The UK-based private Pobjoy Mint has released its second 2 oz silver coin of the 'Big Five' featuring African animals. The term big five refers to the most popular yet most dangerous African animals: The elephant, the lion, the leopard, the Rhino and the Buffalo. 

The Australian Perth Mint released last week a new 1 oz silver coin to mark the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the largest gold nugget ever found in the entire world.

Gold prices increased on Monday amid fears of a potential recession in the U.S. and a slow global growth, Reuters reported. Spot gold rose to $1,316.40 per ounce, up 0.3 percent. Likewise, the price of gold gained 0.3 percent at the gold futures to reach $1,316.50 an ounce, it added.

On behalf of South George & the South Sandwich Islands, the UK-based private Pobjoy Mint issued last week a two coin set to mark the bicentenary anniversary of the birth of Queen Victoria. The new coins portray Queen Victoria’s Great Seal and come in sterling silver proof, and Fine 1/25oz Gold.

The official sales department of the German Federal Ministry of Finance, Verkaufsstelle für Sammlermünzen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (VfS), released this month a new commemorative silver coin to celebrate the centenary anniversary of Bauhaus. Bauhaus in German means building school. The coins were issued by the Federal Mint, Hamburg.

The Palladium prices continued to drop on Thursday reaching $1,441.49 per ounce, down 0.2 percent after trading at $1,436 per ounce on Wednesday, its lowest point in five weeks. This is the biggest drop in prices that the precious metal experienced in two years as it plummeted 6.3 percent, the Economic Times reported. 

The UK-based Pobjoy Mint has released a new 2 oz silver coin featuring a female warrior riding a dragon. The mythical dragons have been very popular since ancient time with their images appearing in Hampton Court Palace in South London and others. The mythical beasts also appeared on books, movies, and songs.

The prices of gold and silver rebounded on Friday a day after they experienced sharp losses. On Thursday, the silver prices hit a three-month low, while the prices of gold hit a three-week low, Kitco reported.

The UK-based private Pobjoy Mint has released, on behalf of British Virgin Islands, a new coin featuring Chilean Flamingo birds. This is the third coin of a series of coins released by the mint featuring these beautiful birds.

As the UK is preparing itself for the Brexit scenarios, the Royal Mint has unveiled its plan to release a collection of 50 pence coins featuring different emojis.