6th Coin Conference Goes to Amsterdam

After a three year gap, the Coin Conference returns this October to Amsterdam, in what will be the sixth edition of the event, and the only one of its kind to focus on coins as part of cash strategies in circulation from the perspective of currency issuers.

As such, the Coin Conference provides a dedicated forum for those involved in the issue and management of circulating coins – central banks and treasuries, mints and suppliers of materials and equipment for production, handling, processing, verification, counting, distribution and recovery – to discuss and share ideas in a series of sessions covering all the key aspects of the worldwide circulating coin industry.

Key topics covered in the programme will include optimal denominational structures, removing lower denominations, improving redemption, best practice circulation strategies, coin cycle policies, seigniorage, the note/coin boundary, forecasting, maintaining public confidence, accessibility, sustainability and the social and economic benefit of coins.

The event takes place 17-19 October, starting on the first day with two optional workshops. One, for central banks and issuers only, will be run by the MDC Customer Task Force and will build on the progress made at the last two Coin Conferences with a focus on Coins for Cash. Details of the second workshop will be announced shortly.

The main programme, taking place over 18 and 19 October, will be divided into a series of sessions covering the above topics, followed in each case by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Alongside the conference will be an exhibition from some of the leading mints and technology suppliers.

The Coin Conference will also feature the presentation to the winners of the IACA Excellence in Currency Awards for Coins, a post-conference football match and, the following day, a visit (for central banks and government authorities) to the Royal Dutch Mint’s new facility in Utrecht, which is the first energy-neutral mint in Europe.

A Call for Papers has now been issued. More information can be found at thecoinconference.com.