MDA General Update, 2 Dec 2024
The Mint of Poland has joined the MDA, expanding the global minting community. Register for MDC 2025 in Cape Town by January 26 to enjoy early bird prices, with discounted rates for MDA members!
Welcome to new member
I am pleased to give a big and warm welcome the newest member of the MDA, the Mint of Poland. We are very pleased that they have decided to join what is an expanding community of leading industry participants, helping to shape the future of minting.
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MDC 2025 Coin Awards Update
The MDC Coin Awards will be opening soon. There will be six categories, including a new category celebrating the best collaboration, with winners being crowned at the Gala Dinner at the 2025 MDC.
Global Mint Industry News
From Spain …
FNMT-RCM recently attended an important event, whereby the Minister of Economy, Trade and Enterprise – along with the Isabel Valldecabres, the Director General of FNMT – announced the release of a new commemorative coin marking the bicentenary of the creation of the Public Treasury. Happy 200 birthday to the Spanish Public Treasury! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fnmt_fnmt-fnmt-activity-7265733069100232704–mqU?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
From Japan …
From 16 November, the Japan Mint opened a special new exhibition titled ‘The Mint and War: Coinage and Manufacturing and Medal Making’ at the Mint Museum. The exhibition showcases coins and medals manufactured in wartime, including special ceramic coins. Mint : The special exhibition “The Mint and War I” has begun! (November 22, 2024)
From Czech Republic …
After much anticipation, the Czech Mint has released its 2025 Issue Plan – which is great news to fans of their great coins and medals! The new year starts with a bang and as someone who was born in the Year of the Snake, I cannot help being drawn to the striking design coming to market in January. See the 2025 plan here 2025 Issue Plan | Czech Mint
From Portugal …
INCM proudly displayed their confidence in their brand when they hosted the Portuguese Institute for Quality on World Quality Day! INCM described the production process and how its processes contribute to maintaining their ISO9001:2015 certification. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/incm_incm-ipq-diamundialdaqualidade-activity-7264585766104690688-KuWz?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
From the Netherlands …
MNI will be releasing the latest Rose Window coin in the series in January 2025 – Rose Window of La Sagrada Familia. This stunning coin features a glass inlay and is truly a stunning work of art. The 300 mintage will be gone in no time Modern Numismatics International – Modern Numismatics International
From Korea …
Congratulations to KOMSCO for being awarded gold at the 2024 Korea Invention Patent Awards for its Colour Conversion Latent Secure Printing Technology! Korea Mint Corporation CEO Sung Chung-hoon was delighted to accept the award, signifying the achievement made in enhancing anti-counterfeiting technology. Press Release < Newsroom < Korea Mint
From Austria …
In upbeat news from the Austrian Mint, they are ending the year in rhythm with the new release of Dance Away – a 5 Euro copper coin celebrating Viennese music and dance culture. This 2025 coin encourages us all to dance our way into the new year – and my suggestion is not to stop! A positive and uplifting release indeed. 5 Euro Copper Dance Away Coin Unc – Produkte – Austrian Mint
From Switzerland …
It is always uplifting to see mints and companies sharing knowledge and experience, which will ultimately be to the benefit of end customers and collectors. Swiss Mint recently hosted fellow MDA members CIT Coin Invest to exchange ideas – great to see two progressive organisations working together! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/eidgen%C3%B6ssische-m%C3%BCnzst%C3%A4tte-swissmint_swissmint-cit-sondermaesnzen-activity-7267892042817536001-wy1q?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop
From the UK …
The Royal Mint are on a mission to revive the tradition of Stir Up Sunday! Having been usurped by the recent Elf on a Shelf trend, TRM have had enough and are doing their bit to encourage residents of the UK by putting a new spin on things, launching a unique sustainable sixpence to encourage pudding making and – more importantly – pudding sharing! I know which tradition I would rather partake in – give me some pudding with sixpence please. Save the Christmas Pud! Recovered Silver Sixpence Released to Revive Stir-Up Sunday Tradition
From Australia …
Christmas came early for the Perth Mint, after they discovered some buried treasure under the floor of the coin press room! During engineering works, cutting through the floor revealed a brick lined pit containing two large gears fabricated in 1896 – incredible. You need to see the size of these things! Historic gears uncovered at The Perth Mint
The Royal Australian Mint continued their strategic partnership with the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) by making and presenting the medals to 28 young leaders who were selected as Change-Makers by the AOC. These leaders met in the national capital to present ideas on the opportunities for Brisbane 2032 to embrace sustainability, benefits of sport, social inclusion and regional and remote areas. Check it out on the RAM Facebook feed Facebook
From Germany …
Schuler shares a new development in hot stamping for large blanks, in cooperation with BSN Thermprozesstechnik Efficient Space-Saving System for Hot Stamping Large Blanks
From Croatia …
The Croatian Mint make a bold statement with their latest collector coin series release: Trsat Dragon. The dragon design is made even more imposing in ultra high relief and it is a truly great collaboration with the Germania Mint that has enabled this coin to feature an antique finish and partial gilding. Throw in some contemporary sustainable packaging and we have a new release that is already a great success Silver coin “Trsat Dragon” in Ultra High Relief | Croatian Mint
From Liechtenstein …
Another congratulation to an award-winning MDA member; this time to CIT for taking out the Most Innovative Precious Metal Commemorative Coin award at the Beijing International Coin Festival. Who would have though that the Grand Canyon could look just as great on a 50mm silver blank? Yet somehow CIT has found a way CIT Coin Invest
From Poland …
No rest leading into the Christmas season for the Mint of Poland, as they have just returned from attending and displaying at the Finance and Investment Forum in Warsaw where they were available to share information on bullion. Earlier in the month, the Mint of Poland moved into a new retail space to better meet customer needs. Whew! Gold and silver from a proven source. The Mint of Poland has opened a new company store in Poznań!
From the USA …
In another great example of collaboration, the US Mint through their support behind an extraordinary event held on Native American Day in the USA. Partnering with the American Indian Museum and the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum, the US Mint honoured Zitkala-Sa, a member of the Yankton Dakota Sioux. She will be the 15th woman honoured as part of the US Mint’s American Women Quarters Program DC | Native American Heritage Day—Honoring Zitkala-Ša with Hoop Dancer Starr Chief Eagle, Friday, November 29, 2024, 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM EST – Native American Heritage Month | Smithsonian Institution
From France …
Big things are happening in Paris – with the Monnaie de Paris joining forces to celebrate the reopening of the iconic Notre-Dame de Paris after 5 years of restoration! These shaped coins look exceptional and bear the inscription ‘Rebuild Notre Dame’. MdP have brought the gothic architecture to life beautifully French Excellence – Notre-Dame de Paris
From Canada …
The RCM helped someone celebrate an early Christmas, teaming up with renowned auctioneers Heffel Fine Art Auction House, to sell the 2024 10kg 99.99% gold coin featuring the theme – The Dance Screen (The Scream Too). Mintages do not get any more limited that this – a mintage of one – and the winning bid came in at just north of $1.5m CAD. The bring question is how is this 10kg coin going to fit into the Christmas stocking … The 10 Kg 99.99% Pure Gold The Dance Screen (The Scream Too), A One-of-a-kind Coin From The Royal Canadian Mint, Surpasses $1.5 Million At Heffel Auction | The Royal Canadian Mint
From Brazil …
The Brazilian Mint recorded a notable achievement in relation to ESG. They placed 8th amongst 26 public companies evaluated and 11th in the ranking of Brazilian state-owned companies, recording an impressive 87.7% on the iESGO 2024 index. It is wonderful to see a sovereign mint such as the Casa da Moeda Do Brasil showing that manufacturers can be thoughtful and considerate environmentally responsible practitioners! News – Brazilian Mint
From Slovakia …
Mincovna Kremnica has released its issuance plan for 2025, with some brilliant themes being announced. A topic close to my heart is being launched in January, with a series of 24 gold medals being released to depict the motifs of the 24 Slovak villages that make up the six wine routes in Slovakia. I was looking for a new years resolution, perhaps a visit to Slovakia is on the cards! Mint Issuance Plan 2025 | Mint Kremnica
Other industry news in brief:
- Cash Essentials report on policy news coming out of Australia relating to mandating cash acceptance and levying banks to support regional bank services Australia: Policy shifts towards Cash Cycle Sustainability – Cash Essentials
- In keeping with this theme, Cash Matters presents a thoughtful piece on regulations – or lack thereof – relating to cashless transaction charges Cash Combats Compulsory Cashless Charges