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SOME RECENT COIN DESIGNS: MARCH 30, 2014
Here's a sampling of some new coin designs forwarded by ultramodern numismatist Pabitra Saha. Thanks!
-Editor
Poland 2 Zloty on Jan Karski 
5 Ukrainian Hryvnia on 75 Zaporozhye Region 
2 Ukrainian Hryvnia on Owen Lambs 
Malta 5 Euro Coin 
The Central Bank of Malta has issued a €5 gold coin depicting the zecchino. The zecchino gold coin was first minted in Venice in 1284 and derived its name from the Venetian mint which was known as the zecca. The coin, which weighed 3.5 grams, was of almost pure gold content.
Of this group the only one I kind of like is the Polish Jan Karski coin. Although I don't like coins that are too busy, the fields here seem too empty.
Ukraine has bigger problems to worry about, but these coins look atrocious to me. Much, much too busy - too many things crowded into the small space. The Malta coin is interesting, and I'm on the fence about it. I think some will love it and many others will hate it. But it's a novel approach to forming figures. -Editor Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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