Most Historically Significant Coin
Australia – 1 Dollar, KM# 1941, Silver, The Land Down Under – Captain James Cook
Canada – 50 Dollars, KM# 1429, Silver, HMS Shannon and USS Chesapeake – Battle of Boston Harbor, War of 1812
Denmark – 500 Kroner, KM#957, Silver, Niels Bohr and Atomic Theory
Germany – 10 Euro, KM# 319, Silver, Heinrich Hertz and Electric Rays — 125th Anniversary
Guyana – 2000 Dollar, KM# 57, Copper-Nickel, 1763 Slave Revolt — 250th Anniversary
Netherlands – 5 Euro, KM# 326, Silver, 1713 Peace treaty of Utrecht
Peru – Nuevo Sol, KM#370, Silver, Sol Coinage — 100th Anniversary
Poland – 5 Zlotych, Y# 863, Silver, History of Polish Coins – Denarius of Boleslaw I the Brave
Slovakia – 10 Euro, KM#130, Silver, Jozef Karol Hell — 300th Anniversary of Birth
Spain – 50 Euro, KM# 1287, Silver, Balboa Discovers the Pacific Ocean — 500th anniversary
Best Contemporary Event Coin
Australia – 1 Dollar, KM# 2148, Silver, Korean War Ends — 60th Anniversary
Belarus – Rouble, KM# 436, Copper-Nickel, BPS-Sberbank — 90th Anniversary
Canada – 50 Cents, KM# 1444, Copper-Nickel, Superman — 75th Anniversary (Lenticular image of classic & modern Superman)
Croatia – 25 Kuna, KM# 94, Bi-Metallic, Croatian entry into European Union
France – 10 Euro, KM# 2091, Silver, Franco-German Friendship – 50th Anniversary
Great Britain – 5 Pounds, KM#1242b, Silver, Elizabeth’s Coronation — 60th Anniversary
Lithuania – 50 Litu, KM# 195, Silver, Sajudis Independence Demonstration — 25th Anniversary
Poland – 2 Zlotych, Y# 876, Copper-Aluminum-Nickel, Polish Society for the Mentally Handicapped – 50th Anniversary
Russia – 100 Roubles, Y#1451, Gold, Russian victory over Germany at Battle of Stalingrad — 70th Anniversary
Spain – 10 Euro, KM# 1280, Silver, Juan Carlos — 75th Anniversary of Birth
Best Gold Coin
Austria – 50 Euro, KM# 3218, Gold, Klimt and his Women – The Expectation
Canada – 50 Cents, KM# 1348, Gold, Eagle Head
China – 100 Yuan, KM# 2086, Gold, Chinese Sacred Buddhist Mountain – Mount Putuo
France – 50 Euro, KM# 2100, Gold, Notre Dame — 850th Anniversary
Great Britain – 50 Pence, KM#1253b, Gold, Benjamin Britten — 100th Anniversary of Birth
Italy – 20 Euro, KM# 365, Gold, Botticelli’s personification of Spring
Mongolia – 500 Tugrik, KM# 327, Gold, Howling Wolf
Netherlands – 10 Euro, KM# 338, Gold, Rietveld Schroder House
Slovakia – 100 Euro, KM# 132, Gold, Maximilian — 450th Anniversary of Coronation in Bratislava
South Africa – 10 Rand, KM# 563, Gold, Nature – Zebras
Best Silver Coin
Australia – 1 Dollar + 25 Cents, KM# 1916 + 1917, Silver, Australian Holey Dollar and Dump – 200th Anniversary
Austria – 20 Euro, KM# 3219, Silver, European Writers — Stefan Zweig
Canada – 100 Dollars, KM# 1441, Silver, Three Bison
Cook Islands – 10 Dollars, KM# 1656, Silver, New York Grand Central Terminal Clock
France – 10 Euro, KM# 2095, Silver, Rudolf Nureyev
Latvia – 1 Lats, KM# 140, Silver, Richard Wagner — 200th Anniversary of Birth
Mongolia – 500 Tugrik, KM# 326, Silver, Argali Sheep with Crystal Eyes
Niue – 1 Dollar, KM# 1127, Silver, Tropical Coral Fish – Puffer Fish
Turkey – 50 Lira, KM# 1293, Silver, Turkey Statehood — 90th Anniversary
United States of America – 1 Dollar, KM# 273, Silver, Enhanced Uncirculated silver American Eagle
Best Crown Coin
Andorra – 5 Diners, KM# 364, Silver, Aguila Daurada eagle
British Antarctic Territory – 2 Pounds, KM# 9, Copper-Nickel, Emperor Penguin – Three Penguin Chicks
Finland – 10 Euro, KM# 202, Silver, Sophie Mannerheim — 150th Anniversary of Birth
Great Britain – 5 Pounds, KM# 1259, Copper-Nickel, Christening of Prince George
Hungary – 5000 Forint, KM# 855, Silver, Weöres Sándor — 100th Anniversary of Birth
Ireland – 10 Euro, KM# 80.2, Silver, James Joyce
Lithuania – 50 Litu, KM# 197, Silver, Uprising of 1863—1864 – 150th Anniversary
Poland – 20 Zlotych, Y# 879, Silver, Animals of the World – European Bison
Russia – 3 Rouble, Y# 1422, Silver, Female athlete holding Kazan Universiade banner above city skyline
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – 2 Pounds, KM# 60, Copper-Nickel, Blue Whale
Best Circulating Coin
Australia – 20 Cents, KM# 2010, Copper-Nickel, Mechanisms of Mining
Denmark – 20 Kroner, KM# 960, Aluminum-Bronze, Ole Rømer
Finland – 2 Euro, KM# 190, Bi-Metallic, Parliament, 150th Anniversary
Great Britain – 2 Pound, KM# 1239, Bi-Metallic, London Subway, 150th Anniversary
Greece – 2 Euro, KM# 252, Bi-Metallic, Plato
Italy – 2 Euro, KM# 357, Bi-Metallic, Giuseppe Verdi, 200th Anniversary of Birth
Lithuania – 2 Litai, KM# 190, Bi-Metallic, Stelmuze Oak
Singapore – 1 Dollar, KM# 314, Bi-Metallic, Lion and Flora
United States of America – 25 Cents, KM# 546, Copper-Nickel Clad Copper, Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Best Bi-Metallic Coin
Austria – 25 Euro, KM# 321, Silver and Niobium, Tunneling
France – 2 Euro, KM# 2102, Bi-Metallic, Pierre de Coubertin – 150th Anniversary of Birth
Germany – 2 Euro, KM# 314, Bi-Metallic, German States – Baden-Württemberg and Maulbronn
Japan – 500 Yen, Y# 198, Bi-Metallic, Hiroshima Prefecture
Lithuania – 2 Litai, KM# 187, Bi-Metallic, Distaff (Spinning Tool)
Luxembourg – 5 Euro, KM# 126, Silver and Niobium, Beaufort Castle
Netherlands – 2 Euro, KM# 324, Bi-Metallic, Kingdom – 200th Anniversary
Palau – 2 Dollars, KM# 472, Bi-Metallic, 30th Anniversary of Panda coinage
Portugal – 2 Euro, KM# 830, Bi-Metallic, Cathedral tower view
Switzerland – 10 Francs, KM# 146, Bi-Metallic, Silvesterchlausen
Most Artistic Coin
Australia – 1 Dollar, KM# 2051, Silver, Land Down Under – Surfing
Austria – 100 Euro, KM# 3225, Gold, Austrian Wildlife – Red Deer
Canada – 20 Dollars, KM# 1363, Silver, Canadian Maple Canopy – Spring
Fiji – 10 Dollars, KM# 366, Silver, Malachite Room – Hermitage
Finland – 20 Euro, KM# 204, Silver, Multicultural
Kazakhstan – 50 Tenge, KM# 264, Copper-Nickel, Hedgehog
Latvia – 1 Lats, KM# 137, Silver, Rudolfs Blaumanis – 150th Anniversary of Birth
New Zealand – 1 Dollar, KM# 373, Silver, Maori Art – Koru
Slovenia – 2 Euro, KM# 112, Bi-Metallic, Postojna Cave Discovery – 800th Anniversary
Most Innovative Coin
Australia – 50 Cents, KM# 2141, Silver, Australian red one penny stamp centennial coin packaged with $10 commemorative stamp
France – 10 Euro, KM# 2217 – 2120, Silver, Tour de France — 100th Anniversary – Different Colored Cyclists’ Jackets
Latvia – 1 Lats, KM# 143, Silver, Last Lats — Linear Calendar
Mongolia – 500 Tugrik, KM# 328, Gilded Silver, Wolf Laser Cutout
Niue – 50 Dollars, KM# 1279, Silver, Fortuna Redux – Mercury
Niue – 100 Dollars, KM# 1256, Silver, Moon gilt within rays and 12 crystals
Most Inspirational Coin
Australia – 1 Dollar, KM# 2045, Aluminum-Bronze, ANZAC Day – Engineers
Belarus – Rouble, KM# 437, Copper-Nickel, Christianization of the Rus — 1025th Anniversary
Canada – 3 Dollars, KM# 1485, Silver, Grandfather and grandson fishing
Estonia – 7 Euro, KM# 73, Silver, Raimond Valgre
Finland – 10 Euro, KM# 201, Silver, Frans Eemil Sillanpåå
France – 250 Euro, KM# 1764, Gold, Dove and peace in various languages
Israel – New Sheqel, KM# 508, Silver, Yad Vashem – 60th Anniversary
Portugal – 2.5 Euro, KM# 831, Silver, International Committee of the Red Cross – 150th Anniversary
Slovakia – 2 Euro, KM# 128, Bi-Metallic, Saints Cyril and Methodius
Vatican City – 2 Euro, KM# 446, Bi-Metallic, World Youth Day — Rio
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