Archive: People and Markets
Swiss Linguistic Diversity Gold Coin
The latest Swiss gold coin “Swiss Language Diversity” honors cultural diversity and multilingualism as the very essence of Switzerland.
Two Sides of the Same Coin. Means of Transactions – Masterpieces of Art
In a new exhibition at the Museum of the National Bank of Romania in Bucharest, the Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection shows historically and culturally important coins and addresses their role in communication and financial education.
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

Royal Gold: England’s Five Guineas and the English Gold Currency
On 10 December 2024, Numismatica Genevensis will offer the most complete run of English Five Guineas ever sold at auction. The pieces are considered to be the most beautiful and the heaviest English circulation issues in gold. They were struck from 1668 to 1777, during the period when England replaced its bimetallism with the gold currency. Read on to find out more.

Courageous Girls in the Coin Wonderland
Gabriele Sturm illustrates how courageous heroines from children’s and young adult literature are depicted on modern coins.










Change in World Money Fair Berlin Management
Barbara Balz has stepped down as Managing Director of World Money Fair Berlin GmbH. Goetz-Ulf Jungmichel is her successor.
Silk, Silver, and Spice: Money Museum’s New Exhibit Explores Treasures of Trade
Today, the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum in Colorado Springs opens its newest exhibition. “The Silk Road(s): A Numismatic Travelogue” will take observers on a journey of commerce, culture, and connections made possible through coinage.