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Conference on Ancient Coin Legends in Munich 2025

The conference “Ancient coin legends: composition, design, lexicography, and framing potential” will take place from 26 to 28 June 2025 in Munich, Residenz (Bavarian Academy of Science).

New CIT Issue: Reconstruction – Elephant

With the Reconstruction series, CIT presents a new type of coin design, showcasing once again the ingenious way in which B. H. Mayer’s Kunstprägeanstalt transforms the demanding designs of the Liechtenstein innovators into minted objects.

What the Second Trump Administration Might Mean for Collectors

What does Donald Trump’s return to the White House mean for collectors in the USA? Will the new Administration help “Make Collecting Great Again” or will it be anti-collecting business as usual at the State Department and other government agencies? Predictions are always perilous to make, but Peter Tompa has dared to make some nonetheless.

Numisstaxx offers various models for collectors, dealers and mints.

Numisstaxx: The Launch of a New Innovative Platform

The new platform Numisstaxx aims to allow its users to easily digitalize and share coins and create certificates of authenticity in a forgery-proof environment.

Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The fortress on the rock – not just a popular tourist destination, but also the most expensive 2 euro commemorative coin in the world. Collage: Canva / Wieschowski.

A Numismatic Journey Through the Principality of Monaco

On the visit of Albert II and Charlène of Monaco to Germany: The small country on the Mediterranean has more to offer than casinos, car races and film stars – it can look back on a long numismatic tradition.
Background: Kremnica. Photo: Lukkon / CC BY-SA 4.0.

The First Years of Czechoslovak Coinage

SINCONA will auction off an impressive collection of Czechoslovak patterns. The offer includes a pattern for the Wenceslas Ducat of which only two specimens exist. Moreover, the sale features the very specimen of the Wenceslas Ducat that President Mazaryk gave to the family of the murdered Finance Minister Rašín.
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