Mar 2012
About the 10 Francs Francais Gold Coin
10 Francs Francais Gold Coin General Data The 10 Francs Francais gold coin was minted between 1854 and 1922 by the Parisian Mint. The French gold coin issued under the denomination of 10 Francs was minted in 1899. It was estimated that there have been minted 1,600,000 10 Francs Francais gold coins. The 10 Francs Francais gold coin has a total w... Read more
Mar 2012
About the 8 Florin 20 Francs Gold Coin
Everything about the 8 Florin 20 Francs Gold Coins It can be considered that Austria has become renowned for reminting gold bullion coins and one of these coins are the 8 Florin 20 Francs gold coins which were first issued between 1870 and 1892 as trade coinage. This happened because the Latin Mint Union gained a new member, Austria. The two... Read more
Mar 2012
About the Half Sovereign Gold Coin
Half Sovereign Short History In this article we are going to present what is known as the modern Half Sovereign which has been issued beginning with 1817 just like the full sovereign under the reign of King George III. The old sovereigns came into being in 1489 but the Half Sovereigns were not produced until 1544 when King Henry VIII started reign... Read more
Mar 2012
About the Gold China Panda Coin
The Gold Panda Coin, a success of the Shenzhen Guobao Mint The Gold Panda Coin, minted by the People's Republic of China beginning with 1982, is a gold bullion coin that changes its design every year which makes it so desirable regardless of the fluctuations in gold`s price. These Gold Panda Coins with 99.9% in fineness were a great success amon... Read more
Mar 2012
About the Gold Libertad
Gold Libertad Popularity The Gold Libertad (Freedom in Spanish) was the third modern bullion coin, following the Krugerrand and the Gold Maple Leaf, to be sold on international gold markets. These coins started being minted in 1982 by the Mexican Mint (Casa de Mondea de México) which is the oldest mint in the Americas being established in 1535 on... Read more
Mar 2012
About the 4 Dukats Gold Coin
4 Dukats Gold Coins History The 4 Dukats gold coin is a commemorative coin, just like the 1 Ducat gold coin. These Austrian coins, all commemorate the Emperor Franz Joseph I who died in 1916. That is why all the 4 Dukats gold coins were issued after 1915 being restrikes of the original Dukats. That is the reason for which on all these Austrian g... Read more
Mar 2012
About the 25 Dollar Sovereign Gold Coin
The Commemorative Sovereign (25 Dollar) The Australian Sovereign (25 Dollar) was minted in 2005 to commemorate 150 years since Australia minted its first sovereign. It is denominated as a full sovereign and legal tender in Australia, each coin being accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. The gold sovereign alone is the most renowned go... Read more
Mar 2012
About the Lunar Dragon - Perth Mint Gold Lunar Dragon I and II
Lunar Dragon inspired by the Chinese Zodiac Lunar Dragon is a bullion gold coin minted by the Perth Mint in 2012 when was celebrated the Year of the Dragon by the Australian Lunar Gold Proof Coin Series II. The dragon is the fifth from twelve animals belonging to the Chinese zodiac. So these illustrations on the bullion gold coins minted by the Pe... Read more
Mar 2012
About the 100 Kronen Gold Coin
100 Kronen Gold Coin Characteristics The Austrian Kronen comes in different denominations, one of them being the 100 Kronen gold coin and the other varieties are the 10 and 20 Kronen Austrian gold coins. The 100 Kronen gold coins were the coins that replaced the Gulden during the Monetary Union in 1892 between Austria and Hungary. This is how t... Read more