An Ignoble Experiment: Royal Scandinavian Mint - News Update September 16, 2011

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	THE SEPTEMBER 16 ROUND-UP » This week: The Royal Australian Mint has released its 2012 Kangaroo coins, this time dedicated to the Mareeba Rock-Wallaby. As always, the issue is available in both a frosted uncirculated version in a card and a proof version in a box. » This week: The popularity of the series of French issues called "From Clovis to Republic" has been a very positive surprise. The three currently available issues have all been re-ordered a number of times and are difficult to keep in stock! These issues are Clovis, Charlemagne , and Charles the Bald. If you have ordered one or more of these items, and delivery seems slow, please excuse us and accept our promise that we will get them under way to you as quickly as possible. » This week: The recently available issue in the popular series called Masterpieces of Arts (Ars Vaticana), which consists of 3 ounce Swarovski crystal insert silver coins with beautiful pad color printing of classical art masterpieces, features German painter Franz Marc's "Blue Horse" (1911). Most of Marc's mature work portrays animals, usually in natural settings. In 1936 and 1937, the Nazis condemned Marc as a degenerate artist and ordered that approximately 130 of his works be withheld from exhibit in German museums. "The Blue Horse" is on permanent exhibit at Stadtische Galerie in Lenbachhaus, Munich. The next installment in the series will be issued in early December. » This week: The Bank of Latvia has released its next 1 lats collector coin's, this time dedicated to 800th anniversary of minting coins in Riga and the 800th anniversary of Riga Cathedral. The new proof coins each has a mintage limit of 5,000 pieces. » This week: In mid-September, Mint of Finland released a silver commemorative coin honoring Juhani Aho & Finnish Literature. Aho was the first professional Finnish writer, and his was a window into everyday life and the landscape of Finland. » This week: The fourth issue in the series Windows of Heaven is scheduled for release in late November or early December, and will feature a stained glass window insert from Seville Cathedral . It is the largest Gothic cathedral and the third-largest cathedral overall in the world after London’s St Paul’s and Rome’s St. Peter’s cathedrals. Seville Cathedral has 75 stained glass windows and also serves as the burial site of Christopher Columbus. » This week: On October 10, the second issue in the series featuring "Animals of Irish Coinage" will be released, featuring The Salmon from the 1928 florin. » Earlier: This year, the German central bank announced that its remaining 2011 uncirculated €10 coins will be minted in cupronickel instead of silver, starting with the second issue. The first of these base metal coins will be released in early October, the second in early November, and the last three in December. BECOME A FAN OF RSM ON FACEBOOK We are offering you a new way of keeping in touch with Royal Scandinavian Mint and the exciting world of collectibles that is modern world coins: become a fan of RSM on Facebook. Joining us on Facebook is free and will not mean that these email updates will go away - as a matter of fact we are always working on new and improved ways of getting information to you as our customer. 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Join us on Facebook for the most up-to-date information and special offers for this event. 2011 EUROSTAR PROGRAM The pan-European series with the eurostar mint mark continues in 2011 with issues around the theme European Explorers. Issuing countries are Austria "Nicholas Joseph von Jacquin", Belgium "Prof. Piccard & the Bathyscope", Finland "Pehr Kalm", France "Jaques Cartier", Ireland "St. Brendan", Italy, Portugal "Capelo & Ivans" and Spain "Francisco de Orellana". €2 PROGRAM 2011 The following €2 are expected to be released in 2011: » Belgium - International Women's Day » France - Music Festival » Germany - Nordrhein-Westfalen: Cologne » Greece - Special Olympics » Italy - Unification 150 Years » Luxembourg - Jean of Luxembourg » Netherlands - Erasmus » San Marino - Giorgio Vasari » Slovakia - Visegrad Group » Slovenia - Franc Rozman » Spain - Alhambra in Granada » Finland - October - Central Bank 200 Years » Monaco - July - Prince Albert & Charlene Wittstock » Portugal - September - Fernao Mendes Pinto » Malta - 2011 - 1849 Elected Representatives » Vatican - 2011 - World Youth Day EURO ADOPTION SCHEDULE » 2013: Andorra (by monetary agreement) » 2014: Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary » 2015: Poland, Romania, Bulgaria » 2017: Czech Republic FREE ONLINE SHIPPING Shipping within the United States just got more affordable! In fact, it is free if you order on-line and spend more than $200. Please read more at rsmint.com. PRICE MATCH GUARANTEE RSM's goal is to offer the most comprehensive list of world coins at the lowest possible prices. If you find any of the items available at a lower advertised price anywhere in North America (USA and Canada), RSM will beat this price by $1 (some restrictions apply).	September 16 Arrivals » 2012 Australia Silver Proof Kangaroo » 2012 Australia Silver UNC Kangaroo » Australia $1 UNC Air: Flying Fox » Australia $1 UNC Air: Butterfly » Australia $1 UNC Air: Kingfisher » Australia $1 UNC Air: Cockatoo » Masterpieces of Art: Blue Horse » France €10 Charles the Bald » Germany €10 Proof Archaeopteryx » Germany €10 Proof Eulenspiegel » Italy Standard EURO BU Coin Set » Latvia 1L Proof Riga Money » Latvia 1L Riga Cathedral » South Africa Silver Protea Coetzee » Spain €5 Capitals: Murcia » Spain €5 Capitals: Cadiz » Spain €5 Capitals: Teruel » Spain €5 Capitals: Santa Cruz August/September 2 Arrivals » 2009 Austria €25 Niobium Astronomy » Canada $5 Niobium Full Buck Moon » Cyprus EURO BU Coin Set » France €10 Proof Charlemagne » France €2 UNC Music Festival » Germany €10 Proof Automobile » Germany €10 Women's Soccer » Holland €5 Mint Building Proof (QR Code) » Holland €5 Mint Building BU (QR Code) » Holland €5 Mint Building UNC (QR Code) » Italy 10-Coin EURO BU Set Unification » Italy €2 BU Coin Unification » Japan BU Set Traditional Patterns » Japan BU Set Cherry Blossom » Japan Annual BU Mint Set » Japan Anniversary BU Coin Set » Japan Standard Proof Coin Set » Luxembourg €5 Niobium Castle Mersch » Luxembourg €2 Jean of Lux in Card » Norway Souvenir UNC Coin Set » Norway Classic UNC Coin Set » Norway Brilliant Coin Set » Portugal €2.5 Proof Capelo & Ivens » Portugal €2.5 UNC Capelo & Ivens » Portugal €2.5 Proof Army College » Portugal €2.5 UNC Army College » San Marino €2 BU Giorgio Vasari » Slovakia Historical Regions BU Coin Set » Slovakia €10 Proof Slovak Nation » Slovakia €10 BU Slovak Nation » Spain BU Coin Set Regions: Catalonia » Spain BU Coin Set Regions: Ceuta » Spain €5 Proof Capitals: A Coruna » Spain €5 Proof Capitals: Badajoz » Spain €5 Proof Capitals: Palma » Spain €5 Proof Capitals: Logrono » Spain €5 Proof Capitals: Bilbao » Spain €5 Proof Capitals: Oviedo Upcoming Releases » '12 Australia $1 Year of the Dragon » Austria €10 Dear Augustin » Austria €20 Aguntum » Canada $5 Niobium Full Hunter's Moon » Croatia Proof Coin Set » Czech Silver Coin Jiri Melantrich » Denmark 20kr UNC Ships: Women's Boat » Denmark 20kr UNC Ships: Emma Maersk » Denmark 20kr UNC Ships: Hjejlen » Finland €10 Juhani Aho » Finland €2 Bank of Finland » Finland €5 Provinces: Karelia » Finland €5 Provinces: Uusimaa » '12 France €10 Year of the Dragon » France €10 Cosette » France 27x€10 UNC Coins Regions » Greece Thematic BU Coin Sets » Holland €5 Dutch Painting » Holland €5 WWF 50 Years » Ireland €15 Salmon » Italy Proof Coin Set » Latvia 1Ls Riga-Daugavpils Train » Latvia 1Ls with Stone Element » Latvia 1Ls Hanseatic Cities: Riga » Lithuania BU Coin Set » Luxembourg Proof Coin Set » Malta €2 Elected Officials » Malta EURO BU Coin Set » Portugal €10 EU Accession » Slovakia Silver Coin Jan Cikker » Slovenia €3 Independence » South Korea Silver Proof Jeju Island » Spanish Painters Series IV » Switzerland BU Coin Set » Switzerland Proof Coin Set » Switzerland 10Fr Bern Onion Market » Switzerland 20Fr Silver Max Frisch » Switzerland 20Fr Silver Pilatusbahn » Vatican Proof Coin Set For a more comprehensive list of upcoming releases, please follow this link.
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