On 29 August, the third “Run for Blood and Bone Marrow Donors” charity run to promote blood donation in Poland was held at the PGE Narodowy Stadium in Warsaw. The Mint of Poland has supported this important initiative from the very beginning. Over the years, we have funded a total of 950 commemorative medals for the participants.

All Internet users may now vote for their favorite new numismatic creations in the Fifteenth International “Coin Constellation” contest. The voting is open till 15th September. The Mint of Poland invites all fans to cast their votes on the Company’s coins entered into the contest. And every vote counts!

The Mint of Poland Group has released the results for the first two quarters of the year. Year over year, the Q1-Q2 2021 consolidated sales revenue grew by PLN 225 million to PLN 637.7 million while the Q1-Q2 2021 consolidated net profit was up by PLN 51 million to reach PLN 68.4 million. In the reported period, the Group’s EBITDA stood at PLN 75.2 million.

The Mint of Poland has won the accolade of Poland’s Most Dynamically Growing Company of the Year 2020. The company came first among Top 50 companies ranked in terms of revenue growth dynamics. The “Polish Business Gazelles” ranking is based on the financial results of the country’s 200 largest companies.

The Mint of Poland Group has concluded the first quarter of this year with very positive results. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, the Group recorded across-the-board growth in financial performance, excluding non-recurring and extraordinary items. The consolidated revenues rose by over PLN 87 million, the consolidated net profit was up by nearly PLN 21 million, while the EBITDA grew by PLN 27.5 million.

Mint of Poland Group has released its consolidated annual report for FY 2020. Excluding one-off and extraordinary events, the result on sales increased by more than 230 percent in the reported period while EBITDA grew by nearly 125 percent year-on-year. At the same time, the Group’s net profit rose nearly five-fold, by close to 480 percent. Last year’s significantly higher results, as compared to 2019, are the product of the Group’s well-conceived strategy based on business diversification and the ability to seize arising market opportunities.

As part of the Mint of Poland’s housing project “Bulwary Praskie”, located in the Warsaw district of Żerań, a residential estate with eight modern apartment buildings is being developed. The first one was completed last year. Another four will be built by the general contractor FB Antczak, with whom a contract has recently been signed. Under the contract, 179 out of the total 460 apartments planned in the project’s first stage will be constructed.

The Top Builder 2021 Award is yet another distinction for Mennica Legacy Tower this year. The industry jury recognized Mint of Poland’s project widely praised for its timeless and original design, state-of-the-art technologies and premium-quality materials. Thanks to this success, the Company joined the exclusive group of 62 most highly-recommended real estate companies in Poland.

The Mint of Poland is proud to announce that the Company’s Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) certification has been renewed for another year. PCI DSS certification affirms compliance of cashless transactions carried out in the Company’s ticket vending machines and mobile ticket validators with the highest industry security and data protection standards.

The Mint of Poland has minted 100 commemorative medals for the 100th birth anniversary of Kazimierz Górski. The obverse depicts an image of the legendary manager of the Poland national football team based on a photo taken during the time of the team’s biggest international successes, while the reverse features the medals won by the “Górski Eagles” at two Olympic Games – in Munich (1972) and Montreal (1976) – and in the 1974 World Cup in Germany.

This year, a total of nearly PLN 139,000 will be transferred by the Mint of Poland to the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation for the Foundation’s charitable causes. The record-high sum was raised in the special auctions organized by the company during the 29th Grand Finale of the country’s major annual charity fundraiser.

Mennica Legacy Tower has been recognised as the Best Real Estate Investment in Europe. The Warsaw office complex won in the “Commercial High-Rise Architecture” category of the prestigious European Property Awards competition. It is yet another award for Mennica Polska’s flagship project in the last 12 months.

In the era of record low interest rates on bank deposits and great market uncertainty, we are all looking for a safe haven for our savings to protect them from inflation with a potential for profit in the long-term. Over the last year, many investors found such a safe haven in gold. The precious metal landed in the portfolios of not only large and seasoned investors but also smaller ones who are only starting to build their ‘nest egg’ with relatively small amounts of capital. To respond to the continued huge interest of clients, the Mint of Poland has now launched the sale of gold products in its fifth stationary retail outlet.

Cashless payments for public transport tickets are highly rated and widely expected by passengers, as confirmed by the sales results in the locations where the Mint of Poland launched its innovative ticket payment solutions over the last months. The figures show that public transport users in Bydgoszcz and Włocławek are keen to take advantage of the new functionalities to pay for their tickets via mobile ticket vending machines or to buy season tickets stored on a contactless card.

Every opportunity to support and raise funds for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity is a golden one. Together, we can set the new record of the total collected funds! Join us on the Mint of Poland’s exclusive auctions and bid to help with us! The participants will be able to bid for 29 exclusive medals minted especially to commemorate the 29th Grand Finale of the country’s leading annual charitable fundraiser and for two special site tours of the Company’s factory.

In the Fourteenth International Contest “Coin Constellation 2020”, the Mint of Poland won awards in a total of three categories: “Original Technology”, “Unique Concept” and “Coin Classics”. It is a huge success for Poland’s largest collector coin manufacturer as the competition was very strong – this year’s edition of the prestigious contest organized by the Water Mark Publishing House was attended by 26 participants, including the world’s leading mints, national banks, and coin distribution companies.

Gold is considered the safest investment and an ideal store of value, particularly during times of great economic uncertainty. This year, the customers of the Mint of Poland have purchased in total 1.7 tons of this precious metal. To respond to this unprecedented high demand for gold investment products, on 17th December the Mint of Poland launched the sale of its products in a new stationary point of sale in Warsaw.

The Mint of Poland was announced one of the winners in the ‘Good Company’ Awards in the Mazovia Province. The Company was named “The Best Innovator” in the group of Large and Medium-Sized Enterprises. The contest, initiated by the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP), is held under the patronage of the Marshal of the Mazovia Province and the President of the Capital City of Warsaw.

The Mint of Poland has launched a pilot implementation of a novel fare calculation system on public transport in Łódź. For the first time in Poland, fares for tram journeys with transfers between the lines, paid for with a contactless card in mobile ticket vending machines using the Company’s Open Payment System (OPS), will be automatically added up. As a result, passengers will pay less as two separate journeys will be settled as one.

As from today, public transport passengers in Włocławek can freely make use of a new innovative ticket payment method. Thanks to the cooperation of the Mint of Poland and local government, public transport tickets may be paid for in a cashless transaction onboard the vehicle that takes half a second. To do that, upon selecting the required ticket, the bank card or smartphone using HCE or NFC technology need only be touched to the onboard ticket terminal. The new payment method is available on all public transport vehicles in Włocławek.