Coins
Curaçao and Sint Maarten proposes 2021 for new currency launch
Caribbean guilder introduction hinges on governments agreeing on new monetary union
Removing low-denomination coins not inflationary - BoE research
Rounding would be applied to total bill and not individual items, paper argues
Cash usage in Switzerland below eurozone average – SNB survey
SNB’s first payments study finds 70% of transactions processed in cash in 2017
Central banks: the economy’s emergency responders
When economic infrastructure is destroyed in natural disasters, central banks’ contingency plans spring into action
UK considers scrapping some currency denominations
Decline in cash usage has seen the 1p and 2p coins largely fall out of circulation
Lithuania to launch ‘digital’ commemorative coin
Central bank will host a “hackathon” to decide on technology to underpin the digital asset
Sweden must ask fundamental questions on money – Ingves
Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves says lawmakers must act to preserve regulation of payments system
Denmark selects Oberthur Fiduciaire as banknote supplier
Agreement will last four years, with first notes printed by firm in circulation in 2020
Seychelles’ rusty rupees to be replaced
Prolonged exposure to salt water has led to rust and erosion of previous series of coins
Bank of Canada paper investigates the ‘burden of coins’
Research sheds light on consumer behaviour when making low-value transactions with cash
San Francisco Fed study: cash is not dead yet
Demand for notes and coins is “strong”, says study
Mauritius governor opens new currency museum named after first governor
Museum ‘Aunauth Beejadhur’ will exhibit Mauritian currency throughout the ages
Belgium’s mint to close in 2018
Coin production will be outsourced to save money, given a decline in production
UK’s Royal Mint to supply 150 million Argentinian peso blanks
UK mint to ship coins along with equipment to Argentinian mint for final processing
New coins to launch in Philippines in 2017, says deputy governor
Series will integrate new security features akin to those used in banknotes
Trinidad and Tobago scraps 1 cent coin
New coin composition and withdrawal of small denomination expected to save millions
UK’s Royal Mint challenges coin-note boundary
Director for circulating coin claims new feature will allow new £1 coin to challenge low-denomination banknotes in terms of security
UK launches new £1 coin
New £1 is the “world’s most secure coin”, mint claims, integrating new security features previously used solely for banknotes
MAS considers revising limits on coin payments
Singapore central bank mulls blanket restriction of 10 coins per denomination
Cash is here to stay – SNB’s Zurbrügg
SNB official says reports of cash’s “death” are “exaggerated”
Banknote and currency services provider of the year: Crane Currency
Leading provider of micro-optics delivers full service from design to printing
ECB reports 20.7% drop in number of counterfeits
Number of counterfeits ticked up in the second half of 2016, but annual figures are down
Sama unveils new banknote designs with updated features
Six denominations to feature new security thread and improved features for the visually impaired
Bank of Korea embarks on ‘coinless society’ project
Central bank wants to eradicate use of coins by 2020