On 8 December 2017, Assistant Undersecretary Walter Leibold has struck the very first 5-euro collector coin “Subtropical Climate Zone”. He thus set the wheels in motion for the production of the second issue of the “Climate Zones of the Earth” coin series. All coins in the series are equipped with a polymer ring between the ring and the core, which…
The IACA Excellence in Currency 2017 Coin Awards were conferred during The Coin Conference in Warsaw on October 24, 2017. The State Mints of Baden-Wuerttemberg and the Bavarian State Mint were awarded the prize for Best Coin Innovation for their coin featuring a polymer ring. Every two years, the International Association of Currency Affairs bestows the distinguished IACA Excellence in…
In mid-December, the Finance Minister of Baden-Wuerttemberg Edith Sitzmann minted the first five-euro coin of the new series ‘Climate zones of the Earth’ in Karlsruhe. Subsequently, we had the opportunity to talk to her about the innovation of the new polymer coin as well as the special role of the mints in Baden-Wuerttemberg. The five-euro coin with its polymer ring,…
On Monday 12 December in Karlsruhe, Finance Minister Edith Sitzmann minted the first 5 euro coin “Tropical Zone”. The coin has a translucent red polymer ring and is the first of five coins forming the series “Climate Zones of the Earth” released by the Federal Ministry of Finance. “I am pleased to begin the minting of the 5 euro “Tropical…
The Federal Ministry of Finance is planning to release a five-part series of 5 euro collector coins with a coloured polymer ring. The new series, entitled "Climate Zones of the Earth", follows concerning its topic the first innovative 5 euro collector coin "Planet Earth" (a global innovation with its blue polymer ring), which was released in April 2016. The series…
Every two years, mint directors from across the globe meet. Among them, prizes are awarded to the best advances in coin development. The German polymer coin was recognised by this group of specialists as the world's most technologically innovative circulation coin. Stuttgart, 12 May 2016 – On 4 May 2016, the German polymer coin was recognised as the world's most…
In the presence of Peter Huber, head of the State Mint of Baden-Wuerttemberg, State Secretary Peter Hofelich officially executed the first strike of the innovative 5 euro “Planet Earth” coin with its polymer ring on Thursday (11 February 2016). Adding a translucent polymer ring to the coin makes it a world first for the coin industry. “Today we do not…