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