Month: June 2024
France’s Pasteur Coin Named “Most Historically Significant” Coin for 2022-dated Coins
France’s 10 EURO honoring Louis Pasteur was named the Most Historically Significant for the Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards for 2022-dated coins. The winning silver coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Pasteur, a renowned scientist most remembered for discovering the first vaccine and the pasteurization process that now bears his name. […]
June 19, 2024
Austrian Mint’s Black Hole Coin Wins COTY for 2022-dated Coins
The Austrian Mint took home the Coin of the Year Award (COTY) for 2022-dated coins with its innovative Black Hole coin. The coin was honored at the 40th COTY awards ceremony, which was the first held after a three-year break due to the COVID pandemic. The “Black Hole” coin is the second coin in the […]
June 11, 2024
Canadian Ghost Ship Named “Most Innovative” Coin for 2022-Dated Coins
The Canadian Ghost Ship coin requires a black light to fully appreciate its stunning and unique design. It is not surprising that it won the Coin Of The Year’s (COTY) “Most Innovative Coin” category for 2022-dated coins. The design of the Canadian Ghost Ship coin was inspired by the legend of an apparition that has […]
June 5, 2024
UK Discovery of Insulin Named Most Historically Significant 2021-dated Coin
The United Kingdom’s Royal Mint took home top honors in the Most Historically Significant category in the Coin of the Year Awards for coins dated 2021. Its 50 pence silver coin celebrates the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin. Prior to 1921, a diabetes diagnosis carried grave consequences, with the common prognosis being just […]
June 4, 2024
Canada Wins Best Crown for 2021-dated Black and Gold – The Grey Wolf
The Royal Canadian Mint won the Best Crown category in the Coin of the Year (COTY) Awards for coins minted in 2021. The winning coin, $20 Black and Gold – The Grey Wolf, features gold and black rhodium plating, which creates a dramatic contrast. Canada is home to the second largest gray wolf population in […]
June 3, 2024