Month: February 2022
Barbados “Blue Marble” Coin Named Most Innovative at 2022 COTY Awards
Barbados won the “Most Innovative Coin” category at the 2022 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. Its Blue Marble coin, which was minted by Shanghai Jin Jia Medals Ltd., is a spherical coin in the shape of earth. The reverse of the .999 fine silver coin depicts the earth’s continents, which are rendered in silver […]
February 28, 2022
Austrian Mint’s Salzburg Festival Coin Named Most Artistic Coin Dated 2020 at 2022 COTY Awards
The Austrian Mint’s “Centenary of the Salzburg Festival” coin won the Most Artistic Coin category at the 2022 Coin of the Year (COTY) awards. The coin, dated 2020, commemorates the long-running opera, theatre, and classical music festival. The innovative coin, which has the appearance of a plate with a flat inner part, represents that the […]
February 22, 2022
Austria’s Big Data Coin Wins Best Bi-Metallic Category Dated 2020 at 2022 COTY Awards
The Austrian Mint won the Best Bi-Metallic category at the 2022 Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards. It Big Data coin, dated 2020, is part of the mint’s Silver Niobium series. The coin’s design symbolizes man under permanent surveillance. As described by the Austrian Mint: The Internet creates infinite possibilities and gives instant explanations by […]
February 15, 2022South Africa Takes Home Best Circulating Coin Dated 2020 at 2022 COTY Awards
The South Africa Mint won the best Circulating Coin category at the 2022 Coin of the Year Awards. The winning coin, dated 2020, commemorates 25 years of constitutional democracy in South Africa. The 2 Rand circulating coin is the last in a collection marking the 25th anniversary of the establishment of a Constitutional Democracy in […]
February 11, 2022
Latvia’s Linden Leaf Named Best Silver Coin Dated 2020 at 2022 COTY Awards
Latvia’s unique Linden Leaf coin earned the top spot in the Best Silver Coin category at the 2022 Coin of the Year (COTY) awards. The leaf-shaped coin, dated 2020, is dedicated to urban ecology. As described by Latvijas Banka: With greater numbers of people moving to urban areas, we have to ensure that cities are […]
February 1, 2022