Category: NEWS

  • 2024: Introduction of the Caribbean guilder

    2024: Introduction of the Caribbean guilder

    le français suit With the approval of the Governments of Curaçao and Sint Maarten, the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) is moving ahead with the project for the introduction of the Caribbean guilder. The CBCS’s aim is for the Caribbean guilder to be introduced in 2024. Preparatory work for the introduction of…

    Read more: 2024: Introduction of the Caribbean guilder
  • Launched: Canadian Numismatic Resources

    Launched: Canadian Numismatic Resources

    Le français suit The J. Douglas Ferguson Historical Research Foundation (JDFHRF) is pleased to announce the launch of a new website, a digital repository of Canadian numismatic sources. The website is aptly named Canadian Numismatic Resources – Ressources numismatique Canada: https://cnr-rnc.ca/. The CNR website is the first of its kind in Canada and promises to…

    Read more: Launched: Canadian Numismatic Resources
  • Update on Marks

    Update on Marks

    le français suit An insert in the Royal Canadian Mint‘s 2023 Catalogue 1 contained a special notice: As we focus our attention on commemorating the reign of Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022), the obverse for all 2023-dated numismatic, non-circulation, and premium bullion in special packaging products shown here in this catalogue bear a special marking that…

    Read more: Update on Marks
  • It’s official…

    It’s official…

    Le français suit The 2023 Special Issue Monarch Effigy catalogue, just received by many of us in the mail, states: […] the Mint will not be issuing any 2023-dated Canadian circulation coins featuring both the traditional reverse designs and an obverse featuring Queen Elizabeth II. The catalogue features numerous gold and silver collector coins whose…

    Read more: It’s official…
  • 新年快樂

    新年快樂

    Happy New Year! Le français suit The Chinese zodiac is a traditional classification scheme based on the Chinese calendar that assigns an animal and its reputed attributes to each year in a repeating twelve-year cycle.  The rabbit (兔) is the fourth in the twelve-year periodic sequence of animals that appear in the Chinese zodiac. For decades now, mints around the world have been issuing collector coins…

    Read more: 新年快樂
  • Duly Noted!

    Duly Noted!

    le français suit Waterloo Coin Society issues souvenir treasury notes to celebrate its history and that of the local area. On January 10, 2023 the Waterloo Coin Society (WCS) released 2- and 5-dollar notes that respectively feature the late Bruce Raszmann with Kitchener’s clock tower and William English with the Waterloo Pioneers Memorial Tower. While…

    Read more: Duly Noted!
  • The results of the 2023 Coin of the Year competition are in

    The results of the 2023 Coin of the Year competition are in

    Le français suit The Coin of the Year (COTY) is an annual competition introduced in 1984 by Krause Publications. It judges the coins dated two years earlier in several categories to ultimately proclaim a Coin of the Year. The 2023 results of the competition that judged 2021 issues have been announced and Canada is one…

    Read more: The results of the 2023 Coin of the Year competition are in