The Coin of the Year Award (COTY) is an awards program founded and annually conducted by the American publisher Krause PublicationsofIola, Wisconsin, and directed at the coin producing industry.[1][2] Awards are given for numismatic design, artistic vision and craftsmanship. A panel of international judges chooses the coins from those issued two years prior to the year of the award.[3]
The COTY was awarded for the first time in 1984, in which coins issued in 1982 were assessed.[4] A panel of judges chooses ten coins to be nominees for each of ten categories.[5] These nominees will then be reviewed by an international panel of judges who are numismatic experts, journalist, authors, coin designers, and mint, bank and museum officials.[6] Category winners are selected in the first round of voting and Coin of the Year in the second round, chosen from the category winners.[7]
Awards are currently given in ten categories. When the awards were first started, there were six categories. Five categories have since been added and one was dropped.
Category | Face value | Metal | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5 Hryvnias | Nickel, Silver | National Bank of Ukraine | 30th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence[8] |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Silver, Niobium | Austrian Mint | Smart Mobility[9] |
Best Circulating | 10 Cents (Canadian) | Nickel, Steel plated | Royal Canadian Mint | 100th Anniversary of Bluenose 10 cent piece[10] |
Best Contemporary Event | 10 Hryvnias | Silver | National Bank of Ukraine | 25th Anniversary - Ukrainian Constitution[11] |
Best Crown | 20 CAD | Silver, Gold, Black Rhodium | Royal Canadian Mint | Grey Wolf[12] |
Best Gold | 100 USD | Gold | U.S. Mint | American Liberty[13] |
Best Silver | 20 Yuan | Silver | Central Mint (China) | Auspicious Culture – Swans[14] |
Most Artistic | 5 Hryvnias | Nickel, Silver | National Bank of Ukraine | 30th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence[15] |
Most Historically Significant | 50 Pence (GBP) | Silver | Royal Mint (UK) | Discovery of Insulin[16] |
Most Innovative | 20 Euro | Silver | Austrian Mint | The Milky Way[17] |
Most Inspirational | 20 NZD | Silver | Artisan Coin Productions | The Next Evolution - Robots in love[18] |
Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5 Euro | Silver | 5000 | Royal Dutch Mint (for Latvia) | Linden Leaf |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Silver, Niobium | Austrian Mint | Big Data | |
Best Circulating | 2 Rand | Nickel, Copper | South African Mint | Freedom and Security of the Person | |
Best Contemporary Event | 10 Euro | Silver | Monnaie de Paris | Peace & Victory | |
Best Crown | 10 Euro | Silver | Monnaie de Paris | Champs-Élysées | |
Best Gold | 100 Euro | Gold | Austrian Mint | The Gold of the Pharaos | |
Best Silver | 5 Euro | Silver | Royal Dutch Mint (for Latvia) | Linden Leaf | |
Most Artistic | 20 Euro | Silver | Austrian Mint | Centenary of the Salzburg Festival | |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Dollar | Silver | United States Mint | Woman's Suffrage | |
Most Innovative | 5 Dollar | Silver | MDM (for Barbados) | Blue Marbel | |
Most Inspirational | 5 Euro | Silver (Gold Plated) | Bank of Latvia | Personal Freedom |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar | Silver | 100,000 (across all products) | United States Mint | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Silver, Niobium | Austrian Mint | Artificial Intelligence | |
Best Circulating | 2 Euro | Bi-Metallic | German Mints | 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall | |
Best Contemporary Event | 1 Dollar | Silver | 100,000 (across all products) | United States Mint | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary |
Best Crown | 10 Euro | Silver, Gilt, Rhodium | Monnaie de Paris | Paris' Treasures, City of Lights: Eiffel Tower | |
Best Gold | 100 Yuan | Gold | China Gold Coin Inc. | Art of Chinese Calligraphy | |
Best Silver | 1 Dollar | Silver | 100,000 (across all products) | United States Mint | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary |
Most Artistic | 10 Euro | Silver | Monnaie de Paris | Fall of the Berlin Wall | |
Most Historically Significant | 100 Euro | Gold | Austrian Mint | The Gold of Mesopotamia | |
Most Innovative | 20 Dollar | Silver | Cook Islands | Meteorites: Chicxulub Crater | |
Most Inspirational | 50 Pence | Silver | Royal Mint (UK) | Innovation in Space: Stephen Hawking |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5 Euro | Silver (gold plated) | 3000 | Lithuanian Mint (for Latvia) | Honey Coin |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Bi-Metallic | Austrian Mint | Anthropocene | |
Best Circulating | 2 Euro | Bi-Metallic | Austrian Mint | 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Austrian Republic | |
Best Contemporary Event | 5 Euro | Silver | Italian Mint | 70th Anniversary of the Italian Constitution | |
Best Crown | 5 Dollars | Silver | Royal Australian Mint | The Earth and Beyond: Earth | |
Best Gold | 50 Euro | Gold | Austrian Mint | Vienna Schools of Psychotherapy: Alfred Adler | |
Best Silver | 5 Euro | Silver | Lithuania Mint | Joninės (Rasos) | |
Most Artistic | 5 Euro | Silver (gold plated) | Bank of Latvia | Honey | |
Most Historically Significant | 10 Euro | Silver | Monnaie de Paris | Great War: People's Jubilation | |
Most Innovative | 5, 10, and 20 Euro | Silver | Lithuanian Mint | 100th Anniversary of the Restoration of Lithuanian Independence | |
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Most Inspirational | 1 Dollar | Silver | Perth Mint | 100th Anniversary of the End of World War 1 |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50 Euro | Silver | 500 | Monnaie de Paris | French Excellence – Guy Savoy |
Best Bi-Metallic | 2 Euro | Copper, Nickel | 10,000 | Monnaie de Paris | The Fight Against Breast Cancer |
Best Circulating | 20Ouguiya | Brass, Nickel Bronze |
Central Bank of Mauritania | Camels | |
Best Contemporary Event | 2Rand | Silver | 1,000 | South African Mint | South African Inventions: The Heart Transplant |
Best Crown | 5 Dollar | Silver | 499 | Coin Invest Trust (for Cook Islands) | Scarab Collection: Red Dawn |
Best Gold | 100 Dollar | Gold | 100,000 | United States Mint | American Liberty - US Mint's 225th Anniversary |
Best Silver | 50 Euro | Silver | 500 | Monnaie de Paris | French Excellence – Guy Savoy |
Most Artistic | 50 Euro | Gold | 20,000 | Austrian Mint | Vienna Schools of Psychotherapy – Sigmund Freud |
Most Historically Significant | 25 Euro | Silver | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's 175th Anniversary |
Most Innovative | 20 Dollar | Silver | 499 | Powercoin (for Palau) | Great Micromosaic Passion – Birth of Venus |
Most Inspirational | 1 Dollar | Silver | 12,256[22] | United States Mint | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5 Euro | Copper, Nickel | 2,000,000 | German Mints (Bavarian State Mint and SMBW) | Planet Earth with Polymer Ring |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Niobium, Silver | 65,000 | Austrian Mint | Time |
Best Circulating | 20Yuan | Bronze, Nickel, Steel | 8,000,000 | China Banknote Printing and Minting | Year of the Monkey |
Best Contemporary Event | 20Francs | Silver | 30,000 | Swissmint | Gotthard Road Tunnel |
Best Crown | 50 Euro | Silver | 500 | Monnaie de Paris | Van Cleef & Arpels |
Best Gold | 100 Dollar | Gold | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Wildlife in Our Sights, The Fox |
Best Silver | 5 Dollar | Silver | 5,000 | Royal Australian Mint | Northern Sky Cassiopeia, Dome-Shaped |
Most Artistic | 5 Euro | Silver | 3,000 | Lithuanian Mint (for Latvia) | National Entrepreneur, Multi-Faceted and QR Code |
Most Historically Significant | 200 Euro | Gold | 500 | Monnaie de Paris | Joan of Arc |
Most Innovative | 5 Euro | Copper, Nickel | 2,000,000 | German Mints (Bavarian State Mint and SMBW) | Planet Earth with Polymer Ring |
Most Inspirational | 20 Dollar | Silver | 7,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | Mother Earth, 3-D Droplet |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 10 Euro | Silver | 6,000[25] | Italian State Mint | 70 years of Peace in Europe |
Best Bi-Metallic | 5 Euro | Copper, Nickel | 45,000 | Mint of Finland | Lapland reindeer |
Best Circulating | 25 Cent | Copper, Nickel | 776,800,000[26] | United States Mint | America the Beautiful Quarters - Kisatchie National Forest |
Best Contemporary Event | 10,000 Yen | Gold | 2,188 | Japan Mint | 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Program |
Best Crown | 5 Pound | Nickel | 10,000 | Royal Mint | Winston Churchill |
Best Gold | 100 Euro | Gold | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Capercaille |
Best Silver | 10 Euro | Silver | 10,000 | Mint of Finland | 70th anniversary of peace after World War II |
Most Artistic | 10 Euro | Silver | 6,000 | Italian Mint | 70 years of Peace in Europe |
Most Historically Significant | 20 Dollar | Silver | 10,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | 100th anniversary of "In Flanders Fields" |
Most Innovative | 2 Dollar | Silver | 1,500[27] | B. H. Mayer Mint (for Cook Islands) | Space Time Continuum |
Most Inspirational | 1 Dollar | Silver | 24,742 | United States Mint | March of Dimes - Salk polio vaccine |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50 Cent | Copper, Nickel | 257,000 | United States Mint | Baseball |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Niobium, Silver | 65,000 | Austrian Mint | Science of evolution |
Best Circulating | 2 Pound | Copper, Nickel | 5,720,000 | Royal Mint | WWI - Lord Kitchener |
Best Contemporary Event | 5 Euro | Silver | 10,000 | Royal Dutch Mint (for Latvia) | 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way demonstration |
Best Crown | 20 Dollar | Silver | 7,500 | Royal Canadian Mint | Maple Leaf tree canopy |
Best Gold | 5 Dollar | Gold | 17,677 | United States Mint | Baseball |
Best Silver | 20 Euro | Silver | 50,000 | Austrian Mint | Fall of the Iron Curtain |
Most Artistic | 50 Euro | Gold | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Gustav Klimt painting, Judith II |
Most Historically Significant | 10 Euro | Silver | 195,000 | German Mints | Fahrenheit’s invention of the mercury thermometer |
Most Innovative | 50 Cent | Copper, Nickel | 257,173 | United States Mint | Baseball |
Most Inspirational | 10zloty | Silver | 30,000 | Polish Mint | Birth of Jan Karski |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50 Euro | Gold | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Gustav Klimt - The Expectation |
Best Bi-Metallic | 25 Euro | Niobium, Silver | 65,000 | Austrian Mint | Tunneling |
Best Circulating | 25 Cents | Copper, Nickel | 920,695 | United States Mint | Mount Rushmore National Memorial |
Best Contemporary Event | 1Rubel | Silver | 5,000 | Polish Mint (for Belarus) | 90th year of BPS-Sberbank (a Belarus bank) |
Best Crown | 10 Euro | Silver | 10,000 | B. H. Mayer Mint (for Ireland) | James Joyce |
Best Gold | 50 Dollar | Gold | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Gustav Klimt - The Expectation |
Best Silver | 1Lats | Silver | 5,000 | Royal Dutch Mint (for Latvia) | Richard Wagner's 200th birthday |
Most Artistic | 1000 Euro | Gold | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | Wildlife in Our Sights - Red Deer |
Most Historically Significant | 5 Euro | Silver | 17,500 | Royal Dutch Mint | Peace of Utrecht |
Most Innovative | 500 Tögrög | Silver | 2,500 | Coin Investment Trust (for Mongolia) | Mongolian wolf |
Most Inspirational | 3 Dollar | Silver | 15,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | Fishing |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 10 Euro | Silver | 30,000 | Monnaie de Paris | Yves Klein |
Best Bi-Metallic | 50 Euro | Gold, Silver | 5,000 | Mint of Finland | Helsinki - World design capital |
Best Circulating | 10 Euro | Aluminum, Bronze | 20,000 | Royal Australian Mint | Australian year of the farmer |
Best Contemporary Event | 10 Pound | Silver | 7,500 | Royal Mint | 2012 Olympic games in London |
Best Crown | 5 Dollar | Silver | 10,000 | Royal Australian Mint | Southern Cross in Night Sky |
Best Gold | 20 Euro | Gold | 1,500 | Italian Mint | Flora in the Art: Middle Ages |
Best Silver | 10 Euro | Silver | 10,000 | Monnaie de Paris | Ocean Liner |
Most Artistic | 10 Euro | Silver | 30,000 | Monnaie de Paris | Yves Klein |
Most Historically Significant | 10 Euro | Silver | 5,000 | Bank of Greece | Greek Culture: Socrates |
Most Innovative | 25 Cent | Nickel, Steel | 25,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | Glow-In-The-Dark dinosaur skeleton |
Most Inspirational | 5 Pound | Copper, Nickel | 3,000 | Royal Mint (for Alderney Island)[31] | Remembrance Day |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the | 5 Euro | Silver | 12,000 | Royal Dutch Mint | 100th Anniversary of the Dutch Mint Featuring QR Code |
Best Contemporary Event | 25 Euro | Silver | 65,000 | Austrian Mint | Robotics |
Best Crown | 10 Euro | Silver | 10,000 | Monnaie de Paris | From ClovistoRepublic – 1500 Years of French History |
Best Gold | 50Rand | Gold | 1,000 | South African Mint | Nature's Families: The Meerkat |
Best Silver | 20 Dollar | Silver | 200,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | Canoe |
Best Circulation | 1Litas | Copper Nickel | 1,000,000 | Lithuanian Mint | 2011 European Basketball Championship |
Most Artistic | 1Lats | Silver | 7,000 | Mint of Finland (For Latvia) | Alexandrs Caks, Fog mists the pane |
Most Historically Significant | 10Som | Silver | 2,000 | Saint Petersburg Mint (for Kyrgyzstan) | The Silk Road |
Most Innovative | 5 Euro | Silver | 12,000 | Royal Dutch Mint, The Netherlands | 100th Anniversary of the Dutch Mint Featuring QR Code |
Most Inspirational | 10zloty | Silver | 50,000 | Polish Mint | 100th Anniversary of the Society for the Protection of the Blind |
Most Popular | 500 Tögrög | Silver | 2,500 | Coin Invest Trust (for Mongolia) | Ural Owl |
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Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 2Shekel | Silver | 2,800 | Israel Coins and Medals Corp. | Jonah in the Whale |
Best Circulation | 2 Euro | Bi-Metallic | 130,000 | Italian Mint (for San Marino) | 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Sandro Botticelli |
Best Contemporary Event | 10 Euro | Silver | 184,200 | Staatliche Münze Berlin[34] | German Unification |
Best Crown | 5Diner | Silver | 3,000 | Andorra | Brown Bear |
Best Gold | 100 Pound Sterling | Gold | 7,500 | Royal Mint | Olympic Games Faster Series: Neptune |
Best Silver | 10 Euro | Silver | 30,000 | Austrian Mint | ErzberginStyria |
Most Artistic | 2Shekel | Silver | 2,800 | Israel Coins and Medals Corp. | Jonah in the Whale |
Most Historically Significant | 100 Dollars | Gold | 5,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | 400th Anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company |
Most Innovative | 1,500 Francs | Silver | 2,500 | Coin Invest Trust (for Ivory Coast) | Mecca Qibla Compass |
Most Inspirational | 20 Euro | Silver | 10,000 | Mint of Finland | Children and Creativity |
Most Popular | 1.5 Euro | Silver | 11,358,200 | Austrian Mint | Vienna Philharmonic |
People's Choice | 5,000 Forint | Silver | 5,000 | Hungarian Mint | Orseg National Park |
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Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 100 Rand, Gold | South African Mint, South Africa | White Rhino |
Best Contemporary Event | 10 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | Fall of the Berlin Wall |
Best Crown | 20 Euro, Silver | Suomen Rahapaja, Finland | Peace and Security |
Best Gold | 100 Rand, Gold | South African Mint, South Africa | White Rhino |
Best Silver | 20 Dollars, Silver | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Crystal Snowflake |
Best Trade | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Mincovna Kremnica, Slovakia | First Year of Euro Issuance |
Most Artistic | 300 Dollars, Gold | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Native American Summer Moon Mask |
Most Historically Significant | 100 Tenge, Silver | Kazakhstan | Attila the Hun |
Most Innovative | 2 Pound Sterling, Silver–Crystal | Pobjoy Mint,[36] British Indian Ocean Territory | Life of the Sea Turtle |
Most Inspirational | 10 zloty, Silver | Mennica Polska, Poland | World War II Polish Underground |
Most Popular | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | BasiliskofVienna |
People's Choice | 5,000 Forint, Silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | World Heritage Sites in Hungary, Budapest |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 20 Lats, Gold | Austrian Mint, Latvia | Coins of Latvia |
Best Contemporary Event | 1 New Sheqalim, Silver | Israel Coins and Medals Corp., Israel | 60th Anniversary of Israel |
Best Crown | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Klosterneuburg Monastery |
Best Gold | 20 Lats, Gold | Austrian Mint,[37] Latvia | Coins of Latvia |
Best Silver | 10 Euro, Silver | Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (Karlsruhe),[38] Germany | Franz Kafka |
Best Trade | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Suomen Rahapaja,[39] Cyprus | Ancient Statue Cross |
Most Artistic | 200 zloty, Gold | Mennica Polska, Poland | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising |
Most Historically Significant | 100 Tenge, Silver | Kazakhstan | Genghis Khan |
Most Innovative | 25 Euro, Silver–Niobium | Austrian Mint, Austria | Fascination Light |
Most Inspirational | 2,500 Dollars, Gold | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Towards Confederation |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | American Eagle |
People's Choice | 5,000 Forint, Silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | Tokaj Wine Region |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 500 Togrog, Silver | Coin Invest Trust, Mongolia | Wildlife Protection: Gulo Gulo |
Best Contemporary Event | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | The DesegregationofLittle Rock Central High School in 1957 |
Best Crown | 20 Rouble, Silver | Lithuanian Mint,[40] Belarus | Pancake Week |
Best Gold | 1,000 Crowns, Gold | Denmark | Polar Bear |
Best Silver | 500 Togrog, Silver | Coin Invest Trust,[41] Mongolia | Wildlife Protection: Gulo Gulo |
Best Trade | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Raphael’s Dante Alighieri |
Most Artistic | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Melk Abbey |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | The Founding of Jamestown in 1607 |
Most Innovative | 50 Dollars, Silver | Pobjoy Mint,[36] British Virgin Islands | Centenary of the First Colour Photograph |
Most Inspirational | 1,000 Rouble, Silver | Moscow Mint,[42] Belarus | St Euphrosyne of Polotsk |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar, Copper, Zink, Manganese, Nickel | US Mint, United States of America | George Washington |
People’s Choice | 5,000 Forint, Silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | Castle of Gyula |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50 Dollars, Palladium (Four Coin Set) | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Through the Seasons |
Best Contemporary Event | 1 Lats, Silver | Latvia | Latvian Independence, 1918 |
Best Crown | 10 Euro, Gold | Monnaie de Paris, France | Jules Verne, Five Weeks in a Balloon |
Best Gold | 100 Euro, Gold | Austrian Mint, Austria | The Rivergate of Vienna |
Best Silver | 1,000 Yen, Silver | Japan Mint, Japan | 50th Anniversary of Japanese Entry into the United Nations |
Best Trade | 50 Cent, clad | US Mint, United States of America | Nevada, the Silver State |
Most Artistic | 10 Crowns, Silver | Denmark | Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | Benjamin Franklin, Elder Statesman |
Most Innovative | 50 Dollars, Palladium (Four Coin Set) | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Through the Seasons |
Most Inspirational Coin[43] | 5 Dollars, Silver | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Imagine a World Without Breast Cancer |
Most Inspirational Coin | 5 Euro, Gold | Suomen Rahapaja, Finland | 150th Anniversary of the Demilitarization of Åland |
Most Popular Coin | 25 Cent, clad | US Mint, United States of America | Nevada, the Silver State |
People’s Choice | 50 Forint, Copper–Nickel | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | 50th Anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution Against Soviet Occupation |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | U.S. Marine Corps |
Best Contemporary Event | 1 Dollar, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | End of World War II “Dancing Men” |
Best Crown | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | U.S. Marine Corps |
Best Gold | 100 Euro, Gold | Minted by all German mints,[44] Germany | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
Best Silver | 20 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | SMS Sankt Georg |
Best Trade | 25 Cent, clad | US Mint, United States of America | Oregon, Crater Lake |
Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | U.S. Marine Corps |
Most Artistic | 20 Rouble, Silver | Latvian Mint,[45] Belarus | Easter Egg |
Most Historically Significant | 10 Euro, Silver | Landesbetrieb Hamburgische Münze,[46] Germany | Albert Einstein, 100 Years Special Relativity |
Most Innovative | 1 Dollar, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | End of World War II “Dancing Men” |
Most Inspirational | 2 New Sheqalim, Silver | Israel Coins and Medals Corp., Israel | Moses and the 10 Commandments |
Most Popular | 5 Cent, Copper-Nickel | US Mint, United States of America | Bison |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5 Euro, Silver | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Madama Butterfly |
Best Contemporary Event | 50 Pound Sterling, Silver | Royal Mint, Alderney | 50th Anniversary of D-Day Invasion of Normandy |
Best Crown | 1 Pound, Copper–Nickel | Cyprus | Triton Sounding a Conch |
Best Gold | 2,000 Yuan, Gold | China | Maijishan Grottoes |
Best Silver | 1 Dollar, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | Kangaroo |
Best Trade | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Greece | Olympic Discus Thrower |
Most Artistic | 5 Euro, Silver | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Madama Butterfly |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | 125th Anniversary of Edison's Electric Light |
Most Innovative | 10 Dollars, Silver | Coin Invest Trust,[41] Liberia | Window with Tiffany Glass Inlay |
Most Inspirational | 20 zloty, Silver | Mennica Polska, Poland | Victims of the Lodz Ghetto |
Most Popular | 1.5 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | 100 Years FIFA |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 100-Rouble Silver | Belarus | Belarus Ballet |
Best Contemporary Event | 2-Pound Bi-Metallic | United Kingdom | The Discovery of DNA |
Best Crown | 20-Rouble Silver | Belarus | Mute Swan |
Best Gold | 100-Euro Gold | Austria | Klmit's "The Kiss" |
Best Silver | 10-Euro Silver | Spain | 75th Anniversary of the School Ship El Cano |
Best Trade | 5-Euro Bi-Metallic | Finland | Ice Hockey World Championships |
Most Artistic | 100-Rouble Silver | Belarus | Belarus Ballet |
Most Historically Significant | 10-Dollar Silver | Australia | Evolution of the Alphabet |
Most Innovative | 1 Dollar Silver, Emerald | Cook Islands | Gemstone Zodiac Locket |
Most Inspirational | 50-Cent Cupronickel | Australia | Australia's Volunteers |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Nickel, Brass | New Zealand | The Lord of the Rings |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5-Euro Silver | Austria | Schoenbrunn Zoo |
Best Contemporary Event | 5-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II |
Best Crown | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | West Point Military Academy |
Best Gold | 50-Euro Gold | Austria | The Order of Saint Benedict and the Order of Saint Scholastica |
Best Silver | 10-Euro Silver | Austria | Ambras Palace |
Best Trade | 1 Real Bi-Metallic | Brazil | Liberty |
Most Artistic | 1 Lats Silver | Latvia | Destiny, Roots |
Most Historically Significant | 25-Cent Clad | United States of America | Ohio, Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers |
Most Innovative | 60-Pence Bronze, Silver | Isle of Man | Currency Converter |
Most Inspirational | 5-Pound Silver | United Kingdom | Princess Diana of Wales |
Most Popular | 5-Euro Silver | Austria | Schoenbrunn Zoo |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Franc Silver | France | The Last Franc |
Best Contemporary Event | 500-Franc Silver | Belgium | The Birth of the European Euro |
Best Crown | 1 Dollar Silver | Australia | Aboriginal Kangaroo |
Best Gold | 500-Yuan Gold | Gold | Panda |
Best Silver | 20-Yuan Silver | China | Mogao Grottoes |
Best Trade | 25-Cent Clad | United States of America | Rhode Island, The Ocean State |
Most Artistic | 25-Rouble Silver | Russia | 225th Anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater |
Most Historically Significant | 10-Dollar Silver | Australia | The Evolution of the Calendar |
Most Innovative | 1 France Silver | France | The Last Franc |
Most Inspirational | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Gibraltar | Florence Nightingale |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Buffalo |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Voyage of Leif Ericson |
Best Contemporary Event | 10-Mark Silver | Germany | 10th Anniversary of German Reunification |
Best Crown | 100-Schilling Silver | Australia | Celtic Heritage |
Best Gold | 200-Dollar Gold | Canada | Inuit Mother and Child |
Best Silver | 1 Onza Silver | Mexico | Winged Victory |
Best Trade | 50-Cent Cupronickel | Australia | Visit by Queen Elizabeth II |
Most Artistic | 50-Lithu Silver | Lithuania | Discus Thrower |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Silver Dollar | United States of America | Voyage of Leif Ericson |
Most Innovative | 500-Yen Copper, Zinc, Nickel | Japan | Paulownia Flower |
Most Inspirational | 50-Dollar Aluminium, Bronze | Australia | Paralympics |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Nickel | United States of America | Sacagawea |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5,000-Lire Silver | Italy | World Encircled by Birds and Stars |
Best Contemporary Event | 50-Schilling Bi-Metallic | Austria | European Monetary Union |
Best Crown | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Dolley Madison |
Best Gold | 10,000-Korun Gold | Czech Republic | Charles IV |
Best Silver | 2-Pound Silver | United Kingdom | Britannia in Chariot |
Best Trade | 25-Cent Clad | United States of America | New Jersey, Crossroads of the Revolution |
Most Artistic | 5,000-Lire Silver | Italy | World Encircled by Birds and Stars |
Most Historically Significant | 100-Schilling Silver | Austria | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand |
Most Innovative | 1 Lats Silver | Latvia | Millennium, Button |
Most Inspirational | 10-Hyrven Silver | Ukraine | Birth of Jesus |
Most Popular | 5-Pound Cupronickel | United Kingdom | Diana, Princess of Wales |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Book Printing |
Best Contemporary Event | 2-New Sheqalim Silver | Israel | 50th Anniversary of Israel |
Best Crown | 1,000-Escudos Silver | Portugal | International Oceans Exposition |
Best Gold | 250-Dollar Gold | Singapore | Year of the Tiger |
Best Silver | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Book Printing |
Best Trade | 50-Schilling Bi-Metallic | Austria | Austrian Presidency of the European Union |
Most Artistic | 10-Diners Silver | Andorra | Europa Driving a Quadriga |
Most Historically Significant | 200-Escudo Cupronickel | Portugal | 500th Anniversary of the Voyage to India |
Most Innovative | 2-Dollar, 2-Dollar, 2-Tala Silver | Cook Islands, Fiji, Western Samoa | Tripartite Convention |
Most Inspirational | 14-Euro Silver | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Dove of Peace |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | 125th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Rand Silver | South Africa | Women of South Africa |
Best Contemporary Event Coin | 1 Rand Gold | South Africa | First Heart Transplant |
Best Crown | 2-Pound Silver | United Kingdom | Britannia |
Best Gold | 200-Dollar Gold | Canada | Haida Carved Mask |
Best Silver | 100-Schilling Silver | Austria | Emperor Maximilian of Mexico |
Best Trade | 2-Zloty Brass | Poland | Pieskowa Skala Castle |
Most Artistic | 1 Rand Silver | South Africa | Women of South Africa |
Most Historically Significant | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | Alexander Graham Bell |
Most Innovative | 5-Dollar Silver | Kiribati and Western Samoa Joint Issue | War and Peace |
Most Inspirational | 10-Leon Silver | Sierra Leone | Mother Teresa and Princess Diana |
Most Popular | 100-Dollar Platinum | United States of America | Statue of Liberty, Eagle |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 60-Dollar Gold | Bermuda | Bermuda Triangle |
Best Contemporary Event | 14-Euro Silver | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Dayton Peace Accord |
Best Crown | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Innsbruck Town Market |
Best Gold | 60-Dollar Gold | Bermuda | Bermuda Triangle |
Best Silver | 100-Rouble Silver | Russia | The Nutcracker Ballet, Marsha and the Nutcracker |
Best Trade | 2-Dollar Bi-Metallic | Canada | Polar Bear |
Most Artistic | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Helene Schuerbeck |
Most Historically Significant | 30-New Sheqalim Silver | Israel | 3000th Anniversary of Jerusalem |
Most Innovative | 60-Dollar Gold | Bermuda | Bermuda Triangle |
Most Inspirational | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Paralympics |
Most Popular | 2-Dollar Bi-Metallic | Canada | Polar Bear |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of the United Nations |
Best Contemporary Event | 100-Rouble Silver | Russia | 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II |
Best Crown | 200-Schilling Silver | Austria | Olympics, Ribbon Dancer |
Best Gold | 500-Franc Gold | France | 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (V.E.) Day |
Best Silver | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of the United Nations |
Best Trade | 1 Dollar Aluminum, Bronze | Australia | Waltzing Matilda |
Most Artistic | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of the United Nations |
Most Historically Significant | 10-Mark Silver | Germany | Centennial of the X-ray |
Most Innovative | 500-Schilling Bi-Metallic | Austria | Austria in the European Union |
Most Inspirational | 500-Franc Gold | France | 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (V.E.) Day |
Most Popular | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | Olympic Baseball |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50-Pence Cupronickel | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy |
Best Contemporary Event | 50-Pence Cupronickel | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy |
Best Crown | 100-Franc Silver | France | Olympics, Javelin Thrower |
Best Gold | 1,000-Schilling Gold, Silver | Austria | 800th Anniversary of the Vienna Mint |
Best Silver | 1,000-Lire Silver | Italy | 400th Anniversary of Tintoretto |
Best Trade | 20-Franc Tri-Metallic | France | Pierre de Coubertin |
Most Artistic | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | European Athletic Championships |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Thomas Jefferson, Architect of Democracy |
Most Innovative | 5-Dollar Silver | Bahamas | Golf, Hole In One |
Most Inspirational | 300,000-zloty Silver | Poland | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising |
Most Popular | 50-Pence Cupronickel | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 500-Franc Gold | France | Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa |
Best Crown | 10-Dollar Silver | Fiji | Captain William Bligh |
Best Gold | 500-Franc Gold | France | Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa |
Best Silver | 150-Yuan Silver | China | Peacocks |
Best Trade | 50-Korun Bi-Metallic | Czech Republic | Prague City |
Most Artistic | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Halstatt |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Franc Silver | France | D-Day |
Most Innovative | 20-Diner European Currency Unit Silver | Andorra | Saint George |
Most Inspirational | 300,000-zloty Silver | Poland | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising |
Most Popular | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Gibraltar | Stegosaurus |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | Flora and Fauna |
Best Crown | 100-Schilling Silver | Austria | Kaiser Karl V |
Best Gold | 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Christopher Columbus |
Best Silver | 2,000-Peseta Silver | Spain | Barcelona Olympics |
Best Trade | 20-Franc Tri-Metallic | France | Mont Saint Michel |
Most Artistic | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | Flora and Fauna |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Rouble Cupronickel | Russia | Rebirth of Sovereignty |
Most Innovative | 20-Franc Tri-Metallic | France | Mont Saint Michel |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | White House |
Special Recognition for Merit of Design | 2-Rand Silver | South Africa | Minting Process |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | 2,100th Anniversary of the Ponte Milvio Bridge |
Best Crown | 100-Franc Silver | France | Olympics, Ski Jump |
Best Gold | 100,000-Yen Gold | Japan | Enthronement of the Emperor |
Best Silver | 10-Leke Silver | Albania | Olympics, Equestrian |
Best Trade | 200-Escudo Aluminum, Bronze, Cupronickel | Portugal | Garcia De Orta |
Most Artistic | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | 2,100th Anniversary of the Ponte Milvio Bridge |
Most Historically Significant | 3-Rouble Silver | Russia | Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space |
Most Innovative | 10-Leke Silver | Albania | Olympics, Equestrian |
Most Popular | 5-Dollar Silver | Australia | Kookaburra |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Isle of Man | Penny Black |
Best Crown | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Isle of Man | Penny Black |
Best Gold | 25-Rouble Palladium | Russia | Peter the Great |
Best Silver | 100-Franc Silver | France | Charlemagne |
Best Trade | 5-Kroner Cupronickel | Denmark | Queen Margrethe II Mongram |
Most Artistic | 100-Markka Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of Veterans |
Most Historically Significant | 20-Mark Cupronickel | Germany | Opening of the Brandenburg Gate |
Most Innovative | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Isle of Man | Penny Black |
Most Popular | 1 Crown Silver | Isle of Man | Alley Cat |
Special Recognition for Merit of Design | 50-Cent Cupronickel | New Zealand | 150th Anniversary of Waitangi |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5-Franc Cupronickel | France | Eiffel Tower |
Best Crown | 5,000-Peseta Silver | Spain | 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America |
Best Gold | 2,000-Schilling Gold | Austria | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra |
Best Silver | 1 Dollar Silver, 25-Cent Silver | Australia | Crocodiles (“Holey), Aboriginal Mythology (“Dump”) |
Best Trade | 5-Franc Cupronickel | France | Eiffel Tower |
Most Artistic | 5-Franc Cupronickel, 5-Pound Gold, 2-New Sheqalim Silver | France, United Kingdom, Israel | Eiffel Tower, 500th Anniversary of the Gold Sovereign, 41st Anniversary of Israel |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Sovereign Gold | United Kingdom | 500th Anniversary of the Gold Sovereign |
Most Popular | 5-Franc Cupronickel | France | Eiffel Tower |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50-Leke Silver | Albania | Railroads |
Best Crown | 500-Forint Silver | Hungary | 25th Anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund |
Best Gold | 100-Pound Gold | Egypt | Golden Warrior |
Best Silver | 100-Yuan Silver | China | Year of the Dragon |
Best Trade | 50-Cent Cupronickel | Australia | Bicentennial of Australia |
Most Artistic | 50-Franc Cupronickel | Switzerland | Olympics, Dove and Rings |
Most Historically Significant | 500-Forint Silver | Hungary | 950th Anniversary of Saint Stephen |
Most Innovative | 50-Leke Silver | Albania | Railroads |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, 1988, Rings and Wreath |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 100-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Britannia |
Best Crown | 50-Dollar Silver | Cook Islands | Olympics, Seoul Games |
Best Gold | 100-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Britannia |
Best Silver | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | 400th Anniversary of the Davis Straight |
Best Trade | 5-Franc Cupronickel | Switzerland | Centennial of Le Corbusier |
Most Artistic | 100-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Britannia |
Most Historically Significant | 1 Dollar Clad, 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the United States’ Constitution |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Clad, 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the United States’ Constitution |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the Statue of Liberty |
Best Crown | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | Centennial of Vancouver |
Best Gold | 100,000-Yen Gold | Japan | 60th Year of the Reign of Emperor Hirohito |
Best Silver | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | Centennial of Vancouver |
Best Trade | 500-Yen Cupronickel | Japan | 60th Year of the Reign of Emperor Hirohito |
Most Artistic | 25-Tala Silver | Western Samoa | Voyage of the Kon-Tiki |
Most Historically Significant | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | 500th Anniversary of the Striking of the First Thaler Coin |
Most Popular | 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the Statue of Liberty |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic |
Best Crow | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic |
Best Gold | 5-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Saint George Slaying the Dragon |
Best Silver | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic |
Best Trade | 1 Dollar Copper, Aluminum, Nickel | Australia | Kangaroos |
Most Artistic | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic |
Most Historically Significant | 500-Schilling Silver 100-Rupee Silver |
Austria, India | 2000th Anniversary of Bregenz, Indira Gandhi memorial |
Most Popular | 20-Dollar Silver | Canada | Olympics, 1988, Downhill Skiing |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | 450th Anniversary of Jacques Cartier's Voyage of Discovery |
Best Crown | 10-Dollar Silver | Barbados | Three Dolphins |
Best Gold Coin | 100-Dollar Gold 1 Angel Gold |
Canada, Isle of Man | 450th Anniversary of Jacques Cartier's Voyage of Discovery, Archangel Michael Slaying the Dragon |
Best Silver | 20-Balboa Silver | Panama | Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean |
Most Artistic | 20-Balboa Silver | Panama | Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean |
Most Historically Significant | 100-Franc Silver 100-Dollar Gold |
France, Canada | Two Time Nobel Prize Winner Marie Curie, 450th Anniversary of Jacques Cartier's Voyage of Discovery |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, XXIII Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, Discus Thrower |
Best Crown | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, Discus Thrower |
Best Gold | 100-Pound Gold 100-Yuan Gold |
Egypt, China | Cleopatra VII, Panda |
Best Silver | 10-Yuan Silver | China | Panda and Cub |
Most Artistic | 5-Dollar Silver | British Virgin Islands | Yellow Warbler |
Most Historically Significant | 5-Yuan Silver | China | Marco Polo |
Most Popular | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, Discus Thrower |
Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
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Coin of the Year | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington |
Best Crown | 20-Yuan Silver | China | Year of the Dog |
Best Gold | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | New Constitution, 1982 |
Best Silver | 20-Balboa Silver | Panama | Balboa's Discovery of the Pacific Ocean |
Most Artistic | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | New Constitution, 1982 |
Most Historically Significant | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington |
Most Popular | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington |
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). List of the COTY Awards since 1984. In 2015 this list was also published as a paper-printed book: Donald Scarinci: Coin of the Year. Celebrating Three Decades of the Best in Coin Design and Craftsmanship, Krause Publications, Iola (WI) 2015.