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Coins to mark 20th anniversary of Japan Emperor’s enthronement
Japan Times
Japan will issue 100,000 ¥10,000 gold coins and 10 million ¥500 nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s enthronement, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The pure-gold coin will depict a phoenix and the Imperial Palace’s Nijubashi double-arched bridge on the front and the chrysanthemum seal on the reverse. It will weigh 20 grams and measure 28 mm in diameter.
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German Gold Reserves in New York
By Patrick A. Heller, Market Update
On March 17, 2008, the day that Bear Stearns failed, international journalist Max Keiser interviewed officials at the Bundesbank, the German central bank. Keiser’s report, released just a few days ago, contains a stunning admission. Toward the end of his report (posted at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzVhzoAqMhU), Keiser stated, “The most fascinating thing I’ve learned is that all the gold in Germany is in New York.
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Dwight Manley donates $250,000 to Florence Schook School of Numismatics
American Numismatic Association
Dwight N. Manley today donated $250,000 to the American Numismatic Association Florence Schook School of Numismatics to fund scholarships for young numismatists to attend the ANA’s annual Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs. The Gift to be Used for Young Numismatist Summer Seminar Scholarships.Manley, a noted rare coin collector and sports agent, announced the donation August 5 during the opening ceremony for the ANA’s 2009 World’s Fair of Money® in Los Angeles.
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ANA Show Recap
by John Feigenbaum – StellaCoinNews
Whew…what a long, strange trip it was…this year’s ANA event, which for us encompasses the pre-show and ANA event. 9 full days of numismatic mayhem with just one day off in between. John Brush, my 12-year old son Ben, and I made the trek to the pre-show in Beverly Hills on the prior Wednesday with little expectation.
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Coin-scandal figure Noe and wife divorce
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
Thomas W. Noe, the former Toledo-area coin dealer serving an 18-year Ohio prison term, and his wife, Bernadette, are now divorced. A petition for dissolution of their marriage was granted yesterday by the circuit court in Monroe County, Florida, where Bernadette lives in the $5 million Key Largo oceanfront mansion the couple once shared.
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Palace of the National Bank of Romania
ArtLine
The historical monument Palace of the National Bank of Romania was built between July 1884 and June 1890. The project was elaborated by the architects Cassien Bernard and Albert Galeron. By a decision of the General Council of the National Bank in 1914 has been constituted the museum. It was organised since 1933 and the first exhibition of the museum was opened in July 1943.
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Mel Wacks | Jan 15, 2010 | Reply
While the Japan Mint has issued 50,000 proof sets commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Enthronement of Emperor Akihito, a maximum of only 5,000 sets have been reserved for the overseas markets. They are available in the U.S. from official American distributor Panda America; for further information call 800-472-6327 or visit http://www.pandaamerica.com.
Each proof sets includes a 10,000 Yen gold coin (20 gm., .999 fine, 28mm.) and a 500 Yen nickel-brass coin (7 gm., 26.5mm.) in a presentation box, with a certificate of authenticity. The reverse of each coin features the chrysanthemum Imperial Crest of Japan. A mythological Phoenix—symbol of the Emperor–is featured on the gold coin, rising above the main gate (Nijyu-bashi) bridge at the Imperial Palace. The obverse of the nickel-brass coin pictures a chrysanthemum flower. Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as a flowering herb as far back as the 15th century BC, and were introduced into Japan probably in the 8th century AD, when the Emperor adopted the flower as his official seal.