Royal Canadian Mint Unveils New Gold and Silver Bullion Coins

The Royal Canadian Mint recently unveiled two new bullion coins at the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money Fair held in Philadelphia. The coins include a 99.999% pure gold bullion coin and the next 99.99% pure silver bullion coin within the popular Wildlife series.

Ian Bennett, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint said, "The Royal Canadian Mint understands that best-in-class quality, purity and innovation are essential to sustaining demand for its gold and silver bullion products and it is pleased to offer precious metal investors and collectors world-wide exclusive new gold and silver bullion coins which continue to meet their high expectations."

The gold bullion coin is issued to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mint's 100-kilo gold coin with a $1 million face value.

This million dollar coin had been certified by Guinness World records as the world's largest gold coin. (The record was later broken by the 1 tonne gold coin created by the Perth Mint of Australia.) The new 2012-dated one ounce gold bullion coin will feature the same design by Senior Mint Engraver Stan Witten found on the original million dollar coin and will be produced to demand.

The silver bullion coin is issued as the next release within the six-coin Canadian Wildlife Silver Bullion Coin series.

The coin features an image of the Pronghorn Antelope by Canadian artist and coin designer Emily S. Damstra. The 2013-dated 99.99% pure one ounce silver coin will be produced to a maximum mintage of one million coins.

Previous designs within the Wildlife series have featured the Timber Wolf, Grizzly Bear, Cougar, and Moose. One final design will be unveiled in early 2013.

2013 Kookaburra Perth Mint Bullion Program - Design Release Out Soon

The 2013 Kookaburra Design Features two Kooks Perched on a branch overlooking a pond with Lilypads.

The traditional Australian Kookaburra Silver Coin Series featuring designs of Australia's famous bush bird, available in three sizes - 1 kilo, 10oz and 1oz.

The Silver One Ounce Bullion has a Mintage of One Million for 2013, The 10 ounce and 1 kilogram coins are unlimited until the end of mintage at which time the production is ceased.

2013 Lunar Year of the Snake Bullion Gold and Silver Coins

2013 Lunar Year of the Snake Bullion Gold and Silver Coins

• 999 Fine Silver / Gold
• One Troy Ounce (31.1 Grams)

The design for the 2013 Australian Lunar Year of the Snake (10kg, 1kg, 10oz, 5oz, 2oz, 1oz and 1/2oz) silver bullion coins consists of a representation of a snake entwined on a branch, surrounded by a pattern of lines.

The design for the 2013 Australian Lunar Year of the Snake (10kg, 1kg, 10oz, 2oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10oz and 1/20oz) gold bullion coins consists of a representation of a snake resting on grass with bamboo at its side, surrounded by a pattern of lines.

Australian Outback 2012 Coloured Kangaroo, Koala and Kookaburra 1/2 Ounce Silver Coin Collection - Perth Mint

Australian Outback 2012 Coloured Silver Coin Collection at The Perth Mint, featuring:

• Original 2012 Kangaroo, Koala & Kookaburra Designs
• 99.9% Pure Silver
• Limited Release – 5,000
• Australian Legal Tender
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Presentation Packaging

The kangaroo, koala and kookaburra are the most iconic of Australia’s fauna. For the first time, all three designs are being offered in a prestigious and highly collectable three-coin presentation.

The kangaroo represents Australia all around the world. This magnificent creature is designed to hop great distances required for survival in the outback, where water and vegetation can sometimes be scarce. The kangaroo also comes with a ready-made pouch so that it can carry and nurture its young while on the move.

Like the kangaroo, the koala symbolises all things Australian. Often thought to be a member of the bear family, the koala is really a marsupial, with a pouch for its young. In the outback, this wonderful creature has adapted to the country’s extreme conditions by spending its life in trees and feeding on eucalypt leaves. It’s a little known fact that the koala’s fingerprints are remarkably similar to those of human beings.

The Australian kookaburra is world-renowned for its laughing call, which can be heard usually at sunrise and sunset. The eerie laughing has found its way into popular culture, which makes this bird even more unique. Related to the kingfisher family, the extraordinary kookaburra is actually a carnivore and extremely territorial.
The sound of kookaburras singing in a dawn chorus, in the Australian outback, is a truly incredible experience.

Original 2012 Kangaroo, Koala and Kookaburra Designs

The kangaroo coin’s reverse portrays a coloured image of a kangaroo set against a bush scene and windmill. The design includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO.

The koala coin's reverse depicts a coloured image of an adult koala sleeping on the branch of a eucalyptus tree. The design includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOALA.

The kookaburra coin’s reverse portrays a coloured image of a kookaburra perched on a tree branch with gum leaves. The design includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA.

The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and the 2012 year-date are also included on each coin’s reverse design.

99.9% Pure Silver

Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver in specimen quality.

Limited Release

No more than 5,000 of these 1/2oz three-coin collections will be released.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as Australian legal tender, each coin’s obverse bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

Presentation Packaging

This three-coin collection is presented in a prestigious display case with an illustrated shipper and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

ARABIC DANCE - Magic Of The Dance Belly Silver Coin Belarus 2011

First coin of the series "Magic of the Dance" dedicated to the dances from different regions of the world. Issued by the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus and it honors Arabic Belly Dance, one of the oldest dances in the world!

The Arabic Dance

Arabic Belly Dance is one of the oldest dances in the world that combines elements and techniques of different countries in the Middle East and North Africa, although their precise origins have primary origin as ancient Egypt.

There are historical documents that prove that this sensual dance was used by the priestesses of the banks of the River Nile.

In Arabic countries this dance is called Raks Sharki that literally means Oriental Dance.

The name of the belly dance is beginning to be used in the nineteenth century by Europeans who travelled to exotic lands in search of new cultures, customs and landscapes. These travellers coined this term caught up in the belly and hip movements that did not exist in European dances. We have to distinguish between Raks Sharki (Oriental dance) and Raks Baladi (Dance of the People).

The Raks baladi dance is a more elemental, almost without movement, and predominant hip movements. Raks Sharki is the most refined and rich. It includes movements of Egyptian folklore, classical ballet and contemporary dance, with large movements, revolutions and movements for all parts of the body, although the hip ones are the most important.

• Country
  Belarus
• Year
  2011
• Face Value
  20 Rubles
• Metal
  Silver
• Fineness (purity)
  925/1000
• Weight (g)
  28.28
• Diameter (mm)
  38.61
• Quality
  Proof
• Mintage (pcs)
  6.000
• Certificate (COA)
  Yes
• Presentation case (box)
  No