Guyana 100 & 10.000 dollars 2020 - 50 Years of the Republic

New commemorative circulation type:



"50 Years of the Republic"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: nickel

Diameter: 28.00 mm

Weight: 7.00 g

Mint: Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg, Canada)





A 10.000 dollars silver collectors' item was released also:











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver .999 (gold plated)

Diameter: 38.00 mm

Weight: 31.39 g

Mint: Royal Canadian Mint (Winnipeg, Canada)

Mintage: 1.500





(images from en.ucoin.net and en.numista.com)

(news from Guillermo Granados)



LINK: Bank of Guyana






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Transnistria 25 rubles 2021 - International Year of Peace and Trust

New commemorative:



"International Year of Peace and Trust"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: nickel plated steel

Diameter: 28.65 mm

Weight: 9.45 g






(image from eBay seller ru-karpa)



LINK: Pridnestrovian Republican Bank






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Gibraltar 2 pounds 2021 - Rumble on the Rock

New bimetallic type in normal and coloured versions to be issued soon:



"Rumble on the Rock"











TECHNICAL DATA

Ring composition: nickel-brass

Center composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 28.40 mm

Weight: 12.00 g

Mintage: 30.000 normal & 25.000 coloured





(image from www.gibraltar-stamps.com)



LINK: Gibraltar Stamps






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Norway 20 krone 2021 - Hans Nielsen Hauge

New commemorative circulation type:



"250th anniversary of Hans Nielsen Hauge’s birth"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel-zinc

Diameter: 27.50 mm

Weight: 9.00 g

Mint: Mint of Norway

Designer: Håkon Anton Fagerås





(images and data from www.norges-bank.no)



LINK: Norges Bank






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Finland 2 euro 2021 - Journalism

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:



"Journalism and Free Press Supporting Finnish Democracy"











TECHNICAL DATA

External ring: copper-nickel

Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers

Diameter: 25.75 mm

Weight: 8.50 g

Thickness: 2.20 mm

Mint: Suomen Moneta (Finland)

Designer: Hannu Jasoni Veijalainen and Luc Luycx

Issue date: 14/04/2021





LINK: www.moneta.fi






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Bangladesh 50 taka 2021 - 50 years of Independence

New silver collectors' issue:



"Golden Jubilee of Independence 1971-2021"









(news from Anuvab Shing Dhusor)






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Malta 5 & 10 euro 2020 - Armed Forces

New collectors' issues in copper-nickel and silver to be released on 24th March:



"50th Anniversary of the Armed Forces of Malta"











5 euro coin TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 38.61 mm

Mintage: 10.000

Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)




10 euro coin TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver .925

Diameter: 38.61 mm

Mintage: 2.000

Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)





(images from www.maltacoincentre.com)



LINK: Malta Coin Centre






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Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2020 - Traditions Series - Sundet Toi

New commemorative type:



"Traditions Series: Sundet Toi"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel-zinc

Diameter: 31.00 mm

Weight: 11.17 g

Thickness: 2.10 mm

Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)





(image from eBay seller vasid2009)






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Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2020 - Space Series - Belka and Strelka

New commemorative type:



"Space Series: Belka and Strelka"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel-zinc

Diameter: 31.00 mm

Weight: 11.17 g

Thickness: 2.10 mm

Mint: Kazakhstan Mint (Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan)





(image from eBay seller ivandomrachev5)

(news by www.numismatica-visual.es)






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Australia 1 dollar 2021 - Centenary of Rotary

New commemorative type:



"Centenary of Rotary in Australia"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: aluminium-bronze

Diameter: 25.00 mm

Weight: 9.00 g

Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

Mintage: 40.000

Designer: Stevan Stojanovic





A $5 silver proof coin is available also in a limited mintage of 3.000 pieces.



(images and data from www.ramint.gov.au)



LINK: Royal Australian Mint






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Austria 10 euro 2021 - Knights' Tales - Brotherhood

New commemoratives in copper and silver to be released soon:



"Final coin of the 'Knights' Tales' series: Brotherhood"











TECHNICAL DATA

Date of Issue: 14th April

Composition: copper

Diameter: 32.00 mm

Weight: 15.00 g

Mint: Münze Österreich (Austria)

Artist: Anna Rastl and Kathrin Kuntner













TECHNICAL DATA

Date of Issue: 14th April

Composition: silver .925

Diameter: 32.00 mm

Weight: 16.82 g

Mint: Münze Österreich (Austria)

Artist: Anna Rastl and Kathrin Kuntner





(images from www.muenzeoesterreich.at)



LINK: Münze Österreich






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South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands 50 pence 2021 - RRS Discovery

New low-mintage commemorative:



"120th Anniversary of the launch of the RRS Discovery"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 27.30 mm

Weight: 8.00 g

Mint: The Pobjoy Mint

Mintage: 2.750





The coin is also available in proof sterling silver version.



LINK: The Pobjoy Mint






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South Africa 2 rand 2020 - Freedom and security of the person

New circulating commemorative type:



"25 years of democracy in South Africa: Freedom and security of the person"









TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: nickel plated copper

Diameter: 23.00 mm

Weight: 5.50 g

Thickness: 1.75 mm

Mint: The South African Mint (Centurion, South Africa)

Artist: Esta Quirk





(news from Pabitra Saha)



LINK: South African






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South Africa 5 rand 2021 - Centenary of the Reserve Bank

New circulation bimetallic type:



"Centenary of the South African Reserve Bank"











TECHNICAL DATA

Ring composition: copper-nickel

Center composition: brass

Diameter: 26.00 mm

Weight: 9.40 g

Thickness: 3.0 mm

Mint: The South African Mint (Centurion, South Africa)





(news from Pabitra Saha)

(image taken from businesstech.co.za)



LINK: South African






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Belgium 5 euro 2021 - Charles Joseph Van Depoele

New collectors' commemorative type:



"175th Birth Anniversary of Charles Joseph Van Depoele"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver .925

Diameter: 30.00 mm

Weight: 14.60 g

Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Artist: Luc Luycx

Mintage: 5.000





(images and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)



LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België






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Belgium 2,5 euro 2021 - UEFA Euro 2020

New collectors' commemorative type:



"UEFA Euro 2020"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: brass

Diameter: 25.65 mm

Weight: 10.50 g

Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Artist: Luc Luycx

Mintage: 50.000





(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)



LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België






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Eswatini (Swaziland) circulation types 2018

New circulating coins after the change of the offical country's name:









(news and image by Murtaza Karimjee)






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Gibraltar 2 pounds 2020 - Sandy Bay

New circulation bimetallic type:



"Gibraltar's Sandy Bay"











TECHNICAL DATA

Ring composition: nickel-brass

Center composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 28.40 mm

Weight: 12.00 g





(image from www.gibraltar-stamps.com)



LINK: Gibraltar Stamps






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Australia 1 dollar 2021 - Lunar Year of the Ox

Two new commemorative types:



"Lunar Year of the Ox"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: aluminium-bronze

Diameter: 25.00 mm

Weight: 9.00 g

Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

Mintage: 30.000 (of each type)





(images and data from www.ramint.gov.au)



LINK: Royal Australian Mint






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Falkland Islands 2 pence 2019 - New type

New circulation type (with new portrait of Queen Elisabeth II):









(news and image from Wolfgang Weitlaner and Egon Conti)






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Ukraine 5 hryven 2021 - Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory

New collectors' commemorative type:



"200 Years since the Establishment of the Mykolaiv Astronomical Observatory"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: german silver (CuNiZn)

Diameter: 35.00 mm

Weight: 16.54 g

Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)

Mintage: 35.000




(image taken from bank.gov.ua)



LINK: National Bank of Ukraine






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Ukraine 5 hryven 2021 - Lviv University Astronomical Observatory

New collectors' commemorative type:



"250 years since the establishment of the Lviv University Astronomical Observatory"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: german silver (CuNiZn)

Diameter: 35.00 mm

Weight: 16.54 g

Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)

Mintage: 35.000




(image taken from bank.gov.ua)



LINK: National Bank of Ukraine






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Ukraine 20 hryven 2021 - 150th years of the birth of Lesya Ukrainka

New collectors' commemorative type:



"150th birth anniversary of Lesya Ukrainka"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver

Diameter: 50.00 mm

Weight: 62.20 g

Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)

Mintage: 2.500




(image taken from bank.gov.ua)



LINK: National Bank of Ukraine






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Ukraine 2 hryvni 2021 - Ahatanhel Krymsky

New collectors' commemorative type:



"Ahatanhel Yukhymovych Krymsky"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: german silver (CuNiZn)

Diameter: 31.00 mm

Weight: 12.80 g

Mint: NBU Banknote Printing and Minting Works (Ukraine)

Mintage: 35.000




(image from eBay seller antomelni9)



LINK: National Bank of Ukraine






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Slovakia 10 euro 2021 - 100th anniversary of the Slovak Teachers' Choir

New collectors' commemorative type:



"100th anniversary of the Slovak Teachers' Choir"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver .900

Diameter: 34.00 mm

Weight: 18.00 g

Mint: Mincovňa Kremnica (Slovakia)

Mintage: 2.800 bu / 6.500 proof

Artist: Zbyněk Fojtů

Issue date: 12/03/2021





(image from www.mint.sk)



LINK: Mincovňa Kremnica






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Australia 50 cents 2021 - Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force

New commemorative collection of 11 coloured coins in cards and box:



"Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 31.51 mm

Weight: 15.15 g

Mint: Royal Australian Mint (Australia)

Mintage: 15.000 (of each type)





(images and data from www.ramint.gov.au)



LINK: Royal Australian Mint






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Belgium 5 & 25 euro 2021 - 75 years of Blake & Mortimer

New collectors' commemorative types:



"75 years of Blake & Mortimer"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 30.00 mm

Weight: 12.70 g

Mint: Royal Dutch Mint (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Artist: © Studio Jacobs and Luc Luycx

Mintage: 7.500













TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: coloured copper-nickel

Diameter: 30.00 mm

Weight: 12.70 g

Mint: Monnaie Royale de Belgique (Belgium)

Artist: © Studio Jacobs and Luc Luycx

Mintage: 7.500













TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: gold 0.999

Diameter: 18.00 mm

Weight: 3.11 g

Mint: Monnaie Royale de Belgique (Belgium)

Artist: © Studio Jacobs and Luc Luycx

Mintage: 1.000





(images and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)



LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België






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British Indian Ocean Territory 50 pence 2021 - Chagos Anemone

New low-mintage commemorative:



"First coin of the new 'Sea Creatures' collection: Chagos Anemone"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: copper-nickel

Diameter: 27.30 mm

Weight: 8.00 g

Mint: The Pobjoy Mint

Mintage: 2.750





The collection will be comprised of six coins that can be collected in a nice album:









The coin is also available in proof sterling silver coloured version.



LINK: The Pobjoy Mint






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35th Anniversary of Erasmus 2 euro 2022 - Choose your favourite

One of these will be the common design for the 2022 Erasmus coins:



"35 years of the Erasmus programme"









Which is your favourite commemorative €2 coin to celebrate the programme?

You can pick from one of the six designs below.

This survey is open and you can cast your vote until midnight, March 31st, 2021.



LINK: European Commission






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Romania 10 lei 2021 - Bartolomeu Anania

New proof collectors' commemorative coin:



"100 years since the birth of Metropolitan Bishop Bartolomeu Anania"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver .999

Diameter: 37.00 mm

Weight: 31.103 g

Mintage: 5.000

Issue date: 08/03/2021





(image and data from www.bnr.ro)



LINK: National Bank of Romania






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Romania 50 bani & 10 lei 2020 - Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie

New proof collectors' commemorative coins:



"50 years since the establishment of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie"











50 bani TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: brass

Diameter: 23.75 mm

Weight: 6.10 g

Mintage: 5.000



10 lei TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: silver .999

Diameter: 37.00 mm

Weight: 31.103 g

Mintage: 500





(images and data from www.bnr.ro)



LINK: National Bank of Romania






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Egypt 50 piastres 2021 - Egypt medical teams

New circulating commemorative:



"Egypt medical teams"











TECHNICAL DATA

Composition: brass plated steel

Diameter: 23.00 mm

Weight: 6.50 g

Thickness: 2.3 mm








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Egypt 1 pound 2021 - Egypt medical teams

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:



"Egypt medical teams"











TECHNICAL DATA

External ring: nickel plated steel

Center disc: brass plated steel

Diameter: 25.00 mm

Weight: 8.50 g

Thickness: 2.5 mm








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