“Brigantium” – Final coin in “Rome on the Danube” silver series
On June 13, 2012 the Austrian Mint will issue “Brigantium”, the sixth and final silver coin in the historic “Rome on the Danube” series. It features emperor Valentinian and a navis lusoria, a kind of ship by which the emperor hoped to enforce the Roman position at Brigantium.
Central States Numismatic Society announces convention plans
The Central States Numismatic Society announces its plans for the big convention from April 24 to 27, 2013. The convention will observe a new schedule. More than 250 booth holders are expected to attend the event.
Money & Medals Newsletter – give it a try!
Are you based in the UK or interested in what happens there? If so you should give a try to the newsletter of Money & Medals. Three times a year it provides you with plenty of information around coins, medals and tokens.
Atelier Brückner designs Blue Night at Frankfurt stock exchange
On the occasion of the Luminale 2012 Atelier Brückner and a light artist transformed the Large Trading Hall at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange into an artistic installation. Join us in enjoying the wonderful photos of this event.
Coin dealer shoots knife-armed robber
In Florida a coin dealer was knife-attacked by a customer. The dealer defended himself with a gun wounding the attacker to death.
Wikipedia – how it works and how mints can become involved
Marcus Cyron, who is very much involved in German Wikipedia has compiled some advice on how mints can become involved in Wikipedia.
Tradition Meets Innovation – Lectures at the 27th Mint Directors’ Conference
With 35 lectures over two days and 11 sessions during the MDC 2012 – it simply wasn’t possible to hear everything. Here, you’ll find a short synopsis of what was addressed in the various lectures.
Tradition Meets Innovation – The 27th Mint Directors’ Conference
The 27th Mint Director’s Conference took place in Vienna from May 6th-8th, 2012. The conference motto was “Tradition meets Innovation” – a fitting choice, when you consider that its host, the Austrian Mint, one of the most successful mints in the global market, can look back on more than 800 years of history …
XXVII MDC Awards 2012
Here you’ll find the name of the winner mints of the Coin Competition and Packaging Awards.
Definitions – Work in Progress: Galvanization
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 “galvanization”.