TheCoin of the Year (COTY) is an awards program founded and annually conducted by the American publisherKrause Publications ofIola, 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]
About
editThe 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]
Categories
editAwards 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.
- Best Bi-metallic: (1995–present)Bi-metallic coins are composed of two metals which can be seen, generally one metal in an outer ring and one in the inner ring.
- Best Contemporary Event: (1996–present) 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 Crown: Coins which have all-around aesthetic and commercial appeal, and have a minimum diameter of 33mm.
- Best Circulating: (1987–present) Circulating monetary unit coins which are made of non-precious metals, possess all-around aesthetic and commercial appeal.
- 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.
- Most Popular: (1986-2013) Coins with commercial sales and artistic caliber which appeals to the general public internationally.
- Most Artistic: Coins selected solely on the value of their artistic merit.
- 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.
- Most Innovative: (1990–present) Coins which contain pioneering metallic alloys, non-typical coinage materials, planchet shapes, thickness, sizes, themes, distribution methods or other innovations.[3]
- Most Inspirational: (1995–present) Coins featuring themes, events, institutions, physical entities, or individuals that represent peace, freedom, and human rights.
List of award winners
edit2023 (minted in 2021)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin of the Year | 5 hryvnias | Nickel, silver | National Bank of Ukraine | 30th anniversary ofUkrainian 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 ofUkrainian independence[15] |
| Most Historically Significant | 50 pence (GBP) | Silver | Royal Mint (UK) | Discovery ofinsulin[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] |
2022 (minted in 2020)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin of the Year | 100 euro | Gold | Austrian Mint | The Gold of the Pharaos | |
| 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 (forLatvia) | Linden leaf | |
| Most Artistic | 20 euro | Silver | Austrian Mint | Centenary of theSalzburg Festival | |
| Most Historically Significant | 1 dollar | Silver | United States Mint | Women's suffrage | |
| Most Innovative | 5 dollar | Silver | MDM (forBarbados) | The Blue Marble | |
| Most Inspirational | 5 euro | Silver (gold plated) | Bank of Latvia | Personal freedom |
Reference and images:[19]
2021 (minted in 2019)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 thefall 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's 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 ofMesopotamia | |
| 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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2020 (minted in 2018)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theAustrian Republic | |
| Best Contemporary Event | 5 euro | Silver | Italian Mint | 70th anniversary of theItalian 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 ofLithuanian independence | |
| 50 euro | Gold | ||||
| Most Inspirational | 1 dollar | Silver | Perth Mint | 100th anniversary of the end ofWorld War 1 |
Reference and images:[21]
2019 (minted in 2017)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (forCook 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 (forPalau) | Great Micromosaic Passion –The Birth of Venus |
| Most Inspirational | 1 dollar | Silver | 12,256[22] | United States Mint | Boys Town centennial commemorative |
Reference and images:[23]
2018 (minted in 2016)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coin of the Year | 5 euro | Copper, nickel | 2,000,000 | German Mints (Bavarian State Mint andSMBW) | 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 skyCassiopeia, dome-shaped |
| Most Artistic | 5 euro | Silver | 3,000 | Lithuanian Mint (for Latvia) | National entrepreneur, multi-faceted andQR 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 andSMBW) | Planet Earth with polymer ring |
| Most Inspirational | 20 dollar | Silver | 7,000 | Royal Canadian Mint | Mother Earth, 3-D droplet |
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2017 (minted in 2015)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2011Great 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 (forCook Islands) | Space time continuum |
| Most Inspirational | 1 dollar | Silver | 24,742 | United States Mint | March of Dimes –Salk polio vaccine |
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2016 (minted in 2014)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 theBaltic 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 theIron 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 ofJan Karski |
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2015 (minted in 2013)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ofBPS-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 | 500tögrög | 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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2014 (minted in 2012)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 dollar | 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 (forAlderney Island)[31] | Remembrance Day |
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2013 (minted in 2011)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | FromClovis toRepublic – 1500 years of French history |
| Best Gold | 50rand | Gold | 1,000 | South African Mint | Nature's families: themeerkat |
| 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) | TheSilk Road |
| Most Innovative | 5 euro | Silver | 12,000 | Royal Dutch Mint, The Netherlands | 100th anniversary of the Dutch Mint featuringQR code |
| Most Inspirational | 10zloty | Silver | 50,000 | Polish Mint | 100th anniversary of the Society for the Protection of the Blind |
| Most Popular | 500tögrög | Silver | 2,500 | Coin Invest Trust (for Mongolia) | Ural owl |
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2012 (minted in 2010)
edit| Category | Face value | Metal | Mintage | Mint | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (forSan Marino) | 500th anniversary of the birth ofSandro 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 | Erzberg inStyria |
| 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 theHudson's Bay Company |
| Most Innovative | 1,500francs | Silver | 2,500 | Coin Invest Trust (for Ivory Coast) | Meccaqiblacompass |
| 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 | 5,000forint | Silver | 5,000 | Hungarian Mint | Orseg National Park |
Reference and images:[35]
2011 (minted in 2009)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ofeuro 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 thesea turtle |
| Most Inspirational | 10 zloty, silver | Mennica Polska, Poland | World War IIPolish Underground |
| Most Popular | 10 euro, silver | Austrian Mint, Austria | Basilisk ofVienna |
| People's Choice | 5,000 forint, silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | World Heritage sites in Hungary, Budapest |
2010 (minted in 2008)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 60thAnniversary 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 |
2009 (minted in 2007)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Thedesegregation ofLittle 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’sDante 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 ofJamestown in 1607 |
| Most Innovative | 50 dollars, silver | Pobjoy Mint,[36] British Virgin Islands | Centenary of the FirstColour photograph |
| Most Inspirational | 1,000 rouble, silver | Moscow Mint,[42] Belarus | St Euphrosyne of Polotsk |
| Most Popular | 1 dollar, copper, zinc, manganese, nickel | US Mint, United States of America | George Washington |
| People’s Choice | 5,000 forint, silver | Magyar Pénzverő Zrt., Hungary | Castle ofGyula |
2008 (minted in 2006)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coin of the Year | 50 dollars, Palladium (Four Coin Set) | Royal Canadian Mint, Canada | Ursa Major andUrsa 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 ofVienna |
| Best Silver | 1,000 Yen, silver | Japan Mint, Japan | 50th anniversary ofJapanese Entry into theUnited 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’sSnow 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 WithoutBreast Cancer |
| Most Inspirational Coin | 5 euro, gold | Suomen Rahapaja, Finland | 150th anniversary of the Demilitarization ofÅland |
| 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 theHungarian Revolution Against Soviet Occupation |
2007 (minted in 2005)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 the10 Commandments |
| Most Popular | 5 cent, copper-Nickel | US Mint, United States of America | Bison |
2006 (minted in 2004)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 ofD-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 | Olympicdiscus 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 ofEdison'sElectric Light |
| Most Innovative | 10 dollars, silver | Coin Invest Trust,[41] Liberia | Window withTiffany glass inlay |
| Most Inspirational | 20 zloty, silver | Mennica Polska, Poland | Victims of theLodz Ghetto |
| Most Popular | 1.5 euro, silver | Monnaie de Paris, france | 100 YearsFIFA |
2005 (minted in 2003)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2004 (minted in 2002)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2003 (minted in 2001)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | China | 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 |
2002 (minted in 2000)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2001 (minted in 1999)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
2000 (minted in 1998)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1999 (minted in 1997)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1998 (minted in 1996)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1997 (minted in 1995)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1996 (minted in 1994)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1995 (minted in 1993)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1994 (minted in 1992)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1993 (minted in 1991)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1992 (minted in 1990)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1991 (minted in 1989)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1990 (minted in 1988)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1989 (minted in 1987)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1988 (minted in 1986)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1987 (minted in 1985)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1986 (minted in 1984)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1985 (minted in 1983)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
1984 (minted in 1982)
edit| Category | Face value and metal | Executing company, issuing country | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 gog |
| 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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- ^Technical details ofSt Euphrosyne of Polatsk.Archived 2015-10-25 at theWayback Machine
- ^Was awarded twice in this year.
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- ^Technical details ofVelikdzen.Archived 2015-10-25 at theWayback Machine
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