If you read Dutch ...

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... you may want to download the 2009 annual report of the Royal Dutch Mint:

http://www.knm.nl/CmsData/FCKUploads/file/KNM_Jaarverslag_2009.pdf

To download reports of earlier years, simply change the date in the URL.

Peter

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For a supposedly dull annual report, that is very nicely designed. Did not read the entire thing, but it never ceases to amaze me that for a central bank in Central America or Southern Africa it makes sense economically to by their coins from pretty far away: "In het verslagjaar zijn buitenlandse circulatiemunten geproduceerd voor de Centrale Banken van onder andere Nicaragua, Guatemala, Namibië en Luxemburg." I know that other mints (e.g. in Canada, France and the UK) are very active in that regard too, but -- what volume or weight should I "typically" think of here?

Christian

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That information is what I look at first also. From other annual reports, my impression is that about 15 to 25% of annual production is for foreign entities. I find that surprisingly high, but encouraging for the chances of survival of the Utrecht mint.

Peter

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but it never ceases to amaze me that for a central bank in Central America or Southern Africa it makes sense economically to by their coins from pretty far away:

That amazes me as well.India has given contracts to many foreign mints to strike our coins-Mexico,Slovakia, Birmingham,Pretoria,S.Korea,Moscow..to name a few.It must not be a viable deal for any country,I suppose.

In last few years,Indian mints have increased their capacity.For last 10 years,not a single tender has been given to any foreign mint

Aditya