"Louis Braille"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Belgium 2 euro 2009 - Louis Braille
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:
"Louis Braille"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
"Louis Braille"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Friday, September 25, 2009
Italy 2 euro 2009 - Louis Braille
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:
"Louis Braille"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
"Louis Braille"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Germany 2 euro 2009 - Saarland
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:
This is the real building:
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
This is the real building:
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
San Marino 2 euro 2009
New bimetallic circulating commemorative:
"Innovation"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
"Innovation"
SPECIFICATIONS
External ring: CuNi
Center disc: 3 layers, Ni-Brass, Ni, Ni-brass
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Width: 2.20 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Monday, September 21, 2009
Mexico 5 pesos 2009 - 2 more items
New circulating bimetallic commemoratives:
Independence: AgustÃn de Iturbide
Revolution: Luis Cabrera
LINK: Banco de Mexico
Independence: AgustÃn de Iturbide
Revolution: Luis Cabrera
LINK: Banco de Mexico
Friday, September 18, 2009
Qatar 2008 new types
New circulating types from 2008:
1 dirham 2008 copper clad steel (magnetic) and new coat of arms:
25 dirhams and 50 dirhams 2008 CuNi clad steel (magnetic):
(images and information by Dr. Wolfgang Schuster)
LINK: Qatar Central Bank
1 dirham 2008 copper clad steel (magnetic) and new coat of arms:
25 dirhams and 50 dirhams 2008 CuNi clad steel (magnetic):
(images and information by Dr. Wolfgang Schuster)
LINK: Qatar Central Bank
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
India 5 rupees 2009 - Saint Alphonsa
"Saint Alphonsa Centenary"
Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu was a Catholic Saint, the second person of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Oriental-rite Catholic Church.
(image and information by Pabitra Saha)
Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu was a Catholic Saint, the second person of Indian origin to be canonized as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and the first canonized saint of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Oriental-rite Catholic Church.
(image and information by Pabitra Saha)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Jamaica 2009 - New shaped coins
New circulating types:
1 and 10 dollars
New-shaped One and Ten Dollar coins went into general circulation on 8 September 2009.
The current heptagonal design of the One Dollar will be replaced by a round coin with the heptagonal shape within the circle. The coin continues to bear the portrait of The Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, National Hero. All other technical specifications remain unchanged.
The current scalloped-shaped design of the Ten Dollar will be replaced by a round coin with the scalloped shape within the circle. The coin continues to bear the portrait of The Right Excellent George William Gordon, National Hero. All other technical specifications remain unchanged.
Coins bearing the old designs remain legal tender and will continue to circulate alongside the new-shaped coins until the stock of the old-shaped coins is exhausted.
(information and images by Pabitra Saha)
LINK: Bank of Jamaica
1 and 10 dollars
New-shaped One and Ten Dollar coins went into general circulation on 8 September 2009.
The current heptagonal design of the One Dollar will be replaced by a round coin with the heptagonal shape within the circle. The coin continues to bear the portrait of The Right Excellent Sir Alexander Bustamante, National Hero. All other technical specifications remain unchanged.
The current scalloped-shaped design of the Ten Dollar will be replaced by a round coin with the scalloped shape within the circle. The coin continues to bear the portrait of The Right Excellent George William Gordon, National Hero. All other technical specifications remain unchanged.
Coins bearing the old designs remain legal tender and will continue to circulate alongside the new-shaped coins until the stock of the old-shaped coins is exhausted.
(information and images by Pabitra Saha)
LINK: Bank of Jamaica
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Kazakhstan 50 tenge 2009 - Betashar ceremony
New circulating commemorative:
LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.37 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Edge: grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation
LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.37 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Thickness: 2.00 mm
Edge: grooved with 10 sectors of corrugation
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