tabbs Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Next year the Royal Dutch Mint plans to issue two new collector coins. One is dedicated to the artist Rembrandt van Rijn who was born in Leiden 400 years ago (general info at http://www.rembrandt400-leiden.nl/ ). The other one celebrates 400 years of Dutch-Australian relations (general info at http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/ ). The Nederland-Australië coin will probably be issued in March/April, the Rembrandt coin should be out in July/August. Details about the designs and denominations have not been published yet. Judging from previous issues, both are likely to come in three versions: €5 silver unc. (available at face), €5 silver proof, €10 gold proof. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Trantor_3 Sign me up please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 They certainly have picked popular themes. I'd be very tempted to get the Rembrandt and put it in a necklace for my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 One of my favourite things to do in Netherlands, check out fine art, like in the Rijks Museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 One of my favourite things to do in Netherlands, check out fine art, like in the Rijks Museum. Never been there but I love Art Museums and Galleries. One of my favorite places to visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Trantor_3 Sign me up please. Ok, so that's one for Ukraine Dvi, one for the bunny, one for Unkown, one for Sir Sisu, one for Crystalk64, one for me of course, not to forget tabbs and I bet Henare wants one too... Just kiddin' I'll make a proper signup list later, when ths date of issue gets closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 You know us too well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 and that's exactly the good thing of this place, getting to know your buddies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted December 30, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Ok, so that's one for Ukraine Dvi, one for the bunny, one for Unkown, one for Sir Sisu, one for Crystalk64, one for me of course, not to forget tabbs and I bet Henare wants one too... Hehe, that was not quite the purpose of the initial message - but with news items like this one I never know whether I should post them here (which is what I do most of the time) or to the "News" forum. But now that you ask ... errm, yes, one each please. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 I am getting to where I can predict what the Bunny will buy, I appreciate that she has very very good tastes in coinages, now I should addict her to ancients Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 now I should addict her to ancients That I'm sure will not happen. I'm not even a big fan of hammered types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Good, there are some areas of collecting which should solely be my own, and not shared with Bunnies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffibunny Posted December 30, 2005 Report Share Posted December 30, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 This is what the "Australia" coin will look like ... Have not seen a bigger picture yet; maybe later. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 5444The other one celebrates 400 years of Dutch-Australian relations (general info at http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/ ). i didn't realize australia was that old ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henare Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Ok, so that's one for Ukraine Dvi, one for the bunny, one for Unkown, one for Sir Sisu, one for Crystalk64, one for me of course, not to forget tabbs and I bet Henare wants one too... Just kiddin' I'll make a proper signup list later, when ths date of issue gets closer umm, err, yah ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Ok, so that's one for Ukraine Dvi, one for the bunny, one for Unkown, one for Sir Sisu, one for Crystalk64, one for me of course, not to forget tabbs and I bet Henare wants one too... Just kiddin' I'll make a proper signup list later, when ths date of issue gets closer and Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 i didn't realize australia was that old ... Here is a larger image. No wonder that Australia was "discovered" that late - heck, the entire country is smaller than a queen's head. Seriously, I think this is a great design. Looks very good, and some details are quite thoughtful: According to the info at the Dutch Mint's site, the mintmaster sign (the sails), for example, is placed at the spot where Willem Janszoon, captain of the ship "The Dove" ('t Duyfken), discovered the Australian coastline. The designer drew the coast lines of the world, using six globes, and added some lines symbolizing Dutch navigation routes. It will come in three varieties as usual: the regular €5 silver coin, available at face value, a proof silver coin and a proof gold coin. The regular coin should be available in NL as from early April. Also, Australia plans to issue a $5 coin, showing the Duyfken, later this year. The KNM site says that the image is a design concept, and that the actual design may differ from the depicted one. But I don't think there will be any (significant) changes ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottishmoney Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Here is a larger image. No wonder that Australia was "discovered" that late - heck, the entire country is smaller than a queen's head. Are you accusing the Dutch Queen of being "big headed" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doogy Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 Next year the Royal Dutch Mint plans to issue two new collector coins. One is dedicated to the artist Rembrandt van Rijn who was born in Leiden 400 years ago (general info at http://www.rembrandt400-leiden.nl/ ). The other one celebrates 400 years of Dutch-Australian relations (general info at http://www.nederland-australie2006.nl/ ). The Nederland-Australië coin will probably be issued in March/April, the Rembrandt coin should be out in July/August. Details about the designs and denominations have not been published yet. Judging from previous issues, both are likely to come in three versions: €5 silver unc. (available at face), €5 silver proof, €10 gold proof. Christian hopefully the gold Rembrandt will be a work of art like the man himself! DOug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Mintage figures for the "Australia Fiver": Silver 5 euro Circulation quality Max. 500,000 Silver 5 euro Proof quality Max. 22,500 Gold 10 euro Proof quality Max. 3,500 Estimated prices: Silver 5 euro Circulation quality € 5 Silver 5 euro Proof quality € 25 Gold 10 euro Proof quality € 140 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleBobo Posted February 1, 2006 Report Share Posted February 1, 2006 Ohh, maybe they will try to fit "The Nightwatch" onto a coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantor_3 Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I doubt that. I's more likely to be a portrait of Rembrandt This is waht they did to commemorate Van Gogh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted February 2, 2006 Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 I doubt that. I's more likely to be a portrait of Rembrandt This is waht they did to commemorate Van Gogh: That's kind of cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted February 2, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2006 That's kind of cool. Definitely. The designer created two portraits (van Gogh and, on the other side, Queen Beatrix) from lots of tiny characters. On the reverse, with the large VINCENT inscription, they all say VAN GOGH. On the observe, BEATRIX can be read right away while her portrait says KONINGIN DER NEDERLANDEN in many mini-letters. I also assume that the Rembrandt coin will show a portrait rather than one of his works. Possibly a self-portrait, as on the van Gogh or Jan Steen coins. But who knows ... I am looking forward to the "Australia" coin first. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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