Programme

Main topics COINS-2008

The following issues are to be discussed at the conference sessions:

• The latest technologies in coinage (including security technologies). Speakers – representatives of mints and national banks.
• Main trends in coin design, choice of themes for commemorative coins. Speakers – designers of mints and national banks, representatives of commercial banks.
• Market of commemorative coins: demand and supply. Speakers – representatives of commercial banks, retail distributors, national banks, mints (which distribute coins by themselves), numismatic companies.

Programme COINS-2008

25 June (Wednesday)

From 13.00 – Registration of delegates
15.00 – 20.00 – Working hours of the exhibition
18.00 – 20.00 – Welcome Cocktail Reception in the exhibition area

26 June (Thursday)

From 8.00 – Registration of delegates
Session 1: Main trends in coin design, choice of themes for commemorative coins
9.00 – 9.10 – Opening Ceremony
9.10 – 9.25 – Bank of Russia, Vasiliy Gerasimov: “Main tendencies in coin design in Russia”
9.25 – 9.40 – Central Bank of Armenia, Gevorg Mugalyan: “Planning of the issuing of collector coins in the Central Bank of Armenia”
9.40 – 9.55 – National Bank of Belarus, Marina Demina: “Birth of a coin: from idea to embodiment in metal”
9.55 – 10.10 – Banknote printing and minting works of the National Bank of Ukraine, Roman Chaikovskiy: “Main tendencies in coin design, choice of themes for commemorative coins in Ukraine”
10.10 – 10.25 – Schoeller Münzhandel (Austria), Gernot Maier: “History of commemorative coins”
10.25 – 10.40 – Royal Dutch Mint (The Netherlands), Jörg Sassmannshausen: “A Striking Difference – Commemorative Coins”
10.40 – 10.45 – Resource Agrotrade (Russia), Sole Representative of COIN INVEST TRUST (Liechtenstein), Igor Plokhotin: “Commemorative coins from ancient times until nowadays”
10.45 – 11.05 – Coffee Break/ Presentation of VTB Bank – Gold sponsor Session 2: Market of commemorative coins: demand and supply
11.05 – 11.20 – MDM / Niels Hagemann, World Coin Association/ Johann Heeren, Hercher Coins International/ Anja Scheunemann (Germany): “The issue of Commemorative Coins – a recommendation for domestic and international markets”
11.20 – 11.35 – Raiffeisen Bank Aval (Ukraine), Alla Ishchenko: “What is primarily: demand or supply? The coin market in Ukraine”
11.35 – 11.50 – Modern Numismatics International (The Netherlands), Fokko Knol: “Coin distribution: driven by supply or demand?”
11.50 – 12.05 – AK BARS Bank (Russia), Azat Salyahutdinov: “Investment coins”
12.05 – 12.20 – Сustoms broker “Admiral” (Russia), Yuriy Antonov: “Customs clearance procedure on importation of precious metal goods in Russia”
12.20 – 12.35 – Professional Coin Grading Service (USA), Muriel Eymery: “How grading services enhance the marketability of modern coin programs”
12.35 – 12.40 – Concluding remarks
12.40 – 13.50 – Lunch
Session 3: The latest technologies in coinage
14.00 – 14.20 – Saint-Petersburg Mint of Goznak (Russia), Sergey Orlov: “Methods of protection of coins against counterfeiting”
14.20 – 14.40 – Mint of Finland, Matti Rastas: “Protective Nanoscale Surface at Coining Business: primary results of a pilot project”
14.40 – 15.00 – Schuler Pressen (Germany), Dieter Merkle and Jürgen Schlechter: “Schuler Minting Equipment and Beyond”
15.00 – 15.20 – Spaleck Oberflächentechnik (Germany), Andreas Höing: “Latest developments for perfect surface finishing of collector and circulation coin blanks”
15.20 – 15.25 – Concluding remarks
15.25 – 16.00 – Coffee Break/ Presentation of Kazakhstan Mint
Session 4: Awarding ceremony of “Coin Constellation – 2008” Contest
16.00 – 16.10 – Presentation of Watermark company and “Coin Constellation” Contest
16.10 – 17.00 – Awarding ceremony of “Coin Constellation – 2008” Contest
17.00 – 17.10 – Conference closing ceremony
17.30 – 18.30 – Press conference
19.00 – Departure to the Gala Dinner which will be held on a boat cruising the River Neva and the Gulf of Finland

Meeting rooms will be available during the conference.

27 June (Friday)

12.15 – 14.30 – Optional tour to Saint-Petersburg Mint with the opportunity to visit Paul and Peter Fortress where Saint-Petersburg Mint is located (by the preliminary registration).