In the second part of this two part article, Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre interviews Rait Roosve, Head of the Bank of Estonia’s cash and security department. They discuss the re-introduction of the Estonian Kroon in 1992 and the adoption of the Euro on January 1, 2011. Read Part One […]
Interview with the Central Bank of Ireland’s Coin Department Head of Marketing
One of the most innovative sets of national coinage of its day (many would say they can still hold their own against some of the most innovative coinage concepts today) were the designs which came to be affectionately known as the “Barnyard” series. They are once again resurrected as Ireland issues the first of three […]
Interview with the Head of the Hungarian Mint
As a collector of world coins, there is probably one design which stands out more than most, that of the portrait of the Madonna and Child which has been used on the reverse of many Hungarian coins for hundreds of years. Hungarian coinage is regarded by many collectors as exquisitely designed and with their most […]
Interview with United Future World Currency Project Coordinator
Few people had heard of the United Future World Currency movement until Russian President Dimitri Medvyedev held up one of the prototype coins in support of the concept of an alternative world currency to the US Dollar. He was heard to comment, “Here it is, you can see it and touch it. This is a […]
Interview with Mint of Poland’s Grzegorz Stepniak
Warsaw is an amazing city, complete with tall, lean buildings and glass skyscrapers on its bustling avenues. In others, old world charm oozes from every nook and cranny, which is even more amazing since all of its old town was painstakingly restored to the beautiful district that attracts both tourists and locals. Like so much of […]
Edmund Moy Interview Part Two: Proof Silver Eagles, U.S. Coin Design
Editor’s Note: This is part two of an interview with United States Mint Director Edmund Moy conducted by Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre in January 2010. In this portion of the interview, Director Moy talks about the decision not to produce the proof version of the 2009 American Silver Eagle […]
Interview with Edmund Moy, Director of the United States Mint
Editor’s Note: Michael Alexander of the London Banknote and Monetary Research Centre interviewed Edmund Moy, Director of the United States Mint during the World Money Fair held in Berlin Germany from January 29-31, 2010. The interview will be published in two parts. In part one, Ed Moy discusses the coin programs for 2010, the half […]
Interview with Q. David Bowers on Internet Coin Buying
As a numismatist, I have come to rely more on the views of top authorities who love coins more than the holders containing them, and no one tops Q. David Bowers on coins. He has been author or co-author of dozens of books since his first in 1962, United States Half Cents, 1793-1857, with several […]
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