by phil | Mar 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Mint Directors Conference (MDC) and the South African Mint would like to announce the postponement of the MDC2020 in Cape Town to 17 to 20 November 2020. This decision to prioritise the welfare of MDC members and attendees, was taken amid increasing concerns for global travel as the rate of infections from the coronavirus, now referred to as the COVID-19, are growing daily and spreading between countries.
by phil | Feb 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
2020 presents a threshold moment
for the Mint Industry. This is the year we will challenge the aradigm that dismisses circulating coins as relics of the past, and create a stronger appreciation of the enduring value that coins contribute to economies and societies around the world.
by phil | Feb 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
South Africa, like all other nations, is taking the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak very seriously.
As with all other nations, South Africa (through its National Institute for Communicable Diseases – NICD) has intensified screening at all ports of entry into the country, with a particular focus on major airports.
by phil | Jan 31, 2020 | Uncategorized
The name Mint Directors Conference (MDC) represents both the peak body of government mints worldwide, and its international conference, which is held every second year in a different location around the world, with MDC member mints taking turns to host it. This year it is the turn of the South African Mint, which will be hosting the 31st conference in Cape Town from 26-29 April.
by phil | Jan 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Message from the chairmann
Dr Manfred Matzinger-Leopold
Chairman Mint Directors Conference – Technical Committee
Why Shall any MDC Member Join The Mint Directors Conference – Technical Committee (MDC-TC)?
by phil | Dec 20, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ross MacDiarmid – Secretary-General, Mint Directors Conference
As we stand at the brink of a new decade, it is timely that the MDC will kick off an important discussion on a threshold issue in the early months of 2020. That is, what is the future of the global Mint Industry and what should we be doing now to prepare for it?
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