Krause Publications has announced the nominations for the 2011 Coin of the Year awards. COTY awards are made in 10 categories and the overall winner announced from the winners of each category. Krause also holds a People’s Choice poll on numismaster.com. Voting for the People’s Choice will begin later this year.

Winners will be announced in January 2011 at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany.

The following are the nominees as published by Krause. One coin from each group was selected to represent the group. My coin selection does not mean I endorse the coin for that class. My choice was a matter of what looked interesting and the images I could find on the Internet.

Most Historically Significant Coin

  1. Turkish State Mint – 50 Lira, Silver, Mecca Grand Mosque Coin, KM# 1257
  2. Kazakhstan Mint – 100 Tenge, Silver, Attila the Hun, KM# 125
  3. British Royal Mint – 5 Pounds, Silver, 500th Anniversary of Henry the Eighth
  4. Italian State Mint – 5 Euro, Silver, 300th Anniversary of the Discovery of Herculaneum KM# 315
  5. German Federal Ministry of Finance – 10 Euro, Silver, 400th Anniversary of the Birth of Johannes Kepler, KM# 280
  6. Netherlands – 5 Euro, Silver, 400th Anniversary of the Island of Manhattan, KM# 282
  7. Austrian Mint – 10 Euro, Silver, Richard the Lionheart, KM# 3180
  8. Hungarian Mint – 500 Forint, Silver, John Calvin, KM# 827
  9. Falkland Islands (Pobjoy Mint) – 1 Crown, Silver, Charles Darwin
  10. Romania – 10 Lei, Silver, Tropaeum Traiani, KM # 257

Best Contemporary Event Coin

  1. German Federal Ministry of Finance – 10 Euro, Silver, Centennial of Aviation, KM# 281
  2. British Antarctic Territory (Pobjoy Mint) – 2 Pounds, Silver, 50th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty
  3. China Great Wall – 10 Yuan, Silver, Beijing Coin Fair
  4. Austrian Mint – 25 Euro, Silver ring Niobium center, International Year of Astronomy, KM#3174
  5. Royal Australian Mint – 50 Cents, Moon Landing, KM# 1432
  6. Tuvalu (Perth Mint) – One Dollar, Silver, 50th Anniversary of Barbie Doll, KM#80
  7. Monnaie de Paris – 10 Euro, Silver, Fall of the Berlin Wall, KM # 1591
  8. Czech Mint – 200 Korun, Silver, North Pole Exploration, KM # 107
  9. Cook Islands (Coin Invest Trust) – 5 Dollars Copper-Plated Silver, Mars Exploration, KM# 681
  10. Japan Mint – 1,000 Yen, Silver, Niigata Prefecture Coin, Y # 150

Best Gold Coin

  1. Canadian Mint – 2,500 Dollars, Modern Canada, KM# 902
  2. Japan Mint – 10,000 Yen, 20th Anniversary of the Emperor’s Enthronement, KM#158
  3. South African Mint – 100 Rand, Natura Gold Rhino Coin, KM# 474
  4. Israel Coins and Medals Corp. – 10 New Sheqalim, Sampson and the Lion, KM#465
  5. Turkish Mint – 200 Lira, Barrack Obama Visit , KM# 1246
  6. Mint of Poland – 200 Zlotych, 180th Anniversary of the Central Bank, Y#677
  7. U.S. Mint – 20 Dollars, Saint-Gaudens Ultra-High Relief, KM # 464
  8. Kazakhstan Mint – 500 Tenge, Biathalon, KM # 127
  9. Palau (Coin Invest Trust) – One Dollar, Fountain of Trevi, KM # 241
  10. China Gold Coin – 2,000 Yuan, Year of the Ox, KM # 1885

Best Silver Coin

  1. Ukrainian Mint – 5 Hryven, International Year of Astronomy, KM # 557
  2. Turkish Mint – 50 Lira, Seedling With Water, KM # 1256
  3. Mint of Poland – 10 Zlotych, Hussar Knights, Y # 671
  4. Austrian Mint – 5 Euro, Tyrolean Freedom Fighters, KM # 3177
  5. Palau (Coin Invest Trust) – 5 Dollars, Wonders of the World, Pyramids, KM # 208
  6. Italian State Mint – 5 Euro, Centennial of Cycling, KM # 313
  7. National Bank of Macau, 20 Patakas, Year of the Ox, KM # 145
  8. Royal Canadian Mint – 20 Dollars, Crystal Snowflake, KM # 944
  9. Japan Mint – 1,000 Yen, Ibaraki Prefecture Coin
  10. Bank of Russia – 100 Rubles 300th anniversary Battle of Poltava Y#1179

Best Crown Coin

  1. Bank of Lithuania – 50 Litu, Silver, Tytuvenai Church, KM # 164
  2. Hungarian Mint – 3,000 Forint, Silver, 250th Anniversary of Birth Ferenc Kazinczy, KM # 817
  3. Cook Islands – 5 Dolla,r Silver, Anteater Coin, KM # 674
  4. Royal Canadian Mint – 15 Dollars, Silver, George VI, KM # 922
  5. Mint of Finland – 20 Euro, Silver, Peace and Security Coin, KM #
  6. Monnaie de Paris – 10 Euro, Silver, International Year of Astronomy, KM # 1621
  7. Royal Australian Mint – 5 Dollars, Silver, Antarctic Explorers
  8. Italian State Mint – 10 Euro, Silver, Marconi, KM # 317
  9. Japan Mint – 1,000 Yen, Silver, Nagano Prefecture, Y # 148

Best Trade Coin

  1. National Bank of Lithuania– 1 Litas, Copper-Nickel, Vilnius – European Capital of Culture, KM # 162
  2. Latvian Mint – 1 Lats, Copper-Nickel, Namejs Ring, KM # 101
  3. Japan Mint – 500 Yen, Nickel-Brass, 20th Anniversary of the Emperor’s Enthronement Y#157
  4. National Bank of Slovakia – 2 Euro Coin, Bimetallic, First Year of Euro Issuance, KM # 102
  5. National Bank of Sweden – One Krona, Copper-Nickel, Horizontal Waves, 200th Anniversary of Separation from Finland, KM #916
  6. Banco de Mexico – 5 Pesos, Bimetallic, KM# 912
  7. Mint of Poland – 2 Zlote, Brass, Czeslaw Niemen, Y# 684
  8. U.S. Mint – One Cent, Copper-Coated Zinc, New Lincoln Seated on Log, KM # 442
  9. British Royal Mint – 50 Pence, Copper-Nickel, Kew Botanical Gardens, KM # 1114
  10. National Bank of Panama – 50 Centesimos, Copper-Nickel, 100th Anniversary of the National Bank, KM # 139

Most Popular Coin

  1. Hungarian Mint – 200 Forint, Bimetallic, Danube Ridge KM # 826
  2. U.S. Mint – One Dollar, Copper-Zinc-Manganese-Nickel Clad, Sacagawea Dollar, KM # 467
  3. Kazakhstan Mint – 50 Tenge, Copper-Nickel, 100th Anniversary of T. Bassenov Birth
  4. Latvian Mint – 1 Lats, Silver, Pig, My Dream Coin, KM # 100
  5. Royal Australian Mint – One Dollar, Aluminum-Bronze, Steve Irwin, KM # 1429
  6. Austrian Mint – 10 Euro, Silver, Basilisk Coin, KM# 3176
  7. National Bank of India – 5 Rupees, Nickel-Brass, St. Alphonsa, KM # 365
  8. U.S. Mint – 25 Cents, Copper-Nickel Clad, Puerto Rico Quarter, KM # 446
  9. Royal Canadian Mint – 50 Cents, Silver, Lenticular, Montreal Canadiens Hockey, KM # 847

Most Artistic Coin

  1. Italian State Mint – 5 Euro, Silver, 300th Anniversary Discovery of Herculaneum Under Volcanic Ash
  2. Palau (Coin Invest Trust) – 10 Dollar, Silver, Tiffany Art Baroque, KM# 219
  3. Cook Islands (Coin Invest Trust) – Silver Cloisonne, The Pansy Coin, KM # 684
  4. Royal Canadian Mint – 300 Dollar, Gold, Summer Moon Mask, KM # 877
  5. China Gold Coin – 50 Yuan, Silver, Outlaws of the Marsh, KM # 198
  6. National Bank of the Republic of Belarus – 20 Rubles, Silver, Honeybees and Apple trees, KM # 203
  7. Monnaie de Paris – 10 Euro, Silver, Modern Sower, KM # 1580
  8. National Bank of Latvia – 1 Lats, Silver, Water Droplet Coin, KM # 104
  9. Austrian Mint – 20 Euro, Silver, Electric Railway, KM # 3178
  10. National Bank of Singapore, 10 Dollars, Silver, Year of the Ox, KM #297

Most Innovative Coin

  1. Palau (Coin Invest Trust) – 5 Dollars, Silver, Heat Sensitive Thermo Chick
  2. Democratic Republic of the Congo – 25 Francs, Acrylic, His Majesty’s Bark Endeavor
  3. British Indian Ocean Territory (Pobjoy Mint) – 2 Pounds, Silver and Crystal, Life of the Sea Turtle
  4. Monnaie de Paris – 200 Euro Colorized Gold, International Year of Astronomy Convex Coin, KM # 1624
  5. Cook Islands – 10 Dollars, Silver, Pop-up Coin, Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, KM # 693
  6. Cook Islands – 5 Dollars, Silver, Star of the Magi, Star-Shaped, KM # 644
  7. Palau (Coin Invest Trust) – 5 Dollars, Silver, Scent of Paradise, KM # 179
  8. Cook Islands (Coin Invest Trust) – 5 Dollars, Silver, Fly Me to the Moon with Piece of Moon

Most Inspirational Coin

  1. Monnaie de Paris – 20 Euro, Silver, Mother Teresa and Child
  2. Royal Canadian Mint – 50 Cents, Copper-Nickel, Six-String Nation Guitar, KM#887
  3. U.S. Mint – One Dollar, Silver, Louis Braille, KM # 455
  4. Mint of Poland – 10 Zlotych silver, World War II Polish Underground, Y#708
  5. Israel Coins and Medals – 1 New Sheqel, Silver, Masada Unesco Heritage Site, KM # 453
  6. Andorra Mint – 2 Diners, Gold, Charlemagne
  7. Kazakhstan Mint, 500 Tenge, Silver, Nur Astana Mosque, KM # 139

All images are courtesy of their respective mints, central banks, and distributors. Images are used for news reporting only and are not to be considered an endorsement by or for the Coin Collector’s Blog.

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