The Australian Perth Mint has released a new 1 oz. 999 silver coin to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the invention of the Periodic Table.

The United States Mint will release soon a 5-ounce silver uncirculated coin to celebrate the American Memorial Park in the Commonwealth Mariana Islands. The US Mint said it will start accepting online orders for the coin on Thursday.

On behalf of government and treasury of Niue Island, the New Zealand Mint issued late last week a new silver coin featuring images from Ali Baba and the forty thieves tale.

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 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.

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 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.

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. 

A research firm has stated that they expect the prices of silver to pick up to $17.50 an ounce by the end of this year, a 10 percent increase from the precious metal current market prices.

In honor of the longest-running primetime scripted cartoon series "The Simpsons", The Perth Mint released a 1 oz silver coin featuring the Simpson Homer, with 99.99% silver purity.