Programme
Monday 17 October
Workshop 1
Workshop 2
09:00 – 12:00
Coins for Cash: What the Public Wants
This workshop is part of a series organised by the MDC’s Customer Task Force to gain a clearer understanding of the key issues affecting the different stakeholders for coins, namely national authorities (central banks), retailers/dealers and end-users (the public). The workshop – organised by Dieter Merkle of Schuler Group and also convenor of the MDC Taskforce – will bring together national authorities with others involved in the coin cycle to discuss the key issues and latest priorities for circulating coins, including their role in the cash cycle in times of crisis and the needs of the public.
The workshop, which is free of charge, is open to central banks and active Customer Task Force members only.
13:30 – 17:00
Coins and the Environment
Coins have a unique place in the payment industry. Unlike banknotes, or even plastic cards, their long life means the resources used in their manufacture can be spread over decades. The denominational structure and the choice of materials has an important effect on their environmental impact, but also the optimum performance occurs when coins are recirculated close to their point of use. This seminar will focus on all of these decisions, as well as the actions of producers to reduce their own environmental impact. It will also put coins in context of the wider cash cycle including end of life.
Tuesday 18 October
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Session 1: Setting The Scene
09:10
The International Mint Directors Association – a New Force for the Industry, and for Sustainability in Coins
Honey Mamabolo
South African Mint
Michael Groves
Royal Canadian Mint (Canada)
09:30
Disruption in Coin Circulation and Steps to Improve Resilience
Brian Weaver
Federal Reserve Financial Services (FedCash) (USA)
Kristie McNally
US Mint (USA)
Session 2: Demand and Circulation
11:00
Cash and Coin Usage Before, During and After the Pandemic
Franz Seitz
Weiden Technical University of Applied Sciences (Germany)
11:40
Behaviour and Evolution of the Cash Payment Trends in France 2021 and 2022.
Marc Schwartz
Monnaie de Paris (France)
Session 3: Forecasting and Optimisation
14:20
An innovative Solution to Coin Circulation in Poland
Krzysztof Kowalczyk
Narodowy Bank Polski (Poland)
14:40
Circulating Coins in the Philippines – New Measures to Improve Coin Circulation
Mary Anne Lim
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Philippines)
15:00
Travellers Tales – Repatriating Coins from Around the World
Scott Hutchings
Global Coin Solutions (Canada)
Session 4: Denominational Structures
16:05
Progress on converting banknotes to coins and a live example from Ghana
Simon Lake
The Royal Mint (UK)
Dominic Owuso
Bank of Ghana
16:45
Cooperation to Mitigate Excess Coin Stocks
Ana Olivia Pinto Pereira
Bank of Portugal (Portugal)
17:05
Revitalizing Circulation Coins – The Case for Currency Redesign
Jeff Hanke
Royal Canadian Mint (Canada)
17:25
Evolution of the Coin Series in Tunisia
Mehdi El Ouardighi
Monnaie de Paris (France)
Jihene Maatar
The Central Bank of Tunisia (Tunisia)
Wednesday 19 October
Session 5: Around The World in 80 Minutes
09:20
Coins for Cash – Introduction of the Schuler Coining Center M2R with inline inspection
Dieter Merkle
Schuler (Germany)
Guenther Waadt
Bavarian Mint (Germany)
09:40
Environmentally and Health Friendly Solutions to Coin Die Production
Niklas Harzer
Platit (Switzerland)
Session 6: Recycling and Sustainability
Session 7: Technology
14:25
Safe and Secure Coin Destruction as Part of Environmentally Friendly Recycling
Susan Lenssen
Kusters Engineering (Netherlands)
Session 8: Digitisation
15:50
The Money Museum Mobile Application – MNB’s new Blockchain Technology- Based Platform.
Anikó Bódi-Schubert
The Central Bank of Hungary (Hungary)
16:30
Launch of Herman Brood Medal – Augmented Reality
Bert van Ravenswaaij
Royal Dutch Mint (Netherlands)
16:50
Using Apps and Social Media for Next Generation Coin Collectors
Mikko Sievänen
Mint of Finland (Finland)