Coin of the year 2016

Come ogni anno, il premio Coin of the Year (COTY) viene assegnato da una giuria composta da esperti del settore che sono chiamati a votare la moneta più bella per ognuna delle 10 categorie. Infine viene scelta la più bella in assoluto che viene incoronata ufficialmente alla World Money Fair di Berlino dell’anno successivo.

Di seguito, le 10 finaliste per ciascuna categoria.
Cliccando sulla descrizione di ciascuna moneta, ne viene visualizzata l’immagine, tratta dal web.

Historical

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

Contemporary

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

Gold

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

Silver

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

Crown

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

Circulating

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

Bi-Metallic

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

Artistic

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

Innovative

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

Inspirational

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