Coin of the Year Awards 2016

für das Jahr 2016 sind folgnde Ausgaben Nominiert

Deutschland

- 10 Euro, Silver, 300th anniversary of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit’s invention of the mercury thermometer
- 2 Euro Bi-Metallic, Lower Saxony – St. Michael’s Church

Historical

1. Belarus - KM# 465, 20 Roubles, Silver, The First World War
2. Canada - KM# 1659, 15 Dollars, Silver, Exploring Canada – The Arctic Expedition
3. Canada - KM# 1683, 20 Dollars, Silver, 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS Empress of Ireland
4. France - KM# 2177, 10 Euro, Silver, World War I – Taxis de la Marne
5. Germany - KM# 332a, 10 Euro, Silver, 300th anniversary of Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit’s invention of the mercury thermometer
6. Greece - KM# 264, 10 Euro, Silver, Aristotle
7. Italy - KM# 375, 10 Euro, Silver, 2,000th anniversary of Augustus Caesar’s death
8. Panama - KM# 145, ½ Balboa, Copper-Nickel, 100th anniversary of Panama Canal inauguration
9. Slovakia - KM# 133, 10 Euro, Silver, 150th anniversary of birth of Jozef Murgas, wireless communication researcher
10. Ukraine - KM# 710, 5 Hryvnias, German Silver, 500th anniversary of the Battle of Orsha

Contemporary

1. Canada - KM# 1765, 30 Dollars, Silver, Aboriginal Veterans Monument
2. China - KM# 2087, 10 Yuan, Silver, Chinese Moon Landing
3. France - KM# 2174, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, D-Day
4. Japan - Y# 210, 1,000 Yen, Silver, 50th anniversary of Shinkansen Bullet Train
5. South Korea - KM# 132, 50,000 Won, Silver, Pope Francis’ visit to Korea
6. Latvia - KM# 161, 5 Euro, Silver, Baltic Way - Latvia Freedom
7. Poland - Y# 920, 10 Zlotych, Silver, Canonization of Pope John Paul II
8. Portugal - KM# 844, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, 25th of April, 1974 Carnation Revolution
9. Russia - KM# 1560, 5 Roubles, Nickel-plated Steel, Battle of Leningrad
10. South Africa - KM# 582, 200 Rand, Gold, 20 years of democracy and freedom


Gold

1. Austria - KM# 3236, 100 Euro, Gold, Wild Boar
2. Canada - KM# 1785, 200 Dollars, Gold, Thunderbird
3. Greece - KM# 265, 200 Euro, Gold, Aristotle
4. Hungary - KM# 862, 50,000 Forint, Gold, Golden Florin of Queen Mary
5. Israel - KM# 532, 10 New Sheqalim, Gold, Jacob’s Dream
6. Poland - Y# 895, 200 Zlotych, Gold, Olympics Skating
7. Portugal - KM# 843, 2.5 Euro, Gold, Portuguese Ethnographic Series – The Yokes
8. Slovakia - KM# 136, 100 Euro, Gold, Prince Rastislav of Moravia
9. Switzerland - KM# 153, 50 Franc, Gold, 100th anniversary of Swiss National Parks
10. United States - KM# 578, 5 Dollars, Gold, Baseball Hall of Fame


Silver

1. Australia - KM# 2172, 5 Dollars, Silver, Victoria Cross
2. Austria - KM# 3233, 20 Euro, Silver, Fall of the Berlin Wall
3. Canada - KM# 1714, 20 Dollars, Silver, Bobcat
4. Cook Islands - KM# 1671, 5 Dollars, Silver, Moldavite Impact
5. Finland - KM# 220, 10 Euro, 100th anniversary of birth of Ilmari Tapiovaara, Interior Architecture Designer
6. Ireland - KM# 83, 15 Euro, 100th anniversary of death of John Phillip Holland, Submarine Inventor
7. Kiribati - KM# 79, 5 Dollars, Silver, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
8. Latvia - KM# 160, 5 Euro, Silver, White Book
9. Mongolia - KM# 333.2, 1,000 Togrog, Silver, Chinggis Khan Antiqued Portrait
10. Switzerland - KM# 152, 20 Francs, Silver, Jassen Card Game


Crown

1. Australia - KM# 2134, 1 Dollar, Silver, Fireworks over Sydney Harbor
2. Belarus - KM# 461, 20 Roubles, Silver, UNESCO World Heritage Site – Mir Castle
3. Canada - KM# 1759, 20 Dollars, Silver, Maple Leaf Canopy
4. Estonia - KM# 75, 10 Euro, Silver, 150th anniversary of birth of Miina Hermann, Composer
5. Finland - KM# 218, 20 Euro, Silver, 100th anniversary of birth of Tove Jansson, Author
6. France - KM# 2141, 10 Euro, Silver, Eiffel Tower
7. Ireland - KM# 81, 10 Euro, Silver, John McCormack, Irish Tenor
8. Monaco - KM# 203, 10 Euro, Silver, Hercules with Bow and Arrow
9. Russia - KM# 1483, 3 Roubles, Silver, Sochi Winter Olmypics - Curling
10. United States - KM# 577, 1 Dollar, Silver, Baseball Hall of Fame


Circulating

1. Belgium - KM# 345, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, The Great War Centenary
2. Canada - KM# 1711, 2 Dollars, Bi-Metallic, Family seeing Father off to War
3. Finland - KM# 212, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, 100th anniversary of birth of Ilmari Tapiovaara, Interior Architecture Designer
4. Great Britain - KM# 1279, 2 Pounds, Bi-Metallic, World War I – Lord Kitchener Recruiting Poster
5. Italy - KM# 377, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, 450th anniversary of Galileo Galilei’s Birth
6. Japan - Y# 222, 500 Yen, Bi-Metallic, 60th anniversary of Ishikawa Prefecture
7. Latvia - KM# 157, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, Female head in national costume
8. Netherlands - KM# 250, 1 Euro, Bi-Metallic, New King Willem-Alexander
9. Poland - Y# 919, 2 Zlote, Copper-Aluminum-Nickel, Canonization of Pope John Paul II
10. Russia - Y# 1512, 1 Rouble, Nickel-plated Steel, New Rouble Symbol


Bi-Metallic

1. Austria - KM# 3227, 25 Euro, Silver and Niobium, Evolution
2. Canada - KM# 1768, 5 Dollars, Silver and Niobium, Rose
3. Falkland Islands - KM# 171, 2 Pounds, Bi-Metallic, 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Falkland Islands
4. Finland - KM# 208, 5 Euro, Bi-Metallic, Loon
5. Germany - KM# 334, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, Lower Saxony – St. Michael’s Church
6. Greece - KM# 260, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, 150th anniversary of the Ionian Islands Transfer
7. Malta - KM# 150, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, 50th anniversary of Independence
8. Poland - Y# 904, 5 Zlotych, Bi-Metallic, 25 years of freedom
9. Singapore - KM# 317, 5 Dollars, Bi-Metallic, Latent image of 2014
10. Slovakia - KM# 134, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, 10th anniversary of entry to the European Union


Artistic

1. Austria - KM# 3229, 50 Euro, Gold, Gustav Klimt – Judith II
2. Belarus - KM# 462, 20 Roubles, Silver, Legend of the Bullfinch
3 .British Antarctic Territory - KM# 10, 2 Pounds, Silver, Orca Whales
4. Cook Islands - KM# 1670, 5 Dollars, Silver - Partially Gilt, Bees
5. France - KM# 2110, 10 Euro, Silver, Rooster
6. Great Britain - KM# 1280, 10 Pounds, Silver, Year of the Horse
7. Italy - KM# 371, 10 Euro, Silver, Presidency of the European Union
8. Kazakhstan - KM# 290, 100 Tenge, Silver - Partially Gilt, Gilt Swan
9. Russia - Y# 1476, 3 Roubles, Silver, Sochi Winter Olympics – Snowboarding
10. Turkey - KM# 1299, 50 Lira, Silver, 600 years of Turkey-Polish Friendship


Innovative

1. Canada - KM# 625, 5 Dollars, Silver, Bullion Maple Leaf – Scannable security features
2. Canada - KM# 1678, 20 Dollars, Silver, River rapids – Transition effect colorization
3. Cook Islands - KM# 1664, 5 Dollars, Silver, Anders Celsius – Operational temperature gauge
4. Kazakhstan - KM# 283, 500 Tenge, Silver, Taikazan cauldron – Dodecahedron shape
5. Niue - KM# 1282, 15 Dollars, Silver, Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – Entire play in microtext insert
6. Portugal - KM# 842, 2.5 Euro, Silver and Gold, 100th anniversary of Portugal’s commemorative coins – Offset gold on silver coin
7. Samoa - KM# 270, 1 Dollar, Brass, 50 years of Mars Missions – Coin floats over stand using electromagnetism
8. Solomon Islands - KM# 283, 10 Dollars, Silver, Solar System – Seven different metals used
9. Tuvalu - KM# 256, 1 Dollar, Silver, 100th anniversary of first appearance of Charlie Chaplin’s The Tramp – Multilenticular image
10. United States - KM# 576, 50 Cents, Copper-Nickel, Baseball Hall of Fame – First cupped clad coin


Inspirational

1. Canada - KM# 1724, 1 Dollar, Silver, World War II – Female Riveters
2. Canada - KM# 1558, 20 Dollars, Silver, 50th anniversary of Canadian UN peacekeeping in Cyprus
3. Finland - KM# 215, 10 Euro, Silver, Literacy – Diverse communication symbols
4. Kazakhstan - KM# 286, 500 Tenge, Silver, Mother
5. Lithuania - KM# 200, 50 Litu, Silver, Baltic Way - 25th anniversary of independence
6. Niue - KM# 1277 – 1278, 1 Dollar, Silver, Always with you – Two coins form single heart
7. Poland - Y# 902, 10 Zlotych, Silver, 100th anniversary of birth of Jan Karski – Smuggled Holocaust evidence to Allies in hollow key
8. South Africa - KM# 577, 1 Rand, Silver, Nelson Mandela
9. United States - KM# 591, 10 Dollars, Gold, Eleanor Roosevelt
10. Ukraine - KM# 722, 20 Hryvnias, Silver, 70th anniversary of Ukraine’s liberation from fascist invaders

Beitrag von lurelee

die Gewinner aus den Kategorien werden aber erst am 6. Februar 2016 bei der World Money Fair in Berlin bekannt gegeben und geehrt

Krause Publications Münzen des Jahres 2016

die Gewinner werden bei der World Money Fair in Berlin Ende Januar von einer Jury von Minze und Museumsbeamten, Journalisten und Experten gewählt, aus zehn verschiedenen Kategorien. Bewertungspunkte sind Leistungen in Design und Marketing von Münzstätten der Welt und Zentralbanken, es gibt 100 Nominierungen aus 44 Ländern. . In einem zweiten Wahlgang wird die Münze des Jahres unter den Kategoriesiegern auszuwählen. Die Münzen sind alle aus dem Kalenderjahr 2014. Die Gewinner treten in den zehn Kategorien aus, die jeder Kategorie erhalten einen eigenen Gewinner. Die zehn Gewinner dann im Wettbewerb um den Gesamtsieg der Münze des Jahres. Klimt von der Münze Österreich ist wieder für die 2014 Teilnehmer in der Reihe und Kanada verfügt über satte 12 Nominierungen Gesamt, in alle, aber einer Kategorie vertreten.

Historisch bedeutende Münzen



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Beste Künstlerische Münze



Inovativste Münze



Beste Inspiration

Coin of the Year Award voting

hier die Gewinner

- In the Best Silver Coin category, Austria’s 20 Euro coin, KM# 3233, commemorating the fall of the Iron Curtain brought in the most votes.

- The Best Bi-Metallic Coin award went to a 25 euro silver and niobium coin highlighting the science of evolution, KM#3227.

- The last win for Austria was for Most Artistic Coin, a gold 50-euro coin, KM#3229, honoring a Gustav Klimt painting, Judith II. A previous Klimt coin from 2013 won the top award in the 2015 COTY awards.

- The United States of America came away with two wins, both coins from the Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coin program.The five dollar gold Baseball coin, KM#578, won in the Best Gold Coin category.

- The half dollar copper-nickel clad Baseball coin, KM#576 then won the Most Innovative Coin award, honoring the Mint’s accomplishment of minting a cupped clad coin.

- Germany’s 10-euro silver coin commemorating the 300th anniversary of Daniel Fahrenheit’s invention of the mercury thermometer, KM#332a, came away with the Most Historically Significant Coin award. The award honors coins that highlight events that occurred at least 100 years ago.

- Best Contemporary Event Coin winner was Latvia’s five-euro silver coin for the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way demonstration which brought together citizens of Lativa, Lithuania and Estonia, KM#161.

- Canada’s $20 silver coin, KM#1759, featuring a view looking up at a Maple Leaf tree canopy won in the Best Crown Coin category. Crowns are silver or copper-nickel clad coins with a diameter of 37 millimeters to 45 mm.

- The award for Best Circulating Coin went to Great Britain’s Lord Kitchener two pound bi-metallic coin, KM#1279.

- Lastly, Poland won the Most Inspirational Coin category with its 10 zlotych silver coin, Y#902, honoring the birth of Jan Karski, who smuggled Holocaust evidence to the Allies in a hollow key.