Page 18 - Bullion World Volume 3 Issue 3 March 2023

Bullion World | Volume 3 | Issue 3 | March 2023

8. Gibraltar National Mint-
The HM Government of Gibraltar has set up Gibraltar National Mint Limited to sell
its circulating coin issues. The Treasury Department manages all operations of the
Company. This mint also introduced two new coins for the late Queen Elizabeth and
the appointment of the new king Charles.

9. Kazakhstan Mint-
The National Bank of Kazakhstan established Kazakhstan Mint
in 1992. The mint produces circulating coins and gold and silver
collectable coins. The Kazakhstan mint issued a new coin called
the Balkhash Perch coin, which was mostly made in silver and
platinum, a 3D cut out of the fish was engraved in the coin,
which was a long and tedious process.

10. Japan Mint-
The Japan Mint is an Independent Administrative Institution of the Japanese
government responsible for producing and circulating coins of Japan. The agency
has its head office in Osaka with branches in Saitama and Hiroshima. The Japan
Mint does not produce paper money; that responsibility belongs to the National
Printing Bureau. After the pandemic, the Japanese mint produced seven types of commemorative coins detailed
below:

1. For the 150th anniversary of the postal system (10000 Yen Gold coin/1000 Yen silver coin)
2. For the 150th anniversary of the modern currency system (10000 Yen Gold coin/ 5000Yen Gold/ 1000 Yen silver
coin)
3. For the 50th anniversary of the reversion of Okinawa to Japan (10000 Yen Gold coin/ 1000 Yen silver coin.
Along with coins the Japanese mint also produced medals of
the following-
1. 150th anniversary of the japan mint commemorative gold medal
2. Cherry blossom-themed medals (Gold, silver, and brass)
3. National treasure medal
(Gold and silver)
4. “Chichibu night festival”
gold and silver plated coins

Some of the other coins introduced were the 1000 Yen silver coin towards the 150th anniversary of the railway
system in japan.

11. Croatian Mint-
The Croatian Mint, formerly known as the Croatian Monetary Institute, is a state-owned
enterprise that produces circulating coinage for Croatia in order to conduct its trade and
commerce. It also produces gold and silver medals, commemorative medallions and badges
in different metals, and license plates. It is not involved in producing paper money. The
Institute was founded in Sveta Nedelja on 23rd April 1993 and began production on 14th
January 1994. On 2nd January 2021, the mint was renamed as The Croatian Mint.

As a final memento, before entering the large family of the Euro Zone
community, to proudly mark the change of currency, the Croatian Mint
produced the smallest numismatic coin in the world: a 1 kuna gold coin that
represents Hum, known as the smallest city in the world. The Croatian mint
also introduced a 1000 kuna pure gold coin along with the smallest coin in the
world.

Source- www.worldmoneyfair.de/forums/media-forum-2023.

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