Archive: People and Markets
Bimetallic Coin Celebrates 150 Years of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
With a 10-franc bimetallic coin, Swissmint commemorates the founding of the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland 150 years ago. The coin is available today.
German Collector Coins – Where Are the Collectors?
Every few months, Germany’s latest collector coins can be bought at face value at the counters of the Bundesbank. Sebastian Wieschowski has been on site as a collector and roving reporter for many years. He wonders: why do fewer and fewer coin enthusiasts want to be there when new additions to their own collections are being released?
Archive: Coins, Medals and more

The French Marianne I: Marianne as a Representative of the French People – Part 2
Marianne represents France as a female national allegory. Gabriele Sturm explores how she is depicted on French coins. Part 2 deals with the period of the 4th and 5th Republics, taking us to the present.

The Birth of the Krugerrand
The South African Krugerrand is the world’s oldest bullion coin. When it was first minted in 1967, the concept of producing a coin that matched the weight of an investment unit – one ounce – was both new and innovative. Learn more about the economic background and the meaning of its design here.















The Medals and Representative Coins of Emperor Ferdinand I
Andrea Mayr has presented another part of the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. In 2023, her two-volume work on the medals and representative coins of Ferdinand I was published. It is much more than a usual catalogue. Ursula Kampmann took a look at it.
Alexandria in Nummis – International Symposium in Lugano 2024
The Circolo Numismatico Ticinese presents the program to the international symposium “Alexandria in Nummis” dedicated to the Roman Imperial Coinage of Alexandria.