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Alex Sadler

23 April 2026

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Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has announced the results of its prequalification process under IFP No: NRB/COIN/PQ/01/082/83, dated 12 March 2026, for the designing, minting, supply, and delivery of Nepalese coins. Following the tender notice published on 15 December 2025, a total of six international minting organisations have been successfully prequalified for the upcoming coin minting cycle.

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Alex Sadler

2 March 2026

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Bullion International Group (BIG), part of MKS PAMP GROUP, has signed a binding agreement to acquire a majority stake in SOLIT. The acquisition marks a new step in BIG’s international growth strategy, expanding its European footprint.

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Alex Sadler

2 March 2026

2 min read

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A few recent personnel updates from Osborne Coinage, the Lithuanian Mint, and the Royal Canadian Mint.

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Alex Sadler

1 July 2025

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According to the European Central Bank, gold has overtaken the euro to become the second largest global reserve asset after the US dollar. The ECB’s most recent annual report on the international role of the euro notes that central bank gold demand remained at record highs in 2024, accounting for more than 20% of global demand – in contrast to around one-tenth on average in the 2010s.

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Alex Sadler

27 May 2025

4 min read

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As CMN went to press, the US Treasury officially confirmed the end of penny production, following the Trump administration’s order to cease minting the coins earlier this year. The Department will stop issuing new pennies into circulation by early next year, reports the Wall Street Journal.

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Alex Sadler

24 April 2025

5 min read

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Spain is reportedly the latest country considering cash rounding, after a proposal has been tabled to eliminate the one and two cent coins. The news closely follows the German National Cash Forum’s cash rounding advocacy last month, which asked the country’s Federal Ministry of Finance to ‘advocate for...a binding statutory rounding rule in Germany’.

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Alex Sadler

24 April 2025

2 min read

Comprehensive Database for Coins

Reconnaissance International, co-publisher of Coin & Mint News™, has launched DataVault™, the industry’s first dedicated, searchable online database for coins and banknotes – designed specifically for currency professionals who need fast, reliable, and up-to-date information.

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Alex Sadler

1 April 2025

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The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has issued a new $1 coin into circulation featuring a new effigy on the obverse. The updated version retains the same dimensions as the previous issue, in addition to the Nguzu Nguzu motif on its reverse, but replaces the effigy of the late Queen Elizabeth II with that of King Charles III designed by Dan Thorne.

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Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

2 min read

Zambia Set to Update Currency

The Bank of Zambia has announced the introduction of a new family of the Zambian currency. The new family of banknotes and coins will consist of six coins and six banknotes, and is scheduled for launch on 31 March 2025.

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Alex Sadler

4 March 2025

5 min read

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Two years after Croatia officially adopted the euro as its currency, around 4.3 billion kuna remains unexchanged. This includes 3.1 billion in banknotes and 1.2 billion in coins.

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Alex Sadler

30 Jan. 2025

4 min read

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Estonia has officially introduced new rounding rules as of 1 January, with the country also planning to cease minting 1 and 2 cent coins.

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Alex Sadler

23 Dec. 2024

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The United States Mint has unveiled the designs for the fourth and final year of the American Women Quarters Program, with the 2025 coins set to honour Ida B. Wells, Juliette Gordon Low, Dr Vera Rubin, Stacey Park Milbern, and Althea Gibson.

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Alex Sadler

25 Nov. 2024

5 min read

New Coin Issues

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.

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Alex Sadler

25 Nov. 2024

3 min read

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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.

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Alex Sadler

28 Oct. 2024

5 min read

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

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Alex Sadler

28 Oct. 2024

5 min read

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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.

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Alex Sadler

30 Sept. 2024

6 min read

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To commemorate 100 years of the Swiss Franc in Liechtenstein, CIT has released a new coin design crafted in smartminting® Ultra Deep Relief. The coins depict a three-dimensional coloured model of the Rhine Valley with topographical accuracy on the reverse, symbolising the bond between Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

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Alex Sadler

30 Sept. 2024

5 min read

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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.

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Alex Sadler

29 Aug. 2024

6 min read

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The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has produced a coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) being formed entirely of Indigenous peoples.

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Alex Sadler

29 Aug. 2024

5 min read

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The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten has unveiled the designs for the new Caribbean guilder coins and banknotes via simultaneous events held on both islands. The designs draw inspiration from the World Under the Sea where fish swim freely, seeing no borders, noted the Bank during the unveiling.

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