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Astrid Mitchell

2 Feb. 2023

3 min read

Award Winning Coin Deposit Programme in Poland

The lack of facilities to deposit coins presents a significant barrier to an efficient cash cycle. So, it was good to hear of a new initiative from the National Bank of Poland, namely a coin deposit solution, presented at the Coin Conference.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Feb. 2023

2 min read

Good 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.

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Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2023

3 min read

The 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.

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Astrid Mitchell

20 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Shortages of Coins in Belgium – War, Payment Patterns and Hoarding

The National Bank of Belgium is encouraging citizens to flush out their low denomination coins and exchange them as quickly as possible, due to shortages of the 5 and 10 cents in particular.

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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.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 May 2021

3 min read

US Coin Shortages Persist

Despite the increase in production at the US Mint, coins for general circulation are still struggling to keep pace with public demand, forcing the Federal Reserve to again limit orders from its customers, especially for dimes and quarter dollars.

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John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

4 min read

Coin, Coin Everywhere and not a Cent to Spend

At the ICCOS Americas online conference there was, unusually, a coin panel, ‘Coin, coin everywhere and not a cent to spend.’ The focus was on what had happened to coins in the US in the pandemic, why a Coin Task Force had had to be set up and what the situation is now. The panel consisted of Kathleen Young from the Federal Reserve Cash Services Product Office, Ashley Yayock from Walmart, Thomas Strauser from Loomis, JR Davis from Davis Bankcorp and Linda Sherry from National Priorities Consumer Council.

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John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

3 min read

Germany’s High Coin Demand Driven by Domestic Demand

The Bundesbank (BBk) provides 25.5% of the fully paid capital that underpins the European Central Bank (ECB), but it has brought into circulation 29.9% of the value of coins in circulation (€8.46 billion). This figure has been stable for some time.

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Award Winning Coin Deposit Programme in Poland

Good Planning Leads to a Smooth Transition for Croatia

The Land Where Coins are King

Shortages of Coins in Belgium – War, Payment Patterns and Hoarding

BSP Introduces Coin Deposit Machines

US Coin Shortages Persist

Coin, Coin Everywhere and not a Cent to Spend

Germany’s High Coin Demand Driven by Domestic Demand

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