Latest News

Alex Sadler

5 Aug. 2024

2 min read

People in the News

A few recent personnel updates from The Royal Mint, Royal Dutch Mint, MKS PAMP, and Schuler.

Companies News

Alex Sadler

5 Aug. 2024

6 min read

News in Brief

Uganda has become the latest African nation to look to gold as support for its currency, as the Bank of Uganda initiates a Domestic Gold Purchase Program with the objectives of building the country’s foreign reserves and minimising risks on reserves investments.

Cash in Circulation Metals Mints

Alex Sadler

3 July 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

Earlier this month, Banco de Moçambique began issuing a new currency series, which includes an updated set of circulation coins. The previous nine coin denominations have been reduced to seven, with the 20 and 5 cent coins discontinued.

News

Alex Sadler

2 May 2024

2 min read

RDM Commemorates Several Anniversaries

The Royal Dutch Mint, in collaboration with the Royal Belgian Mint, has released a new limited issue silver €10 coin to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It has also released two special commemorative coins to mark the 200th anniversary of the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM).

Commemorative Coins News

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

Alex Sadler

4 April 2024

3 min read

News in Brief

Belgian businesses and shopkeepers will soon be obliged to accept cash payments following the Federal Government’s approval of legislation around cash acceptance. This follows a rise in the number of establishments that do not accept cash and subsequent complaints about the issue.

Metals News Sustainability

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

8 min read

News in Brief

Swiss-based Numisstaxx has launched as a new platform for the digitisation of coin collecting, providing users with the ability to digitalise and share coins easily online.

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

3 min read

People in the News

A few recent personnel updates from The Royal Mint, Monnaie de Paris, Mint Directors Association, and Bavarian State Mint.

Companies 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

4 min read

News in Brief

Royal Joh Enschedé, in collaboration with The Global Note™, has released a gold embellished commemorative banknote in honour of footballer Dennis Bergkamp, which includes an augmented reality (AR) experience provided via mobile app

Metals Mints News

Alex Sadler

22 Dec. 2023

5 min read

New Coin Issues

To commemorate the centenary of Gustave Eiffel’s death – the French civil engineer and architect of the world famous Eiffel Tower and several other iconic monuments – Monnaie de Paris has created a collection of gold and silver coins. Amongst these is a €25 silver proof coin that features an NFC chip on its reverse which, when scanned, reveals the coin’s technical specifications.

Commemorative Coins News Technology

Alex Sadler

22 Dec. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten has announced its approval of samples of the 1 cent, 5 cent, 10 cent, and 50 cent coins for the new Caribbean guilder currency. Now that the samples have been approved, the Royal Canadian Mint – the chosen supplier of the new coins – can begin pre-production trials for the lower denomination coins.

News

Alex Sadler

30 Nov. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled and struck the first Canadian coin bearing the effigy of HM King Charles III, with the $1 circulation coin becoming the first to display the portrait of a new monarch in 70 years.

News

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

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