This coin from Mongolia features a theme appropriate for its issuing country: The year of the rooster. That's because the Mongolian calendar follows the ancient Chinese zodiac, according to which certain years are associated with certain animals. Instead of interpreting a human's character based on the month, the ancient Chinese zodiac is based on the lunar birth year. In this peculiar zodiac, any year is represented by one of twelve animals. The compilation of ...

The coin dedicated to Valentine's Day features a heart shape, which is very appropriate for the occasion. Yet, it is the magnificent bouquet of roses made of crystals that makes up the actual eye-catcher rising above the coin. This coin is the second of its kind on the subject of Valentine's Day, and immediately draws attention thanks to its special design. The heart shape and the bouquet of red crystal roses make the coin a real numismatic gem. It’s a wonderful ...

Who says that coins and their themes must always be beautiful or cute? With this unusual skull-shaped coin, numismatics dare to approach a whole new aspect of our lives. The Skull Nº1 is a uniquely shaped coin (although it doesn't look like one at first glance) made of 1oz fine silver. The Smartminting© relief is absolutely outstanding in the truest sense of the word, and accented with an antique finish. The gruesome and fun packaging fits the coin very ...

470 million years - that's the approximate time that has passed from the era in which this coin's motif used to live on the earth and the production of this coin. The main theme is a real trilobite. The ammonite - the very popular first edition from the 'Evolution of Life' series - stirred up high expectations for its successor. The 2016 coin edition now presents the period of the Ordovician with a remarkable, partially excavated trilobite based on a real ...

The 1 oz coin depicts one of the ships of the Great Tea Race with an ultra high relief. The Great Tea Race of 1866 was a race between merchant sailing ships from China to London. Nine of the fastest clippers competed with each other in this sailing regatta. Their objective was to take the so much awaited first tea harvest of the season from China to the UK in the shortest time possible. With fully set sails, these sailing ships were an incredibly impressive ...

This silver coin features the great Chinggis Khaan, who is famous for leading the Mongolians to a united empire between 1206 and 1227. Chinggis Khaan was born around 1162, and died on 18th August 1227, after being the head of the Mongol empire, which, by the end of his reign, occupied most of Central Asia and China. He died after having defeated the Western Xia. Today, nobody knows where he was buried because the grave was unmarked. Chinggis Khaan had started ...

The world of numismatics is also celebrating the 90th birthday of the British Queen: By immortalizing her portrait and the special birthday forever on a coin. At her 90 years of age, Queen Elizabeth II is the longest reigning queen in history. She is also the oldest monarch in the world and the oldest British monarch in history. In addition, she helped poor Prince Charles set the record for the world's longest wait for inheriting his throne. Her Majesty, Queen ...

Specially minted coin in the shape of a crown cork and with historical reference. The purity in the brewery industry originates from a code first adopted on 23 April 1516 by Duke Wilhelm IV of Bavaria. It doesn't just regulate the ingredients for beer brewing, but also the measurement units and seasonal prices. These brewing requirements were only valid for a relatively short time, but it inspired future regulations that would follow over the centuries and known ...

This coin combines so many highlights that it deserves the title of 'milestone of modern numismatics'. It is dedicated to the Egyptian labyrinth, reconstructed by the polymath Athanasius Kircher. When the Egyptian labyrinth in the Fayyum basin was excavated around 1900, not much was left of it as it was used as a quarry during the Roman times. Originally, it was the mortuary temple of Pharaoh Amenemhat III, and is said to have included several thousand rooms. The ...

The newest addition to the Pearl Coin collection features a 3D Triton trumpet in full color, as well as a gorgeous blue pearl. Triton’s trumpets (scientifically called Charonia tritonis) are the largest mollusks in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific region. They feed on crown-of-thorns starfish, which is actually something amazing, because those particular starfish are extremely dangerous to other sea creatures. Australia proposed to include Triton trumpets on ...