats usually make their nests below ground or in piles of rocks. Come winter, the stoat changes colour from brown to snow-white. Only the tip of the animal's tail stays black. As the emblematic animal of Ostrobothnia, the stoat reminds us of the ancient livelihood of trapping.

Over centuries they were owned mostly by affluent private collectors and patrons of art. In the turmoil of history some of them vanished without trace. However, missing works of art still are an important part of our culture. The Mint of Poland would like to eternalize the artistic heritage of our country that became irreversibly lost for future generations. The Pontifical of Płock, a medieval liturgical book owned by the cathedral chapter in Płock, was appropriated by the Germans during World War II. Our minters, well-known for their exquisite craftsmanship, commemorated it in pure silver!

Reverse: In the central part of the coin – multi-colored image of  the Pontifical of Płock. Left-hand – Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Masovia in Płock. Against the manuscript – fragment of the Cathedral’s bronze doors. Along the bottom rim – 3 SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS. Along the right rim, vertically – decorative strip derived from the Cathedral’s bronze doors. Along the upper rim – inscription: PONTYFIKAŁ PŁOCKI (name of the coin).
Obverse: In the central part of the coin – stylized empty frame adorned with selective gilding. Inside it – inscriptions: NIUE ISLAND (issuer), 2015 (year of issue),1 DOLLAR (face value), Ag 999 (hallmark), m/w (mint mark). On the bottom – effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in an oval frame with inscriptions: ELIZABETH II, UTRACONE DZIEŁA SZTUKI (name of the series).

This features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
The Gods of Ancient Greece Zeus 2 oz 999 Fine Silver coin is displayed inside a coin case styled on a classic Greek temple of the Ionic order. The collection of 5 ‘Gods of Ancient Greece’ coins are designed to line up to represent an Ancient Greek temple. The coin title is Gold foiled on the attractive marblesque outer case. 

A stunning final release in the 5 coin Gods of Ancient Greece Silver Coin collection by New Zealand Mint. The design for this 2 oz rectangular silver coin has been inspired by ancient sculpture, coins and architecture of the classical Ancient Greece which attributes Apollo the highest degree of power and masculine beauty that can be imagined. 

This high relief, rectangular coin, has been inspired by ancient sculpture, coins, vases and architecture, while also channelling classical and renaissance paintings of this iconic God of Ancient Greece. Apollos physique on htis coin face, illustrates an ideal image of health, strength, balance and inspiration. In the coin background, set against a polished sky intersected by rays of sunlight, is the temple of Apollo at Delphi. Next to this is a Laurel tree which was sacred to the God. 

The Magyar Nemzeti Bank will issue a collector coin to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the Nobel Prize to Richárd Zsigmondy and the 150 th anniversary of his birth. Richárd Zsigmondy was an outstanding figure of colloid chemistry. In 2925, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for demonstrating the heterogeneous nature of colloid solutions and for the invention of the ultramicroscope. His invention helped confirm the existence of nanoparticles, and therefore he is considered the founder of today’s nanotechnology. The coin is the fourth in the series of collector coins presenting Hungarian Nobel Prize Laureates launched by the MNB in 2012. (Coins issued as part of the series are: Albert Szent-Györgyi, 2012; Jenő Wigner, 2013 and Róbert Bárány 2014.) The centre of the obverse of the commemorative coin bears a representation of an ultramicroscope receiving beams of light. The mint year ‘2015’ and the mint mark ‘BP’ are positioned below the representation. The edge of the coin is inscribed on the left with the value numeral and the inscription ‘FORINT’ and, on the right, with the inscription ‘MAGYARORSZÁG’. The reverse of the collector coin bears a portrait of Richárd Zsigmondy on the left. On the right, the inscriptions ‘ZSIGMONDY’, ‘RICHÁRD‘, ‘1865-1929’, ‘NOBEL-DÍJ’ and ‘1925’ are placed in parallel lines below each other. The initials of designer Fanni Király are positioned on the lower edge of the coin. The oval-shaped coin is 30x25 mm in diameter and has a smooth edge. The silver coin is struck in .925 fine silver and weighs 12.5 grams. The non-ferrous metal coin is produced from an alloy of copper (75%) and nickel (25%). It weighs 10.3 grams and has the same size and 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. 

Iwo Jima – a small and virtually insignificant island before the war which was home to roughly one thousand inhabitants became the scene of the one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War. The five-day victorious battle of the American army and its alllies against the resolute Japanese army resulted in tens of thousands of casualties on both sides. The brutal assault which began on  February 19th, 1945, is the subject of a new issue from the End of the Second World War series, prepared for coin collectors and history buffs by the  Czech Mint.

The United States entered the Second World War following the attack by the Imperial Japanese Navy on the naval base in Pearl Harbor. It then began to repair the damage caused by Japan and reclaimed a large part of Southeast Asia and a number of islands in the Pacific. One of these happened to be Iwo Jima, which at the time served the Japanese as a strategic airstrip. 70,000 American soldiers boarded ships and attacked the island in two waves. The enemy commander Kuribayashi had “only” 21,000 men available and it was clear to him that fighting meant mass suicide. Nevertheless, his army demonstrated immense determination and ingenuity. They bravely defended their positions and attacked from underground tunnels and bunkers built under the Suribachi volcano. It took five days before the Americans and allies were able to cut off the volcano from the rest of the island.

The photograph taken by war photographer Joe Rosenthal showing six soldiers raising the American flag on the peak of Suribachi was seen round the world and has now also become the subject of the reverse of this new gold coin. While the enemy at that time had yet to be defeated, the photo gave the American troops strength and a much-needed boost for the rest of the several-week battle. The battle for Iwo Jima ended on March 26th, 1945, with enormous loss of life but victory for the American and allied army.

The designer of the 5 NZD Smart coin is sculptor and medal maker Jakub Orava, the artist behind all the templates of all the issues of the exceptional Czech Mint series End of the Second World War. The obverse is dominated by a likeness of Queen Elizabeth II along with the particulars of the coin and small crosses which mark the personal involvement of the ruler in the course of the war. The minting run for the Smart coin has been set at a mere 200 pieces. Considering the attractive subject and quality craftsmanship, a great deal of interest from collectors can be expected. So don’t wait and reserve your coin in time!