A new master thesis in translation reveals ambiguities and translation problems between English and German in numismatics and coin production. It gives many information on hand and is well written at the same time.

Nevertheless, as consequence of the ‘krugerrand scandal’ Andile Mvinjelwa, Managing Director of The South African Mint Company, and Thomas Davel, Managing Director and General Manager Numismatics, have left the company permanently by mutual agreement on June 1, 2012.

In a cyclopean project the Australian Perth Mint produced a one tonne gold coin, the world’s largest ever coin. Now this product has been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest coin in the world and will thus enter the next 2013 edition of the book.

The Coin Conference, which takes place March 12-13, 2013 at the Palace Hotel in Berlin, will bring together coin issuers (central banks and treasury departments) with the supplying industry. Proposals are now being invited for papers at the Coin Conference.

Starting this year the Malaysian Central Bank has issued a new coin series called ‘Distinctively Malaysia’. These coins, however, cause confusion among the public and bank staff: the yellow colour is fading away and they cannot be easily distinguished by shape or size – thinks at least the MP for Kota Kinabalu.

The BBC Magazine published an article on what to do with the American cent. Should it be abolished? Should it be scrapped? How much identity is connected with the smallest coin?

A Scarborough man tried to change a Canadian 20 dollar piece struck 2012 on the occasion of Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond jubilee into cash at three banks. All of them rejected the coin. His experiences were published in a Canadian journal. Find here some reactions of readers.

At the last MDC in Vienna Rene van Dijk gave a lecture on pseudo coins. He stressed the fact that pseudo coins have a rather controversial reputation among collectors. He called for better information for collectors about the legal tender status of coins. Not all auditors shared his opinion. Find here some points of view.

A new study by Martin Beckmann resolves the chronological difficulties of the coinage struck posthumously in the name of Faustina the Elder, wife of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius, until now undated by means of die study of Diva Faustina’s gold and bronze coinage.

From 11th to 13th October 2012 the 8th International Numismatic, Gold & Art Jewellery Exhibition CoinExpo 2012 is going to take place in the Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland.