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| Commemorate coins (or minnesmynt in Sweden) | | | | 1. Regular coins |
| are issued with a motive of remembrance for the | | | | Normal monetary valued coins that are used for |
| lifetime of a particular event or maybe an | | | | day-to-day transactions. The same design is seen |
| important issue. They are the souvenirs to that | | | | on the coin for a very long period. |
| event. Their popularity is increasing and people | | | | |
| have started collecting commemorative coins for | | | | 2. Circulating commemorative coins |
| various purposes including: | | | | These limited edition coins are issued to |
| | | | | acknowledge a specific event. The designs on |
| - Hobbies | | | | these coins are not for very long time. |
| - Souvenir from a dead loved one | | | | |
| - A token from a past event | | | | 3. Non-circulating legal tenders |
| - High value gifts to loved ones | | | | These are generally made of gold or silver meant |
| | | | | to be stored as souvenirs. Though they have a |
| The first of the commemorative coins were | | | | legal tender attached to them but they are not |
| issued some 2000 thousand years back. The | | | | used for this purpose. |
| earliest known example is of a Roman emperor | | | | Countries issue these coins to depict their current |
| Philip the Arab from the mid of 200's. He | | | | economic conditions, art and culture and the use |
| announced to publish a series of coins at the | | | | of technology by that country. They are of |
| event of the anniversary of Rome in the year | | | | historical interest. |
| 1000. Roman commemorative coins often | | | | |
| referred to military victories and stories of defeat | | | | A few of the events whose commemorative |
| of enemies. This is an example of ancient | | | | coins have been issued and available with |
| propaganda of politics. The first Sweden | | | | Mynthuset are: |
| commemorative coins were minted in 1721 during | | | | |
| the reign of Frederick. These coins were issued in | | | | * Olympic commemorative mynt, Beijing 2008 |
| the memory of King Gustav Vasa's war for | | | | * International year of Astronomy 2009 (on 40 |
| liberation. Since then, 70 different commemorative | | | | years since a human being's first step on moon) |
| coins have been issued in Sweden. Most of them | | | | * 2010 worldcup in South Africa |
| were issued to commemorate the events of the | | | | * The King of pop commemorative mynt in fond |
| royal families. | | | | memory of Michael Jackson |
| Many of important commemorate mynt have | | | | is an online stop shop for you if you are a |
| been issued after 1960s. | | | | regular coin collector and know what value a |
| | | | | commemorative coin holds. Mynthuset or the coin |
| Each coin is a distinct piece of art because each | | | | house of minnesmynt is a knowledge source for |
| new coin symbolizes a unique event. In most of | | | | you, which tells you abut the latest updates about |
| the countries, these coins are for collection | | | | the mynt or coins as decided by the National |
| purpose, but some countries also circulate them | | | | Bank of Sweden. Mynthuset also tells you about |
| for regular financial dealings. | | | | the history related with commemorative coins. In |
| | | | | addition, Mynthuset also tells you about the latest |
| Commemorate coins are broadly subdivided into | | | | or oldest coinage available with them. |
| three categories as per their utility: | | | | |