Gambia 25 butut 2014 - Magnetic type By: AL No comments

New circulating type:

This 2014 type is magnetic (probably Nickel plated Steel), while previous 1998 item (KM57) was CuNi (non magnetic).

France 2 euro 2016 - UEFA Euro Cup By: AL No comments

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

'UEFA Euro Cup 2016 - France'



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

Turkey 1 lira 2016 - Dormouse and Jerboa By: AL No comments

Two new fauna bimetallics by the Turkish Mint:

'Dormouse and Jerboa'

The dormouse is a rodent of the family Gliridae. Dormice are mostly found in Europe, although some live in Africa and Asia. They are particularly known for their long periods of hibernation.

The jerboa forms the bulk of the membership of the family Dipodidae. Jerboas are hopping desert rodents found throughout Northern Africa and Asia east to northern China and Manchuria. They tend to live in hot deserts.



(news by Gijs Vlothuizen, Wolfgang Schuster, Jo Hoogeveen, Jacek Stacel, Johann Siemens and Egon Conti)
(information taken from the Wikipedia)

Egypt 50 piastres 2015 - Suez Canal By: AL No comments

New circulating commemorative:

"Suez Canal"



(image from Gijs Vlothuizen)
(news by Gijs Vlothuizen, Jo Hoogeveen, Wolfgang Schuster, Egon Conti and Pabitra Saha)

India 10 rupees 2015 - Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar By: AL No comments

New circulating bimetallic:

"Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar"



(news and image by Shabbir Disawala)

Transnistria 1 rouble 2016 - Aquarius By: AL No comments

New commemorative:

"The Zodiac: Aquarius"



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

(news by Jo Hoogeveen)

LINK: Trans-Dniester Republican Bank

Finland 5 euro 2016 - Sports: Ski Jumping By: AL No comments

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Sports Finnish people love" series: Ski Jumping



SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g
Designer: Nora Tapper
Mintage 10,000 (proof) and 50,000 (unc)
Issue date: 1st march

Link: Mint of Finland

Turkey 1 kurus 2015 - The Great Turkish Nations By: AL No comments

The Turkish State Mint will release a collection of 16 coins:

"The Great Turkish Nations"



Specifications:



(news and image by Johann Siemens and Jo Hoogeveen)

Gibraltar 50 pence 2015 - Christmas By: AL No comments

New circulating type:



(information and image by numismaticareina@gmail.com and Pabitra Saha)

Finland 10 & 20 euro 2016 - Karl Fazer By: AL No comments

New silver commemorative:

"150 years of the birth of Karl Fazer"



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)

SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: Silver .500
Diameter: 28.50 mm
Weight: 10.00 g
Mintage: 10,000
Designer: Kirsti Doukas
Issue date: january 28th

A 20 euro coin will be released also (mintage: 5,000).

LINK: Bank of Finland
LINK: Mint of Finland

Ukraine 5 hryvnia 2016 - Zakarpattia Oblast By: AL No comments

New bimetallic commemorative:

"70 Years of the Zakarpattia Oblast"



(news and image from Pabitra Saha)

LINK: National Bank of Ukraine

Morocco 100 dirhams 1985 - Youth Year (old unlisted type) By: AL No comments

Wolfgang Schuster just reported this previously unlisted old silver commemorative:

"Youth Year 1985"



(news and scan by Wolfgang Schuster)

Finland 5 euro 2016 - Sports: Cross Country Skiing By: AL No comments

New bimetallic commemorative:

"Sports Finnish people love" series: Cross Country Skiing



SPECIFICATIONS
Core composition: CuNi
Ring composition: Nordic Gold
Diameter: 27.25 mm
Weight: 9.80 g
Designer: Nora Tapper
Mintage 10,000 (proof) and 50,000 (unc)
Issue date: 15th february

Link: Mint of Finland

Austria 2 euro 2016 - Bicentenary of the National Bank of Austria By: AL No comments

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"Bicentenary of the National Bank of Austria"



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
Designer: Herbert Wähner

Sudan 20 & 50 piastres 2006 - Magnetic types By: AL No comments

Circulating varieties dated 2006:

David Mikeladze did another interesting discovery: Sudan 20 piastres and 50 piastres exist also in magnetic version (probably steel core) for year 2006. You can find details in Numista (en.numista.com), where new KM numbers (KM124a & KM123a) are suggested.

20 piastres (KM124 and KM124a):



50 piastres (KM123 and KM123a):



The magnetic types bear a curved "6" in the year and also have different edge reeding:



(news by David Mikeladze)
(images taken from en.numista.com)

Guatemala 25 centavos 2012 (issued in 2015) - Steel, lighter and thinner By: AL No comments

New circulating type:

The Central Bank of Guatemana has issued a new 25 centavos coin, dated 2012, made of steel, much lighter and thinner than previous years:



SPECIFICATIONS
Composition: stainless steel
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Width: 1.06 mm
Weight: 4.20 g

(news by Pabitra Saha and Egon Conti)

Estonia 2 euro 2016 - Paul Keres By: AL No comments

New bimetallic circulating commemorative:

"100 years of the Birth of Chess grandmaster and writer Paul Keres"



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
Designer: Riho Luuse
Mintage: 500 000
Mint: Lithuanian Mint

(news by Pabitra Saha)

LINK: Bank of Estonia

The Estonian Post (Eesti Post) has issued this nice stamp also:



LINK: Eesti Post

Off-Topic: Can you identify this item? By: AL No comments

A friend sent me this photo of a piece that needs identification. Can you help?



Information provided by Mark Lehman: it is a 19th or 20th century "Magic Coin", a good luck token made to vaguely resemble something with cufic script, from "the Mysterous East", some of these were carried by members of a club or organization, but this one seems to have no information of that sort on it, so it's a pocket piece or possibly something sold as a prop for a stage magician.