Euro Coin Conference brought large array of experts to Helsinki

The conference was opened by Jussi Kangas, Head of Cash at the Bank of Finland. In his opening remarks he emphasised the importance of continuous international cooperation to ensure that counterfeiting remains well under control in the future too.

The first day of the event included presentations on the role of the European Technical and Scientific Centre (ETSC) in analysing euro coins and on the work of the Royal Dutch Mint. In addition, a representative from Italy’s police authorities explained about the prevention of coin counterfeiting, and the audience discovered more about the coin sorting process from a representative of Spain’s central bank. The conference continued the following day with a presentation on the EU legislative framework by a European Commission representative, and talks by experts from the central banks of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland.

In all, the Helsinki Euro Coin Conference provided a wide-ranging overview covering counterfeit prevention and the different lifecycle stages of euro coins. Smoothly functioning international cooperation remains essential and should be further developed in the future.

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The Helsinki Euro Coin Conference was co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.