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Astrid Mitchell

3 Nov. 2023

1 min read

Conservation at Heart of New UK Coins

The Royal Mint has unveiled eight new coin designs inspired by flora and fauna across Britain that will soon appear on official UK coins, ranging from the 1p to the £2.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

3 Nov. 2023

2 min read

A New Association for Mints is Born

At the recent Mint Directors Conference in Ottawa, the Mint Directors Association (MDA) was formally announced. It has now been legally incorporated as a not-for-profit association, and is the successor to the MDC, the looser association of mint directors that has been in existence since 1962.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 Nov. 2023

2 min read

Volumes Down, Sales Up for Australian Coins

The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has now published its report and accounts for 2022-2023.

Coins Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

31 July 2023

2 min read

More Coins on Horizon for Polish Mint

The Mint of Poland (Mennica Polska), which trades on the Warsaw Stock Exchange as the only publicly-listed mint, has three distinct business segments – minting, electronic payments and real estate development.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

31 July 2023

3 min read

Royal Mint Invests in New Future to Offset Falling Demand

The Royal Mint (TRM) announced its results for 2022/23 which, according to Anne Jessopp, its Chief Executive, was a pivotal year as it embarked on a five year business transformation plan.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 July 2023

2 min read

Bulgaria Delays Euro Entry, Agrees on Coins

Bulgaria is delaying its entry into the eurozone, and is likely to adopt the single currency in January 2025, as opposed to 2024 as originally planned.

Banknotes Coins

Astrid Mitchell

31 May 2023

3 min read

IACA Excellence in Currency Awards 2023

The Currency Conference gala dinner on 16 May hosted the presentation of the latest International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) 2021 Technical Excellence in Currency Awards.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 May 2023

4 min read

South Africa Upgrades Banknotes and Issues New Coin Series

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has released an upgraded set of banknotes and coins, which feature enhanced security features, colour, and – for the coins – new fauna and flora.

Banknotes Coins

Astrid Mitchell

25 May 2023

5 min read

Note and Coin News

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has announced plans to issue a new commemorative $10 banknote printed on SAFEGUARD® polymer by De La Rue. The new $10 note has been produced to commemorate the XVII Pacific Games 2023, which will be held for the first time Solomon Islands in November 2023.

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Astrid Mitchell

26 April 2023

2 min read

Mixed Picture for Mints’ Annual Results

Both the Monnaie de Paris and the Mint of Finland have published their results for 2022. The French mint had a good year, the Finnish Mint did not.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

26 April 2023

3 min read

US Coin Production Returns to More Normal Levels. Solution to Penny Remains Elusive

The United States Mint continued to manufacture circulating coins at high levels in 2022, albeit fewer than in the two previous years, which had been characterised by coins not circulating through the economy as rapidly as before the pandemic. The drop in volumes produced and revenues for the year marked a return to a more normal pattern of demand.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

2 min read

New Mint Planned for Egypt

The Egyptian Cabinet has approved a proposal to conclude a partnership agreement between the Public Treasury, the Egyptian Mint Authority, and the UK’s Royal Mint to establish a new British-Egyptian mint.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

5 min read

New Monarch, New Currencies

The death of HM Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September was a time of mourning and reflection on her remarkable life as the second longest reigning monarch in history.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

Coin & Mint News Launches This October

Currency Publications Ltd, publishers of Currency News™ and Cash & Payment News™, will be launching a new monthly newsletter – Coin & Mint News™ – this October.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

BSP Introduces Coin Deposit Machines

Introducing automated coin deposit machines is the latest initiative from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to promote the re-circulation of coins and persuade Filipinos to use them in their daily transactions.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

1 min read

Celebrating 75 Years Through Coins

India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has launched a special series of coins to mark the country’s 75th anniversary of independence, at a special ceremony organised by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Currency Affairs.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

6th Coin Conference Goes to Amsterdam

After a three year gap, the Coin Conference returns this October to Amsterdam, in what will be the sixth edition of the event, and the only one of its kind to focus on coins as part of cash strategies in circulation from the perspective of currency issuers.

Coins Events

Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

Year of Pivot Pays Off for Royal Canadian Mint

2021 was a great year for the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), despite the ongoing effects of the pandemic, with record sales, profits, and a healthy $78.9 returned to the Canadian government, compared with $20 million the previous year.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2022

3 min read

Royal Mint’s E-Waste Recycling Moves Forward

The UK’s Royal Mint has announced plans to build a new plant in Llantrisant, South Wales, to recover gold from waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2022

2 min read

Metal in Australian Coins Worth More than Face Value

Australia’s lower denomination coins will end up costing more to make than their face value, according to a report by the research outfit Morningstar, thanks to soaring metal prices.

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