The Mint Directors Conference (MDC) 2023 is fast approaching and the hosts, the Royal Canadian Mint, have shared the highlights of the programme, comprising two days of thought-provoking sessions designed to spark conversation, open minds and look to the future for the global minting industry.

The Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards have been held every year since 1984, with a panel of judges nominating ten coins in each of the ten award categories. From there, another panel of international judges reviews the nominees and select the category winners.

Hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint and scheduled to be held this October in Ottawa, Canada, the programme for the 2023 Mint Directors Conference has been announced. In addition, the World Money Fair’s Technical Forum – scheduled to be held on 1 February 2024 – has announced its Call for Papers for the 20th edition of the Forum.

Hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint and scheduled to take place this October, the 2023 Mint Directors Conference (MDC 2023) has announced the second keynote speaker for the programme.

Nominations are now open for the MDC’s prestigious Coin Awards. Last held in 2018, the awards recognise industry achievements in the design, production and packaging of coins, as well as, for the first time, sustainability in minting.

In the last two issues of Coin & Mint News™, we covered 10 of the presentations made in the first two sessions of the World Money Fair Technical Forum 2023. This month, we conclude the review with four presentations covering surface finishing and inspection, the recovery of e-waste, packaging and commemorative coins.

Hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint and scheduled to take place 15-18 October in Ottawa, the Mint Directors Conference has announced that the keynote speaker will be economist and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, Stephen Poloz.

In last month’s issue of Coin & Mint News, we covered five of the presentations made in the first session of the World Money Fair Technical Forum 2023. This month, we cover the five presentations made in the second session, which focused on PVD coating and toolmaking.

With the awards ceremony scheduled to take place at the Currency Conference in Mexico City (15-16 May), the finalists for the 2023 Excellence in Currency Awards have now been announced.

At the upcoming Currency Conference, a workshop will be held on 15 May dedicated to coins, focusing on their intrinsic, essential and yet often overlooked role in the cash cycle, examining their importance for payments, the challenges they face, and how they can be made more cost-effective and accessible.