Presentation by Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (INCM)

INCM commemorative bi-material coin, from the Urban Contemporary Art series

Summary

Over the last years, Mints have been working hard to develop increasingly complex coins with innovative concepts looking for a high interest in the numismatic market.

Coins with unusual dimensions (shape, thickness, size), disruptive designs, differentiating technological manufacturing process; bi/tri material (metal/metal or metal/non-metal), as well as insertion of security technology, are easily found on the portfolio of several mints.

INCM will present a commemorative bi-material coin from the Urban Contemporary Art series, a unique piece of art.

Summary

Over the last years, Mints have been working hard to develop increasingly complex coins with innovative concepts looking for a high interest in the numismatic market.

Coins with unusual dimensions (shape, thickness, size), disruptive designs, differentiating technological manufacturing process; bi/tri material (metal/metal or metal/non-metal), as well as insertion of security technology, are easily found on the portfolio of several mints.

INCM will present a commemorative bi-material coin from the Urban Contemporary Art series, a unique piece of art.

Speaker: Sónia Pereira

Sónia Pereira is an Innovation Manager at Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda (INCM) managing R&D projects in the area of collection coins aiming to explore new concepts, ideas or materials, that combine technical and scientific challenges with art. Her field of expertise is material science and nanotechnology.