New collectors' commemorative type: "200 years of Brazil Constitution" TECHNICAL DATA (5 reais) Composition: silver .999 (proof) Diameter: 40.00 mm Weight: 28.00 g (image and data from www.bcb.gov.br) (news by Ariel Carvalho) LINK: Banco Central do Brasil ..read more

New collectors' commemorative type: "James Ensor" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: brass Diameter: 25.65 mm Weight: 10.50 g Artist: Iris Bruijns Mintage: 35,000 (image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be) LINK: Herdenkingsmunten Belgi ..read more

New commemorative: "Harry Potter - The Winged Keys" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: copper-nickel Diameter: 27.30 mm Weight: 8.00 g Mint: The Royal Mint Silver and gold coins have been minted too. (images taken from www.royalmint.com) LINK: The Royal Mint ..read more

New collectors' type: "Across the Times - Centenary of the Ethnographic Open-air Museum of Latvia" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: silver .999 Diameter: 35.00 mm Weight: 22.00 g Mint: Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania) Mintage: 3,000 Artists: Arvīds Priedīte and Ligita Franckeviča (image from Latvijas Banka) LINK: Latvijas Banka ..read more

New bimetallic commemorative type to be issued soon: "50th anniversary of the Declaration of Citizens' Rights" 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 LINK: Divisione Filatelica Numismatica San Marino ..read more

New CuNi collectors' type: From the 'Ibero-American Capitals' series: "Lisbon" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: CuNi Diameter: 33.00 mm Weight: 18.50 g Designer: Nuno Caetano Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal) Mintage: 25,000 LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda ..read more

New collectors' issues: "200 years of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM)" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: silver plated copper Diameter: 29.00 mm Weight: 10.50 g Artist: Coralie Vogelaar and Hendrik-Jan Grievink Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands) Mintage: 50,000 A 5€ silver coin and 10€ gold coin have been issued too. (news from Jo Hoogeveen) (image from www.royaldutchmint.com) LINK: The Royal Dutch Mint ..read more

Hashem Ismael, governor of the Houthi-controlled Central Bank, recently revealed during a news conference in Sanaa that they had produced a new 100-riyal coin to replace the damaged 100-riyal banknote. (news and image by Pabitra Saha ..read more

New collectors' commemorative type: "75th anniversary of the NATO" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: silver .925 Diameter: 33.00 mm Artist: Luc Luycx and Iris Bruijns Mintage: 3,000 (image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be) LINK: Herdenkingsmunten Belgi ..read more

New commemoratives: First coin from the new collection Star Wars iconic vehicles: "Millennium Falcon" TECHNICAL DATA Composition: copper-nickel Diameter: 27.30 mm Weight: 8.00 g Mint: The Royal Mint Silver and gold coins have been minted too. (images taken from www.royalmint.com) LINK: The Royal Mint ..read more