Thirty-SixthAwards PresentationSaturday, February 2, 2019
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COIN OF THE YEAR
1984: 1982 George Washington Silver Half Dollar – United States
1985: 1983 Olympic Silver Dollar – United States
1986: 1984 Cartier Gold $100 – Canada
1987: 1985 Kalevala Silver 50 Markkaa – Finland
1988: 1986 Statue of Liberty Gold $5 – United States
1989: 1987 Britannia Gold 100 Pounds – Great Britain
1990: 1988 Railroad Commemorative Silver 50 Leke – Albania
1991: 1989 Eiffel Tower Copper-Nickel 5 Francs – France
1992: 1990 Penny Black Copper-Nickel Crown – Isle of Man
1993: 1991 Ponte Milvio Bridge – 500 Lire Silver – Italy
1994: 1992 Flora and Fauna – 500 Lire Silver – Italy
1995: 1993 Mona Lisa Gold 500 Francs – France
1996: 1994 Normandy Invasion Copper–Nickel 50 Pence – United Kingdom
1997: 1995 United Nations 50th Anniversary Silver 100 Markkaa – Finland
1998: 1996 Bermuda Triangle Gold $60 – Bermuda (British Crown Colony)
1999: 1997 Women of South Africa Silver One–Rand – South Africa
2000: 1998 Book Printing 500 Silver Schilling – Austria
2001: 1999 Earth and the March of Time to New Millennium Silver 5,000 Lire – Italy
2002: 2000 Leif Ericson Silver Dollar – United States
2003: 2001 The Last Franc – 1 Franc Silver – France
2004: 2002 Schönbrunn Zoo – 5 Euro Silver – Austria
2005: 2003 Belarusian Ballet – 100 Roubles Silver – Belarus
2006: 2004 Madam Butterfly – 5 Euro Silver – Italy
2007: 2005 U.S. Marine Corps – 1 Dollar – United States
2008: 2006 Big Bear, Little Bear Constellations – 50 Dollars Silver – Canada
2009: 2007 Wildlife Protection Gulo Gulo – 500 Tugrik Silver – National Bank of Mongolia
2010: 2008 20 Lati Gold Coin of Latvia – Bank of Latvia
2011: 2009 White Rhino 100 Rand Gold – South African Mint
2012: 2010 Jonah in the Whale – 2 New Sheqalim Silver – Bank of Israel
2013: 2011 Dutch Mint QR Code - 5 Euro Silver – Royal Dutch Mint
2014: 2012 Yves Klein - 10 Euro Silver – Monnaie de Paris
2015: 2013 Gustav Klimt – 50 Euro Gold – Austrian Mint
2016: 2014 Baseball Hall of Fame – Half Dollar – United States
2017: 2015 70 Years of Peace in Europe – 10 Euro Silver – Italy
2018: Planet Earth with Polymer Ring – 5 Euro Silver – Germany
presents
MINT, CENTRAL BANKS, DISTRIBUTORS Wang An China Gold Coin Corp. Young Yul Chon KOMSCO, Korea Ron Currie Pobjoy Mint, UK Catherine Distler Monnaie de Paris Marius Haldimann Swiss Mint, Switzerland Johann Heeren MDM, Germany Jens Heise-Engelschalk PAMP Suisse Switzerland Makoto Kawashima Japan Mint Marcos Kontaxopoulos Central Bank of Greece Andrey Kopshik Central Bank of Belarus Olaf Mietzner Ministry of Finance, Germany Taya Pobjoy Pobjoy Mint, UK Gerhard Starsich Austrian Mint Heimo Steriti Coin Invest Trust, Lichtenstein Richard Stone South African Mint Mark Sutton Middle Earth Mint Zhang Xiangjun China Gold Coin Corp. Alex Wegner B.H. Mayer’s Mint Peter Yeung Panda America, US Adam Zielinski Samlerhuset, Poland
MEDALISTS AND DESIGNERS Don Everhart II United States Mint (retired) Wang Fu De Shenyang Mint, China Hu Fuquing China Gold Coin Corp. Luis Antonio Garcia Ruiz Royal Spanish Mint Mike Guilfoyle UK Heinz Hoyer Berlin Mint, Germany Victor Huster Berlin Mint, Germany Chen Jian Shanghai Mint, China Joaquin Jimenez Monnaie de Paris, France Yu Min Shanghai Mint, China Giedrius Paulauskis Lithuanian Mint Ann L. Pollack US Sneschana Russewa-Hoyer Berlin Mint, Germany Bruno Scarpellini Italian Mint Thinus Scheepers South African Mint Laimonis Senbergs Central Bank of Latvia Tamás E. Soltra Hungarian Mint Jeanne Stevens-Sollman US Susan Taylor Royal Canadian Mint Erkki Vainio Mint of Finland Natanya Van NieKerk South Africa Herbert Wähner Austrian Mint
AUTHORS AND JOURNALISTS Michael Alexander UK Albert M. Beck World Money Fair Founder, Switzerland Francois Blanchet France Michael H. Chou Taiwan Laurent Comparot France Bret Evans Canada Arthur L. Friedburg US Dr. Roberto Ganganelli Italy Dr. Ursula Kampmann Germany David Lisot US Clifford Mishler Former KP President, US John Mulhall Australia Phil Mussell UK Setsuko Nake Japan Ruth Niedermann Switzerland Sebastian Richter Germany Gerhard Schöen Germany Li Tiesheng China Antonio Miguel Trigueiros Portugal
Panel of Judges for the 2019 Awards
The Coin of the Year awards program is an internationally conducted competition sponsored by Krause Publications’ World Coin News and Standard Catalog of World Coins to provide recognition of outstanding coin design and marketing efforts worldwide, and to stimulate other
governments to greater participation in both areas.
Award Presentation CeremonyEstrel Hotel & Convention Center
In conjunction with 2019 World Money FairBerlin, Germany • Saturday, February 2, 2019
3:00pm-4:30pm
Opening Remarks Gitta Künker, Managing Director, World Money Fair Holding GmbH
Welcome Michael Chou, Publisher, Journal of East Asian Numismatics
Presentations Thomas Michael, Senior Editor and Market Analyst, Standard Catalog of World Coins
April Krueger, Advertising Executive, World Coin News and Numismaster
Most Historically Significant Coin Austria Austrian Mint Best Circulating Coin Mauritania The Central Bank of Mauritania
Best Contemporary Event Coin South Africa The South African Mint
Best Bi-Metallic Coin France Monnaie de Paris
Best Gold Coin United States of America The United States Mint
Most Artistic Coin Austria Austrian Mint Best Silver Coin France
Monnaie de Paris Most Innovative Coin Republic of Palau Power Coin
Best Crown Coin The Cook Islands CIT Coin Invest AG
Most Inspirational Coin United States of America The United States Mint Coin of the Year France Monnaie de Paris Lifetime Achievement Award Joaquin Jimenez In Coin Design Monnaie de Paris
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World Coin NewsNUMISMATIC EXPERTS Dr. Luis A. Asbun-Karmy Bolivia Harlan J. Berk US Kenneth Bressett US James Bucki US George Cuhaj US Connor Falk US Hans-Henning Gohrum Germany Reed Hawn US William Horton, Jr. US Jai Chul Lee Korea Chris Liassides Cyprus Flemming Lyngbeck Hansen Denmark Alan Marks Australia Veronica McGuire Australia Kirsten F. Peterson Canada Jacco Scheper Netherlands
MUSEUMS AND ORGANIZATIONS Manuel B. Chacon Fundacion Museos del Banco Central, Costa Rica Dr. Karsten Dahmen Bode Museum, Germany Michael DiRienzo Silver Institute, US Ulf Dräger Kunstmuseum Money Cabinet, Germany Zhang Hanqiao Coin & Medal Art Committee, China Arne Kirsch IAPN, Switzerland Dr. Ivar Leimus Estonian Historical Museum Gordon Robinson Numismatics International, US Donald Scarinci Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, US Mel Wacks American Israel Numismatic Association, US Zhou Weirong China Numismatic Museum Wang Xue Yang China Numismatic Museum, Society
TECHNICAL EXPERTS Glenn Brown PAMP Suisse, Switzerland Pradir De Mint Matrix Patrick Gimmi Wertli AG, Switzerland Thomas Hogenkamp Spaleck Oberflachentechnik, Germany Dr. Peter Huber Baden-Württemberg Mint, Germany Zhang Jun Shanghai Numismatic Society, China Gu Jun Numismatic Investments, China Siemowit Kalukiewicz Mint of Poland Dr. Xianyao Li Royal Canadian Mint Dr. Manfred Matzinger-Leopold Austrian Mint Dieter Merkle Schuler Pressen, Germany Sébastien Poteloin Monnaie de Paris, France Yves Sampo Monnaie de Paris, France Martin Stahlschmidt Grabener Pressensysteme, Germany Joachim Steidel Lang, Germany
KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS STAFF Kim Frankenhoff Content Editor David Harper Executive Editor Paul Kennedy Editorial Director Thomas Michael Senior Editor, Market Analyst Tracy Schmidt Editor Robert Van Ryzin Editor, Retired Corinne Zielke Numismatic Group Publisher
The Coin of the Year symbolizes the year’s highest achievement in numismatic design, artistic vision, and craftsmanship. Decided by an expert panel of international judges, the honor of “Coin of the Year” is symbolic of great accomplishment and recognition of numismatic creation. The 2019 Coin of the Year Awards recognize coins dated 2017.
AWARDS COIN OF THE YEAR • 2019
France Monnaie de Paris
50 Euro, SilverFrench Excellence, Guy Savoy
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDIN COIN DESIGN
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Joaquin JimenezDesigner/Artist/Engraver
Monnaie de Paris
A selection of his work.
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COIN OF THE YEAR
Best Contemporary Event CoinThe South African Mint
2 Rand, Silver South African Inventions: The Heart Transplant
Most Historically Significant CoinAustrian Mint20 Euro, Silver
175th Anniversary of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Best Gold CoinUnited States of America
100 Dollars, Gold American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin
Best Silver CoinMonnaie de Paris
50 Euro, SilverFrench Excellence Guy Savoy
Best Crown CoinThe Cook Islands5 Dollars, Silver
Scarab Collection: Red Dawn
Best Circulating CoinThe Central Bank of Mauritania
20 Ouguiya, Tri-metallicCamels
Best Bi-Metallic CoinMonnaie de Paris2 Euro, Bi-metallic
The Fight Against Breast Cancer
Most Artistic CoinAustrian Mint50 Euro, Gold
The Vienna Schools of Psychotherapy - Sigmund Freud
Most Innovative CoinRepublic of Palau20 Dollars, Silver
Great Micromosaic Passion - Birth of Venus
Most Inspirational CoinUnited States Mint
1 Dollar, SilverBoys Town Centennial Commemorative
1999 - PresentCirculating Euro, Bi-Metallic 2017, 20 Euro, Silver
Marianne-Liberty
1989, 5 FrancsCentennial-Eiffel Tower
1996, 50 Francs, GoldCoupe du Monde 1998 2008, 100 Euro, Gold
The Kinetic Sower
2000, 100 Francs, GoldXXth Century-Automobile