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Football Legend honored with commemorative ingot

27. januar 2016

Finnish football legend Jari Litmanen has been honored by Samlerhuset Finland with a commemorative ingot in gold. Litmanen was handed ingot number 10 during a ceremony at the Sonera football Stadium in Helsinki. Says Janne Häkkinen, Country Manager of Sammlerhuset Finland: "Jari Litmanen is a legendary football player who is still the role model for [...]

Battle of Waterloo Medals Raise £200,000 Pounds for Waterloo 200 Charity

22. januar 2016

The Samlerhuset operation in the UK, The London Mint Office, in conjunction with Worcestershire Medal Service is proud to announce that proceeds from the sales of the Battle of Waterloo Commemorative medals program has raised £200,272.73 for Waterloo 200, the official charity sponsored by the UK Government to support the commemoration of the Battle of [...]

Peace Prize medal in Fairmined gold

2. desember 2015

The Mint of Norway has minted the Peace Price medal in Fairmined gold for the first time in the award´s history. Samlerhuset and the Mint of Norway, which produces the medal, has teamed up with the Alliance for Responsible Mining in a bid to highlight the problems faced by artisanal and small-scale gold miners in some [...]

Samlerhuset installs war memorial in London

10. juni 2015

In the lead up to the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo, a new war memorial to honour the 24,000 soldiers of the Anglo-Allied and Prussian forces who were injured, died or went missing on that historic day, has been unveiled by the Duke of Wellington at Waterloo station. The Waterloo Memorial has been co-created [...]

Samlerhuset and Teemu Selänne team up for charity

30. april 2015

Samlerhuset Finland partners with legendary ice-hockey superstar Teemu Selänne to help children fulfill their dreams. From every Teemu Selänne -medal sold, an amount is allocated to a child or family in need. "Charity has always been an important part of my life. I am well aware that many families today struggle to pay for their [...]

Pistruccis Waterloo medal presented to the Allied powers who defeated Napoleon

11. november 2014

After a wait of 200 years, the Allied powers who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo have been presented with the Pistrucci Waterloo Medal at a ceremony held at Apsley House, official home of the Duke of Wellington. Waterloo 200, the Government-backed organisation overseeing the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the Battle of [...]

Samlerhuset supports Crisis Management Initiative

28. august 2014

Samlerhuset Finland has teamed up with CMI, the Martti Ahtisaari centre. Crisis Management Initiative is an independent non-profit organization which was founded in the year 2000 by Finnish President and Nobel peace price laureate Martti Ahtisaari, who is still the chairman of the CMI board. CMI works to resolve conflict and build sustainable peace across [...]

Samlerhuset and Crown Prince Haakon celebrate Norwegian war heroes

11. juli 2013

Samlerhuset Norway has financed a statue honoring the Norwegian resistance movement called the Pelle Group. The statue was designed, financed and raised in conjunction with the City of Oslo and the sculptor Kirsten Kokkin, who is the daughter of one of the members of the Group, Sverre Kokkin. "When we first heard about the Pelle [...]

Samlerhuset makes history with display of 1933 Double Eagle

7. mars 2012

Samlerhuset and the Smithsonian Institution has taken the US 1933 Double Eagle gold coin on a first ever European exhibition tour. The 1933 Double Eagle is a legend in coin collecting circles. It is possibly the most valuable ounce of gold in the world, inspiring the passions of kings, presidents, collectors, and thieves. In 2002, [...]