Asian High Security Printing Conference Expands to Africa and Middle East
Reconnaissance International has extended its annual Asian High Security Printing Conference to include Africa and the Middle East, under the new name of Asian, Middle East and African High Security Printing Conference.
Coin Conference on-line registration open
On-line registration has been opened for the 2nd Coin Conference, which takes place March 12-13, 2013 at the Palace Hotel in Berlin. Those who are fast and who will register until September 15 can save a 15 % discount.
Do nickel releasing coins threaten public health?
Recently Scandinavian and British specialists have suggested in a paper that contrary to the public opinion coins containing and releasing large quantities of nickel may actually cause nickel allergies and hand eczemas.
End of cash?
The mobile-payments revolution has arrived yet. Will this be the end of cash as Miguel Helft thinks? He has published a very detailed article on CNN Money.
New president and CEO of Mint of Poland
On June 27th the Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Grzegorz Zambrzycki as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Mint of Poland.
Coins too similar are a problem
Counterfeit Japanese 500-yen coins have been in the news recently, this being a continuing problem due to the high purchasing power of the coin. The 1982 to 2000 coin make a good case study in why mints need to ensure a coin about to be introduced to circulation isn’t too similar to another coin already in use.
Passing Knowledge
More than 42 % of mint staff is aged 55+. This means that a lot of change is about to happen. Especially numerous senior executives will retire. In this way a lot of knowledge is at risk of being lost. Therefore passing knowledge from one executive generation to the other assumes a truly existential significance. We asked senior executives about how they ensured that the necessary knowledge transfer took place.
The Romans in Saarland
You don’t have necessarily to go far away if you want to learn about the Romans. Did you know that the only completely reconstructed Roman Imperial villa is located in Germany, more precisely in Saarland? Follow us on our tour through a Roman high-end home.
News in August from Perth
The Perth Mint presents an array of new products released in August among them the second coin in the Australian Opal series and a FIFA World Cup silver and gold coin.
World of Wonders series continued
Palau continues its successful ‘World of Wonders’ series. The Coin Invest Trust has created six splendid, colourful coins for the Micronesian island nation, capturing in silver a selection of awe-inspiring sites from Ireland to Japan.