Last week, Krause Publications announced that the voting is open for the 2009 People’s Choice Coin of the Year is now open (login required; free registration). Voting will take place on their numismater.com website and will run through January 10, 2010.
Voters can choose from 20 coins from around the world issued in 2008. Coins were nominated by their respective mints and selected by a panel of experts assembled by Krause Publications. This year’s nominations are:
- Latvia, 1 Lats silver, 90th anniversary of statehood
- Hungary, 5,000 Forint gold, Tokaj wine region
- China, 10 Yuan silver, Panda 1-ounce silver
- Germany, 10 Euro silver, Max Plank
- Perth Mint, 1 ounce silver
- Royal Australian Mint, 1 dollar silver, Kangaroo proof
- United States, 25 cents, Alaska state quarter
- Poland, 20 Zlotych silver, 65th anniversary of Warsaw ghetto uprising
- Belarus, 20 Roubles gold, house warming
- Canada, 25 dollars silver, Vancouver Olympics colorized bobsled
- Lithuania, 100 Litas gold, millennium of name of Lithuania
- Pobjoy Mint, 2 pounds silver, oldest reigning monarch
- Italy, 10 Euro silver, 500th anniversary of the birth of Andrea Palladio
- Austria, 5 Euro silver, 100th birthday of Herbert von Karajan
- Denmark, 20 Kroner gold, Sea stallion from Glendalough
- Japan, 500 Yen nickel-brass, centenary of the Japanese Immigration to Brazil
- Finland, 10 Euro silver, Flag of Finland
- United Kingdorm, 2 pounds gold, London Olympics centenary
- Israel, 10 Sheqalim gold, 60th anniversary of Independence Day
- South Africa, 25 Rand gold, Gandhi
Winners of the People’s Choice Awards, and other Coin of the Year winners, will be announced at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany, on January 30, 2010.
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