Month: August 2019
Mauritania Wins ‘Best Circulating’ COTY dated 2017
Mauritania’s tri-metallic 20 Ouguiya coin (KM-15) was named the “Best Circulating Coin” at the 2019 Krause Coin of the Year Awards (COTY). The coin, dated 2017, gave Mauritania’s its first COTY award to date. Struck by the Monnaie de Paris (French Mint), the standard circulation coin is part of a series issued by the […]
August 26, 2019
Republic of Palau’s ‘Birth of Venus’ Mosaic Wins ‘Most Innovative’ 2017 dated COTY
The Republic of Palau’s Great Micromosaic Passion – Birth of Venus coin was named the “Most Innovative” at the 2019 Krause Coin of the Year Awards (COTY) in Berlin. The coin, dated 2017, is the first in the groundbreaking “Great Micromosaic Passion” series. The $20 Palau coin features more than 5,000 minted tiles, which are […]
August 19, 2019
Cook Islands ‘Red Dawn’ Named ‘Best Crown’ Dated 2017 COTY
The Cook Islands won the “Best Crown Coin” Category at the 2019 Krause Coin of the Year Awards (COTY) ceremony in Berlin. The silver 5 Dollar Red Dawn coin, dated 2017, is part of the Scarab Collection, which celebrates the scarab of ancient Egypt. Millions of scarab amulets, rings and sculptures were produced by Egyptians between […]
August 12, 2019
South African Mint Wins 2017 Dated ‘Best Contemporary Event’ COTY
The South African Mint won the “Best Contemporary Event Coin” category for the 2017 Heart Transplant (KM-619) 2 Rand coin. The coin marks the 50th anniversary of the first successful human-to-human heart transplant. It was performed on December 3, 1967, by a team of approximately 30 surgeons led by Dr Christiaan Neethling Barnard in the […]
August 5, 2019