United Kingdom 2 pounds 2024 - 200 Years of the National Gallery

New bimetallic commemorative type:

"200 Years of the National Gallery"



TECHNICAL DATA
Ring composition: nickel-brass
Center composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 28.40 mm
Weight: 12.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint


(news and images by The Royal Mint)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Australia 1 & 2 dollars 2023 & 2024 - King Charles III circulation types

New circulation types:

"King Charles III"



(news and image by Eddy Reynaert)

LINK: Royal Australian mint

Brazil 5 reais 2024 - 200 years of Brazil Constitution

New collectors' commemorative type:

"200 years of Brazil Constitution"



TECHNICAL DATA (5 reais)
Composition: silver .999 (proof)
Diameter: 40.00 mm
Weight: 28.00 g

(image and data from www.bcb.gov.br)
(news by Ariel Carvalho)

LINK: Banco Central do Brasil

Belgium 2,5 euro 2024 - James Ensor

New collectors' commemorative type:

"James Ensor"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: brass
Diameter: 25.65 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
Artist: Iris Bruijns
Mintage: 35,000

(image and data from www.herdenkingsmunten.be)

LINK: Herdenkingsmunten België

United Kingdom 50 pence 2024 - The Winged Keys

New commemorative:

"Harry Potter - The Winged Keys"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: copper-nickel
Diameter: 27.30 mm
Weight: 8.00 g
Mint: The Royal Mint

Silver and gold coins have been minted too.

(images taken from www.royalmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Mint

Latvia 5 euro 2024 - Across the Times

New collectors' type:

"Across the Times - Centenary of the Ethnographic Open-air Museum of Latvia"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver .999
Diameter: 35.00 mm
Weight: 22.00 g
Mint: Lietuvos monetų kalykla (Lithuania)
Mintage: 3,000
Artists: Arvīds Priedīte and Ligita Franckeviča

(image from Latvijas Banka)

LINK: Latvijas Banka

San Marino 2 euro 2024 - 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Citizens' Rights

New bimetallic commemorative type to be issued soon:

"50th anniversary of the Declaration of Citizens' Rights"



TECHNICAL DATA
External ring: copper-nickel
Center disc: nickel-brass, nickel and nickel-brass three layers
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Weight: 8.50 g
Thickness: 2.20 mm

LINK: Divisione Filatelica Numismatica San Marino

Portugal 7.5 euro 2024 - Ibero-American Capitals - Lisbon

New CuNi collectors' type:

From the 'Ibero-American Capitals' series: "Lisbon"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: CuNi
Diameter: 33.00 mm
Weight: 18.50 g
Designer: Nuno Caetano
Mint: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (Portugal)
Mintage: 25,000

LINK: Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda

Netherlands 5 euro 2024 - 200 years of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM)

New collectors' issues:

"200 years of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM)"



TECHNICAL DATA
Composition: silver plated copper
Diameter: 29.00 mm
Weight: 10.50 g
Artist: Coralie Vogelaar and Hendrik-Jan Grievink
Mint: Koninklijke Nederlandse Munt (the Netherlands)
Mintage: 50,000

A 5€ silver coin and 10€ gold coin have been issued too.

(news from Jo Hoogeveen)
(image from www.royaldutchmint.com)

LINK: The Royal Dutch Mint

Yemen 100 riyal 2024 - New circulation type

Hashem Ismael, governor of the Houthi-controlled Central Bank, recently revealed during a news conference in Sanaa that they had produced a new 100-riyal coin to replace the damaged 100-riyal banknote.



(news and image by Pabitra Saha)