World Money Fair 2025: Numismatics at the Next Level

The World Money Fair, the world's largest coin fair, attracted more numismatics fans than ever before to the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin from January 30 to February 1, 2025. With over 13,600 visitors counted and more than 300 exhibitors from 50 nations, the event offered a top-class program for collectors, experts and beginners. Fair Director Goetz-Ulf Jungmichel is delighted with the success of his concept, which he developed together with the exhibitors and his team: “The World Money Fair shows that our industry is not only preserving history, but actively shaping the future.”

100th Anniversary of the Goldvreneli: a Highlight of the Trade Fair

As guest of honor, the Eidgenössische Münzstätte Swissmint presented the exclusive anniversary edition of the 100-franc gold coin to mark the 100th anniversary of the legendary Goldvreneli as a world premiere. Jan Niklas Betz, Head of Marketing and Sales at Swissmint, was delighted: “The World Money Fair 2025 was a huge success for us.”

Künker Auction: Spectacular Collector's Items and Record Prices

On January 29, 2025, the auction of the renowned auction house Künker brought outstanding numismatic treasures under the hammer. Particularly spectacular: a Polish gold medal from the time of Sigismund III changed hands for 340,000 euros - more than double the original estimate. In total, the auction achieved a turnover of 15 million euros.

Innovation Live: The Minting Experience Center

The new Minting Experience Center in Hall 2 was a crowd-puller, with an interactive activity area where visitors could experience the minting process up close and produce their own limited-edition collector's medal. This globally unique concept was developed in cooperation with leading machine manufacturers and suppliers to the minting industry. A total of 1,800 coins were minted.

World Money Fair Technical forums: The Future of Numismatics

Technical Forum:

The Technical Forum is the coin industry's leading innovation platform. One day before the official start of the fair, experts, technology providers and trade visitors came together to discuss the latest technological developments. It became clear that coin production is increasingly being revolutionized by ultra-modern processes. One outstanding example is the company INORCOAT, which offers an environmentally friendly alternative to chrome VI with its PVD coating. Roman Waidelich, CEO of INORCOAT, emphasizes: “Our technology not only enables more sustainable production, but also significantly increases the longevity of embossing dies. The response to our presentation was consistently positive.”

Other innovations that were discussed at the Technical Forum included

• Femtosecond lasers for high-precision engraving and security features.
• PVD coating as an environmentally friendly replacement for chrome VI.
• Smartminting 4.0 for extremely high reliefs of up to 10 mm on modern commemorative coins.
• Sustainable minting: Low-CO₂ processes and recycled metals are becoming the norm.

Mediaforum:

A prime example of the many innovations presented at the Mediaforum is the revolutionary Nanoshine technology from CIT. This innovative technology makes it possible for the first time to highlight the smallest areas of a coin using the polished plate process, while the rest retains a matt surface.

Falk Liebnitzky, Head of Marketing CIT: “The reactions to our presentation at the Mediaforum show that collectors are very interested in our innovations. That motivates us enormously!”

Other trends discussed at the Mediaforum:

• NFT coin hybrids: the combination of physical minting and digital certificates is setting new trends for collectors.
• Emerging markets: Interest in local historical coinage is growing, particularly in Asia and Africa.
• Public-private partnerships: Central banks and private mints are jointly developing new currency and collecting concepts.

Outlook for the World Money Fair 2026

The next World Money Fair will once again take place at the Estrel Congress Center Berlin from Thursday, January 29 to Saturday, January 31, 2026. Numismatics fans can already look forward to more exciting innovations and exclusive collector's items.

About the World Money Fair 

The World Money Fair is the world's largest coin fair, which takes place annually in Berlin at the end of January/beginning of February. It is the most important leading event in the international coin industry. Dealers, suppliers of accessories and auction houses from all over the world present their numismatic range to collectors, while state mints and private mints showcase their new products. A wide variety of machine manufacturers and suppliers to the coin industry meet in the technology area and show the complete production process for coins and medals, from blank production and minting to packaging and the corresponding tool technology. The World Money Fair has continued to develop since January 1972, when it was first held in Switzerland as the “International Coin Fair”. Today, more than 300 exhibitors, including mints and national banks from around 50 nations, present themselves at the Estrel Congress Center during the three-day fair, which has been held in Berlin since 2006. The World Money Fair is also an excellent opportunity for investors to find out about physical precious metals and their importance as an investment. The exhibition includes coins from numerous countries, special mints and top-class special coins as well as special fair editions and various commemorative coins.