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Alex Sadler

6 March 2023

2 min read

Cash Industry Directory is Back

Back by popular demand, the latest edition of The Directory of Currency & Technology Suppliers is now being compiled. This sought-after directory is an essential resource for central banks and issuers, printers and mints, and everyone in the cash cycle.

Studies, Reports

Alex Sadler

6 March 2023

2 min read

Counterfeiting in the Eurozone

Last month, the ECB released its 2022 banknote counterfeit figures. Whereas the ECB publishes counterfeit banknotes statistics promptly one month after the year end, the figures for euro coin counterfeits are less timely.

Central Bank Free Studies, Reports Free

John Winchcombe

6 March 2023

5 min read

IMIA Hits the Ground Running

The official launch of the International Mint Industry Association (IMIA) took place at the World Money Fair in Berlin. The IMIA has been established to promote cash and coin access and acceptance, with six mints as founding members.

Associations Studies, Reports

John Winchcombe

20 Dec. 2022

4 min read

Cash Suppliers Join Forces to Examine the Impact of Payments

A group of organisations from both the coin and banknote sectors have joined forces to support a first-of-its-kind in-depth study into the environmental impact of cash versus digital payments.

Associations Studies, Reports Sustainability

Alex Sadler

29 Nov. 2022

13 min read

US Coin Circulation: The Path Forward

The significant disruption of the coin supply chain in the United States as a result of the pandemic is well- documented. What is less well- documented, or even understood, is why these shortages have persisted even as economic and consumer activity have returned.

Interviews Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

29 Nov. 2022

2 min read

RAM Rebrands for the Future

According to the recently published Royal Australian Mint annual report for 2021/22, the circulating coin, collectible and investment business lines achieved revenue of A$182 million and a surplus of A$23 million after tax, which resulted in a 33% RONA.

Mints Studies, Reports

David Tidmarsh

29 Nov. 2022

2 min read

Record Year for The Royal Mint

The Royal Mint announced a 27.3% increase in sales to £1.4 billion and pre-tax profit of £18 million for the year ending 31 March 2022, an increase of 45% over the previous year, largely due to higher precious metals sales in the UK, US and Europe.

Mints Studies, Reports

Alex Sadler

11 Oct. 2022

2 min read

North America Considers the Penny

It is coming up to ten years since Canada removed its 1 cent coin, or penny, from circulation. A recent survey by Research Co found that 71% of the public do not miss the Canadian penny.

Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

Year of Pivot Pays Off for Royal Canadian Mint

2021 was a great year for the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), despite the ongoing effects of the pandemic, with record sales, profits, and a healthy $78.9 returned to the Canadian government, compared with $20 million the previous year.

Mints Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2022

2 min read

Mint of Finland Returns to Profit

After several years of losses, the Mint of Finland has reported a significant increase in sales and return to profit for 2021. Consolidated revenue increased by 45% to €83 million, due largely to a good order backlog at the beginning the year.

Mints Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

27 Jan. 2022

2 min read

Global Report on Coins – Past, Present and Future

Currency News™, publishers of Coin & Mint News™ Quarterly, is undertaking a survey of the coin community as part of its development of an-depth report on the circulating coin industry, covering recent developments and trends, current status and future prospects.

Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

29 July 2021

4 min read

Royal Mint's Bumper Year Despite COVID-19 and Fall in Circulating Coins

‘The past year has been an extraordinarily challenging one for the world as a whole, and The Royal Mint has been no exception’. These were the opening words in the Chairman’s Report for 2020/21.

Mints Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

28 June 2021

2 min read

Support for Euro Remains High, but Not for Low Value Coins

Public support for the euro has reached an all-time high, according to the European Commission's latest Eurobarometer survey.

Circulating Coins Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

27 May 2021

2 min read

Return to Profit on Cards for Finnish Mint

The Mint of Finland, the leading exporter of coins and blanks with 99% of sales coming from overseas customers (up from 93% in 2019), reported near-flat consolidated revenue of €57.2 million in 2020, and an operating loss of €5.1 million (versus €1.4 million the previous year).

Mints Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

27 May 2021

3 min read

A Year of Pivot for RCM, as Bullion Sales Boom, But Coins Decline

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has announced its financial results for 2020. Overall, sales were boosted by 74% due to booming demand for gold bullion products.

Mints Studies, Reports

Latest News

Cash Industry Directory is Back

Counterfeiting in the Eurozone

IMIA Hits the Ground Running

Cash Suppliers Join Forces to Examine the Impact of Payments

US Coin Circulation: The Path Forward

RAM Rebrands for the Future

Record Year for The Royal Mint

North America Considers the Penny

Year of Pivot Pays Off for Royal Canadian Mint

Mint of Finland Returns to Profit

Global Report on Coins – Past, Present and Future

Royal Mint's Bumper Year Despite COVID-19 and Fall in Circulating Coins

Support for Euro Remains High, but Not for Low Value Coins

Return to Profit on Cards for Finnish Mint

A Year of Pivot for RCM, as Bullion Sales Boom, But Coins Decline

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