Latest News

Alex Sadler

30 Nov. 2023

2 min read

People in the News

A few recent personnel updates from The Royal Mint, SPMCIL, ACYS Lasertechnik, the South African Mint, IACA, and the Perth Mint.

News

Alex Sadler

10 Nov. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

Banco de Guatemala and the Mint of Finland have announced the signing of a new contract for the production and supply of circulation coins from the former to the latter. The Mint of Finland will produce and supply 400 million pieces of 1 quetzal circulation coins, with deliveries taking place between 2023 and 2025.

News

Alex Sadler

10 Nov. 2023

5 min read

Latest Mint Releases

The Royal Canadian Mint has issued its latest circulating commemorative $2 coin, honouring influential 20th century visual artist Jean-Paul Riopelle. Released to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, the coin marks the artist’s contribution to Canada’s cultural heritage.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

5 Oct. 2023

6 min read

New Coin Issues

The Croatian National Bank has issued the country’s first circulating commemorative €2 coin. Minted by the Croatian Mint, 250,000 coins – commemorating Croatia’s adoption of the euro as its currency at the beginning of this year – have been released into circulation.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

5 Oct. 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

The Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank) has launched a coin collection campaign in collaboration with Estonian-based postal service and logistics company Omniva. The campaign aims to collect one million coins through a pilot programme whereby people can exchange their accumulated coins in selected post offices.

Cash in Circulation News Numismatics

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2023

1 min read

New Service for Note and Coin Authentication

Dr Tomasz Jagielinski has embarked on a new endeavour by forming NXTGenDetect, LLC, a company that will specialise in providing comprehensive consulting and advisory services in the field of security, detection, and authentication, focusing on banknotes, coins, and other high- value items.

Authentication News

Alex Sadler

3 Sept. 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

Danmarks Nationalbank has decided to close the Royal Danish Mint’s webshop at the end of the year, with the decision taken due to declining sales figures and higher coin production costs for the webshop.

News

Alex Sadler

3 Sept. 2023

4 min read

New Coin Issues

The Royal Australian Mint has released a collection of five commemorative coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of what is arguably Australia’s most famous building, the Sydney Opera House.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

3 Aug. 2023

6 min read

New Coin Issues

As co-hosts of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the Australian women’s national football team, the Matildas (so-called due to the country’s famous folk song, ’Waltzing Matilda’), have now been immortalised on a series of commemorative circulating coins by the Royal Australian Mint.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

3 Aug. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The Banco de la República (Colombia) and the Mint of Finland have signed a new contract for the production and supply of Colombian coins, which includes three denominations – $50, $200 and $500 Colombian pesos.

News

Alex Sadler

6 July 2023

7 min read

New Coin Issues

In celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, the Royal Canadian Mint has launched a new $2 commemorative circulation coin, which features the combined work of three artists.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Astrid Mitchell

6 July 2023

3 min read

Zimbabwe Resorts to Specie Coins

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe is issuing gold coins which are specie rather than fiat money in an attempt to stabilise the Zimbabwean currency, bring inflation under control and reduce reliance on the US dollar.

Circulating Coins News

Alex Sadler

6 July 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

The Italian government has appointed a new President and a new managing director for Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca della Stato (IPZS), the Italian Mint.

News

Alex Sadler

6 June 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten has selected the Royal Canadian Mint to produce and supply the countries’ new Caribbean guilder coins, which are scheduled for introduction in the second half of 2024.

News

Alex Sadler

6 June 2023

6 min read

New Coin Issues

To celebrate 50 years of the Van Gogh Museum, the Royal Dutch Mint produced 50 silver coins which feature glass enamel sunflowers. The sunflowers were handmade by the Mint’s silversmiths in-house and are, of course, based on the famous Sunflowers painting created by Vincent van Gogh in 1889.

Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

3 May 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

The Turkish State Mint has reduced the size of the lira coins to offset rising minting costs, according to local reports.

Metals News Technology

Alex Sadler

3 May 2023

4 min read

New Commemorative Coins

The Croatian National Bank and Croatian Mint have jointly issued two new numismatic euro pieces – the first of their type since the country officially adopted the euro as its currency on 1 January 2023.

Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

4 April 2023

4 min read

News in Brief

The Central Bank of Curaçao and St Maarten has said it expects that the introduction of the new Caribbean guilder will be completed in the second half of 2024.

News

Alex Sadler

4 April 2023

4 min read

New Coin Issues

The US Mint has commenced its 2023 American Women Quarters (AWQ) programme with the release of the first two coins in this year’s series.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

6 March 2023

4 min read

New 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.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News