Month: July 2021
Germany’s Berlin Wall Coin Wins Best Circulating Coin at 2021 COTY
The German Mint’s 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall took home the best Circulating Coin Award at the 2021 Coin of the Year Awards. The coin, dated 2019, commemorates the opening of the Berlin Wall, which took place on November 9, 1989. As described by the German Mint, the fall of the […]
July 26, 2021
China’s Art of Chinese Calligraphy Wins Best Gold Coin in 2021 COTY Awards
China won the Best Gold Coin Category in the 2021 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. The category honors coins manufactured from gold, platinum, palladium or another exotic precious metal, which have all-around artistic appeal, both from aesthetic and a commercial standpoint. The 2021 COTY winning coin honors the art of Chinese calligraphy, the stylized […]
July 20, 2021
Austria Wins Most Historically Significant Coin Category for 2021 COTY Awards
The Austrian Mint’s 100 Euro, “Magic of Gold: The Gold of Mesopotamia,” was named the “Most Historically Significant Coin” at the 2021 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. The category recognizes coins commemorating events, institutions or individuals deemed highly significant in terms of the historical heritage of a people, a country or mankind. The subject […]
July 14, 2021
US Mint’s Apollo 11 Coin Earns Top Honors at 2021 COTY Awards
The U.S. Mint’s Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Five Ounce Silver Coin was named Coin of the Year at the 2020 Krause Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. The coin also won the Best Silver Coin and Best Contemporary Event Coin categories. The COTY Awards program, which is conducted annually by World Coin News, recognizes outstanding […]
July 7, 2021