“A Military Motif in Circulation – Or: How Political Should 2-Euro Coins Be?” and more from CoinsWeekly

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  A Military Motif in Circulation – Or: How Political Should 2-Euro Coins Be?
  Lithuania is planning to design a 2-euro commemorative coin for defense "against foreign armed forces". Critics fear a numismatic mobilization - and are eagerly awaiting a possible veto from other euro countries. But have there ever been comparable cases?

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  2-Euro Ticker: New 2-Euro Coins in June 2024
  Much has happened in the 2-euro coin world in the past four weeks: new motifs for 2024 were announced and four coins were issued – however, there were some problems.

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  The Perth Mint Celebrates with Cake for 125th Birthday – and a Special Sovereign Coin
  On June 20th, The Perth Mint celebrated the significant milestone of 125 years of operation as a gold refiner and producer of high-quality precious metal coins.

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  PMG Now Grading Banknotes Year-round in Munich
  The introduction of full-time PMG grading services in Munich, initially available for the Bulk and Modern tiers, marks a new expansion of the company’s services for the paper money collecting community in Europe.

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I can't see Lithuania's military coins getting through.

Unless there's a reason, such as a significant milestone in years since creation or to celebrate a military victory (probably only over a non-European neighbour), it's too “aggressive”.

Nice little read about the Perth mint too. 🙂