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Medal commemorates 75th anniversary of the death of first Czechoslovakian President Masaryk

On September 13, 1937 the philosopher and first president of the then newly founded Czechoslovakia, Tomás Garrigue Masaryk, died. This significant person of European history is commemorated by a medal in silver and gold struck by the Czech Mint.

British Royal Mint Introduces The 2013 Bullion Products

On November 1, 2012 The Royal Mint has revealed its 2013 UK Bullion Range for the investment market, including the Gold Sovereign and the new specification Silver Britannia and Gold Britannia.

Innovation Charts

The upcoming MintWorld Compendium will be dedicated to ‘Innovations.’ Of these the last ten, twenty years have seen quite a lot. Please write us which innovations you consider most important. And if you have the feeling something is missing on the list, please feel free to drop a line. We will include a little bit of information on your favorites within the upcoming MintWorld Compendium.

Royal Mint bullion range with new specifications

As Nick Bowkett of the Royal Mint informs his blog readers, the Royal Mint is changing the specifications of bullion products.

IACA’s Award for Best New Coin or Series Comes to Coin Conference

The Excellence in Currency Awards are presented by the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) to recognise excellence in currency issue, production, processing, management and distribution. Nominations are now being invited until December 15, 2012.

Krause Publications Announces 2013 Coin of the Year Nominees

Krause Publications, a leading producer of coin and paper money books, magazines, events and online products, has announced the nominees for the 2013 Coin of the Year awards.

Rethinking Mint Gold Products

Richard Giedroyc takes up the cudgels for a new mint policy on precious gold objects. Why should a mint leave the market for precious gold jewelry and watches to private companies? Couldn’t this be a new market segment for well known mints being famous for their solidity?

Definitions – Work in Progress: Bicolour coin

We are working on an encyclopedia of technical terms used by the coin producing industry. Help us by doing so! Today’s definition is dedicated to the term “bicolour coin.”

USA combat profit for privates issuing commemorative coins

In the USA often private organisations or foundations profit from commemorative coin issues. A new bill aims at re-directing the profits to deficit reduction.

Cashless payment becoming increasingly popular in UK

Cashless is becoming continuously more popular in the UK. People carry little money on them, would prefer to pay smaller sums with credit cards, and some even do not withdraw any money at all as a study by a British bank has recently revealed.

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