Directory of Circulating Coins – Out Now!

The fourth edition of the Directory of Circulating Coins has now been published – the first since 2019.

In the last five years, 69 countries or monetary unions have changed their circulating coinage in some shape or form, out of a total 184 issuers. Some 20 of these have issued new series, with 17 countries discontinuing 40 coins and 20 making design changes (48 coins), whilst 10 countries have made material changes to 21 coins.

The Directory also provides details of the 321 updated coins – both those that have already occurred, including the introduction of new coins and discontinuation of those already in circulation, and those that are planned and have not yet been put into circulation – of which there are 98 coins. This includes those planning to update their coin obverse with a new monarch, such as King Charles III or King Frederik X. In the case of the former, four countries are progressively releasing updated coins featuring King Charles III, with a further four announcing the updates but yet to begin issuance, and at least two have announced that they plan to replacement of the monarch’s effigy with another design.