News in Brief
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has been selected as the winner of a Worldstar Packaging Award for its new sustainable Standard Proof Coin Box.
News - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreNews in Brief
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has been selected as the winner of a Worldstar Packaging Award for its new sustainable Standard Proof Coin Box.
News - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreCoin Sustainability at The Silk Road Conference
Currency Research will be holding the inaugural Silk Road Cash & Payments Conference in Almaty from 27-29 March.
Events - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreCash Industry Directory is Back
Back by popular demand, the latest edition of The Directory of Currency & Technology Suppliers is now being compiled. This sought-after directory is an essential resource for central banks and issuers, printers and mints, and everyone in the cash cycle.
Studies-Reports - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreCountering the Counterfeiters
Counterfeiting is nothing new – indeed it has often been called the world’s second oldest profession. Counterfeiting of money has been going on ever since the invention of physical money in around the 6th century BC.
Technical Features - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreNew Coin Issues
To mark what would have been the 70th anniversary of the late Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation this year, the Pacific territory of Tokelau has issued three new commemorative coins.
News - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreFirst IMEX Scheduled for October in Nashville
A new event will be taking place later this year, namely the International Money Exposition, which is scheduled to take place between 26-29 October 2023 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee.
Events - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreIMIA Hits the Ground Running
The official launch of the International Mint Industry Association (IMIA) took place at the World Money Fair in Berlin. The IMIA has been established to promote cash and coin access and acceptance, with six mints as founding members.
Associations - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreRBI Pilots Coin Vending Machines to Improve Distribution
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is preparing to launch a new pilot project using QR code-based Coin Vending Machines in order to improve coin distribution in the country.
Cash in Circulation - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreUkraine Wins Top Coin of the Year Award
The National Bank of Ukraine’s ‘30th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence’ 5 hryvnia silver coin has been voted the overall winner in the Coin of the Year (COTY) awards, run by American numismatic publisher Krause.
Events - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreCounterfeiting in the Eurozone
Last month, the ECB released its 2022 banknote counterfeit figures. Whereas the ECB publishes counterfeit banknotes statistics promptly one month after the year end, the figures for euro coin counterfeits are less timely.
Free - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreWorld Money Fair’s 19th Technical Forum Returns as Live Event
The Technical Forum returned as a live event this year when the World Money Fair took place for the 50th time from 3-5 February in Berlin.
Events - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreThe Meaning of Coin for South African Mint’s Honey Mamabolo
Three years to the day after first joining the South African Mint as its Managing Director, Honey Mamabolo sat down with Coin & Mint News™ to discuss the last few years as a leader and overcoming the challenges caused by the pandemic, the upcoming refreshed coin series, and the importance of coin in South Africa.
Interviews - March 6, 2023 midnight Read MoreNews in Brief
The Royal Mint’s luxury jewellery line 886 has already made the news with its recycling of gold found in electronic waste to create new wearable pieces. Now, in collaboration with precious metal experts Betts Metals, the brand is utilising discarded medical X-rays to create silver jewellery.
News - February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreRoyal Australian Mint Strikes First Coin of the Year
On 1 January 2023, and following a two-year break due to COVID, the Royal Australian Mint held its annual First Coin of the Year event at its facility in Canberra.
- February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreNew Year and New Coins for the US Mint
As 2023 begins, the US Mint has unveiled several coin designs and release schedules for the year and announced its final 2022 production figures.
Mints - February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreGood Planning Leads to a Smooth Transition for Croatia
Croatia joined the Eurozone on 1 January 2023, bringing the number of European Union member states using the single European currency to 20.
Circulating Coins - February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreConnecting Tradition and the Future in Hungary
In a fascinating presentation at the Coin Conference In Amsterdam last October, Anikó Bódi-Schubert of Magyar Nemzeti Bank told delegates about an ambitious programme that has brought coin collecting into the digital age.
Technology - February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreThe Land Where Coins are King
In this article, Nicola Sudan, Regional Director of Reconnaissance International, provides a viewpoint on the continuing usefulness of coins in South Africa.
Free - February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreNew Coin Issues
The Royal Canadian Mint has announced the launch of a new numismatic coin collection to honour the life and reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.
News - February 2, 2023 midnight Read MoreMDC 2023 Registration Now Open
Registration is now open for the Mint Directors Conference 2023, which takes place later this year, 15-18 October in Ottawa, Canada.
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