{"id":73240,"date":"2022-10-19T14:08:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=100260"},"modified":"2022-10-19T14:08:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T14:08:27","slug":"royal-canadian-mint-and-central-bank-of-barbados-win-the-international-association-of-currency-affairs-2022-excellence-in-currency-award-in-the-best-new-commemorative-or-test-circulatin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordannewsgazette.com\/royal-canadian-mint-and-central-bank-of-barbados-win-the-international-association-of-currency-affairs-2022-excellence-in-currency-award-in-the-best-new-commemorative-or-test-circulatin\/","title":{"rendered":"ROYAL CANADIAN MINT AND CENTRAL BANK OF BARBADOS WIN THE INTERNATIONAL\u00a0 ASSOCIATION OF CURRENCY AFFAIRS\u2019 2022 EXCELLENCE IN CURRENCY AWARD IN THE BEST NEW COMMEMORATIVE OR TEST CIRCULATING COIN CATEGORY"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 19, 2022 \/PRNewswire\/ — The Royal Canadian Mint is delighted to be recognized alongside the Central Bank of Barbados for the Barbados $1 Glow-in-the-Dark Flying Fish circulation coin, which was crowned Best New Commemorative or Test Circulating Coin<\/i>\u00a0under the International Association of Currency Affairs’ (IACA) 2022\u00a0 Excellence in Currency Awards. Issued in honour of Bajan front-line workers who helped the nation overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, this pad-printed colour circulation coin was enhanced with the Mint’s proprietary photo-luminescent technology. This application symbolized the light of hope breaking through the shadow of adversity. The IACA award, for the first-ever application of glow-in-the-dark colour on a non-Canadian coin,\u00a0was officially presented today at the 2022 Coin Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands.<\/p>\n

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“The Royal Canadian Mint is dedicated to advancing the art and science of coin manufacturing, not just for Canada and Canadians, but also for the benefit of the global currency industry,” said Marie Lemay, President and CEO of the Royal Canadian Mint. “This recognition by IACA is an important endorsement of our innovation strategy and of our strategic collaborations with key international customers like the Central Bank of Barbados, which show that our technological advances can make a difference for circulation coin users around the world.”<\/p>\n

This limited-edition circulation coin was launched virtually on November 28, 2020.\u00a0 The coin highlights Barbados’ iconic one-dollar circulation coin’s “Flying Fish” design with the Mint’s \u00a0glow-in-the-dark painted technology.\u00a0 In addition to entering general circulation, the coins were also made available in special commemorative credit card-style packaging.<\/p>\n

The Excellence in Currency Awards were introduced by IACA in 2007 to promote and recognise excellence in currency issue, production, processing, management and distribution. The Mint is proud to have been recognized through several previous awards:<\/p>\n