Call for paper for XIX ICOMON Meeting 2012 in Morocco
The Bank al-Maghrib will host the XIX ICOMON meeting 2012 from October 15-17, 2012 in Rabat, Morocco. The topic is “Money and Banking Museums: New challenges and perspectives” and the call for paper has been opened.
A street full of coins
In a serious accident in Ontario a Brinks truck was slashed by a rock formation. Thus Highway 11 was covered with fresh minted Canadian coins worth between $3 million and §5 million! The two drivers were seriously injured.
Sensational Celtic hoard found in Switzerland
In Füllinsdorf nearby Basel around 300 Celtic silver coins from the time of 80/70 BC were found. It is the largest hoard of Celtic coin made of precious metal ever made in Switzerland. Archäologie Baselland shows the new find in an exhibition.
Diary of a numismatist travelling Turkey (2009) – Part 7
You don’t have to introduce Istanbul. Everyone knows the beautiful city at Bosporus River. This was our last stop on our journey across Turkey. After having been to areas with barely any touristic infrastructure it was almost a civilization shock to finally get anything again a tourist would wish.
Definitions – Work in Progress: Hardness Testing
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 „hardness testing“.
Russia’s 1- and 5-kopek coins to be phased out
Due to the high production cost the Bank of Russia practices the “soft elimination” of 1- and 5-kopek coins allowing the coins to circulate until they wear out. Simultaneously the Russian government is experimenting with a card, which is thought to replace change in the future.
Cash money on its way to extinction?
A world without graft, bank robberies and theft? Wouldn’t it be great? But at the condition that it would be a world without cash money …? How the use of cash money might change in high tech societies in a digital world we can learn looking at Sweden. And it might be worth observation.
Zambia to re-introduce coins into circulation
Zambia has the highest denominations in the region. Due to the high inflation coins do not circulate any longer. But now the government is planning to “rebase” the currency by lopping off three zeros and to re-introduce coins.
Third series of Malaysian coins introduced
Malaysia has issued a new coin series themed “Distinctively Malaysia”. The coins are considered to be more durable and resistant to counterfeiting. In addition they reduce the production costs by 49 per cent.
Solomon Islands’ New Coins Revealed
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) had announced that the Solomon Islands will replace their circulation coins. Now the new coins have been revealed.