The Coin of the Year Award (COTY) is an awards program founded and annually conducted by the American publisher Krause Publications of Iola, 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]
History
The COTY was awarded for the first time in 1984, when coins issued in 1982 were assessed.[4][5]
Categories
Awards are given in ten categories, and three coins are selected in each category:
- Most Historically Significant: Coins which commemorate events, institutions, physical entities, or individual which are deemed to be most important in terms of the historical heritage of a people or mankind.
- Best Contemporary Event: Coins which commemorate events, institutions physical entities, or individuals which are deemed to be most important in terms of current or recent events influencing a people or mankind.
- Best Gold: Coins fabricated of GOLD, Platinum, Palladium, or another exotic precious metal which have all-around aesthetic and commercial appeal.
- Best Silver: Coins fabricated of silver which have all-around aesthetic and commercial appeal.
- Best Crown: Coins which have all-around aesthetic and commercial appeal, and have a minimum diameter of 33mm..
- Best Trade Circulating monetary unit coins which are made of non-precious metals, possess all-around aesthetic and commercial appeal.
- Most Popular: Coins with commercial sales and artistic caliber which appeals to the international general public.
- Most Artistic: Coins selected solely on the value of their artistic merit.
- Most Innovative Coinage Concept: Coins which contain pioneering metallic alloys, non-typical coinage materials, planchet shapes, thickness, sizes, themes, distribution methods or other innovations.[3]
- Most Inspirational Coin: Coins featuring themes, events, institutions, physical entities, or individuals that represent peace, freedom, and human rights.
List of award winners
2014 (coins minted in 2012)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 10 Pound Sterling, Silver | Royal Mint, Great Britain | Olympic Games London 2012 | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 5 Dollars, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | Southern Cross in Night Sky | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 20 Euro, Gold | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Flora in the Art: Middle Ages | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | Ocean Liner | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | Yves Klein | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Greek Mint, Greece | Greek Culture: Socrates | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 25 Cent, Nickel-Plated Steel | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Glow-In-The-Dark Dinosaur skeleton[6] | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 5 Pound Sterling, Copper-Nickel | Royal Mint,[7] Alderney | Remembrance Day | | |
| Coin of the Year | 10 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | Yves Klein | | |
2013 (coins minted in 2011)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 25 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Robotics | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | From Clovis to Republic – 1500 Years of French History | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 50 Rand, Gold | South African Mint, South Africa | Nature’s Families: The Meerkat | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 20 Dollar, Silver | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Canoe | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 1 Litas, Copper-Nickel | Lithuanian Mint, Lithuania | Basketball | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 1 Lats, Silver | Suomen Rahapaja,[8] Latvia | Alexandrs Caks, Fog mists the pane | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 10 Som, Silver | Kyrgyz Republic | The Silk Road | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 5 Euro, Silver | Royal Dutch Mint, The Netherlands | 100th Anniversary of the Dutch Mint Featuring QR Code | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 10 Zlotych, Silver | Mennica Polska, Mint of Poland | 100th Anniversary of the Society for the Protection of the Blind | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 500 Togrog, Silver | Coin Invest Trust,[9] Mongolia | Ural Owl | | |
| Coin of the Year | 5 Euro, Silver | Royal Dutch Mint, The Netherlands | 100th Anniversary of the Dutch Mint Featuring QR Code | | |
2012 (coins minted in 2010)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Staatliche Münze Berlin,[10] Germany | Unity | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 5 Diner, Silver | Andorra | Brown Bear | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100 Pound Sterling, Gold | Royal Mint, United Kingdom | Olympic Games Faster Series: Neptune | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint | Erzberg in Styria | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato,[11] San Marino | 500th Anniversary of the Birth of Sandro Botticelli | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 2 New Sheqalim, Silver | Israel Coins and Medals Corp., Israel | Jonah in the Whale | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 100 Dollars, Gold | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | 400th Anniversary of the Hudson's Bay Company | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 1,500 Francs CFA, Silver | Coin Invest Trust,[9] Ivory Coast | Mecca Qibla Compass | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 20 Euro, Silver | Suomen Rahapaja, Mint of Finland | Children and Creativity | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1.5 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Vienna Philharmonic | | |
| People’s Choice | 5,000 Forint, Silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | Orseg National Park, World Heritage Sites in Hungary | | |
| Coin of the Year | 2 New Sheqalim, Silver | Israel Coins and Medals Corp., Israel | Jonah in the Whale | | |
2011 (coins minted in 2009)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | Fall of the Berlin Wall | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 20 Euro, Silver | Suomen Rahapaja, Finland | Peace and Security | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100 Rand, Gold | South African Mint, South Africa | White Rhino | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 20 Dollars, Silver | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Crystal Snowflake | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Mincovna Kremnica, Slovakia | First Year of Euro Issuance | | |
| Coin of the Year | 100 Rand, Gold | South African Mint, South Africa | White Rhino | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 300 Dollars, Gold | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Native American Summer Moon Mask | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 100 Tenge, Silver | Kazakhstan | Attila the Hun | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 2 Pound Sterling, Silver–Crystal | Pobjoy Mint,[12] British Indian Ocean Territory | Life of the Sea Turtle | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 10 Zlotych, Silver | Mennica Polska, Poland | World War II Polish Underground | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Basilisk of Vienna | | |
| People's Choice | 5,000 Forint, Silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | World Heritage Sites in Hungary, Budapest | | |
2010 (coins minted in 2008)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 10 New Sheqalim, Silver | Israel Coins and Medals Corp., Israel | 60th Anniversary of Israel | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Klosterneuburg Monastery | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 20 Lats, Gold | Austrian Mint,[13] Latvia | Coins of Latvia | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Staatliche Münzen Baden-Württemberg (Karlsruhe),[14] Germany | Franz Kafka | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Suomen Rahapaja,[15] Cyprus | Ancient Statue Cross | | |
| Coin of the Year | 20 Lats, Gold | Austrian Mint, Latvia | Coins of Latvia | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 200 Zlotych, Gold | Mennica Polska, Poland | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 100 Tenge, Silver | Kazakhstan | Genghis Khan | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 25 Euro, Silver–Niobium | Austrian Mint, Austria | Fascination Light | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 2,500 Dollars, Gold | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Towards Confederation | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 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 | | |
2009 (coins minted in 2007)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | The Desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in 1957 | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 20 Rouble, Silver | Latvian Mint,[16] Belarus | Pancake Week | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 1,000 Crowns, Gold | Denmark | Polar Bear | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 500 Togrog, Silver | Coin Invest Trust,[9] Mongolia | Wildlife Protection: Gulo Gulo | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Raphael’s Dante Alighieri | | |
| Coin of the Year | 500 Togrog, Silver | Coin Invest Trust, Mongolia | Wildlife Protection: Gulo Gulo | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Melk Abbey | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | The Founding of Jamestown in 1607 | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 50 Dollars, Silver | Pobjoy Mint,[12] British Virgin Islands | Centenary of the First Colour Photograph | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 1,000 Rouble, Silver | Moscow Mint,[17] Belarus | St Euphrosyne of Polotsk | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 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 | | |
2008 (coins minted in 2006)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 1 Lats, Silver | Latvia | Latvian Independence, 1918 | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 10 Euro, Gold | Monnaie de Paris, France | Jules Verne, Five Weeks in a Balloon | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100 Euro, Gold | Austrian Mint, Austria | The Rivergate of Vienna | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1,000 Yen, Silver | Japan Mint, Japan | 50th Anniversary of Japanese Entry into the United Nations | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 50 Cent, clad | US Mint, United States of America | Nevada, the Silver State | | |
| Coin of the Year | 50 Dollars, Palladium (Four Coin Set) | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Through the Seasons | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 10 Crowns, Silver | Denmark | Hans Christian Andersen’s Snow Queen | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | Benjamin Franklin, Elder Statesman | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 50 Dollars, Palladium (Four Coin Set) | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Ursa Major and Ursa Minor Through the Seasons | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin[18] | 5 Dollars, Silver | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Imagine a World Without Breast Cancer | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin[18] | 5 Euro, Gold | Suomen Rahapaja, Finland | 150th Anniversary of the Demilitarization of the Aland Islands | | |
| 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 | | |
2007 (coins minted in 2005)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | End of World War II “Dancing Men” | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | U.S. Marine Corps | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100 Euro, Gold | Minted by all German mints,[19] Germany | 2006 FIFA World Cup | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 20 Euro, Silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | SMS Sankt Georg | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 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 Coin | 20 Rouble, Silver | Latvian Mint,[20] Belarus | Easter Egg | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 10 Euro, Silver | Landesbetrieb Hamburgische Münze,[21] Germany | Albert Einstein, 100 Years Special Relativity | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | End of World War II “Dancing Men” | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 2 New Sheqalim, Silver | Israel Coins and Medals Corp., Israel | Moses and the 10 Commandments | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 5 Cent, Copper-Nickel | US Mint, United States of America | Bison | | |
2006 (coins minted in 2004)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 50 Pound Sterling, Silver | Royal Mint,[7] Alderney | 50th Anniversary of D-Day Invasion of Normandy | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Pound, Copper–Nickel | Cyprus | Triton Sounding a Conch | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 2,000 Yuan, Gold | China | Maijishan Grottoes | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | Royal Australian Mint, Australia | Kangaroo | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic | Greece | Olympic Discus Thrower | | |
| Coin of the Year | 5 Euro, Silver | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Madama Butterfly | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 5 Euro, Silver | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Italy | Madama Butterfly | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Dollar, Silver | US Mint, United States of America | 125th Anniversary of Edison’s Electric Light | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 10 Dollars, Silver | Coin Invest Trust,[9] Liberia | Window with Tiffany Glass Inlay | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 20 Zlotych, Silver | Mennica Polska, Poland | Victims of the Lodz Ghetto | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1.5 Euro, Silver | Monnaie de Paris, France | 100 Years FIFA | | |
2005 (coins minted in 2003)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 2-Pound Bi-Metallic | United Kingdom | The Discovery of DNA | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 20-Rouble Silver | Belarus | Mute Swan | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100-Euro Gold | Austria | Klmit’s “The Kiss” | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10-Euro Silver | Spain | 75th Anniversary of the School Ship El Cano | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 5-Euro Bi-Metallic | Finland | Ice Hockey World Championships | | |
| Coin of the Year | 100-Rouble Silver | Belarus | Belarus Ballet | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Rouble Silver | Belarus | Belarus Ballet | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 10-Dollar Silver | Australia | Evolution of the Alphabet | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 1 Dollar Silver, Emerald | Cook Islands | Gemstone Zodiac Locket | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 50-Cent Cupronickel | Australia | Australia’s Volunteers | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Nickel, Brass | New Zealand | The Lord of the Rings | | |
2004 (coins minted in 2002)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 5-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth II | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | West Point Military Academy | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 50-Euro Gold | Austria | The Order of Saint Benedict and the Order of Saint Scholastica | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10-Euro Silver | Austria | Ambras Palace | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 1 Real Bi-Metallic | Brazil | Liberty | | |
| Coin of the Year | 5-Euro Silver | Austria | Schoenbrunn Zoo | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 1 Lats Silver | Latvia | Destiny, Roots | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 25-Cent Clad | United States of America | Ohio, Birthplace of Aviation Pioneers | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 60-Pence Bronze, Silver | Isle of Man | Currency Converter | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 5-Pound Silver | United Kingdom | Princess Diana of Wales | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 5-Euro Silver | Austria | Schoenbrunn Zoo | | |
2003 (coins minted in 2001)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 500-Franc Silver | Belgium | The Birth of the European Euro | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | Australia | Aboriginal Kangaroo | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 500-Yuan Gold | Gold | Panda | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 20-Yuan Silver | China | Mogao Grottoes | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 25-Cent Clad | United States of America | Rhode Island, The Ocean State | | |
| Coin of the Year | 1 Franc Silver | France | The Last Franc | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 25-Rouble Silver | Russia | 25th Anniversary of the Bolshoi Theater | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 10-Dollar Silver | Australia | The Evolution of the Calendar | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 1 France Silver | France | The Last Franc | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Gibraltar | Florence Nightingale | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Buffalo | | |
2002 (coins minted in 2000)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 10-Mark Silver | Germany | 10th Anniversary of German Reunification | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 100-Schilling Silver | Australia | Celtic Heritage | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 200-Dollar Gold | Canada | Inuit Mother and Child | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1 Onza Silver | Mexico | Winged Victory | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 50-Cent Cupronickel | Australia | Visit by Queen Elizabeth II | | |
| Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Voyage of Leif Ericson | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 50-Lithu Silver | Lithuania | Discus Thrower | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Silver Dollar | United States of America | Voyage of Leif Ericson | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 500-Yen Copper, Zinc, Nickel | Japan | Paulownia Flower | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 50-Dollar Aluminium, Bronze | Australia | Paralympics | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Nickel | United States of America | Sacagawea | | |
2001 (coins minted in 1999)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 50-Schilling Bi-Metallic | Austria | European Monetary Union | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Dolley Madison | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 10,000-Korun Gold | Czech Republic | Charles IV | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 2-Pound Silver | United Kingdom | Britannia in Chariot | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 25-Cent Clad | United States of America | New Jersey, Crossroads of the Revolution | | |
| Coin of the Year | 5,000-Lire Silver | Italy | World Encircled by Birds and Stars | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 5,000-Lire Silver | Italy | World Encircled by Birds and Stars | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 100-Schilling Silver | Austria | Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 1 Lats Silver | Latvia | Millennium, Button | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 10-Hyrven Silver | Ukraine | Birth of Jesus | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 5-Pound Cupronickel | United Kingdom | Diana, Princess of Wales | | |
2000 (coins minted in 1998)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 2-New Sheqalim Silver | Israel | 50th Anniversary of Israel | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 1,000-Escudos Silver | Portugal | International Oceans Exposition | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 250-Dollar Gold | Singapore | Year of the Tiger | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Book Printing | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 50-Schilling Bi-Metallic | Austria | Austrian Presidency of the European Union | | |
| Coin of the Year | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Book Printing | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 10-Diners Silver | Andorra | Europa Driving a Quadriga | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 200-Escudo Cupronickel | Portugal | 500th Anniversary of the Voyage to India | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 2-Dollar, 2-Dollar, 2-Tala Silver | Cook Islands, Fiji, Western Samoa | Tripartite Convention | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 14-Euro Silver | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Dove of Peace | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | 125th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police | | |
1999 (coins minted in 1997)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 1 Rand Gold | South Africa | First Heart Transplant | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 2-Pound Silver | United Kingdom | Britannia | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 200-Dollar Gold | Canada | Haida Carved Mask | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 100-Schilling Silver | Austria | Emperor Maximilian of Mexico | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2-Zloty Brass | Poland | Pieskowa Skala Castle | | |
| Coin of the Year | 1 Rand Silver | South Africa | Women of South Africa | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 1 Rand Silver | South Africa | Women of South Africa | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | Alexander Graham Bell | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 5-Dollar Silver | Kiribati and Western Samoa Joint Issue | War and Peace | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 10-Leon Silver | Sierra Leon | Mother Teresa and Princess Diana | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 100-Dollar Platinum | United States of America | Statue of Liberty, Eagle | | |
1998 (coins minted in 1996)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 14-Euro Silver | Bosnia-Herzegovina | Dayton Peace Accord | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Innsbruck Town Market | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 60-Dollar Gold | Bermuda | Bermuda Triangle | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 100-Rouble Silver | Russia | The Nutcracker Ballet, Marsha and the Nutcracker | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 2-Dollar Bi-Metallic | Canada | Polar Bear | | |
| Coin of the Year | 60-Dollar Gold | Bermuda | Bermuda Triangle | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Helene Schuerbeck | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 30-New Sheqalim Silver | Israel | 3000th Anniversary of Jerusalem | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 60-Dollar Gold | Bermuda | Bermuda Triangle | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Paralympics | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 2-Dollar Bi-Metallic | Canda | Polar Bear | | |
1997 (coins minted in 1995)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 100-Rouble Silver | Russia | 50th Anniversary of the End of World War II | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 200-Schilling Silver | Austria | Olympics, Ribbon Dancer | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 500-Franc Gold | France | 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (V.E.) Day | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of the United Nations | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 1 Dollar Aluminum, Bronze | Australia | Waltzing Matilda | | |
| Coin of the Year | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of the United Nations | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of the United Nations | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 10-Mark Silver | Germany | Centennial of the X-ray | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 500-Schilling Bi-Metallic | Austria | Austria in the European Union | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 500-Franc Gold | France | 50th Anniversary of Victory in Europe (V.E.) Day | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | Olympic Baseball | | |
1996 (coins minted in 1994)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Contemporary Event Coin | 50-Pence Cupronickel | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy | | |
| Best Crown Coin | 100-Franc Silver | France | Olympics, Javelin Thrower | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 1,000-Schilling Gold, Silver | Austria | 800th Anniversary of the Vienna Mint | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1,000-Lire Silver | Italy | 400th Anniversary of Tintoretto | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 20-Franc Tri-Metallic | France | Pierre de Coubertin | | |
| Coin of the Year | 50-Pence Cupronickel | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Markkaa Silver | Finland | European Athletic Championships | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Thomas Jefferson, Architect of Democracy | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 5-Dollar Silver | Bahamas | Golf, Hole In One | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 300,000-Zlotych Silver | Poland | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 50-Pence Cupronickel | United Kingdom | 50th Anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy | | |
1995 (coins minted in 1993)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 10-Dollar Silver | Fiji | Captain William Bligh | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 500-Franc Gold | France | Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 150-Yuan Silver | China | Peacocks | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 50-Korun Bi-Metallic | Czech Republic | Prague City | | |
| Coin of the Year | 500-Franc Gold | France | Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | Halstatt | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Franc Silver | France | D-Day | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 20-Diner European Currency Unit Silver | Andorra | Saint George | | |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 300,000-Zlotych Silver | Poland | Warsaw Ghetto Uprising | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Gibraltar | Stegosaurus | | |
1994 (coins minted in 1992)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 100-Schilling Silver | Austria | Kaiser Karl V | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Christopher Columbus | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 2,000-Peseta Silver | Spain | Barcelona Olympics | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 20-Franc Tri-Metallic | France | Mont Saint Michel | | |
| Coin of the Year | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | Flora and Fauna | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | Flora and Fauna | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Rouble Cupronickel | Russia | Rebirth of Sovereignty | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 20-Franc Tri-Metallic | France | Mont Saint Michel | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | White House | | |
| Special Recognition for Merit of Design | 2-Rand Silver | South Africa | Minting Process | | |
1993 (coins minted in 1991)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 100-Franc Silver | France | Olympics, Ski Jump | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100,000-Yen Gold | Japan | Enthronement of the Emperor | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10-Leke Silver | Albania | Olympics, Equestrian | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 200-Escudo Aluminum, Bronze, Cupronickel | Portugal | Garcia De Orta | | |
| Coin of the Year | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | 2,100th Anniversary of the Ponte Milvio Bridge | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 500-Lire Silver | Italy | 2,100th Anniversary of the Ponte Milvio Bridge | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 3-Rouble Silver | Russia | Yuri Gagarin, First Man in Space | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 10-Leke Silver | Albania | Olympics, Equestrian | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 5-Dollar Silver | Australia | Kookaburra | | |
1992 (coins minted in 1990)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Isle of Man | Penny Black | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 25-Rouble Palladium | Russia | Peter the Great | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 100-Franc Silver | France | Charlemagne | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 5-Kroner Cupronickel | Denmark | Queen Margrethe II Mongram | | |
| Coin of the Year | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Isle of Man | Penny Black | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Markka Silver | Finland | 50th Anniversary of Veterens | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 20-Mark Cupronickel | Germany | Opening of the Brandenburg Gate | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 1 Crown Cupronickel | Isle of Man | Penny Black | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Crown Silver | Isle of Man | Alley Cat | | |
| Special Recognition for Merit of Design | 50-Cent Cupronickel | New Zealand | 150th Anniversary of Waitangi | | |
1991 (coins minted in 1989)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 5,000-Peseta Silver | Spain | 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 2,000-Schilling Gold | Austria | Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1 Dollar Silver, 25-Cent Silver | Australia | Crocodiles (“Holey), Aboriginal Mythology (“Dump”) | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 5-Franc Cupronickel | France | Eiffel Tower | | |
| Coin of the Year | 5-Franc Cupronickel | France | Eiffel Tower | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 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 Coin | 1 Sovereign Gold | United Kingdom | 500th Anniversary of the Gold Sovereign | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 5-Franc Cupronickel | France | Eiffel Tower | | |
1990 (coins minted in 1988)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 500-Forint Silver | Hungary | 25th Anniversary of the World Wildlife Fund | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100-Pound Gold | Egypt | Golden Warrior | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 100-Yuan Silver | China | Year of the Dragon | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 50-Cent Cupronickel | Australia | Bicentennial of Australia | | |
| Coin of the Year | 50-Leke Silver | Albania | Railroads | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 50-Franc Cupronickel | Switzerland | Olympics, Dove and Rings | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 500-Forint Silver | Hungary | 950th Anniversary of Saint Stephen | | |
| Most Innovative Coin | 50-Leke Silver | Albania | Railroads | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, 1988, Rings and Wreath | | |
1989 (coins minted in 1987)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 50-Dollar Silver | Cook Islands | Olympics, Seoul Games | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Britannia | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | 400th Anniversary of the Davis Straight | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 5-Franc Cupronickel | Switzerland | Centennial of Le Corbusier | | |
| Coin of the Year | 100-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Britannia | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Britannia | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 1 Dollar Clad, 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the United States’ Constitution | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Clad, 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the United States’ Constitution | | |
1988 (coins minted in 1986)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | Centennial of Vancouver | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100,000-Yen Gold | Japan | 60th Year of the Reign of Emperor Hirohito | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | Canada | Centennial of Vancouver | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 500-Yen Cupronickel | Japan | 60th Year of the Reign of Emperor Hirohito | | |
| Coin of the Year | 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the Statue of Liberty | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 25-Tala Silver | Western Samoa | Voyage of the Kon-Tiki | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 500-Schilling Silver | Austria | 500th Anniversary of the Striking of the First Thaler Coin | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 5-Dollar Gold | United States of America | Bicentennial of the Statue of Liberty | | |
1987 (coins minted in 1985)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 5-Pound Gold | United Kingdom | Saint George Slaying the Dragon | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic | | |
| Best Trade Coin | 1 Dollar Copper, Aluminum, Nickel | Australia | Kangaroos | | |
| Coin of the Year | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 50-Markkaa Silver | Finland | Kalevala National Epic | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 500-Schilling Silver, 100-Rupee Silver | Austria, India | 2000th Anniversary of Bregenz, Indira Gandhi memorial | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 20-Dollar Silver | Canada | Olympics, 1988, Downhill Skiing | | |
1986 (coins minted in 1984)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 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 Coin | 20-Balboa Silver | Panama | Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean | | |
| Coin of the Year | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | 450th Anniversary of Jacques Cartier’s Voyage of Discovery | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 20-Balboa Silver | Panama | Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 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 Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, XXIII Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California | | |
1985 (coins minted in 1983)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, Discus Thrower | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100-Pound Gold, 100-Yuan Gold | Egypt, China | Cleopatra VII, Panda | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 10-Yuan Silver | China | Panda and Cub | | |
| Coin of the Year | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, Discus Thrower | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 5-Dollar Silver | British Virgin Islands | Yellow Warbler | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 5-Yuan Silver | China | Marco Polo | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 1 Dollar Silver | United States of America | Olympics, Discus Thrower | | |
1984 (coins minted in 1982)
| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic | Obverse | Reverse |
| Best Crown Coin | 20-Yuan Silver | China | Year of the Dog | | |
| Best Gold Coin | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | New Constitution, 1982 | | |
| Best Silver Coin | 20-Balboa Silver | Panama | Balboa’s Discovery of the Pacific Ocean | | |
| Coin of the Year | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington | | |
| Most Artistic Coin | 100-Dollar Gold | Canada | New Constitution, 1982 | | |
| Most Historically Significant Coin | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington | | |
| Most Popular Coin | 50-Cent Silver | United States of America | 250th Anniversary of the Birth of George Washington |
References
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- ↑ The Numismatist, Volume 113 American Numismatic Association, 2000
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- 1 2 Was awarded twice in this year.
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