Bolivia - 2010 new coins

New circulating coins:

"Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia"

The 50 centavos item of the new series is ready. With the legend "Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia" instead of "Republica de Bolivia". In 2010 we'll see the 10 and 20 centavos, plus the 1, 2 and 5 bolivianos.
They have been and will be progressively minted in 2010 by "Casa de Moneda Chile" (Chile Mint).



(information and images by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Banco Central de Bolivia

North Korea - Redenomination

New circulating coins:

1 New Won = 100 Old Won

1 jeon and 5 jeon coins were minted in 2008 and bear the issuing year, whereas the 1 won coin and 50 and 10 jeon coins bear year 2002.
Therefore, there is a high possibility that they were printed in 2002 when the July 1st Economic Management Reform Measures were adopted.



(information and images by Fran Pascual and Glen Warren)

LINK: Daily NK

Gibraltar 50 pence 2009 - Christmas

New circulating type:



(information and image by Michael Reissner)

Latvia 1 lats 2009 - Christmas tree

New circulating commemorative:



(information by Ivan and Pat Clay)

LINK: Bank of Latvia

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 21.75 mm
Weight: 4.80 g
Edge: inscriptions
Mint: Staatliche Münze Berlin

United Kingdom 2010 new types

New circulating commemoratives:

"50 pence Girl Guides Centenary"



SPECIFICATIONS
Material: CuNi
Weight: 8.00 g
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Edge: plain
Obverse designer: Jonathan Evans and Donna Hainan

"1 pound City Series: London & Belfast"



SPECIFICATIONS
Material: Nickel-brass
Weight: 9,50 g
Diameter: 22,50 mm
Edge: Inscription
Obverse designer: Stuart Devlin

"2 pounds Florence Nightingale - 100th anniversary of her death"



SPECIFICATIONS
Material: CuNi / Nickel-brass (Bimetallic)
Weight: 12,00 g
Diameter: 28,40 mm
Edge: Inscription
Obverse designer: Gordon Summer

(information by Peter Kaminsky)

LINK: British Royal Mint

Colombia - 50 pesos 2007 & 2008

New circulating type. It is magnetic, as it has a steel core. So, it is a new KM, different from KM283.1 and KM283.2, although the design is exactly the same.



(information by Guillermo Granados)
(picture by Alexander Montaña)

Notes from Wolfgang Schuster: the vast majority of the ordinary 50 pesos issues from 2007 and 2008 are still in the old metal, non magnetic. In addition to those there are very very few and really difficult to find of these magnetic types.

LINK: Colombia Coin Patterns and Krause Corrections by Guillermo Granados

Australia 2010 - Burke and Wills expedition

New commemoratives:

"150 years of Burke and Wills expedition"



(information by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Royal Australian Mint