The Central Bank of Belize (CBB) has revealed the designs for its new coin series which celebrates the Central American country’s national symbols and is intended to complement the 2025 National Heroes banknote series.

When considering distinct features of current circulating coins, one feature stands out – holes in the centre of coins. There is a long history of coins deliberately minted with holes in the centre, but most nations have abandoned the practice either as they developed modern currencies or (not unrelated to the previous reason) as anti-counterfeiting technologies advanced.

The US House of Representatives has passed the Common Cents Act (H R 3074), which is legislation designed to support the ongoing phase-out of the one cent coin and establish a national standard for cash transaction rounding. The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Production of the humble penny (one cent coin), long a staple of US American currency, officially ceased last year. This seems to have created an unexpected set of challenges for businesses, banks, and consumers across the United States. While pennies remain legal tender and existing coins will continue to circulate, access to them has already become an issue, prompting retailers to adopt new practices and the US Treasury to issue guidance.

Danmarks Nationalbank has begun issuing Denmark's new coins featuring the effigy or monogram of the current reigning monarch, King Frederik X. Research and development of the new coins began in January 2024, following the abdication of his mother Queen Margrethe II and the King’s subsequent accession to the throne.

The United States has reached a turning point in its monetary history. After 232 years of continuous production, the penny (or one cent coin) has finally ceased to roll off the presses for circulation. The US Mint hosted a ceremonial strike event at its Philadelphia facility in mid-November, with United States Treasurer Brandon Beach striking the final circulating penny coin.

The Central Bank of Luxembourg has unveiled the designs of the country’s updated euro coins which feature HRH Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume on their national side. The new coins bearing the effigy of Grand Duke Guillaume – who acceded to the throne on 3 October – will enter circulation at the beginning of 2026.

The Central Bank of Costa Rica, as part of its mandate to keep businesses and the public informed, published the schedule for the entry and exit of coins to and from circulation for the year on in February. The new colón coin series shows different designs that allows each denomination to be readily identified and distinguished from the old series by the public.

The latest figures from Eesti Pank on cash issuance detailed a fall in the number of coins issued in the first quarter of 2025. Approximately 1.5 million coins with a total value of €1.6 million were issued, with the most common being the €2 coin – which comprised half of the total number of coins issued into circulation.

The Bank of Central African States (BEAC) has released a new family of circulating coins for member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). This includes Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo.