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Eduard Isabekyan (1914-2007) is a prominent Armenian painter, the People s Artist of Armenia.Isabekyan graduated from the Yerevan Art and Industry College, then the Tbilisi Academy of Arts. In 1945- 2000 he served as a lecturer at the Yerevan Fine Arts and Theatre Institute. In 1967-1986 he was Director of the National Gallery of Armenia and established branches of the Gallery in different cities of the country.In 1940-s Isabekyan created paintings that reflected a struggle of Armenian people for national liberation and the Armenians’ heroic spirit: “The Battle for the City” (1942), “Davit Bek” (1945), “Tanya” (1946). Later, the portraits were the artist’s major obsession – “Portrait of Mother” (1944), “Axel Bakunts” (1956), “Derenik Demirchyan” (1960) and other portraits, which had become a vivid achievement of the Armenian portrait painting.To Isabekyan, landscape painting suggests an epical image of Armenian nature, ancient fortresses and temples. Among his best works are “In the Ravine of Tatev” (1959), “Khndzoresk” (1962), “Under the Shade of the Trees” (1966) and “Byurakan” (1991). These paintings stand out for their expressiveness, dynamic setup and coloring intense. He had great contribution in development of historical genre painting. The prominent painting are “Revolt of Haghpat Peasants in 1903” (1957), “Artavazd and Cleopatra” (1966), and masterpiece “The Response to Yazdegerd” (1947).Isabekyan takes a particular place in the Armenian art due to his being a multi-genre painter. His illustrations for the historical novels “Vardananq” by D. Demirchyan (1952) and “Mekhitar Sparapet” (1963) by S. Khanzadyan, various graphical pictures and series of graphical works have gained great popularity.In 1985 Isabekyan was honored with a State Prize of Armenia. He had personal exhibitions in Yerevan in 1985 and Moscow in 1988.Designed by Haroutiun Samuelian.Minted in the Lithuanian Mint.

The Super Strength coin is the final release from the exciting new Young Collectors Super Powers Series which looks at superheroes and their super powers.

Supernatural strength would enable humans to perform death defying acts like lifting up buildings and cars, breaking through walls, and pulling up trees.

As technology advances, these abilities may soon become reality.

This $1 coin is struck by The Perth Mint from aluminium bronze.

The coin’s reverse depicts a coloured female superhero lifting a military tank into the air, with the skyline of a war torn city in the background. As well as the inscription SUPERSTRENGTH, the design also includes The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and the 2014 year-date are featured on the coin’s obverse.

A great gift for any budding young collector, the Super Strength coin is housed in an illustrated presentation card. 

The first release in this series, Super Senses, is available in a coin album with an illustrated card cover. The album is designed to fit all six coins in this series. Please note that the coin album is not available for purchase separately.

Buy the Young Collectors Super Powers – Super Strength 2014 $1 Coin in Card at The Perth Mint, featuring:

• Aluminium Bronze $1 Coin
• Exciting New Super Power Design
• Australian Legal Tender
• Unique Illustrated Presentation Card
• Final Release in Six-Coin Series
• Ideal Gift

Since the earliest days of settlement, tobogganing has been an integral part of surviving the long Canadian winter. Forget about frozen fingers and toes; this coin’s endearing colour design will lure everyone outdoors for fun-filled adventure, laughter, spills and thrills!

A perfect holiday gift or stocking stuffer! Hurry and order yours today as last year’s Winter Scene coin sold out!

Special features:

• A beautiful gift this Holiday season for lovers of winter sports and that special someone you know who enjoys tobogganing!
• Your coin is fine silver (99.99% pure) and includes a beautiful colour design.
• GST/HST exempt.
• Limited to just 8,000 coins worldwide.

Design:

Your coin features an idyllic winter scene of three children tobogganing behind their house. In the foreground, a child dressed warmly pulls another child on a simple wooden toboggan across a small gully in a snowdrift. With the snowy hillside curving gently upward on the left side of the image and a view of a frozen lake and tree-lined mountains in the far distance, the image conveys the gentle rolling hilly terrain familiar to so many Canadians. Just behind the children, another child is captured mid-tumble, a small sled flying high into the air. The children are backgrounded by a red snow-covered house. The brightly coloured scene conveys fun, momentum, and the comfort of knowing that, cold as one gets during these outdoor games, the warmth of home is always nearby.

Packaging:
Your coin is encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with black beauty box.

This exclusive Beijing International Coin Exposition Special from The Perth Mint comprises a 2014 Australian Kangaroo coin and a 2015 Year of the Goat silver coin.

Both coins are struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver.

The reverse of the kangaroo coin portrays an image of a kangaroo in vivid colour amid a pastoral scene of everlasting wildflowers framed by hills and trees. The design includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark, and the 2014 year-date.
 
The reverse of the goat coin depicts a family of three goats in colour standing in a stylised rural scene. The Chinese character for ‘goat’ and the inscription ‘Year of the Goat’ also appear in the design with The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.

Each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965 and features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination on its obverse.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,000 of the 2014 Beijing International Coin Exposition 1/2oz Silver Two-Coin Set.

The two-coin set is presented in special Beijing Exposition packaging, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Buy the Beijing International Coin Exposition 2014 1/2oz Silver Two-Coin Set from The Perth Mint, featuring:

• Stunning Australian Kangaroo and 2015 Year of the Goat Reverse Designs
• 99.9% Pure Silver
• Australian Legal Tender
• Issue Limit – 1,000
• Special 2014 Beijing Exposition Packaging 
• Certificate of Authenticity

On 17 September 2014, Tomáš Baťa junior – one of visionaries who had a revolutionary impact on the progress of industry in the world – would be 100 years old. On this occasion, the Czech National Bank decided to pay respect to this remarkable man by dedicating to him a commemorative silver 200-crown coin. The design for the coin was created by Vojtěch Dostál. The obverse side features an ad-like composition symbolising the Baťa firm, on the reverse we can see a portrait of Tomáš Baťa junior.

By family tradition, Tomáš Jan Baťa, the only offspring of the founder of the Czech shoe factory, famous Tomáš Baťa, had to complete his apprenticeship as a shoemaker. After his father’s tragic death in 1932, the firm was headed by his uncle, Jan Antonín Baťa. During WW2, Tomáš Baťa junior left the country with 100 families of loyal Baťa‘s employees and emigrated to Canada, where he built a new company headquarters – Batawa. After the war, Bata Shoe Organization became under his leadership the largest world shoe manufacturer and seller. Until his old age he remained an active sportsman and abided by one of his main principles"The customer is always right". He died shortly before his 94th birthday on 1 September 2008.

Material:	Silver
Weight:	13 g
Fineness:	925 / 1000
Diameter:	31 mm
Quality:	STANDARD
Edge:	Reeded edge
Author of the obverse:	Vojtěch Dostál, DiS.
Author of the reverse:	Vojtěch Dostál, DiS.
Code:	21404-750
Mintage:	5800 ks
Date of issue:	Září 2014
Numbered issue:	No
Certificate:	Yes
Capsule:	Yes

Depicting some of Australia’s most beloved animals and inspired by our ABCs, these fine silver, frosted uncirculated coins from the Alphabet Coin Collection simply spells fun.

Each coin design features hidden objects which can be detected with a magnifier, with the illustrative packaging providing some helpful hints.

Great men and women often have their names immortalised on coins. Like all our congratulation coin series, this series for newborns includes a commemorative medal – the baby's own lucky coin – on which you can have the little one's name and birth date engraved. 

All of the euro coins of Finland for the year 2014 are offered here in their own packages. The coin sets depict a story of Captain Terror O'Waters.

The ”My first euros” coinage contains all the Finnish euro coins for 2014. The coins are packed in an album, narrating the adventures of Captain Terror O'Waters and Crab Reedy-Legs and their friends.

Nominal value	1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c, 1€, 2€, jetoni
Metal	CuNi25
Diameter	27,25 mm
Weight	10,0 g
Quality	BU
Year stamp	2014
Mintage	3 500 set
Designer	Hannu Veijalainen
Issue date	13.1.2014

The order-loving Hemulen is the mascot of every collector who simply will not rest until the collection is complete. The Hemulen coinage, struck in honour of the artist Tove Jansson, includes the metal Finnish circulation coins of 2014 in BU quality. At the centre of the series is a commemorative medal for Tove Jansson. 

Between the Sea and the Lonely Mountains lies Moominvalley, among whose residents we can always find one to identify with. Who wouldn't recognise themselves in the Groke, wandering alone in the mountains, or the resourceful and slightly vain Snork Maiden?

Curious plants, glossy stamps – the Hemulen is always finding something new to collect. Indeed, collecting has become such an important hobby for the Hemulen that he has no time for anything else. This character has been familiar to Moomin fans for a long time, since the Hemulen made its first appearance in 1945 in the very first Moomin book, The Moomins and the Great Flood.

Artist Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomin world, is one of the most internationally known and beloved Finnish authors. The centennary of Tove Jansson's birth will be celebrated in 2014. 

On 14 October 2014 the Czech National Bank is putting into circulation the eighth gold commemorative coin from the Bridges cycle. It features the reinforced concrete bridge at Karviná-Darkov. The coin is minted from 999.9 purity gold and is issued in two versions, normal quality and proof quality, which differ in surface treatment and edge marking. Proof-quality coins have a highly polished field, a matt relief and a plain edge, while normal-quality coins have milled edges. The coin is 28 mm in diameter, weighs 15.55 g and is 1.9 mm thick. Deviations in diameter of 0.1 mm and thickness of 0.15 mm are allowed. Upward deviations in weight of 0.062 g and in gold content of 0.01% are allowed.

The obverse side of the coin features a view through the reinforced concrete bridge at Karviná-Darkov. Above it is a composition of stylised heraldic animals from the large national coat-of-arms of the Czech Republic. The Czech lion is in the middle, with the Moravian eagle on the left and the Silesian eagle on the right. The denomination and abbreviated monetary unit “5000 Kč” are located on the bridge deck. Written around the outer circle are the name of the state in Czech “ČESKÁ REPUBLIKA” and the name of the cycle “MOSTY”. The coin was minted by the Czech Mint. Its mark, in the form of the letters “Č” and “M”, is to the right of the Silesian eagle. The obverse side of the coin shows a side view of the reinforced concrete bridge at Karviná-Darkov. The upper edge of the coin features the text “ŽELEZOBETONOVÝ MOST”, and stylised grass, the text “V KARVINÉ-DARKOVĚ” and the year of mintage “2014” are located around the lower edge of the coin. The coin was designed by Asamat Baltaev. His mark is situated before the word “ŽELEZOBETONOVÝ”.

Each coin comes with a red catalogue card containing a description and the relief of the coin.

This year, Helena Vondráčková, the widely popular Czech pop music singer of many talents, celebrates unbelievable fifty years on stage and Czech Mint could not let this event slip away unnoticed!

The singing career of Helena Vondráčková started back in 1964 when she won a national talent contest “Search for New Talents“ with the Czech version of the song “Red River Valley“. She was a member of the famous trio Golden Kids and recorded a number of duets with singer Jiří Korn. However, she achieved the biggest success and became the most popular as a solo singer. This is evidenced by a long line of her gold and platinum records, her introduction to the Hall of Fame, one gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze “Golden Nightingale“ music poll awards and numerous others.

Her musical and dancing talent predestine her for roles in musicals – for example she played the part of Fantina in the classical title “Les Misérables“. Next to the stage the singer starred also on the silver screen, among others she portrayed one of the best known film princesses – the terribly sad princess Helena in the popular fairy-tale musical comedy. Another singing role she performed in the film musical “Jen ho nechte, ať se bojí“ (Just Let Him be Scared).

Her first film role (the terribly sad princess) became the model for the reverse side of the medal. When comparing the beautiful face of the princess with the current portrait of the singer depicted on the obverse side one cannot but notice that Helena Vondráčková, the same as her hits, does not grow old!

The author of the design is Jaroslav Bejvl, outstanding Czech creative artist and medal designer, who also masterfully depicted singer Karel Gott on Czech Mint’s rewarding commemorative medals.

An example of how your investment could appreciate:

In November 2013, Czech Mint issued gold one-ounce and silver half-ounce medals on the occasion of the 75th birthday of singer Karel Gott. Shortly after the day of issue, all 250 gold one-ounce medals were sold out. The piece number 77 was sold at auction for CZK 80,000, while the issue price was CZK 55,000.