Morton & Eden will sell an extremely rare Islamic gold coin never previously offered for auction. It will be a highlight from their auction of Important Coins of the Islamic World, to be held in London on Thursday April 10, 2014.

On April 10, 2014 London-based auction house Morton & Eden offered high quality Islamic coins in their auction 69 totalling £527,640. Top lot was a Dirham of Tukharistan.

You probably know that Lang milling machines are also used for coining die production. What you perhaps didn’t know is that the tires of your car might well have been made from moulds produced by Lang machines, too. Accompany us on our visit to Lang, the specialist for special solutions in terms of coining die production.

Sri Lanka’s officials give a curious reason for the country’s continuing coin shortage: pilgrims deposit too many coins as gifts in shrines and temples especially abroad. However, people tend also to hoard coins at home instead of taking them to banks.

Sri Lanka is suffering from coin shortage and the Central Bank has identified suspected ‘culprits’: people who hoard coins, pilgrims offering coins in shrines. But is that all? And will the new series of commemorative 10-rupee coins really help resolving this crisis? Richard Giedroyc is summarizing the situation.

An Indian engineer proposes to save billions of Rupees by substituting coins made by metal with coins made of plastic. He believes the coins would have other advantages too and the Ministry of Finance is currently considering his plans.

As media have revealed the Amsterdam-based private company European Central Mint actually was the production centre of a mighty international counterfeiting ring. They minted millions of fake £1 coins. Last November police raided the premises and arrested the company’s owner.

Starting in 2017, new GBP 1 circulation coins with improved security features using iSIS technology will be introduced in Great Britain in order to reduce counterfeiting. The precise specifications of the new coin will be decided this summer.

Japan Mint has announced the winners of the International Coin Design Competition 2013. The objective of the competition is to encourage creativity and enhance the artistry of coin designs.

The Bank of Botswana converts its entire coinage system to the Canadian Mint’s multi-ply plated steel technology The coins were officially declared legal tender by the President at a special ceremony to celebrate the nation’s new coin series on February 27, 2014.