(a cura della redazione) | Nel corso della prossima World Money Fair che si terrà a Berlino dal 3 al 5 febbraio, come di consueto Krause Publications assegnerà i premi alle monete dell’anno che, in questa edizione, renderanno omaggio alle monete emesse nel 2015. Dieci categorie per ben 98 monete nominate che i giurati – tra cui, per l’Italia, Roberto Ganganelli (direttore de “Il giornale della numismatica” e Bruno Scarpellini (rappresentante dell’Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato”) – saranno chiamati ad analizzare per determinare le più interessanti novità numismatiche alle quali attribuire gli obelischi di cristallo e il premio assoluto come miglior emissione al mondo.
Australia e Canada fanno la parte del leone per numero di nomination, mentre l’Italia è in gara solo con i 10 euro dedicati ai settant’anni di pace in Europa, opera peraltro già premiata in settembre a Mosca nell’ambito di “CoinConstellation 2016”. Di seguito gli elenchi delle nomination e i link per ammirare tutte le monete in lizza per il contest “Coin of the year 2017”.
Most Artistic Coin
- Australia, KM-2195, 1 Dollar, Silver, Merry Christmas
- Australia, KM-2203, 100 Dollar, Gold, Treasures of the World – Turquoise
- Austria, KM-3238, 25 Euro, Silver-Niobium, Cosmology,
- Hungary, KM-882, 2,000 Forint, Copper, Mohacs National Memorial
- Italy, KM-387, 10 Euro, Silver, 70 Years of Peace in Europe
- Kazakhstan, KM-302, 500 Tenge, Silver, Treasures of the Steppes – Pendant
- Portugal, KM-858, 2.5 Euro, Copper-Nickel, UNESCO Culture Heritage O Fado
- Ukraine, KM-774, 5 Hryvnia, Copper-Nickel, Euromaidan
- United States, KM-617, 100 Dollars, Gold, High Relief American Liberty
- United States, KM-603, 1 Dollar, Copper-Zinc-Manganese-Nickel, Native American – Mohawk Ironworkers
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Best Bi-Metallic Coin
- Canada, KM-1855, 2 Dollars, Bi-Metallic, 200th Anniversary of the Birth of John A. MacDonald
- Finland, KM-224, 5 Euro, Bi-Metallic, Lapland Reindeer
- Japan, Y-238, 500 Yen, Bi-Metallic, Nagasaki Prefecture
- Kazakhstan, KM-301, 500 Tenge, Bi-Metallic, 40th Anniversary of the Launch of the Venera 10 Venus Probe
- Lithuania, KM-213, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic, Lithuanian Language
- Philippines, KM-294, 10 Piso, Bi-Metallic, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Miguel Malvar
- South Africa, KM-590, 5 Rand, Bi-Metallic, 200th Anniversary of Griqua Town Coinage
- South Sudan, KM-4, 1 Pound, Bi-Metallic, Giraffe
- Switzerland, KM-154, 10 Francs, Bi-Metallic, Descent from the Alpine Pastures
- Uruguay, KM-141, 10 Peso, Bi-Metallic, 200th Anniversary of Reclamation of their Land (Independence)
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Best Circulating Coin
- Australia, KM-2189, 2 Dollars, Aluminum-Bronze, Remembrance Day
- Austria, KM-3237, 5 Euro, Copper, Die Fledermaus
- Canada, KM-1852.2, 25 Cents, Nickel-Plated Steel, Colorized Red Poppy
- Egypt, KM-1001, 1 Pound, Bi-Metallic, Widening of the Suez Canal
- Japan, Y-234, 500 Yen, Bi-Metallic, Wakayama Prefecture
- New Zealand, KM-376, 50 Cents, Copper-Nickel, 100th Anniversary of ANZAC
- Russia, KM-1580, 5 Ruble, Nickel-Plated Steel, 170th Anniversary of the Russian Geographical Society Founding
- Transnistria, KM-201, 1 Ruble, Nickel-Plated Steel, 25th Anniversary of Independence
- United Arab Emirates, KM-112, 1 Dinar, Copper-Nickel, 50th Anniversary, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- United States, KM-598, 25 Cents, Copper-Nickel, Kisatchie National Forest
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Best Contemporary Event Coin
- Australia, KM-2206, 15 Dollars, Gold, Battle of the Coral Sea
- Belarus, KM-487, 1 Ruble, Copper-Nickel, Eurasian Economic Union
- Canada, KM-1864, 20 Dollars, Silver, Battle of Britain
- Canada, KM-1863, 20 Dollars, Silver, 40th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald
- Germany, KM-345, 25 Euro, Silver, 25 Years of Unity
- Great Britain, KM-1304, 20 Pounds, Silver, Longest Reigning Monarch – Queen Elizabeth II
- Isle of Man, KM-1563, 1 Crown, Silver, Longest Reigning Monarch – Great Seal
- Japan, Y-243, 1,000 Yen, Silver, Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction – Origami Crane
- Lithuania, KM-215, 20 Euro, Silver, 25th Anniversary of Restoration of Independence
- Portugal, KM-857a, 2.5 Euro, Silver, 70 Years of Peace in Europe
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Best Crown
- Australia, KM-2207, 1 Dollar, Silver, High Relief Wedge-Tailed Eagle
- Belarus, KM-489, 1 Ruble, Copper-Nickel, Belarusian Ballet
- Cyprus, KM-103, 5 Euro, Silver, Goddess Aphrodite
- Falkland Islands, KM-174a, 1 Crown, Silver, 275th Anniversary of Rule Britannia
- Great Britain, KM-1298, 5 Pounds, Copper-Nickel, 50th Anniversary of the Death of Winston Churchill
- Hungary, KM-884, 10,000 Forint, Silver, 110th Anniversary of the Building of the Magyar Bank and the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Miksa Roth
- Kyrgyzstan, KM-66, 10 Som, Silver, Kyz Kuumai
- Niue, KM-1300, 5 Dollars, Silver, Marco Polo
- Palau, KM-488, 5 Dollars, Silver, Marine Life Protection – White Damselfish
- Poland, Y-931, 50 Zlotych, Silver, Ladislas of Varna
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Best Gold Coin
- Austria, KM-3246, 100 Euro, Gold, Capercaille
- Canada, KM-1877, 200 Dollars, Gold, Maple Leaf Reflection
- China, KM-2110, 100 Yuan, Gold, Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
- Cook Islands, KM-1686, 1 Dollar, Gold, 70 Years of Peace in Europe
- France, KM-2194, 50 Euro, Gold, Great Persons of French Literature – Manon Lescaut
- Lithuania, KM-218, 50 Euro, Gold, Grand Duchy of Lithuania Coinage
- Poland, Y-929, 100 Zlotych, Gold, 100th Anniversary of Regaining Polish Independence – Jozef Pilsudski
- Portugal, KM-861, 2.5 Euro, Gold, Bedspreads of Castelo Branco
- South Africa, KM-586, 2 Rand, Gold, Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve
- United States, KM-614, 10 Dollars, Gold, Jacqueline Kennedy
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Most Historically Significant
- Australia, KM-2197, 5 Dollars, Silver, 100th Anniversary of the Gallipoli Landing
- Australia, KM-2204, 200 Dollars, Gold, 100th Anniversary of ANZAC Spirit Baptism of Fire
- Austria, KM-3239, 20 Euro, Silver, 450th anniversary of the Spanish Riding School
- Austria, KM-3245, 20 Euro, Silver, Mozart – Wolfgang
- Belgium, KM-347, 2.5 Euro, Brass, 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo
- Canada, KM-1860, 20 Dollars, Silver, 100th Anniversary of In Flanders Fields
- Germany, KM-343a, 10 Euro, Silver, 1000th Anniversary of the Founding of the City of Leipzig
- Kazakhstan, KM-305, 500 Tenge, Silver, 550th Anniversary of the Kazakh Khanate
- Latvia, KM-167, 5 Euro, Silver, 150th Anniversary of Firefighting in Latvia
- Spain, KM-1347, 10 Euro, Silver, 400th Anniversary of Don Quixote Part II
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Most Innovative Coin
- British Virgin Islands, KM-475, 5 Dollars, Titanium, Pink Flamingo – Colorized Titanium
- Canada, KM-1872, 30 Dollars, Silver, Moonlight Fireflies – Glow-In-The-Dark Fireflies and Evening to Night Background
- Cook Islands, KM-1693, 2 Dollar, Silver, Space-Time Continuum – Black Hole Shaped Coin with Magnetic Sphere
- Cook Islands, KM-1697, 5 Dollars, Silver, Murrine Millefiori Glass Art Coin – Glass Art on Coin
- Cook Islands, KM-1698, 5 Dollars, Silver, Chondrite Meteorite – Coin Shaped as Impact Crater
- Latvia, KM-165, 5 Euro, Silver, Rainis and Aspasia – Two Interlocking L-Shaped Pieces
- Niue, KM-1296, 2 Dollars, Silver, Chromadepth – 3D Technology Allows Colors to Hover Over Coin
- Palau, KM-490, 5 Dollars, Copper, Coin as Game Board with dice and playing pieces
- Portugal, KM-860, 2.5 Euro, Silver-Gold, Road to Rio 2016 Olympics – Striking Two Different Metals with Precision
- Tuvalu, KM-269, 2 Dollars, Silver, 150th Anniversary of Alice in Wonderland – Clock in Coin
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Most Inspirational Coin
- Australia, KM-2201, 30 Dollar, Silver, ANZAC Lest We Forget
- Canada, KM-1843, 50 Dollar, Gold, UNESCO Sites – Mount Fuji and the Canadian Rockies
- China, KM-2107, 10 Yuan, Silver, Love
- Finland, KM-225, 10 Euro, Silver, 150th Anniversary of the Birth of Jean Sibelius
- Hungary, KM-887, 5,000 Forint, Gold, 425th Anniversary of the Hungarian Translation of the Bible
- Japan, Y-246, 10,000 Yen, Gold, Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction – Cranes
- South Africa, KM-591, 25 Rand, Gold, Life of Nelson Mandela
- United States, KM-604, 1 Dollar, Silver, March of Dimes – 60th Anniversary of Salk Vaccine
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Best Silver Coin
- Canada, KM-1881.1, 2 Dollar, Silver, Grey Wolf
- China, KM-2108, 20 Yuan, Silver, Tiantai Temple on Mount Jiuhua
- Denmark, KM-965, 500 Kroner, Silver, Queen Margrethe II’s 75th Birthday
- Finland, KM-226, 10 Euro, Silver, 70th Anniversary of Peace in Europe
- Germany, KM-344a, 10 Euro, Silver, 500th Anniversary of Lucas Cranach
- Israel, KM-536, 2 Sheqalim, Silver, Solar Energy in Israel
- Kazakhstan, KM-309, 500 Tenge, Silver, Heritage of Kazakhstan – Tazy
- Mongolia, KM-348, 500 Togrog, Silver, Campbell’s Hamster
- Poland, Y-926, 10 Zlotych, Silver, 100 Years of Warsaw University of Technology
- South Africa, KM-585, 1 Rand, Silver, Life of Nelson Mandela
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