"People's Choice" Coin of the Year Nominees

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The public will soon be voting alongside mint officials, museum curators, medalists and journalists to determine the "People's Choice" of the world's best coinage, when voting goes live on November 10 at NumisMaster.com.

56 Expert judges from around the world will decide the category winners and the Coin of the Year as in the past, but again this year, the public will decide the outcome of a congruent award honoring the ultimate in coinage design.

The contest, sponsored by World Coin News and NumisMaster, will celebrate its 25th year anniversary of honoring Mints of the world who produce the most artistic, historically relevant, and innovative coinage.

Last year's People's Choice winner was the Hungarian Mint, for its 50 forint coin celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution. Mints from France, Austria, the United States, Latvia, and Finland were among the countries also honored with awards, with the Royal Canadian Mint taking the top prize for its four-piece set of $50 palladium coins showing the Big Bear and Little Bear constellations in changing seasonal positions.

The Coin of the Year awards ceremony will be held at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany at the Estrel Hotel and Convention Center on Saturday, February 7, 2009.

The 2009 nominees are:

China - 2008 Beijing Olympic One-Kilo Coin,300 Yuan
Hungary - Castle of Gyula, 5,000 Forint
Poland - 750th Anniversary of the Incorporation of Krakow,10 Zloty
Germany - 50 Year of the Federal State of Saarland,10 Euro
Canada - Canadian Maple Leaf, One Million Dollars, 100-Kilo
United States - The Founding of Jamestown,One Dollar
Australia - Royal Australian Mint, Kangaroo at Sunset,25 Dollar
Austria - Melk Abby,10 Euro
Russia - 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Tsiolkovsky,500 Ruble
Japan - International Skills Festival, 1,000 Yen
Denmark - The Ram,20 Kroner
France - 90th Anniversary of the Death of Degas,¼ Euro
United Kingdom - 300th Anniversary of the Act of Union,Two Pounds
Finland - A.E. Nordenskiold,10 Euro
Australia - Perth Mint, Australian Koala ,One Ounce

Pictures in the link:
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[Freddy]

Saarland? I think, Nebra would be much better for Germany!

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All nominees for 2009 award were minted in 2007. Nebra is from 2008.
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Ready to vote?!

In order to protect the integrity of the vote, you must register to vote for the 2008 Coin of the Year. Once you have registered, you will only need to sign in with username and password to cast additional votes.

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By Lisa Bellavin
December 05, 2008


Collectors and admirers of Hungarian coinage are again demonstrating their pride. The country's 5,000 Forint coin featuring a depiction of the Castle of Gyula, currently leads the competition for the People's Choice Coin of the Year at NumisMaster.com.

Last year, tens of thousands of votes from across the globe were logged for the winning Hungarian 50-forint coin commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian revolution.

This year, coins from 15 countries are represented in the contest including China, Poland, Canada, Australia, Germany, Austria, Japan, the United States, Russia, Denmark, France, Finland and the United Kingdom.

The U.S. Mint is in currently in second place for it's one dollar silver coin honoring the founding of Jamestown, while the Royal Australian Mint is in third place with it's 25 dollar gold coin entitled "Kangaroo at Sunset".

"I am thrilled about the level of participation we have received so far in the Coin of the Year online voting. It goes to show that people across the globe are passionate about their countries' coinage," said World Coin News editor Maggie Stigsell. "I am proud that the People's Choice Award has become a platform for the public to share their enthusiasm for world coins."

The award, sponsored jointly by World Coin News and NumisMaster, is in its second year of honoring the Mints of the world producing the most artistic and historically relevant coinage.

To view images of all this year's nominees and vote for your favorite coin, log on to NumisMaster.com and click on Coin of the Year. The contest will run until Jan. 4, 2009.

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:hi:
And we know the winner.

Hungary did it again !

Hungary has won the 2009 People's Choice Award, one of the awards given by Numismatic News' sister publication, World Coin News, in its annual Coin of the Year competition.

Online voting concluded Jan. 4, 2009, after beginning the prior November. It is the one award in the Coin of the Year family that is chosen by an online vote of collectors worldwide. The other winners, which will be announced in coming weeks, are selected by an international panel of judges.

The award will be given Feb. 7 at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany.

The winning Hungarian coin is a 2007-dated sterling silver piece from the Hungarian Castle series. It depicts Gyula Castle on the reverse and has a stylized wall with tower from the castle and the 5,000-forint denomination prominently featured on the obverse.

The coin is silver dollar sized at 38.61mm and it weighs not quite a troy ounce at 31.46 grams.

Designer is Gyorgy Kiss. The coin was struck in proof and uncirculated versions.

Online voters selected the coin from a field of 15. The other contenders came from Austria, two mints in Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The People's Choice Award was first given in 2008. It also was won by Hungary.