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Alex Sadler

30 Sept. 2024

4 min read

A Closer Look at the IACA Award Finalists: Part 1

In the August issue of Coin & Mint News™, we provided a brief overview of the ten finalists in the three categories of the 2024 IACA Excellent in Currency Awards. This month, we take a closer look at each of the finalists’ projects in the first category: Best New Commemorative/Limited Circulation Coin.

Circulating Coins Events

Alex Sadler

30 Sept. 2024

6 min read

US Mutilated Coin Program Permanently Abolished

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.

Circulating Coins Mints

Alex Sadler

29 Aug. 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

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.

Circulating Coins News

Alex Sadler

5 Aug. 2024

2 min read

No New Coins for the UK

No orders for new coins intended for general circulation have been sent by the Treasury to The Royal Mint this year, in what is believed to be a historic first. The Royal Mint issued just shy of 16 million coins last year, in comparison to the 162 million issued in 2022-23.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

3 July 2024

7 min read

New Coin Issues

In commemoration of its 50th anniversary, the Central Bank of the Bahamas has issued a painted version of the country’s 25 cent coin into circulation. The coin is the first painted circulation coin issued by the central bank, and the first circulation coin in the world to feature colour on both sides.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins

John Winchcombe

4 June 2024

4 min read

The Challenges of Circulating Coins

The Coin Workshop started this year’s Banknote Conference – which took place in Fort Worth, Texas from 13-16 May – with a mix of data, storytelling, and discussion.

Cash in Circulation Circulating Coins Events

Alex Sadler

2 May 2024

4 min read

News in Brief

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has begun the roll out of a new structured currency to replace the beleaguered Zimbabwean dollar, seeking to tackle hyperinflation and stabilise the country’s economy.

Circulating Coins News Sustainability

Alex Sadler

2 May 2024

4 min read

New Coin Issues

Imprensa Nacional – Casa da Moeda has released two commemorative coins, one of which is a circulating commemorative and the other a collector’s coin, and a medal to mark the 50th anniversary of the 25th of April.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Astrid Mitchell

2 May 2024

5 min read

Royal Mint Pulls Out of Export Business for Circulating Coins

The Royal Mint, the UK’s oldest company, has announced that it is to stop taking orders for foreign circulating coins and blanks, bringing to an end a 700-year old business in producing coins for overseas countries.

Circulating Coins Mints

Alex Sadler

4 April 2024

3 min read

New Circulating Coins for France

Three of France’s circulating coins are being updated to honour three exceptional French women. The updates to these coins follows those made in 2022 to the €1 and €2 coins, and marks the first time that the national sides of the coins have been updated since France’s adoption of the euro as its currency.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

4 April 2024

2 min read

Latest News from Down Under

The Perth Mint has announced two new partnerships during the month of March, with the first relating to the Mint Directors Association (MDA), and the second to numismatic platform Coiniverse.

Circulating Coins Mints News

Alex Sadler

5 March 2024

6 min read

New Coin Issues

The Royal Dutch Mint has launched its latest ‘good-cause’ coin issue, in collaboration with the Dutch Hartstichting (Heart) Foundation.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

6 Feb. 2024

5 min read

New Coin Issues

The Royal Canadian Mint has released a series of coins to commemorate the centenary of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The centennial commemoration series features a fine silver proof $1, gold proof $100, and rose-gold plated $1 which is available solely as part of a seven-piece Canadian circulation coin set.

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

6 Feb. 2024

1 min read

US Coin Production Falls to Pre-Pandemic Levels

After three successive years of bumper coin production to meet COVID-induced shortages in the cash cycle, volumes of coin produced for circulation by the US Mint in 2023 finally fell back to pre-pandemic levels.

Circulating Coins Free Studies, Reports Free

Alex Sadler

22 Dec. 2023

5 min read

The Debate on Coin Rounding

As those involved in the industry continuously review the cost of coins, not just production but also distribution and circulation costs, so do government bodies to ensure that the currency systems in place are best suited to the areas in which they operate.

Circulating Coins Studies, Reports

Alex Sadler

30 Nov. 2023

2 min read

New Coin Series for Morocco

The central bank of Morocco, Bank Al- Maghrib, has issued a new coin series into circulation as part of its latest round of currency updates. Alongside new 10 centimes, 20 centimes, ½ dirham, 1 dirham, 5 dirham, and 10 dirham coins, an updated 100 dirham banknote has also been issued.

Circulating Coins

Alex Sadler

30 Nov. 2023

6 min read

New Coin Issues

On the International Day of Child Rights, the Royal Dutch Mint (RDM) released the Free a Girl coincard featuring its first ever RDM NFT (Non-Fungible Token).

Circulating Coins Commemorative Coins News

Alex Sadler

30 Nov. 2023

4 min read

CashTech Innovation Awards Commend Donation Dollar

The Royal Australian Mint has been awarded the ‘Best CashTech Award’ for its Donation Dollar at the recent CashTech Innovation Awards held earlier this month at the Future of Cash Conference in Istanbul, Türkiye.

Circulating Coins Events Free Free

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

10 Nov. 2023

2 min read

New Definitive Coins for the UK

Following the announcement and subsequent issue of a new royal effigy for the obverse of the United Kingdom’s coins, The Royal Mint has recently unveiled eight new reverse designs for a completely updated set of the nation’s circulating coinage.

Circulating Coins