Numismatics Collections

The India Government Mint, Kolkata has issued the first silver coloured souvenir token on Mata Sherawali on occasion of Navaratri festival. The metal composition of the souvenir token will be Fine Silver (.999). The weight of the token will be 40 grams and comes with 44 mm in diameter. The description of the coin is as below.  Obverse:   The face of the souvenir token shall bear the logo of  SPMCIL (Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited) with the legend "भारत सरकार टकसाल" in Hindi and "India Government Mint" in English with the year mentioned as 2022. Reverse: Coloured Image of Mata Sherawali with legend "माता शेरोंवाली" in Hindi and "Mata Sherawali" in English. The souvenir token is priced at ₹3453 and it comes boxed package. The said souvenirs are available at Mint's Counter Sale at Mint Premises as well as at the India Govt. Mint official website. The souvenir token index has been updated to help you know the past a...

The death of Queen Elizabeth II after a 70-year reign will set in motion a number of changes to daily life, including a change in coins and banknotes in British commonwealth nations. The Queen's death comes 17 months after the death of her husband of 73 years Prince Philip. Earlier this year the Queen marked her platinum jubilee commemorating 70 years on the throne. Since 2015 she had been the world’s oldest current monarch. The coins and banknotes bearing the Queen’s face will be replaced featuring portrait of King Charles III across the world. A new portrait of Charles will be commissioned, from which millions of pounds worth of new currency will be printed by the Royal Mint and distributed across the United Kingdom. Coins featuring the new King will show him facing to the left - a marked change as Elizabeth II’s effigy faces to the right on current legal tender. Following nations coinage and banknotes is likely to be effected: Australia, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islan...