On 19 March, Swissmint launched the bimetallic “animal of the year: the hedgehog” special coin, commemorating the 2026 animal of the year.

On 19 March, Swissmint launched the bimetallic “animal of the year: the hedgehog” special coin, commemorating the 2026 animal of the year. We asked Rico Kessler, communications Project Manager at Pro Natura, and Fabia Lyrenmann, coin designer at Swissmint, to tell our readers about the “animal of the year: the hedgehog” special coin.

On 19 March, we presented the “ESA” special coin and took the opportunity to interview Daniel Neuenschwander, Head of the Department of Human and Robotic Exploration.

On 11 June 2026, shortly before this magazine went to press, Swissmint launched the “Four seasons – Summer” special coin, the first in the new four-part “Four seasons” series.

Daniela Weithaler has been working as the new Head of Marketing and Sales, and Deputy Managing Director, at Swissmint since 1 January 2026. The Swiss-Italian dual national from Ticino is already feeling very much at home in Bern. We asked her to answer a few questions so we could get to know her better.