Mietens & Partner

The annual Sberatel fall fair in Prague is just around the corner, and we’ll be there again. Sberatel is the largest collectors’ fair in Central and Eastern Europe and is highly recommended for both experts and novices alike. This year, over 250…

On 27th August exactly 400 years ago, one of the greatest battles of the Thirty Years' War took place not far from our company headquarters.

The Monetarium International Banknote and Coin Fair 2026 opens today in Singapore, and we’re thrilled to be there.

The Salzgitter-Zeitung regularly reports on the integration of war refugees from Ukraine. A successful example led the reporters to our employee, Olena Rybinska. Olena and her children were initially taken in by Ute Cramm in Ringelheim, and she has…

Last year, the two Caribbean island countries of Curaçao and Sint Maarten introduced a new common currency, the Caribbean guilder. The first banknote series was issued on 31^st March 2025 and was immediately awarded the prize for Best New Series of…

The headlines from NDR and *Bild-Zeitung* have evidently sparked interest in Mietens & Partner GmbH in the Braunschweig region as well. Now, a highly readable article has appeared in the regional editions of the *Braunschweiger Zeitung*. It not only…

At the Stack’s Bowers auction house, the world’s largest banknote found a new owner for no less than 9,000 US-Dollars. The final bid was thus well over double the estimated price range of 2,000–4,000 US-Dollars. It was one of the notes with official…

The 2026 World Cup stands out from other tournaments not only because it is the first in history to be co-hosted by three countries, but also because it features a very special participant: Curaçao. The team from this small Caribbean island, also…

This May, we will once again be visiting beautiful Verona in northern Italy.

The international collectors’ fair Veronafil will take place from 21^st to 23^rd May 2026. Founded in 1933, it is one of the world’s oldest fairs for philately, numismatics,…

This week, banknote dealers, collectors, and investors from all over the world are gathering once again in the Netherlands. The international paper money fair MIF is taking place at the MECC conference center in Maastricht.