Famous Medieval Castle on New Silver Coin From Hungary

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Castle of Eger The history of the Castle of Eger reaches back to the days of King St. Stephen...

New Large Format Silver Coin From Hungarian Mint

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   King Matthias I (Matthias Corvinus, originally Mátyás Hunyadi) was Hungary's first elected king and one of the most popular...

World Coins – Switzerland 2019 Shooting Taler Continues Long Tradition

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Switzerland’s annual shooting taler is now available for pre-order in advance of its mid-to-late January release date. The Swiss tradition...

40th Anniversary Book of Royal French Coins Available From Editions Gadoury

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The 40th anniversary edition of Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, by Francesco Pastrone, a standard reference book on the coins...

New Book on World War II Prisoner of War Money in the United States

Groundbreaking New Book on the Money Used by World War II Prisoners of War in the United States   By Coin & Currency Institute ......   It is...

New Gold Coin From Hungarian Mint Honors Saint Irene

Hungary's only gold coin for 2019 limited to 2,000 pieces By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Saint Irene of Hungary (1088–1134), despite not being widely known...

Netherlands Celebrates 100 Years of Dutch Aviation, World’s Oldest Operating Airline

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Royal Dutch Mint's first official Netherlands commemorative coins of 2019 are the Aviation 5 and 10 euros in...

World Coin News – Gold and Silver Coins Commemorate Beemster UNESCO Heritage Site

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The second official Dutch commemorative coin of 2019, commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Finance and struck by the...

Popular Hunting Dog Breed Vizsla Focus of New Coin From Hungary

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Although the Hungarian Vizsla did not start arriving in the United States until the close of World War II,...

New Book on Gold Coins of Sweden First on the Subject in Nearly 40...

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Not since the publication of The Coinage of Sweden, in 1977, and Coins of the Swedish Possessions in 1980,...

Second Edition of Early Dated Coins of Europe, 1234-1500 to be Released This Fall

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The appearance of a date on a coin is something so obvious to the layman that it is taken...

Monnaies Françaises: French Coin Reference 2020 Edition Available in November

French "Red" Book by Coin & Currency Institute ......   Monnaies Françaises has been the bible on the coins of modern France since it was first...

Switzerland 2020 Shooting Talers Continue Long Tradition

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Switzerland’s annual shooting taler is now available for preorder in advance of its mid to late January release date. The...

Classic Hungarian Gold Florin Recreated on Modern Coin

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The only gold coin Hungary will issue in 2020 reaches back seven centuries, to the florins (goldguldens) of King...

New Edition of Coins of England Catalog Now Available

Coins of England by Coin & Currency Institute ......   The 2020 edition of Coins of England and the United Kingdom is the 55th update and...

Netherlands to Issue 2020 Gold Ducat Coins by Reservation Only

By Coin & Currency Institute ....   The Dutch Gold Ducat and Double Gold Ducat are appearing in another variation of their traditional, classic design for...

Hungary Issues Massive Coins Commemorating 30 Years of Freedom, Departure of Last Russian Soldier

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   After mass demonstrations by a unified opposition in 1989, free elections were held in Hungary, and resulted in a...

Hungarian Mint Commemorates Nobel Prize Winner János Harsányi

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   János (or John Charles) Harsányi, the 1994 Nobel Memorial Prize laureate in Economic Sciences, was born in Budapest on...

Hungary Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Stock Exchange After Fall of Communism

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The National Bank of Hungary (Magyar Nemzeti Bank) is issuing a silver collector coin with a face value of...

New Series of Dutch Silver Ducats Focuses on Country’s Famous Castles

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Silver Ducat has been part of the heritage of the Netherlands Mint for 350 years. But with the 2020...

Coin Commemorates 100th Anniversary of World’s Largest Water-Management Steam Pumping Station

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Royal Dutch Mint is celebrating the centennial of the Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (in English: the D.F. Wouda Steam...

The Komondor: New Coin in Hungarian Dog Breed Series

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Komondor, a breed of dog that has been declared one of Hungary's national treasures, is the second issue...

Switzerland 2021 Shooting Talers Available Now for Preorder

Lucerne Shooting Festival First to Feature Two Shooting Talers, Due to Global Events   By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Switzerland’s annual shooting taler is now available...
New Hungarian coin from Coin and Currency Institute

New Collector Coin From Hungary: The Reformed Great Church and College in Debrecen

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The seventh coin in an annual series of legal tender 2,000 forint coins struck with an antique bronze finish...
Netherlands to Issue 2021 Gold Ducats by Reservation Only

Netherlands to Issue 2021 Gold Ducats by Reservation Only

Orders Being Accepted Until May 27 When Mintage Set, Reservations No Longer Guaranteed   By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Dutch Gold Ducat and Double Gold...
New Handbook on Swedish Coins and Banknotes Now Available - Coin & Currency Institute

New Handbook on Swedish Coins and Banknotes Now Available

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   A new book on all the coins of Sweden from 995 to 2021 is now available in a compact,...
Hungarian Greyhound the Newest Entry in Popular Hungarian Dog Breed Coin Series

Hungarian Greyhound the Newest Entry in Popular Hungarian Dog Breed Coin Series

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   The Hungarian Mint will release on October 4 the third issue in the “Hungarian sheep and hunting dog breeds”...
Royal Dutch Mint Issues 2021 Ducat Coin With 2020 Reverse by Mistake

Royal Dutch Mint Issues 2021 Ducat Coin With 2020 Reverse by Mistake

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   An unintentional but serious error has been discovered on the just-issued 2021 Single Gold Ducat of the Netherlands. The...
New Double Ducat Gold Coin Honors St. Elizabeth of Hungary

New Double Ducat Gold Coin Honors St. Elizabeth of Hungary

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1207 – 1231) is the subject of the third gold coin in Hungary’s “Saints of...
Switzerland 2022 Shooting Talers Now Available for Pre-Order

Switzerland 2022 Shooting Talers Now Available for Pre-Order

By Coin & Currency Institute ......   Switzerland’s annual shooting taler is now available for preorder in advance of its February release date. Swiss Shooting Festivals date...