Saudi Arabia 50 halala 2013 & 2015 - Straight year

The 50 halala from years AH1434(2013) and AH1436(2015) have a straight year, not like previous years that had a curved one. They should al...

Kazakhstan 50 and 500 tenge 2015 - Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945

New CuNi and Silver commemoratives: '70th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 ' (news by Taigawirbel ...

Nepal 2000 rupees 2014 - 18th SAARC Summit

New silver commemorative: ' 18th SAARC Summit held in Kathmandu ' (information and image from Pabitra Saha and Gijs Vlothuizen ) LI...

Brazil 1 real 2015 - 50 years of the Central Bank

New bimetallic commemorative: ' 50th anniversary of the Brazilian Central Bank ' (news and image from Pabitra Saha and Jacek Stacel...

Greece 10 euro 2015 - Archimedes

New silver commemorative: 'Greek culture - Philosophers: Archimedes ' (news and image from Pabitra Saha )

Talented Tale Tellers

Every morning, noon and night, despite your plans, is an adventure.  When you wake up you believe you have full knowledge of how your day is...

St Mary de Castro, Leicester, without its spire

After I had paid my respects to Richard III, I found myself with some unexpected free time in Leicester. It was a lovely sunny morning and t...

Tony Blair is right on Europe

View image | gettyimages.com When Tony Blair stood down as prime minister in 2007 I blogged : Today's media consensus is that the publi...

Healthy Homes Workshop on Saturday April 11

We spend a lot of time in our homes and there are many actions we can take to make them healthier. Join us to learn simple ways to create a ...