Among the most recent tactile currency markings, a new trend is emerging: indicating the value using dot patterns. The idea is not new, it has been used in Canadda since 2004, but for some reason most recently it has been picked up by other countries.
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IYDP coins of the Isle of Man
In 1981, the Isle of Man released four 1 Crown coins celebrating the international Year of Disabled Persons (IYDP). With this, they issued almost ten percent of the entire series. Though the coins are identical in measurement, they represent a diverse history and are unique in many ways. Before we look at the coins, it …
Should coin museums be accessible for the blind?
Throughout my travels, I have visited several coin museums and coin exhibits. Thanks to all the people who made this experience enjoyable, a new world of understanding numismatics opened up to me. As I visited more and more numismatic collections, I was always thinking if this experience could be replicated for other blind people to …
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Finding news about accessible currency
It takes dedication and creativity to find out about the accessibility features of newly released currency. This information is not popular enough to have its own category, or even its own headline. I thought I would share my challenges about finding out what the press releases and news bites really mean.
The first Australian braille coin
In 2018, Australia hosted the 4th Invictus Games, which is an adaptive sports event for injured armed services personnel. To commemorate the event, the Royal Australian Mint released a circulating 2 Dollar coin together with a colored and a silver commemorative 1 Dollar coin. What’s interesting about the Dollar coin is that with this release, …
Braille on money
It is not rare to find braille on money. Some coins and paper currencies contain braille writing. Braille is more often associated with paper money, but there are a few examples of braille on coins. There are two primary reasons to put braille on money: to bring awareness to people with visual impairment, or to …
Currency Recognition for the Visually Impaired
Ever since there is paper currency in the US, visually impaired people have come up with solutions to recognize their money, I recently wrote about how Blind people recognize currency when I discussed collecting paper currency. There is also a more thorough description on how blind people identify paper money. This week there was some …
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Collecting Paper Currency
When I started collecting, I have collected bank notes, among many other things. The better question was, what didn’t I collect? It is a very interesting subject that I still follow today, but I stopped collecting notes.
The cataloging system
Once a coin is identified, I don’t want to have to do it again. It is time to put it into a system where it can be identified again.