The World Money Fair Technical Forum has announced the first set of presentations for next year’s event, which is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 29 January, whilst nominations are open for the MDC 2025 Coin Awards, which are set are set to be presented at the 2025 Mint Directors Conference (27-30 April) in Cape Town, South Africa.

The Royal Dutch Mint has announced the launch of bullion coins as a new category of products available for purchase on its e-commerce sites, in addition to confirming that it will produce Finland’s new coins under the brand name of Helsinki Mint.

According to production figures from the US Mint as of the end of October, just under 4.62 billion coins have been manufactured this year. Annual mintage for 2024 is estimated to reach 5.5 billion coins – a 56.5% decline compared to the same period in 2023.

Following the death of HM Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022, there was much conversation about it meant for the countries whose currency – notably coins here – bore her portrait. Two years on from the succession of King Charles III as monarch, where do these countries stand with updating their coins?

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released its circulation figures for 2023-24, documenting in its annual report that both the total value and volume of coins in circulation increased during the year – by 10.4% and 3.5% respectively.

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and Banque de France signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on currency management and other areas of central banking at the Philippine Embassy in Washington DC last month.

As technologies and minting techniques develop suppliers and mints are producing ever more advanced coins and precious metal products. To that end, Coin & Mint News™ is beginning a new segment in partnership with CoinsWeekly to highlight new collectible issues that are notable for one reason or another.

In announcing the publication of its annual report, the Perth Mint stated that the 2023-24 financial year was a challenging one for the organisation.

The Coin Conference 2024 took place in Lisbon, Portugal’s capital, situated on the River Tagus and one of the oldest cities in the world. Taking place 28-30 October, Lisbon’s combination of the historic and modern was the perfect location for an event focused on the future of circulating coinage and its challenges.

The Royal Canadian Mint has produced a $2 commemorative circulation coin to celebrate Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homeland, a vast area that encompasses land, water, and ice and a source from which Inuit draw unity, strength, resilience, and identity.

Minting of the final coins in the new Caribbean guilder series, the 1 and 5 guilder, has been initiated at the Royal Canadian Mint’s facility in Winnipeg, Canada.

The 2024 IACA Excellent in Currency Awards are set to take place at The Coin Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. This month, Coin & Mint News™ closes its summary of the finalists with the remaining two award categories.

Titled ‘Change’, the Royal Australian Mint’s 2023 annual report is aptly named for an organisation, and industry, that experienced multiple significant changes over the course of last year.

Earlier this month, IACA held a webinar titled ‘Cash Visibility: How the Royal Canadian Mint Manages Canada’s Circulation Coins in Real-Time’, in which the Royal Canadian Mint detailed their strategies and systems for managing cash visibility for coin in Canada.

Estonia is set to introduce new rounding rules next year, with the country also planning to cease minting 1 and 2 cent coins.

The fourth edition of the Directory of Circulating Coins has now been published. With nearly 200 pages, the Directory is the only guide to every current circulating coin in the world, providing up-to-date information, specification and images on every coin in one concise and easy-to-use volume.

The Royal Dutch Mint has signed a multi-year agreement with Finland’s Ministry of Finance for the production, marketing, and distribution of circulation and commemorative euro coins.

ABC Mint has launched a five coin series entitled ‘Untamed Landscapes’, celebrating the natural beauty of Oceania.

The US Mint’s coin production has increased for the second month in a row, from 235.2 million coins in July to 405.2 million produced in August – with the latter consisting solely of cents (254.4 million) and quarters (150.8 million). The Mint has not reported any nickel or dime production for the fourth time this year.

Earlier this year, the US Mint published a proposal to abolish its Mutilated Coin Redemption Program, relating to the face value exchange of bent and partial coins. Further to the consultation, which concluded at the beginning of July, the Mint published a final rule detailing the permanent closure of the program.