Jane Austen on future £10 note?
After the decision that Sir Winston Churchill will appear on a new Bank of England £5 banknote many criticised that thus the only woman on an English banknote will disappear. Now it seems that maybe another woman could be on a new £10 banknote: writer Jane Austen.
Britain’s New Baby Coin could be a Marketing Triumph
Richard Giedroyc analyses how The Royal Mint uses modern marketing strategies for its latest issue: a coin marking the (still expected) birth of the royal baby.
40 percent of circulating coins release nickel
New studies revealed that nearly 40 percent of the circulating coins in the world release nickel. But there are only three countries so far with nickel-free currencies. The UK has only recently issued new nickel-plated coins which have been shown to release even more nickel than the older ones.
Dr. Walter Schlebusch new CEO of Giesecke & Devrient
Dr. Walter Schlebusch has been appointed as Giesecke & Devrient’s new CEO and Chairman of the Management Board. Taking up this position on July 1, he will succeed Dr. Karsten Ottenberg, who will be leaving the company on June 30, 2013.
Loomis wins Riksbank contract for coin warehousing and handling
Loomis has been contracted by the Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, to take responsibility for part of the Riksbank’s handling of coins in Sweden. The contract, which extends over four years, will commence on November 1.
Winners of the International Coin Design Competition 2012
Since 1998 Japan Mint has invited coin design from all over the world to the International Coin Design Competition, to encourage creativity and enhance the artistry of coin designs. In 2012 the winner of the Most Excellent Work comes from Ukraine.
Two new awards for excellence in currency
Two new awards will be presented during the Coin Conference in Berlin in October. The awards will celebrate excellence and innovation in coin design and coin production. Nominations close on July 26, 2013.
Anti-counterfeiting approach by biomimicry
Some news from our cutting-edge technology section: Canadian company NanoTech Security proposes a bio-mimicry approach to money production. Instead of using ink an electron beam patterns a master die creating a nano structure that evokes colours to the human eye.
Cooperation between the Royal Mint and the Thai Treasury Department
The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with the Treasury Department of Thailand to establish a regional coin training academy at The Royal Thai Mint.
Royal Canadian Mint opens plating facility expansion
The Royal Canadian Mint officially opened its plating facility expansion and the Hieu C. Truong Centre of Excellence for Research and Development. The 70,000 square expansion will enable the Mint to increase production of multi-ply plated steel blanks.