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Alex Sadler

1 Sept. 2026

4 min read

New Commemorative Issues

A roundup of the latest commemorative coin releases from mints around the world, including new issues from the United States Mint, the South African Reserve Bank, the Central Bank of Ireland, Monnaie de Paris, and the Royal Canadian Mint.

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Alex Sadler

1 Sept. 2026

2 min read

Coin of the Month

Coin of the Month: Honouring a Little-Known Holey History

The Royal Australian Mint has released a $1 'Holey Dollar' commemorative coin, celebrating the origins of Australia's first official currency and the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and Mexico.

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Alex Sadler

1 Aug. 2026

3 min read

The Vatican Enters New Numismatic Era

The Vatican's Philatelic and Numismatic Office has unveiled its 2026 coin programme, marking a return to a more traditional schedule following the exceptional issues produced during the 'Sede Vacante' period in 2025, and introducing the first regular circulating coin set of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate.

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Alex Sadler

1 Aug. 2026

4 min read

New Commemorative Issues

A round-up of the latest commemorative coin releases from the Royal Australian Mint, the Bulgarian National Bank, the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, NZ Post, and the Austrian Mint, spanning circulating and collector issues that honour history, culture, and the arts.

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Alex Sadler

1 Aug. 2026

3 min read

Coin of the Month

Coin of the Month: Past and Present on Miniature Works of Art

In this new periodic series for Coin & Mint News, we will be taking a deep dive into a new coin or series, beginning this month with the Peking Opera commemorative series and the Wuyi Mountain circulating commemorative coin, both produced by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation (CBPM).

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Alex Sadler

29 June 2026

4 min read

Striking Tributes to the Beautiful Game

The FIFA World Cup 2026™ is currently underway in North America. As co-hosts of this year’s event, Mexico, the United States, and Canada have each released dynamic commemorative coins celebrating the world’s biggest football tournament.

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Alex Sadler

1 June 2026

4 min read

New Numismatic Issues

The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) has issued two commemorative coins to mark the Curaçao national football team’s qualification for the 2026 World Cup ; Monnaie de Paris has unveiled a new gold investment offering, Marianne Or, and its digital counterpart, eMarianne Or ; the South African Mint has launched its first-ever high-relief coin collection titled ‘The African Range’; and the National Bank of Ukraine has issued a new commemorative coin honouring Alexandra Exter, a leading figure of the 20th-century European avant-garde – a Ukrainian Cubo-Futurist artist, educator, and a pioneer of Art Deco.

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Alex Sadler

2 March 2026

2 min read

China Celebrates Year of the Fire Horse

In the Chinese conception of time, Chinese New Year is a vital juncture for new beginnings and new prospects, while the Twelve Chinese Zodiac Signs serve as cultural markers of time cycles. Among the zodiac animals, the fire horse symbolises vitality, freedom, reliability, progress, and success. The 2026 circulating commemorative coin for the Year of the Horse marks the final issue of the second series of Chinese New Year commemorative circulating coins.

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Alex Sadler

1 Dec. 2025

4 min read

Striking Tributes: Minting for Remembrance

Over the years, mints around the world have marked Remembrance Day with specially designed commemorative coins, honouring the lives and sacrifices of those who served. These coins tell a story not only of conflict and remembrance, but of the evolving ways we choose to commemorate history. Here, we cover a few recent commemorative issues.

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Alex Sadler

31 Aug. 2025

2 min read

Austria Scoops Top Coin of the Year Award

The Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards have been held every year since 1984, with a panel of judges nominating ten coins in each of the ten award categories. The winners of the most recent edition of the annual COTY Awards were announced at the 2025 World’s Fair of Money®, held in Oklahoma City mid-August.

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Alex Sadler

23 July 2025

3 min read

What Next for Vatican Coins?

Updating the effigy featured on circulating coinage is common when a change of monarch occurs, such as in the case of the death of the late Queen Elizabeth II and ascension of King Charles III to the throne, or the abdication of Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to pass the title on to her son, King Frederik X. This is also the case with the Vatican – the smallest sovereign state in the world located within Rome.

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Alex Sadler

27 May 2025

2 min read

Remarkable New Issues

Coin & Mint News™ continues our ‘Remarkable New Issues’ segment, in partnership with CoinsWeekly, by highlighting three new creative collectible issues – including an unusual shape, multi-faceted design, and colourful imagery.

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Alex Sadler

24 April 2025

2 min read

Remarkable New Issues

Coin & Mint News™ continues its ‘Remarkable New Issues’ segment, in partnership with CoinsWeekly, by highlighting three new collectible issues with dynamic designs – and in the case of Austria, a colourful centrepiece.

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Alex Sadler

1 April 2025

2 min read

Remarkable New Issues

Coin & Mint News™ continues our ‘Remarkable New Issues’ segment, in partnership with CoinsWeekly, by highlighting three new collectible issues that celebrate a national icon or animal – and in the case of Canada, both.

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Alex Sadler

1 April 2025

4 min read

Highlighting Women on Commemoratives

As 8 March marked International Women’s Day, it seemed apt this month to take a look at some recent programmes that pay tribute to several notable women.

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Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

2 min read

Remarkable New Issues

Coin & Mint News™ continues our ‘Remarkable New Issues’ segment, in partnership with CoinsWeekly, by highlighting two new collectible issues that are notable for the anniversaries they celebrate and one coin that is the first of its type.

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Alex Sadler

30 Jan. 2025

1 min read

Remarkable New Issues

Coin & Mint News™ opens the first of this year’s ‘Remarkable New Issues’ segment, in partnership with CoinsWeekly, by highlighting three radically different new collectible issues that are notable for one reason or another.

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Alex Sadler

23 Dec. 2024

1 min read

Remarkable New Issues

To close the year, Coin & Mint News™ continues its ‘Remarkable New Issues’ segment in partnership with CoinsWeekly to highlight new collectible issues that are notable for one reason or another.

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Alex Sadler

25 Nov. 2024

5 min read

New Coin Issues

The Royal Canadian Mint has produced a $2 commemorative circulation coin to celebrate Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland, a vast area that encompasses land, water, and ice and a source from which Inuit draw unity, strength, resilience, and identity.

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Alex Sadler

25 Nov. 2024

1 min read

Remarkable New Issues

As technologies and minting techniques develop suppliers and mints are producing ever more advanced coins and precious metal products. To that end, Coin & Mint News™ is beginning a new segment in partnership with CoinsWeekly to highlight new collectible issues that are notable for one reason or another.

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