Curved Coin dazzles at 2013 Canberra Engineering Excellence Awards
The Royal Australian Mint was honoured to accept a 2013 Canberra Engineering Excellence Award for the 2012 Southern Sky Crux Curved Coin awarded at the Engineers Australia (Canberra Division) Annual Awards Ceremony held 12 September 2013.
Royal Canadian Mint making waves in the Caribbean
The Royal Canadian Mint announced recent contract wins with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, the Central Bank of Barbados and Centrale Bank van Curacao en Sint Maarten, representing both circulation and numismatic coins.
Royal Canadian Mint achieves $1 billion in revenue in single quarter for first time ever
The Royal Canadian Mint reported the achievements of an extraordinary second quarter with an increase in consolidated revenues of 93.8% to $1.05 billion in the 13 weeks ending June 29, 2013.
First Spouse coins delayed
As in 2012 this year the First Spouse Coins issued by the US Mint are delayed due to “finning” as the US Mint’s Tom Jurkowsky explained.
Could US bill prohibit bullion coins?
A new bill is intended to prevent the loss business of producing circulation coins whose production cost exceed their face value by far. However, incidentally, this bill could prevent the profit-making issue of bullion coins as well.
Reputation Damage at Orell Füssli
Switzerland’s only security printing company Orell Füssli reported 1,800 banknotes were stolen during production. They have no serial numbers and holders will be reimbursed by the national bank. The producer covers the cost – but much worse is the loss of trust.
ON THE RECORD: The Royal Mint – Overcoming Market Challenges
The Royal Mint is one of the most renowned mints with a long history. Currency News spoke with its CEO Adam Lawrence what challenges the mint has to face and how it deals with them. We republish this interview here.
The new MintWorld Compendium is online
The latest issue of the new MintWorld Compendium is online. This magazine is dedicated to the future of money museums run by mints and central banks.
Fritz Rudolf Künker, D-Osnabrück
The autumn auction sale of Künker / Osnabrück once again astonishes connoisseurs. Dispersed among four sale catalogs is an offer of gold coins one hasn’t come across for a long period of time. Whether Roman aurei or gold multipla from Regensburg and the Habsburg Empire, whether rare imperial gold or Russian rarities: anyone concerned with coins is in for a surprise with these catalogs.
Egypt and Alexandria. A brief numismatic survey
In this series Ursula Kampmann invites you to a trip though the history of Egypt and its capital Alexandria by its coinage.