Miscellaneous: Coin minting with hologram

Beyond classic coin designs, MünzManufaktur offers its customers outstanding artistic products with color and material accents. With a keen sense of trends and the most delicate tools, unique works of art are created that impress with high-quality finishes. Even classics like the Canadian Maple Leaf rely on various editions with color-accentuated motifs to bring diversity and vibrancy into their collections. To achieve impressive results, MünzManufaktur uses both the selective application of various color and effect finishes and techniques such as electroplating. The interdisciplinary expertise of the staff enables the printing of various surfaces with different structures, always aiming for an ideal fusion of color applications with the underlying coin reliefs. This also includes the development and use of specialized minting tools.

Precise processes are essential to achieve the desired visual effects. The focus is on obtaining the best results with detailed motifs and excellent and highly durable adhesion. To deliver only the best quality tailored to customer wishes and expectations, MünzManufaktur applies the latest high-end printing and coating technologies in the area of color and effect finishes. This also includes specialized embossing techniques. The interdisciplinary expertise of the team enables both the printing and engraving of various surfaces with different textures, always striving for a perfect combination of color applications with the underlying reliefs. Top results with detailed motifs and strong material adhesion are always the priority.

 

The possibilities for refining coins are virtually limitless. MünzManufaktur enhances coins through partial or full coverage with gold leaf or high-quality colors. Multiple colors can also be applied to a single motif, giving each product an extra dose of character and individuality. Motifs are brought to life and artistic expressions visualized. A particularly striking effect is the hologram effect, and the options are many. By manipulating light-reflecting wave areas, a unique hologram effect can be created on motifs or other highlights—often captivating viewers to take a second or third look. I've found this process especially impressive. Through electroplating, coins, medals and similar items can also be customized and artistically interpreted.

Galvanization, named after the Italian physician and naturalist Luigi Galvani, is an electrochemical metal finishing process in which a metallic layer is applied to the surface of the products via electrolysis. Two metals are connected under opposite electric charges in an electrolytic bath. This process is available as both a full-surface and partial application. Careful pre- and post-treatment of the materials is essential. Electroplating technology enables the creation of extremely fine structures with remarkable precision—ensuring consistent and reliable results even in series production. Before beginning electroplating, thorough cleaning of the materials is required. Using specialized equipment for electroplating ensures consistently reliable and uniform results.