In 2021, the 38th annual awards programme of the Coty of the Year Award honours 2019-dated coins. From all submitted coins, the COTY Nominating Committee has chosen a pool of 100 coins, 10 coins for each of the 10 categories. On 5 February the international panel of judges announced the winners in the ten categories. Outstanding was the US commemorative coin “50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing” placed first in two categories: “Best Contemporary Event Coin” and “Best Silver Coin”. On 1 March 2021, in the final round this coin was chosen as Coin of the Year. The issue combines the latest concave-convex technology with a touching subject, an event that many of today’s coin collectors witnessed and still remember even after decades.
Later on a virtual awards ceremony will be held according to World Coins News, the presentator of the COTY Award.
These are the winners in 2021:
Most Historically Significant Coin
Austrian Mint, 100 Euro Gold, Magic of Gold: “The Gold of Mesopotamia”
Best Contemporary Event Coin
United States Mint, 1 Dollar, 5-Ounce Silver: “50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing”
Best Gold Coin
China Gold Coin Incorporation, 100 Yuan Gold: “Art of Chinese Calligraphy”
Best Silver Coin
United States Mint, 1 Dollar, 5-Ounce Silver: “50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing”
Best Crown Coin
Monnaie de Paris, 10 Euro Silver, Gilt, Rhodium: “Paris’ Treasures, City of Lights: Eiffel Tower”
Best Circulating Coin
Germany, 2 Euro, Bi-Metallic: “30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall”
Best Bi-Metallic Coin
Austrian Mint, 25 Euro, Bi-Metallic (Silver, Niobium): “Artificial Intelligence”
Most Artistic Coin
Monnaie de Paris, 10 Euro, Silver: “Fall of the Berlin Wall”
Most Innovative Coin
NumisCollect, Cook Islands: 20 Dollar, Silver: “Meteorites: Chicxulub Crater”
Most Inspirational Coin
Royal Mint, Great Britain, 50 Pence Silver: “Innovation in Science: Stephen Hawking”
To read the commentary from Tom Michael, the COTY coordinator, World Coin News contributor and market analyst go to the Numismatic News website.
Do you remember which coin was Coin of the Year in 2020? Read the article on last year’s winner.
And read this article to learn more about the subject of landing on the moon in numismatics.
