Gibraltar 50 pence 2017 - Christmas

New circulating type:



(information and image by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha)

Switzerland 10 francs 2018 - Silver thistle

New bimetallic commemorative to be released in january:

"Alpine flora: Silver thistle"



A nice image of the flower:



(news and scan by Egon Conti Rossini)

LINK: Swiss Mint

Finland 10 & 20 euro 2018 - Zacharias Topelius

New silver commemoratives of 10 & 20 euro to be launched on 14th january:

"200 years of the birth of Zacharias Topelius"



LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Peru 1 sol 2017 - Andean condor

New circulating type:

"Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)"

This is the 3rd coin of the new series "Endangered Fauna from Peru":



(news by Fernando Tapia, David Velarde and Guillermo León)

LINK: Peru Central Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - Coat of arms - Rybnitsa

New commemorative:

"Coats of arms: Rybnitsa"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - Coat of arms - Slobozia

New commemorative:

"Coats of arms: Slobozia"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller mdlbank2013)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - Coat of arms - Dubăsari

New commemorative:

"Coats of arms: Dubăsari"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

UAE 1 dirham 2017 - Mother of the Nation

New circulating commemorative:

"Mother of the Nation"



LINK: Central Bank of the UAE

(news by Pabitra Saha)

Austria 5 euro 2018 - The Lion

New copper and silver commemoratives:

"The Lion"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen, Wolfgang Schuster and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Luxembourg 2 euro 2017 - Guillaume III

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"200th birth anniversary of Guillaume III"



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

(news and image by Gijs Vlothuizen)

Philippines 10 piso 2016 - Antonio Luna

New circulating bimetallic:

"150th Anniversary of the Birth of Antonio Luna"



(information by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Central Bank of Philippines

UAE 1 dirham 2017 - Golden Jubilee of the RAK Chamber of Commerce and Industry

New circulating commemorative:

"Golden Jubilee of the Ras Al-Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry"



LINK: Central Bank of the UAE

(news by Pabitra Saha)

Bolivia 2 bolivianos 2017 - Port of Cobija

New circulating commemorative already available:

"Bolivian Sea Vindication series: Port of Cobija"



(news and image from Nicolas Quentin)

LINK: Central Bank of Bolivia

Bolivia 2 bolivianos 2017 - Eduardo Abaroa

New circulating commemorative already available:

"Bolivian Sea Vindication series: Eduardo Abaroa"



(news and image from Nicolas Quentin)

LINK: Central Bank of Bolivia

Netherlands 5 & 10 euro 2017 - Defence Line of Amsterdam

New commemoratives in silver plated copper, silver and gold:

"Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam)"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Royal Dutch Mint

Austria 3 euro 2017 - The Wolf

New CuNi dark-glowing commemorative:

"Colourful Creatures - The Wolf"



(news and images from www.numismatica-visual.es)

LINK: Austrian Mint

Portugal 7,5 euro 2017 - Carlos Lopes

New silver commemorative:

"Idols of Sport: Carlos Lopes"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: silver .500
Weight: 13.00 g
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Mintage: 65 000
Artist: André Carrilho

LINK: Portugal Mint

Australia 20 cents 2017 - International Day of People with Disability

New commemorative:

"25th Anniversary of the International Day of People with Disability"



LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2017 - Aisha Galimbayeva (painter)

New commemorative:

'100th anniversary of the birth of Aisha Galimbayeva'



(news by Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.17 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Edge: grooved

LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Transnistria 1 rouble 2017 - Centenary of the October Revolution

New commemorative:

"Centenary of the October Revolution"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Nickel plated steel
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 22.00 mm

(image from eBay seller vasid2009)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Italy 2 euro 2017 - Tito Livio

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"2,000 years of the death of Tito Livio"



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
Issue date: 20th november 2017

LINK: Italian Mint

Portugal 2 euro 2017 - Raul Brandão

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"150 Years of the birth of Raul Brandão"



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
Artists: Luc Luycx and Luis Filipe Abreu

LINK: Portugal Mint

Australia 1 dollar 2017 - Battle of Beersheba

New commemorative:

"Centenary of the Battle of Beersheba"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Al-Bronze
Weight: 9.00 g
Diameter: 25.00 mm
Edge: plain/reeded
Mintage: 20,000

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Canada 1 dollar 2017 - Christmas Gift set

This dollar coin is released only in the Gift Set:



(news and information by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Canadian Mint

Aruba 5 florin 2017 - Prikichi

New silver collectors' issue:

"Prikichi - Aruba national bird"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Diameter: 38.00 mm
Weight: 25.00 g
Mintage: 550

(news by Egon Conti)

Aruba 5 florin 2017 - Red Cross

New coloured circulation commemorative:

"Red Cross"



(news by Jo Hoogeveen, Wolfgang Schuster and Egon Conti)

Latvia 2 euro 2017 - Latgale region

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Latgale region"



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

Latvia 2 euro 2017 - Kurzeme region

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Kurzeme region"



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

Australia 1 dollar 2018 - Centenary of the 1918 Armistice

New commemorative included in the 2018 coin set:

"Centenary of the 1918 Armistice"



(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Panama quarter balboa 2016 - Panama Canal expansion

New circulating coloured commemorative:

"Panama Canal expansion started in 2007"



(news by Egon Conti, Gijs Vlothuizen and Jo Hoogeveen)

Panama quarter balboa 2016 - Reversion of de Canal to Panama

New circulating coloured commemorative:

"Reversion of de Canal to Panama in 1999"



(news by Egon Conti, Gijs Vlothuizen and Jo Hoogeveen)

Thailand 20 baht 2016 - Centenary of the Thai Cooperatives

New CuNi commemorative:

"Centenary of the Thai Cooperatives"



(news and image by Egon Conti)

Portugal 2,5 euro 2017 - Masks from Trás-os-Montes

New CuNi commemorative:

"Masks from Trás-os-Montes"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 10.00 g
Diameter: 28.00 mm
Mintage: 60 000
Artist: Baiba Sime

LINK: Portugal Mint

Portugal 5 euro 2017 - Glass and Iron Ages

New CuNi commemorative:

"Glass and Iron Ages"



LINK: Portugal Mint

India 10 rupees 2016 - Banaras Hindu University

New circulating bimetallic:

"Centenary of the Banaras Hindu University"



(news and image by Egon Conti)

Italy 5 euro 2017 - FIAT 500

New silver collectors issue:

"60th anniversary of the birth of the FIAT 500 model"



(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Italian Mint

Italy 10 euro 2017 - Sassi di Matera

New proof silver collectors issue:

"Sassi di Matera, in Basilicata"



(news from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Italian Mint

Poland 5 zlotys 2017 - Central Industrial District

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'Discover Poland: Central Industrial District'



(news by Jacek Stacel and Michael Reissner)

SPECIFICATIONS
Ring composition: CuNi
Central disk composition: Aluminium-Bronze
Weight: 6.54 g
Diameter: 24.00 mm

LINK: National Bank of Poland
LINK: Polish State Mint

Peru 1 sol 2017 - American crocodile

New circulating type:

"American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)"

This is the 2nd coin of the new series "Endangered Fauna from Peru":



(news by Fernando Tapia and David Velarde)

LINK: Peru Central Bank

Australia 50 cents 2017 - 70th Royal Wedding Anniversary

New commemorative:

"70th Wedding Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth & Prince Phillip"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 15.55 g
Diameter: 31.51 mm
Mintage: 30,000

(news by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Australia 2 dollars 2017 - Remembrance Day

New commemorative coloured type:

"Remembrance Day"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Al-Bronze
Weight: 6.60 g
Diameter: 20.50 mm
Mintage: 40,000

(news by Peter Kaminsky and Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint

Latvia 5 euro 2017 - Smith Forges in the Sky

New silver collectors issue:

"Latvian folk songs: Smith Forges in the Sky"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .925
Mintage: 4,000
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Artist: Ligita Franckevica (plaster model)

(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Latvia

Vatican 2 euro 2017 - Fatima

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Centenary of the Fatima apparitions"



(news and image from Egon Conti)

Falkland Islands 50 pence 2017 - Christmas Penguins

New coloured commemorative:

"Christmas Penguins"



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Weight: 8.00 g
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Mintage: 7,500

(image copyright Pobjoy Mint)

LINK: The Pobjoy Mint

Brunei 2017 - New coin family

New coin family has been released:

These are the 1, 5 and 10 sen coins:



And these are the 20 and 50 sen:



(news and image by Aidan Work and Pabitra Saha)

Kazakhstan 100 tenge 2017 - Town Musicians of Bremen

New commemorative:

"Town Musicians of Bremen"



SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 11.17 g
Diameter: 31.00 mm
Edge: grooved

LINK: National Bank of Kazakhstan

Russia 10 roubles 2017 - Tambov Oblast

New circulating bimetallic commemorative:

'Regions of Russia: Tambov Oblast'



The coat of arms (taken from Wikipedia):



(news from Jacek Stacel)

LINK: Bank of Russia